Type Public, Coeducational Students 16,000+ Total enrollment 10,058 (2010) Vice-chancellor Rashid Askari | Established 22 November 1979 Address Bangladesh Founded 22 November 1979 | |
Affiliation University Grants Commission, Bangladesh Location Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh Campus Urban, 175 acres at Shantidanga-Dulalpur, beside the Kushtia-Khulna highway, about 24 km south from Kushtia and 22 km north from Jhenidah, (Post Code: Kushtia-7003). Similar Jessore University of Scienc, Khulna University, Comilla University, Hajee Mohammad Danesh S, University of Rajshahi | ||
Islamic university kushtia jhenaidah
Islamic University, Bangladesh (Bengali: ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ), commonly known as Islamic University (IU), Kushtia (Bengali: ইবি), is one of the major public universities in Bangladesh and the largest seat of higher education in the south-west part of the country financially aided by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and 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-Jhenidah and it is operated under the Islamic University Act of 1980. Islamic University began operations on 28 June 1986. It is the first university in independent Bangladesh which was established after acquiring independence from then West Pakistan in 1971. It is a major international center for an excellent integration of Islamic studies with general studies and studies of modern science, engineering and technology. The university provides both local and foreign students with the facilities of undergraduate studies, postgraduate research and teaching.The standard of teaching is high and the facilities both for academic and extracurricular activities are of good quality. It is a campus-oriented university, where the academic and administrative buildings, residential halls and gymnasium, central cafeteria and auditorium are all on one self-contained 175-acre site at Shantidanga-Dulalpur, beside the Kushtia-Khulna highway. It is located about 24 km south and 22 km north of the Kushtia and Jhenidah district-towns, respectively.
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History
On 1 December 1976 then government announced the establishment of the Islamic University to promote Islamic System of education and to co-ordinate with Islamic Education and other branches of modern education in the country . Islamic University, Kushtia was founded on 22 November 1979 at Shantidanga-Dulalpur (Kushtia-Jhenidah) by the late president Ziaur Rahman based on the recommendation of ‘Islamic University Planning Committee’ on 7 January 1977 headed by M. A. Bari including other seven members.Then the Islamic University Act was passed by National Assembly of Bangladesh on 27 December 1980.The main objective for establishing Islamic University is “to provide for instruction in theology and other fields of Islamic Studies and comparative jurisprudence and such other branches of learning at Graduatge and Postgraduate level as the University may think fit and make provision for research including Post-Doctorate research and training for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge”[Clause 5(a), The Islamic University Act 1980(37)]. On 1 January 1981 the government of Bangladesh appointed A. N. M. Mamtajuddin Choudhury as the first vice-chancellor and the university became operational that year.
As construction of several important buildings began, a presidential decree was issued on 15 May 1982 to shift the university from Shantidanga-Dulalpur to Boardbazar, Gazipur on an area of 50 acres. The construction of an academic building, two residential halls and other necessary infrastructures were completed. Initially two faculties (Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) with four departments (Al-Quran, Dawah, Accounting, Management) were established and 300 students were enrolled. In 1987, two more departments (Sharia and Economics) were established. On 28 December 1988, while the infrastructure development and academic activities were in full swing, the university was again shifted to Shantidanga-Dulalpur (Kushtia-Jhenidah).
In 1991 five more departments — Bengali, English, Arabic, Islamic History, and Public Administration — were established.
Now there are 25 departments under five faculties—modern applied sciences, technological, and engineering subjects were included with the ordinary departments.
On 23 June 2009, an Act of Parliament assigned the President as chancellor, replacing the Prime Minister.
Administration
Vice-Chancellor: Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari (Pen Name: Rashid Askari)
Pro Vice-Chancellor: M. Shahinoor Rahman
Treasurer: Selim Toha
Registrar:S. M. Abdul Latif (In-charge)
Proctor: Md. Mahabubar Rahman
Student Adviser: Md. Anowar Hossain
Controller of Examination: Mohammad Ali (In-charge)
Office of the Director of Finance & Accounts: Md. Akamuddin Biswas, Director (In-Charge)
Office of the Chief Engineer: Md. Mokbul Hossain, Chief Engineer
Office of the Information, Publication & Public Relations: Amanur Rahman, Deputy Registrar.
Foreign Students Admission Cell
Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh invites international students to apply for admission into one of its twenty-five Undergraduate (Bachelor's degree) Programs, Postgraduate (Master's degree) and Research Programs (MPhil/PhD).
Contact Person:
Faculties and Departments
Academic activities are conducted by twenty five departments under five faculties:
Program offered
This university offer a four-year bachelor's degree and one-year master's degree:
Journals and research bulletins
Conferences and workshops
Islamic University regularly organizes national and international conferences and workshops in its campus to enhance the research capabilities of its students and faculties. Among the conferences and workshops organized by different faculties and departments, following are notable:
Convocations
The first convocation of the university was held on 27 April 1993. Since then, a second convocation was held on 5 December 1999 and the third on 28 March 2002.
Halls of residence
The University has 7 residential halls, 4 for males and 3 for female: They are
Male halls:
Female halls:
Student body
The university has about 16,000 regular students. There are seven residential halls for students, including four of 2000 seats for male and three of 1500 seats for female students. This capacity is not enough and students usually live in two adjacent cities, Kushtia and Jheniadah. The university has approximately 70 buses (both owned and hired) to bring those students to the campus.
Sports facilities
IU has two large playground, one is for playing cricket and another for playing football. These two are used as venue of annual athletics competition of the university as well as cricket, football, hockey competitions. Moreover, these two venues are very popular for inter-university football and cricket competition. Students can access the facility all year round. IU has tennis court beside the gymnasium building. It also has a gymnasium cum indoor stadium near the halls of residence where students can do gymnastics and play basketball, badminton during leisure, and this gymnasium is used almost every year for inter-university basketball, badminton competition.