Post-Graduate Diploma Program in South Asian Development and Cooperation (SADC) Studies started on April 1, 2004. The program is an evening program and consists of 10 courses covering 30 credit hours. The program is being conducted by the Department of ESS. Professor A M Muazzam Husain, Chair Department of ESS welcomed the newly registered students while Professor Abdur Rab Rab gave an introduction to BU and it's different rules and regulations. Dr. Abdur Rob Khan, the Course Coordinator gave a brief run down of the course curriculum.