The Library now has over six lakh eighty thousand (680,000) books and journals.

But earlier, the total measurement of the Dhaka University library was 140,750 square feet.

The library began in 1921 with 877 students, 60 teachers of 12 departments under three faculties art, science and law.

Then the library was placed in the premises of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital and later it was transferred in the ground floor of a building situated at the north bank of the pond of Curzon Hall premises.

The Administration section, manuscripts, reprography, acquisition, processing building, periodicals, accounts, seminar, old Newspaper section, resource centre for the visually impaired students and cyber centre are housed in the administrative building.

9.9 million was allocated in the budget for procurement of books and journals in that academic year.

Nevertheless, it may be pointed out here that necessary books and journals cannot be procured as per the requirements of the various departments due to the paucity of funds.