The Nathan Committee Report was published for public opinion; approved by the Secretary of State in the same year.

A resolution was moved in the Imperial Legislative Council by Nawab Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury asking the Government of India to introduce a bill for the establishment and incorporation of a University at Dhaka. The scheme of the University was referred to the Calcutta University Commission led by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, Dr. M.E. Sadler for advice regarding constitution and management of the University.

Dacca University Act of 1920, Act No. XVIII, was passed by the Legislative Council that received the assent of the Governor General on 23 March.

The University made supreme sacrifices with fourteen teachers, one officer, twenty six employees, and hundreds of students of the university losing their lives in the war for the Independence of Bangladesh.The second women Hall, Shamsunnahar Hall was established.The University completed its second phase of development and started the third phase of developmentwiththeemergenceofthe People's Republic of Bangladesh. 1972TheDepartment of Applied Chemistry (now Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) was opened in the Science Faculty and the Department of Public Administration in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The Department of Theatre and Music is separated into two Departments, namely-The Department of Theatre and the Department of Music. The Center for Disaster and Vulnerability Studies was established.

The Centre for Genocide Studies was established. Studentship expulsion order imposed by the Executive Council on the then young student leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (later Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) for expressing solidarity with the ongoing movement of class-iv employees union of Dhaka University in 1949, was unanimously revoked by the University Syndicate in August this year.

Three new Departments were opened at the University. They are: The Department of Television and Film Studies under the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Department of Nuclear Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology and The University of Dhaka. Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology under the Faculty of Biological Sciences. The Renewable Energy Research Centre was converted as the Institute of Renewable Energy. The Government of Bangladesh has decided to handover the Bangladesh College of Leather Technology to the University of Dhaka for transforming it into an Institute of the University.The Kotler Centre for Marketing Excellence (KCME) was established.

Two new Departments were opened under the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The Department of Oceanography and the Department of Disaster Science and Management. The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies and The Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology have been set up. It may be noted here that the Bangladesh College of Leather Technology was handed over by the Government to the University for transforming it into an independent institute under Dhaka University. Two centres, namely The Scandinavian Study Centre and The East Asia Study Centre were established.

The Department of Criminology was opened in the Faculty of Social Sciences.Three research Centres, namely the Centre on Budget and Policy, the Centre for Policy Research on Business and Development and the Centre for Climate Change Study and Resource Utilization were established.

Four new Departments were opened at the University. These are: Department of Dancing under the Faculty of Arts, Department of Applied Mathematics under the Faculty of Science, Department of Communication Disorders under the Faculty of Social Sciences and Department of Pharmacy under the Faculty of Pharmacy. Six Research Centres, namely The Centre for English Teaching and Research, The Chromosome Research Centre, Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning, Centre for Culture and Resilience Studies, Centre for Bioinformatics Learning Advancement and Systematics Training were established and Air Quality Research and Monitoring Centre has been established at the Advance Research in Sciences (CARS).

The Department of Communication Disorders started functioning in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Department of Robotics and Mechatronics began functioning in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology

The Department of Meteorology and the Department of Printing and Publication were established in the University of Dhaka. The Confucius Institute was established in the University of Dhaka. Four new Research centers were opened at the University. These are International Center for Ocean Governance, Center for Advanced Research in Strategic Human Resource Management (CARSHRM), Neuroscience Research Center of Dhaka University and Center for Entrepreneurship Development and SME Management (CEDSMEM).

The Department of Japanese Studies started functioning in the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Department of Theoretical and Computational Chemsitry was opened in the Faculty of Science. ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Cell was established.

Two new offices named 'Office of the International Affairs' and 'Dhaka University Technology Transfer Office' were opened. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Research Institute for Peace and Liberty will be established in the 'Mujib Year'.