Initially in 1972, the courses in Politics were offered at minor level for the subsidiary students of Economics, Geography, History, Bangla, and English. The Department of Government and Politics formally came into being in 1976 with only two faculties. Now it has turned into 21 faculty members in number. The department offers undergraduate, Masters, M.Phil and Ph.D. programs. Each year about 65-70 students register in the honors and almost same number in the masters levels. The enrolment of students in the M. Phil and Ph.D. programs ranges within 25-35. The medium of instruction is both Bangla and English. The academic year is July to June. In addition, the department introduces one year professional Masters program named WMGDS (Weekend Masters of Governance and Development Studies) from 2015. The department organizes lectures discussions and publishes its annual journal called the Asian Studies. Besides, there is an annual journal named ‘Jiggasha’ a dedicated platform for the M.Phil and Ph.D researchers to make their scholarly contributions. The department also launches CGS (Center for Governance Studies), a research center from the very beginning of 2015. Over the years, the department has been vibrant with the presence of number of clubs, i.e. debate club, sports and tours club, cultural club, English language club and so on. The Alumni Association of the Government and Politics leverages the effort of the welfare of the department. The details of the admis...