|staff =

|faculty = Five

|president =

|provost =

|principal =

|rector =

|chancellor = President [[Zillur Rahman|Mohammad Zillur Rahman]]

|vice_chancellor = Professor Dr. Abdul Hakim Sarkar

|Pro Vice Chancellor =

|Treasurer =

|students = 12,000+

|undergrad =

|postgrad =

|doctoral =

|state = [[Kushtia]]

|country = [[Bangladesh]]

|campus =

|free_label =

|free =

|colors =

|colours =

|mascot =

|nickname ='''IU'''

|affiliations = All of the Fazil & Kamil<br/> Madrasahs in the country.

|website = http://www.iu.ac.bd

}}

[[File:Kushtia Islamic University Auditorium, Kushtia, Bangladesh.jpg|thumb|Kushtia Islamic University Auditorium.]]

'''Islamic University''' ({{lang-bn|ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়}}) is a public university in Bangladesh<ref>{{cite web

| title = Islamic University

| work = Public Universities

| publisher = University Grants Commission

| url = http://www.ugc.gov.bd/details.php?code=IU

| accessdate = 2007-05-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071012045155/http://ugc.gov.bd/details.php?code=IU <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-12}}</ref> financially aided by the [[Organisation of the Islamic Conference]]. It was formed in 1985 in [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]]<ref>{{cite web

| title = Islamic University

| work = Study in Bangladesh

| publisher = Bangla 2000

| url = http://www.bangla2000.com/Education/Study_in_Bangladesh/Universities/Islamic.shtm

| accessdate = 2007-05-17}}</ref> under the Islamic University Act of 1980<ref>[http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/print_sections_all.php?id=609 THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY ACT, 1980]</ref> to promote the Islamic system of education in the country. Islamic University started its academic activities on June 28, 1986.

==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 [[Jatiyo Sangshad|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 [[chancellor (education)|vice-chancellor]] and the university became operational that year.<ref>[http://www.iu.ac.bd/index.php?page=about-us A brief history of Islamic University] On official Islamic University website</ref>

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, Dhaka Division|Gazipur]] on an area of 50 [[acre]]s. 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 &mdash; [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Arabic]], [[Islamic History]], and [[Public Administration]] &mdash; 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 of Bangladesh|President]] as chancellor, replacing the [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]].<ref>

{{cite web

|url=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==

|title= আরও তিনটি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আচার্য রাষ্ট্রপতিকে করতে সংসদে বিল

|publisher=Prothom Alo

|date = 2009-06-24

|accessdate= 2009-06-24

}}</ref>

== Administration ==

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== Student body ==

The university has about 12,000 regular students.<ref>[http://www.iu.ac.bd/ Islamic University Official website]</ref> There are six halls for students, including four halls of 1,507 seats for male and two hostels of 1000 seats for female students. A new female hostel named Sheikh Hasina hall is constructing. This capacity is not enough and students usually live in two adjacent cities, [[Kushtia District|Kushtia]] and Jheniadah. The university has approximately 42 buses (both owned and hired) to bring those students to the campus.

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[http://www.4icu.org/religious/Islamic.htm List of Islamic Universities and Colleges around the world]

{{Public Universities of Bangladesh}}

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[[Category:Public universities of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Association of Commonwealth Universities]]

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1985]]