ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ | |
 Logo of Islamic University, Bangladesh | |
| Motto | Enhance Quality of Higher Education and Research |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Established | November 22, 1979 |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah[1] |
Academic staff | 412+ |
Administrative staff | 400+ |
| Students | 18000+ (Studying undergrad & postgrad) |
| Undergraduates | 24933+ (Bachelor degree awarded) |
| Postgraduates | 679 (M.Phil. degree awarded), 505 (ongoing); 22581+ (Master degree awarded) |
| 486 (PhD degree awarded), 438 (ongoing) (2017)[2] | |
| Location | , Bangladesh 23°43′16″N 89°09′01″E / 23.7212°N 89.1504°E |
| Campus | Urban, 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Language | English, Bengali, Arabic |
| Academic departments | 36 |
| Colours | Green and white |
| Affiliations | ACU ISESCO, OIC UGC, Bangladesh |
| Website | iu |
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| Facilities | |
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| Residential halls | 8 (Male=5, Female=3) |
| Departments | 36 (18000+ student) |
| Faculties | 8 |
| Institutes | 1 |
| Transportations | 47 Bus |
| Sculptures | 6 |
Islamic University, Bangladesh (legally: Islamic University);[3] (Bengali: ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ; Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية بنغلاديش) commonly referred to as Islamic University, Kushtia shortly IU, is a public PhD granting research university in Kushtia, Bangladesh and the largest seat of higher education in the south-west part of the country.[4][5] This university in Bangladesh stands as the sole institution offering a unique program in Theology, alongside seven other academic divisions/faculties: Engineering and Technology, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Biological Sciences, Business Administration, and Law, all coexisting within a diverse and multicultural environment. It is financed by the Government of Bangladesh through University Grants Commission, Bangladesh. On 22 November 1979, the foundation of the Islamic University was set up in Kushtia,[6] and it is operated under the Islamic University Act of 1980.[7][8] Islamic University began operations on 28 June 1986. It holds the distinction of being the seventh most ancient educational institution in the nation, serving as Bangladesh's inaugural university post-independence from Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan) in 1971.[9] It offers undergraduate, graduate, M Phil and PhD degrees.
- ^ ডেস্ক, প্রথম আলো (11 August 2024). তিন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের উপাচার্যের পদত্যাগ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ শান্তিডাঙ্গার শান্ত প্রাঙ্গণ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Islamic University Act, 1980" ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় আইন, ১৯৮০. bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Islamic University". University Grants Commission (Bangladesh). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "IU would be a World Class University: Rashid Askari - Eduvista". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Islamic University". Study in Bangladesh. Bangla 2000. Retrieved 17 May 2007.
- ^ "Islamic University Act, 1980 (Act No. XXXVII of 1980)". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh - Education". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Overview of Islamic University". Islamic University. Retrieved 17 October 2016.