Islamic Arabic University (Bengali: ইসলামি আরবি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university in Mohammadpur Thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It operates through a number of fazil (bachelor) and kamil (master) level madrasahs all over Bangladesh instead of a localized campus.
ইসলামি আরবি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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Other name | IAU |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2013 |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Muhammad Abdur Rashid (2023-present) |
| Location | , 23°44′39″N 90°20′57″E / 23.7443°N 90.3492°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission (Bangladesh) |
| Website | iau |
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The Islamic Arabic University was authorized by passage in Parliament on 18 September 2013 of the Islamic Arabic University Bill. It supervises all 1,500 fazil (bachelor) and kamil (master) level madrasas in Bangladesh. Initially it was located at the Bangladesh Madrasah Teachers' Training Institute in Gazipur.[1][2][3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Bill tabled to set up Islami Arabic University". bdnews24.com. 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Law passed to modernise madrasa education". The Daily Star. 19 September 2013.
- ^ Chowdhury, Kamran Reza (19 September 2013). "House passes Arabic university law, amends village court act". Dhaka Tribune.
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