Islamic University, Bangladesh

Islamic University, Bangladesh

ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ
Logo of Islamic University, Bangladesh
Motto	Enhance Quality of Higher Education and Research
Type	Public, Co-educational
Established	November 22, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-11-22)
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)
Doctoral students	486 (PhD degree awarded), 438 (ongoing) (2017)[2]
Location	Kushtia , Bangladesh 23°43′16″N 89°09′01″E / 23.7212°N 89.1504°E / 23.7212; 89.1504
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.ac.bd

Facilities
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.

On 1 December 1976, then government announced the establishment of the Islamic University to promote a coordinated approach to Islamic education and general education in the country. Islamic University, Kushtia was founded on 22 November 1979 at Shantidanga-Dulalpur (Kushtia-Jhenidah) by then President of Bangladesh General Ziaur Rahman, based on the recommendation of ‘Islamic University Planning Committee’ on 7 January 1977 headed by M. A. Bari including seven other members.

The Islamic University Act was passed in the National Assembly of Bangladesh on 27 December 1980.

The objective of 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 Graduate 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"^[10]

On 1 January 1981, the then Government of Ziaur Rahman appointed A. N. M Momtaz Uddin 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 (Kushtia-Jhenaidah) 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 and Islamic Studies, Dawah and Islamic Studies, Accounting and Information System, Management) were established and 300 students were enrolled in the session of 1985–86.

Dept. Created

Year	Dept	Abbreviated name of Depterment
1986-90	06	AQIS, DIS, AIS, MGT, LAW, ECO
1991-95	06+9	Bangla, ELL, ALL, IHC, PA, AHIS, CSE, EEE, ACCE
1996-00	15+3	ICT, BTGE, ANFT
2001-05
2006-10	18+4	MATH, AFLS, FAB, STATS
2011-15	22+3	FS, PA, MKT
2016-20	25+9	BME, PHAR, GE, LLM, HRM, THM, DS, SW, FA
2021-25	34+2	MCJ, PESS

In 1987, two more departments (Economics, Law) 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.

In 1992, one more departments (Al Hadith and Islamic Studies) were established.

In 1995, three other departments — of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering— were established.

In 1998, three other departments — Information and Communication Technology, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, and Applied Nutrition and Food Technology — were established.

In 2007, two more departments Mathematics, and Al-Fiqh and Legal Studies— were established.

In 2009, two more departments Finance and Banking, and Statistics— were established.

In 2015, three more departments — Folklore Studies, Political Science, and Marketing— were opened.

In 2017, 8 more departments— Law and Land Management, Development Studies, Social Welfare, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacy, Environmental Science & Geography, Human Resources Management, Tourism and Hospitality Management — were established.^[11][12]

In 2019, the department of Fine Arts was added to the Faculty of Arts.

In 2021, the department of Mass Communication & Journalism was added to the Faculty of Social Science.

In 2022, the department of Physical Education and Sports Science was added to the Faculty of Science.

Currently, there are 36 departments under 8 faculties i. e. Faculty of Theology & Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, and Faculty of Biological Sciences.

It may be mentioned that the department of Information and Communication Technology of Islamic University in Kushtia was opened in 1998 as the pioneer department in that name in Bangladesh. In addition, "ICE Innovation Lab", the first ever Internet of Things (IoT) Lab in Bangladesh, was inaugurated at the department of Information and Communication Engineering (ICE) of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on 21 September 2016. Three former students of the department contributed to the procurement of all the Internet of Things (IoT)-related equipment including Sensor, Raspberry pi, Arduino, Shield etc. for the Innovation Lab.^[13][14]

On 23 June 2009, an Act of the Parliament assigned the President as chancellor, replacing the Prime Minister.^[15] On 21 August 2016, Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari of English department of Kushtia Islamic University was appointed its 12th Vice Chancellor. The 'Bangabandhu Chair' was established at IU under Bangla department on 20 July 2017 to carry out extensive research on the life, political activities and ideology of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Shamsuzzaman Khan, former director general of Bangla Academy, was appointed as 'Bangabandhu Chair' Professor at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on 1 October 2018.

The chancellor is the ceremonial head of the university who appoints the vice-chancellor. The position is held by the incumbent President of Bangladesh, the Head of State of Bangladesh. The vice-chancellor is the executive head of the university. Present and the 13th vice-chancellor is Shaikh Abdus Salam, who was appointed on 29 September 2020.^[16][17]

Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-chancellor	Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah[1]
Pro vice-chancellor	Vacant[1]
Treasurer	Vacant[1]
Registrar	M. Ataur Rahman (In charge) [18]
Proctor	Vacant[19]

List of vice-chancellors

1. A. N. M Momtaz Uddin (9 February 1979 to 27 December 1988)^[20]
2. Muhammad Sirazul Islam (28 December 1988 – 17 June 1991)
3. Muhammad Abdul Hamid (18 June 1991 – 21 March 1995)
4. Muhammad Enam-Ul Haque (9 May 1995 – 2 September 1997)
5. Qaisuddin (3 September 1997 – 19 October 2000)
6. Muhammad Lutfar Rahman (20 October 2000 – 3 November 2001)
7. Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman (10 December 2001 – 2 April 2004)
8. M. Rafiqul Islam (3 April 2004 – 10 July 2006)
9. Foyez Muhammad Sirazul Haque (10 August 2006 – 8 March 2009)
10. M. Alauddin (9 March 2009 – 27 December 2012)
11. Abdul Hakim Sarkar (27 December 2012 – 30 June 2016)
12. Md. Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari (21 August 2016 – 20 August 2020)
13. Shaikh Abdus Salam (30 September 2020 – 10 August 2024).^[21][1]
14. Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah (23 September 2024 - Present).

List of pro vice-chancellors

1. Kamal Uddin (3 March 2009 – January 2013)
2. M. Shahinoor Rahman (20 February 2013 – 19 February 2017)
3. M. Shahinoor Rahman (23 February 2017 – 22 February 2021)
4. Mahbubur Rahman (30 June 2021 – 10 August 2024)^[1]

In Islamic University, Bangladesh has many notable people, like students and faculty.

• A. N. M Momtaz Uddin Choudhury - First Vice Chancellor and project director of Islamic University, Bangladesh
• Maimul Ahsan Khan - scholar of jurisprudence and comparative law and former professor of IU
• Khandaker Abdullah Jahangir - Islamic scholar and former professor of IU.
• Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria - media personality, professor, writer, preacher and Islamic speake.
• Abul Ahsan Chowdhury - writer, researcher and former professor, Department of Bengali, IU
• Foyez Muhammad Sirazul Haque - academic and Ex-Vice Chancellor, IU
• Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari - Bengali-English writer, fictionist, academic, media personality and the 12th Vice Chancellor, IU
• M. Alauddin - academic, chemist and Ex-Vice Chancellor, IU
• Shamsuzzaman Khan - ex-director general of Bangla Academy and Bangabandhu Chair Professor, IU
• A B M Shawkat Ali - writer, physicist and ex-assistant professor of the Department of CSE, IU
• Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq - historian, epigraphist, researcher, professor and author

• Md. Shahjahan Alam Shaju—Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament. He is the general secretary of Swadhinata Shikshak Parishad.
• Mohammad Ali Moni - clinical bioinformatics scientist^[22]
• Shihab Shaheen - film director, producer and screenwriter^[23]
• Tapan Bagchi - Writer, Folklore Researcher.
• Fahima Khatun - cricketer on the Bangladesh women's national cricket team^[24]
• Mehedi Hasan Royal - forward for the Bangladesh national football team^[25]
• Mohammad Shamsuddin - Bangladeshi sprinter who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics^[26]
• Sohrab Uddin - Bangladesh Nationalist Party member of parliament^{[citation needed]}

Faculties: Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies Faculty of Engineering and Technology Faculty of Biological Sciences Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Business Administration Faculty of Arts Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Law Institutes: Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER) Institute of Modern Languages (proposed) Institute of Education and Research (Proposed)

At present the university offers academic programs through its 36 departments under 8 faculties and one self-contained Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER). The government-approved recent organogram of the university sets out to operate 59 departments and 3 self-contained Institutes. The faculty-wise distribution of departments is as follows:

Degree awarded: BTIS (Hons.), MTIS, MPhil & PhD.

There are three departments under this faculty and the medium of instructions are Arabic, English & Bengali based on subjects, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Al-Quran and Islamic Studies (AQIS)	Arabic, English, Bengali	1986	80
02	Dawah and Islamic Studies (DIS)	Arabic, English, Bengali	1986	80
03	Al-Hadith and Islamic Studies (AHIS)	Arabic, English, Bengali	1992	80

Islamic University offers various Engineering Programs in different branches of engineering sciences in Undergraduate (Bachelor of Science in engineering; B.Sc. Engg.) and Graduate level (Master of Science in engineering; M.Sc. Engg).

Degree Awarded: B.Sc.Engg., M.Sc.Engg./M.Engg., M.Phil. & PhD.

There are five departments including applied/engineering sciences under this faculty and the medium of instruction & examination is English, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)	English	1995	50
02	Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)	English	1995	50
03	Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ACCE)	English	1995	50
04	Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	English	1998	50
05	Biomedical Engineering (BME)	English	2017	50
06	Nuclear Engineering (NE)	English	Proposed	50
07	Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)	English	Proposed	50
08	Explosives Engineering (ExE)	English	Proposed	20
09	Aeronautical Engineering (AE)	English	Proposed	30
10	Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)	English	Proposed	30

It's mentionable that the name of the department of Information and Communication Engineering (ICE) has been changed to Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

Degree Awarded: B.Pharm., M.Pharm., B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc. & PhD.

There are three departments including applied/biological sciences under this faculty and the medium of instruction & examination is English, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BTGE)	English	1998	50
02	Applied Nutrition and Food Technology (ANFT)	English	1998	50
03	Pharmacy (PHAR)	English	2017	50
04	Public health (PH)	English	Proposed	50
05	Microbiology (MB)	English	Proposed	50
06	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)	English	Proposed	50

Degree Awarded: B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc., M.Phil. & PhD.

There are four departments including physical/mathematical sciences under this faculty and the medium of instruction & examination is English, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Mathematics (MATH)	English	2007	50
02	Statistics (STATS)	English	2009	50
03	Geography & Environment (GE)	English	2017	50
04	Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS)	English	2022	25
05	Chemistry (Che)	English	Proposed	50
06	Botany (Bot)	English	Proposed	50
07	Zoology (Zoo)	English	Proposed	50
08	Physics (Phy)	English	Proposed	50
09	Geology and Mining (GAM)	English	Proposed	50
10	Disaster Management (DM)	English	Proposed	50

Degree Awarded: BBA, MBA, M.Phil. & PhD.

There are six departments under this faculty and the medium of instruction & examination is English, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Accounting and Information Systems (AIS)	English	1986	75
02	Management (MGT)	English	1986	75
03	Finance and Banking (FAB)	English	2009	75
04	Marketing (MKT)	English	2015	75
05	Human Resources Management (HRM)	English	2017	75
06	Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)	English	2017	75
07	Banking and Insurance (BAI)	English	Proposed	75
08	International Business (IB)	English	Proposed	75
09	Management Information System (MIS)	English	Proposed	75

Degree Awarded: B.A.(Hons.), M.A., M.Phil. & PhD.

There are five departments under this faculty and the medium of instructions are English, Bengali & Arabic based on each department individually, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Arabic Language and Literature (ALL)	Arabic, English, Bengali	1991	80
02	Bengali	Bengali, English	1991	80
03	English language and Literature (ELL)	English	1991	100
04	Islamic History and Culture (IHC)	Bengali, English	1991	80
05	Fine Arts (FA)	English, Bengali	2019	30
06	Philosophy	English, Bengali	Proposed	80
07	Linguistics	English	Proposed	80
08	Theater and Performing Arts (TPA)	English, Bengali	Proposed	80
09	Music	English, Bengali	Proposed	80
10	History	English, Bengali	Proposed	80
11	World Religions (WR)	English, Bengali	Proposed	80

Degree Awarded: B.A.(Hons.), B.S.S(Hons.), M.A., M.S.S., M.Phil. & PhD.

There are seven departments under this faculty and the medium of instructions are English based on each department, which are:

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Economics (ECO)	English	1989	75
02	Public Administration (PA)	English	1991	75
03	Political Science (PS)	English	2015	75
04	Folklore Studies (FS)	Bengali, English	2015	75
05	Development Studies (DS)	English	2017	75
06	Social Welfare (SW)	English	2017	75
07	Communication and Multimedia Journalism (CMJ)	English	2021	30
08	Sociology	English	Proposed	75
09	Anthropology (ANTH)	English	Proposed	75
10	International Relations (IR)	English	Proposed	75

Degree Awarded: LLB, LLM, M.Phil. & PhD.

There are three departments under this faculty and the medium of instructions are English, Bengali & Arabic based on each department individually .

No	Name of the department	Medium of instruction and exam.	Year of establishment	Seats
01	Law	English, Bengali	1990	80
02	Al-Fiqh and Legal Studies (AFLS)	English, Arabic, Bengali	2007	80
03	Law and Land Management (LLM)	English, Bengali	2017	80

There are academic buildings in IU to operate academic activities of 36 departments, which are:

No	Academic Building Name	No. of Floors
01	Faculty Building	Four-Storeys
02	Applied Science and Technology Building	Four-Storeys
03	Nuclear Scientist M. A. Wazed Miah Science Building	Five-Storeys
04	Faculty of Business Administration Building	Six-Storeys
05	Mir Mosharraf Hossain Academic Building	Four-Storeys
06	Rabindra-Nazrul Arts Building	Five-Storeys
07	Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER) Building	Two-Storeys
08	Academic Building	Ten-Storeys (Under Construction)

Presently, IU has one institute, Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER). B.Ed., M.Ed., Diploma, Diploma in Library and Information Science, Junior Diploma in Chinese Language programs are conducted by this institute. By 2021, a total of three institutes will be established at IU as per newly approved program of the university.

No	Name of the Institute
01	Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER)
02	Institute of Modern Languages (proposed)
03	Institute of Education and Research (Proposed)

The University Library, housed in a separate four-storey building, is one of the biggest in Bangladesh. It is named 'Khademul Haramain Badshah Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Central Library '. There are thousands of books and volumes, including bound volumes of periodicals. In addition, It subscribes to hundred of foreign journals. It has an advanced level E-Library Teachers, students and researchers are able to read all journals, books research papers and articles, by using the E-Library facilities. Students have to be member of the library till their studentship in the university. The library has 'Bangabandhu Corner' Muktijuddho Corner (Liberation War Corner) which provides the opportunity to learn the history of independence of Bangladesh against then Pakistan.

Moreover, every academic department of the university has its own seminar library for its students, from where students can borrow books for a month. Academic journals, international research papers also available in the departmental library. In addition, every hall of residence has its own library, give opportunities to the residential students to read books, journals, newspapers and borrow books.

The first convocation of the university was held on 27 April 1993.^[27] Since then, a second convocation was held on 5 December 1999 and the third on 28 March 2002. The 4th convocation of Islamic University (IU), Kushtia, was held on 7 January 2018.^{[28][29][30][31][32]}

• Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, United States (MoU)^[33]
• Edith Cowan University, Australia (to collaborate on academic, research activities) ^[34]
• University of Tampere, Finland (MoU with IU Public Administration Department)
• Nagasaki University, Japan (Academic Cooperation)
• Okayama University, Japan
• Okayama University of Science, Japan
• Kangwon National University, South Korea (International collaboration of Biological Research)
• Chonbuk National University, South Korea ( Research Cooperation)
• Yunnan University, China
• Confucius Institute, China (Establishment of the Confucius Institute Chinese Teaching Site)
• Kafkas University, Turkey
• Cankiri Karatekin University, Turkey
• Yıldız Technical University, Turkey(MoU)^[33]
• Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University, Brunei Darussalam (MoU)^[35]
• Visva-Bharati University, India

Before starting every academic session, applications for admission into undergraduate studies are asked by IU authority and prepares detailed prospectus on the admission process including qualifications criteria i.e. cumulative grade points average of Secondary level (S.S.C or equivalent to Grade-10), Higher Secondary level (H.S.C or equivalent to Grade-12), Diploma, A level, O level etc. The prospectus also include units’ distribution on different subjects under different faculties, seat capacity, examinations fee and particular date to be held the examinations. The Undergraduate admission test is one of the competitive examinations in Bangladesh.

After completion of twelve years of studies or higher secondary level (H.S.C or equivalent to Grade-12) education, a student can submit her or his application for undergraduate admission if he/she fulfills the minimum requirements. There are 8 units (A to H) for admission test; each unit has its unique questions patterns .i.e. applicants are required to answer questions on physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, English etc. based on the unit's subjects type to be admitted under Faculty of Applied Science and Technology.

For the faculty of Business Administrations, applicants are required to answer questions on business studies, accounting, general knowledge, and mathematics. For the Faculty of Law and Shariah, applicants are required to answer questions on English, Bengali, and general knowledge. For the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applicants are required to answer questions on English, Bengali, and general Knowledge. For the Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, applicants are required to answer questions on Arabic, Al-Quran, Al-Hadith, Dawah & Islamic studies, Al-Fiqh, Islamic history, English, Bengali, and general knowledge.

For admission to Master's programs, eligible candidates are required to appear in interviews and/or written tests.

Before starting every academic session, applications for admission into postgraduate studies i.e. M.Phil. or Ph.D. are asked by IU authority and prepares details prospectus on the admission process including qualifications criteria i.e. cumulative grade points average of Secondary level (S.S.C or equivalent to Grade-10), Higher Secondary level (H.S.C or equivalent to Grade-12), Diploma, A level, O level, percentage of marks in the bachelor studies, and number of publications or research papers etc.

IU offers a 1-year diploma in Library and Information Science and a 1-year Junior Diploma in Chinese Language under Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIRR).

IU also welcomes foreign students every year for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate research programs MPhil, PhD, enrollment process is conducted by International Student Affairs & Admission Cell (ISAC) at IU. Students can be admitted at IU from SAARC countries, South Asian Countries Middle East countries specially from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Somalia, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Indonesia.^[36]

Islamic University Computer Centre was established in order to accelerating research facilities for faculty, staff and students. Present Director of the Computer Centre is Paresh Chandra Barman. The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) CELL is to deliver technology services to support the Teaching, Learning, Research and Administrative goals of the university, managed by the Computer Centre.

• Journal of Islamic University (IU Journal )
• Journal of the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology
• Journal of the Faculty of Business Administration
• Islamic University Studies
• Swapno literary magazine^[37]
• "Mukta Bangla" literary magazine^[38]

• 17 teachers from different faculties of IU have been ranked among world's best scientists ( Researchers) in the AD Scientific index published in October 2021.^[39]
• The Intelligent Smart and Versatile Home Security System was designed by Niaz Mustakim, an M.Sc. student of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Department. It can be used for everyday tasks like opening and closing doors, switching lights and air-conditioning on and off, as well as warning of dangers such as gas leaks and fire.^[40]
• A robot was invented by ASM Shamim Hasan, an M.Sc. student of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) Department. The device is capable of collecting information from spaces which are usually out of the reach of humans.
• IU is four times champions in football, two times in basketball and fourteen times in volleyball at the Bangladesh inter-universities sports competition. Moreover, some IU students played in the Asian games and Olympic games for the Bangladesh National Team and acquired prizes at that competition.
• Evening primrose (a special species of sunflower, a flower of winter-prone country) is cultivated first time in the climate of Bangladesh by the researchers of the Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BTGE). After trying for almost a year and a half under the leadership of Jahangir Alam, the researchers have been able to cultivate this flower in the country's climate through tissue culture. The other members of the research team is Anwarul Haque Swapon, Mostafa Shakil, Jubayer Hussain, Sadrul Hasan Chowdhury, Zahurul Islam, Zulkar Nain and others.^[41]

The university has about 16,000 regular students. There are eight 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 eight residential halls for students, five for males and three for females. They are:

Student's residence of Islamic University, Bangladesh^[42]

No	Hall Name		Naming by	Estab.	Students seats[43]
01	Male	Saddam Hussein Hall	Saddam Hussein	1986	475	1869
02		Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall	Ziaur Rahman	1997	400
03		Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	July 1999	366
04		Lalon Shah Hall	Lalon Shah		368
05		Sheikh Russel Hall	Sheikh Russel	2019	260
06	Female	Khaleda Zia Hall	Khaleda Zia	Mar 1994	398	1138
07		Mother of the Bengal Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall	Fazilatunnesa Mujib		480
08		Deshratna Sheikh Hasina Hall[44]	Sheikh Hasina	2015	260
						Total: 3007

The university runs its own regular bus services to and from the Kushtia and Jhenidah district towns. Although, it has a total of 47 Bus to ensure transportation facilities of the students, teacher officers and support staff residing inside and outside of the campus, but it is not adequate. In addition, VC, Pro-VC and Treasurer use university Car for their transportation facilities.

• 16 university's own bus (one double-decker bus for students)
• 31 hired buses (two double-decker buses for students)
• 2 university's own ambulance
• 4 university's own minibus

Health services are provided by a medical center at the campus. The medical center is situated near the Mir Mosharraf Hossain Academic Building and Mofiz Lake. The medical center offers free medical service and free pathological examinations to students, teachers and staffs of the university and also family members of the teachers and staffs. The Centre provides service round the clock, seven days a week, with 11 doctors working in different shifts. The centre also has dental unit, eye unit, x-ray department and two ambulances. The centre has in its premises arrangement for 05 bed accommodation so that students suffering from such contagious diseases as chickenpox or mumps may be taken care of in isolation.^[45]

There is a central cafeteria, situated within the central auditorium's south side. Moreover, every faculty building, library, residential halls have cafeterias on the campus.

Islamic University Theatre (IUT) was established in 1991 by students. On 21 October 2021, IU theatre celebrated its 30th birth anniversary. Every now and then drama is staged at the Student Teacher Cultural Centre.

IU has two large playgrounds, one is for cricket and another for football. These two are used as venue of annual athletics competition of the university as well as cricket, football, and 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.^[26] Also this university has won the inter-university football competition five times into Bangladesh.^[46][26]

Tamanna Khatun student of IU, who won a gold medal in the Youth World Hockey Championship held in South Africa in 2006.^[26] Mohammad Shamsuddin competed in the 100 meters at the 2004 Athens Olympics and Abdullah al hil Kafi, a famous athlete, who represented Bangladesh in South Korean Sports in 2003.^[26] Fahima Khatun and Mehedi Hasan Royal are national woman cricket and man football team member.^[47]

University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[48]	4043 (2024)
Scimago Global[49]	2025 (2024)
URAP World[50]	2998 (2024)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[51]	1640 (2024)

In Edition 2021 according to Webometrics university ranking website, Islamic University, Bangladesh ranked 4218th out of 30,000 universities worldwide. In 2019-20 session Islamic University was ranked 9321th position into worldwide 13,800 universities by 4icu.org website.^[52] Another side the edurank.org website ranks the Islamic University, Bangladesh 6209th position out of 16,954 universities.^[53] Russian university ranking website unipage.net ranks Islamic University, Bangladesh 4355th position out of 28,000 universities worldwide in 2020.^[54]

In 2021 by Webometrics university ranking website, Islamic University, Bangladesh came 25th out of Bangladeshi public-private universities.^[48] According to 4icu.org website Islamic University placed 42nd among Bangladeshi universities.^[52] Russian university ranking website unipage.net ranks Islamic University, 16th position out of 128 Bangladesh universities in 2020.^[54] The edurank.org website ranks the Islamic University, Bangladesh 23rd position among 129 universities of Bangladesh.^[53]

Islamic University has a 'Laboratory School & College' of secondary level and higher secondary level education inside the campus for children. The school & college also receives general students from outside of the campus.^[55]

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  Cultural function at Aam Chottor (mango garden)
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  IU Central Mosque
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  Princess Diana Courtyard (named after the late Diana, Princess of Wales)
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  Main gate of Islamic University
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  Central Library
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  Mukto Bangla
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  Sheikh Russell Hall at IU
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  Central mosque

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• Islamic University Reporters Unity, Kushtia Archived 25 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine