Islamic University

Universitas Islam, Bangladesh

Islamic University is ranked as one of the top public universities in Bangladesh as well as the largest seat of higher education in the south-western part of the country. Situated 24 kilometers south of Kushtia and 22 kilometers north of Jhenidah district-town, the university is by-passed by Khulna-Kushtia National Highway which provides its lifeline of connectivity with the rest of the country. The passing of the Islamic University Act in 1980 conferred this institution the permanent prestige of being the first university established after the independence of Bangladesh, reflecting the hope and aspiration of the new nation striving to be on par with other international players through the promotion of science, business, humanities, and interfaith dialogue.

By now, Islamic university has been exceptionally renowned as the major international center for theological, general, applied science and engineering studies. The university addresses the needs of both the local and foreign students, facilitating them with a broad spectrum of undergraduate studies and postgraduate research and teaching. In this way, the university seeks to promote understanding of the rich cultural diversity of humankind in order to prepare students to go forth with wisdom, skills, and knowledge to serve and advance the communities in which they live and work.

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 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" [Clause 5(a), The Islamic University Act 1980(37)]

Faculties and Departments

At present the university offers a wide range of academic programs through its 33 full-fledged departments under five 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 under 8 faculties and 3 self-contained Institutes. The faculty-wise distribution of departments is as follows:

1. Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies

(1) Department of Al-Quran and Islamic Studies

(2) Department of Al-Hadit and Islamic Studies

(3) Department of Dawah and Islamic Studies

2. Faculty of Arts

(1) Department of Arabic Language and Literature

(2) Department of Bengali

(3) Department of English

(4) Department of Islamic History and Culture

(5) Department of Folklore Studies

(6) Department of History (proposed)

(7) Department of Philosophy (proposed)

(8) Department of Linguistics (proposed)

(9) Department of Theater and Performing Arts (proposed)

(10) Department of Music (proposed)

(11) Department of Fine Arts (proposed)

(12) Department of World Religion (proposed)

3 Faculty of Social Sciences

(1) Department of Economics

(2) Department of Political Science

(3) Department of Public Administration

(4) Department of Development Studies

(5) Department of Social Welfare

(6) Department of International Relations (proposed)

(7) Department of Sociology (proposed)

(8) Department of Anthropology (proposed)

(9) Department of Mass Communication & Journalism (proposed)

4 Faculty of Law

(1) Department of Law

(2) Department of al Fiqh & Legal Studies

(3) Department of Law and Land Management

5 Faculty of Business Administration

(1) Department of Accounting and Information Systems

(2) Department of Management

(3) Department of Finance

(4) Department of Marketing

(5) Department of Tourism and Hospitality

(6) Department of Human Resource Management

(7) Department of Banking and Insurance (proposed)

(8) Department of International Business (proposed)

(9) Department of Management Information System (MIS) (proposed)