The Department of Pharmacy, Jahangirnagar University started its journey in 1987 to provide research–intensive pharmacy education in Bangladesh. From its inception, the department has been relentlessly emphasising the discovery, practical application, acquisition and dissemination of up-to-date knowledge, skills & technology to strengthen country's Pharmaceutical and health-care system.  The mission of the department is to meet the ever-growing challenges of the academia, pharmaceutical industry and community.

The Department offers a five-year B. Pharm. Professional degree designed to meet the needs of current and future patient-entered care as well as industrial demands. This degree includes different theoretical courses, extensive laboratory works, research and project works, and six months intensive hospital training along with one month industrial training. The Department also offers MS, M.Phil. and PhD programs. Our competent pharmacists are efficiently serving numerous fields both in home and abroad like academia, pharmaceutical industry, hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, drug regulatory agencies, different government and non-government health related institutes, cosmetics industry, API industry and research organisations etc. Our outmost priority is to prepare our students as the most skilled health professionals who are capable of compounding and dispensing medications, manufacturing and developing of safe, effective and high quality pharmaceuticals for the better health of the people of Bangladesh as well as the world.

The department maintains strong collaborations with pharmaceutical industries, research organisations, and academic institutions. It regularly organises engaging seminars featuring experts from industry and academia, alongside vibrant cultural events and a wide range of co-curricular activities that enrich students’ academic and personal development.