Islamic University, Bangladesh

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

1. Kamal Uddin (03 March 2009 to January 2013
2. M. Shahinoor Rahman (20 February 2013 to 19 February 2017)
3. M. Shahinoor Rahman ( 22 February 2017 to till date)

At present the university offers academic programs through its 34 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:

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./B.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:

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:

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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 .

There are six academic buildings in IU to operate academic activities of 34 departments, which are:

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.

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.[20] 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.[21][22][23][24][25]

IU has academic collaboration and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with following institutes:The first international collaboration was signed between Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh and Nagasaki University, Japan in 2015. The both universities agreed for exchange students, faculties, research and other matters of mutual interests until March 2020.

Before starting every academic session, applications for admission into undergraduate studies 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 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.

More than one lac (100,000+) students are seat for the competitive examination to be enrolled at Islamic University, but after the admission test, only about 1600 students are admitted.

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.[28]

The university authorities organize the Baishakah (Bengali New Year) and Science Fair every year on the occasion of celebrating Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali New Year. On the occasion, the IU authority organize cultural programs like concert, stages drama, scientific and technological projects show etc.

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:

The university runs its own regular bus services to and from the Kushtia & Jhenidah district town. 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 of the Islamic University. The medical center is situated near the Mir Mosharraf Hosain 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 15 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.[65]

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.

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.

Islamic University Theatre (IUT) was established in 1991 by students. On 21 October 2017, IU theatre celebrated its 26th birth anniversary by cutting cake. Every now and then drama is staged at the Student Teacher Cultural Centre.