Islamic University, Bangladesh

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Islamic University, Bangladesh (IU, BD)
ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
File:Logo of Islamic University, Bangladesh.jpg
Type Public, Coeducational
Established November 22, 1979
Affiliation University Grants Commission, Bangladesh
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Abdul Hakim Sarkar
Students 13,000+
Location , ,
Campus Urban, 175 acres at Shantidanga-Dulalpur, beside the Kushtia-Khulna highway, about 24 km south from Kushtia and 22 km north from Jhenidah.
Language Bengali, English, Arabic
Nickname IU
Website www.iu.ac.bd

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Islamic University, Bangladesh (Bengali: ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ), commonly known as IU ((Bengali: ইবি), 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 began operations on June 28, 1986. It is the first university which was established in independent Bangladesh.

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 26 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]

Administration[6]

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Dr. Abdul Hakim Sarker

Pro Vice-Chancellor: Professor Dr. M. Shahinoor Rahman

Kushtia Islamic University Auditorium.

Treasurer: Professor Dr. Md. Afzal Hossain

Registrar: S. M. Abdul Latif (In-charge)

Proctor: Professor Dr. Md. Mahabubar Rahman

Student Adviser: Professor Dr. 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: Md. Golam Saklayen,Director (In-Charge)

Academics

Faculties and Departments

Academic activities are undertaken by twenty six departments under five faculties:

  • Faculty of Applied Science and Technology:
  • Faculty of Business Administration:
    • Department of Accounting and Information Systems[19]
    • Department of Marketing
    • Department of Management[20]
    • Department of Finance and Banking[21]
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences:
    • Department of Arabic Language and Literature
    • Department of Folklore Studies
    • Department of Bengali[22]
    • Department of Development Studies
    • Department of English[23]
    • Department of Economics[24]
    • Department of Islamic History and Culture
    • Department of Political Science[25]
    • Department of Public Administration
  • Faculty of Law and Shariah:
    • Department of Al-Fiqh
    • Department of Law and Muslim Jurisprudence[26]
  • Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies:

In addition to above mentioned department,[29] Department of Physical Education organizes sports and other extracurricular and recreational activities. The Office of the Director of Physical Education provides three types of programmes:

  • Compulsory Physical Education
  • Certificate Course in coaching major games and sports, and
  • Intramural and Extramural programmes.

Program Offered

This university offer a four year bachelor degree and one year master's degree:

    • Bachelor Degree: Bachelor of Arts(BA), Bachelor of Theology and Islamic Studies (BTIS), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Social Science (BSS), Bachelor of Law (LL.B), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc).
    • Master's Degree: Master of Arts(MA), Master of Theology and Islamic Studies (MTIS), Master of Business Administration(MBA), Master of Social Science(MSS), Master of Law (LL.M), Master of Science (M.Sc).
    • Research: M.Phil, Ph.D

Institution

Journals and Research Bulletins

  • Journal of the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology

Conferences and Workshops

IU 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:

  • "MOOC-GERMANPROBASHE SEMINAR" organized by the Department of Information & Communication Engineering (ICE) on 14th January, 2016"
  • "National Workshop on Networking and ISP set up using LINUX" organized by the department of ICE on 27-29 March, 2007.

Convocations

The first Convocations of the university was held on 27th April in 1973.[30] since then, second convocation has been held on 5th December in 1999 and third convocation on 28th March, 2002.

Library

The University Library, housed in three floor buildings, is one of the biggest in Bangladesh. The Library holds a collection of more than 617,000 volumes, including bound volumes of periodicals. In addition, it has a collection of over 30,000 manuscripts on various languages and a large number of microfilms, microfiche and CDs. It subscribes to over 300 current foreign journals.[31]

Student life

Halls of residence

The University has 7 residential halls, 4 for males and 3 for female: They are

Male Halls:

  • Saddam Hossain Hall (funded by and named after the President of Iraq Saddam Hussein)
  • Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall (named after the ex-president General Ziaur Rahman)
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall (named after the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman)
  • Lalon Shah Hall (named after the Bengali Baul saint, mystic, songwriter, social reformer and thinker of Bangladesh Lalon Shah)

Female Halls:

  • Khaleda Zia Hall (named after the ex-prime minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia)
  • Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall (named after the wife of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib)
  • Sheikh Hasina Hall (named after the present prime minister of Bangladesh, daughter of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina)

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Student body

The university has about 13,000 regular students.[33] 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 60 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.

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  25. iu.ac.bd/departments/politics_public_administration.php
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  27. http://alquraniu.edu.bd
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  29. http://www.iu.ac.bd/facilities/physical_education.php
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External links

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