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Name of Recipient
Degree awarded
Year
The Rt. Hon'ble the Earl of Ronaldshay G.C.I., the First Chancellor
Doctor of Laws
1922
Philip Joseph Hartog, the First Vice-Chancellor
Doctor of Laws
1925
The Rt. Hon'ble the Earl of Lytton, Ex-Chancellor of the University
Doctor of Laws
1927
Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri, the First Head of the Department of Sanskrit-Bengali
Doctor of Literature
1927
The Rt. Hon'ble Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, PC, GCSI, GCIE Ex-Chancellor of the University
Doctor of Laws
1932
Sir Chandrasekhare Venkot Raman Eminent Scientist, Nobel Prize Winner
Doctor of Science
1932
The Rt. Hon'ble Sir John Anderson, Ex-Chancellor of the University
Doctor of Laws
1936
Sir Abdur Rahim, KCSI, Kt
Doctor of Laws
1936
Sir Jagdis Chandra Basu, D.Sc.
Doctors of Science
1936
Sir Prafulla Chandra Roy , KTCIE, D.Sc, Ph.D, FCS, FASB
Doctor of Science
1936
Sir Jadunath Sarker, Eminent Historian
0Doctor of Literature;
1936
Sir Mohammed Iqbal Kt, MA, PhD, Bar-at-Law, Poet and Philosopher
Doctor of Literature
1936
Rabindranath Tagore
Doctor of Literature
1936
Sarat Chandra Chattapadhya, Novelist
Doctor of Literature
1936
Sir. A.F. Rahman, Ex-Vice Chancellor
Doctor of Laws
1937
Khwaja Nazimuddin, Former Governor General of Pakistan
Doctor of Laws
1949
His Royal Highness the Rt. Hon'ble Aga Sultan Sir Mohammad Shah Aga Khan, PCKCIE, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, LL.D.
Doctor of Laws
1951
His Excellency Dr. Abdul Wahab Azam , M.A. (London), D Lit.(Fuwad)
Doctor of Laws
1952
His Excellency Major General Eskander Mirza Former Governor General of Pakistan
Doctor of Laws
1956
A.K. Fazlul Haq, the then Chancellor of the University
Doctor of Laws
1956
Madame Sung Ching Ling
Doctor of Laws
1956
His Excellency Chou-En Lai Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China
Doctor of Laws
1956
Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan
Doctor of Laws
1960
His Excellency Jamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic
Doctor of Laws
1960
Professor Satyendra Nath Bose (Posthumous)
Doctor of Science
1974
Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah (Posthumous)
Doctor of Literature
1974
Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
Doctor of Literature
1974
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
Doctor of Literature
1974
Dr. Hiralal De
Doctor of Science
1974
Dr. Muhammed Qudrat-i-Khuda
Doctor of Science
1974
Dr. Qazi Motahar Hossain
Doctor of Science
1974
Professor Abul Fazal
Doctor of Literature
1974
Professor Abdus Salam, FRS, Nobel Laureate
Doctor of Science
1993
Dr. Federico Mayor, Director General, UNESCO
Doctor of Science
1997
Professor Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate
Doctor of Science
Sheikh Hasina Hon'ble Prime Minister, the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Doctor of Laws
1999
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad Former Hon'ble Prime Minister of Malaysia
Doctor of Laws
2004
Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Winner of Nobel Prize for Peace
Doctor of Laws
2007
Nobel Laureate Emeritus Prof. Yuan Tseh Lee of Taiwan
Doctor of Science
2009
Prof. Abul Hussam of Goerge Mason University, USA
Doctor of Science
2009
Prof Ranajit Guha.
Doctor of Literature
2009
Abdullah Gul
Doctor of Laws
2010
Mr. ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of United Nations
Doctor of Laws
2011
Irina Bokova
Doctor of Laws
2012
Shri Pranab Mukherjee- the President of India
Doctor of Laws
2013
Professor Dr. Rolf Dieter Heuer, Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Doctor of Science
2014
Francis Gurry, Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation
Doctor of Laws
2015
Prof Amit Chakma, Vice-Chancellor of Western University, Canada
Doctor of Science
2017
Nobel Laureate in Physics Dr. Takaaki Kajita, University Professor AND Director, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Japan
Doctor of Science
2019
Doctor of Laws degree awarded to Bangabandhu at a special convocation of DU
Doctor of Laws
2023
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