Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh ( ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কুষ্টিয়া, বাংলাদেশ) (الجامعة الإسلامية بنغلاديش‎), commonly known as Islamic University, Kushtia (ইবি), is one of the 6th major public research universities in BD & largest seat of higher education in the south-west part of the country, financially aided by the OIC and financed by the Government of Bangladesh through UGC, Bangladesh. On 22-11-1979, the foundation of the IU was set up in Kushtia and it is operated under the Islamic University Act of 1980.[4] IU began operations on 28-06-1986. It is 7th oldest university in the country and the 1st university on the land of independent Bangladesh which was established after acquiring independence from then West Pakistan in 1971. The university is recognized as the hub of sports, cultures and academic research activities with a very natural and peaceful environment where teachers, students, and administrative staffs come from all religious communities and ethnic groups without any gender discrimination. It is a major international centre for an excellent integration of Islamic studies with general studies and studies of modern science, engineering and technology. The university provides both local and foreign students with the facilities of undergraduate studies, postgraduate research and teaching. It is a campus-oriented university, where the academic and administrative buildings, central library, student's residential halls, teacher's dormitories, gymnasium, 2 play grounds, tennis court, cafeteria, lakes, safe places of birds, many flower gardens, children's park, shahid minar, martyrs’ memorial, & 1 of the largest campus-based auditoriums in Bangladesh are all on one self-contained 175-acre site at Shantidanga-Dulalpur, beside the Kushtia-Khulna highway. It is located about 24 km south and 22 km north of the Kushtia and Jhenidah district-towns, respectively.