Islamic University
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| Islamic University | |
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| Islami Bishawbidyaloy | |
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| Established | 1980 |
| Type | public |
| Chancellor | President Mohammad Zillur Rahman |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. M. Alauddin |
| Registrar | Dr. Md. Moslem Uddin |
| Academic staff | Five |
| Students | 10,000+ |
| Location | Shantidanga, Kushtia, Bangladesh |
| Nickname | IU |
| Affiliations | All of the Fazil & Kamil Madrasahs in the country. |
| Website | Islamic University |
Islamic University (Bengali: ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university in Bangladesh[1] financially aided by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. It was formed in 1985 in Kushtia[2] under the Islamic University Act of 1980[3] to promote the Islamic system of education in the country. Islamic University started its academic activities on June 28, 1986. The main objective of the university is to provide for instruction in theology and other fields of Islamic studies and comparative jurisprudence and such other branches of learning at graduate and postgraduate levels and to make provisions for research, including post-doctorate research and training for advancement and dissemination of knowledge.
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[edit] History
Islamic University, Kushtia was founded on November 22, 1979 at Shantidanga-Dulalpur (Kushtia-Jhenidah) by the late president Ziaur Rahman based on the recommendation of Islamic University Planning Committee headed by Professor Dr. M. A. Bari. The Islamic University Act was passed by National Assembly of Bangladesh on December 27, 1980. On January 1, 1981 the government of Bangladesh appointed Dr. A. N. M. Mamtajuddin Choudhury as the first vice-chancellor and the university became operational that year.[4]
As construction of several important buildings began, a presidential decree was issued on May 15, 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 December 28, 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 22 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.[5]
[edit] Student body
The university has about 10,000 regular students.[6] There are six halls for students, including four halls of 1,507 seats for male and two hostels of 424 seats for female students. But this capacity is not enough. Students usually live in two adjacent cities: Kushtia and Jheniadah. The university has approximately 35 buses (owned and hired) to bring the students from Kushtia and Jheniadah.
[edit] References
- ^ "Islamic University". Public Universities. University Grants Commission. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071012045155/http://ugc.gov.bd/details.php?code=IU. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Islamic University". Study in Bangladesh. Bangla 2000. http://www.bangla2000.com/Education/Study_in_Bangladesh/Universities/Islamic.shtm. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ "Islamic University Act of 1980" (PDF). Parliament of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20070822230444/http://www.parliamentofbangladesh.org/Act/Act1980.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ^ A brief history of Islamic University On official Islamic University website
- ^ "আরও তিনটি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আচার্য রাষ্ট্রপতিকে করতে সংসদে বিল". Prothom Alo. 2009-06-24. http://www.prothom-alo.net/V1/archive/news_details_mcat.php?dt=2009-06-24&issue_id=1319&cat_id=5&nid=MTYxOTM4&mid=NQ==. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Islamic University Official website
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