Manarat International University

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Manarat International University
মানারাত ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি
TypePrivate
Established2001 (2001)
Accreditation
Academic affiliations
 Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Chairman Atiqul Islam
Chancellor President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Abdus Sabur Khan (Acting) [1]
Academic staff
200
Students3000
Location
Main Campus: Plot# CEN 16, Road# 106, Gulshan 2, Dhaka
Permanent Campus: Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Khagan, Ashulia
,
Dhaka Division
,
Bangladesh

23°52′40″N90°18′44″E / 23.8777°N 90.3122°E / 23.8777; 90.3122
CampusMain campus (Gulshan), Permanent campus (Ashulia), 3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Colours    Green & blue
Website www.manarat.ac.bd

Manarat International University (MIU) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 by the Manarat Trust. [2]

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History

Manarat International University was established on 21 May 2001 by the Manarat Trust which owns Manarat Dhaka International School and College. [3]

In August 2016, Rapid Action Battalion arrested three students of the university who were members of the female unit of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh. [4] [5] Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime arrested a student of the university for being a member and recruiter of a banned religious extremist group, Ansar Al Islam, in November 2021. [6]

In September 2022, the government of Bangladesh dismantled the existing trustee board alleging it had links with Islamist militants and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. [7] The vice-chancellor, Md Nazrul Islam, said he was ignorant about the allegations as he was appointed only in 2020. [7] Mayor of Dhaka North and Awami League politician, Atiqul Islam, was appointed chairman of the newly created Trustee board. [8] Justices Zafar Ahmed and Md Akhtaruzzaman of the High Court Division issued a ruling in October asking the government to explain why their actions should not be declared illegal following a petition by AKM Fazlul Haque, who was a member of the disbanded trustee board of Manarat International University. [9] [10] In November, the university offered a 50 per cent discount on admission fees. [11]

On 2 January 2023, the University Grants Commission ordered Manarat International University to only recruit students for their permanent campus and not their temporary campuses. [12]

Departments

The university offers the following postgraduate programs:

List of vice-chancellors

Board of trustees

NamePositionProfessionReference
Md. Atiqul Islam Chairman Mayor of North Dhaka [3]
Hedayetullah Al Mamun MemberBureaucrat [3]
Sajjadul Hassan MemberBureaucrat [3]
Md. Mashiur Rahman MemberVice-Chancellor of National University of Bangladesh [3]
Sadeka Halim MemberProfessor of the University of Dhaka [3]
Khondoker Bazlul Hoque MemberProfessor of the University of Dhaka [3]
Mohammad Ali Arafat MemberProfessor of the Canadian University of Bangladesh [3]
Mekhla SarkarMemberProfessor of the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital [3]
Md. Abdus SaburMemberOfficial of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh [3]
Selim Mahmud MemberProfessor of the University of Dhaka [3]
Marufa Akter PoppyMemberPresident of the Hasumonir Pathshala [3]
Israt Jahan NasreenMemberOfficial of the Mahila Samity [3]
Mihir Kanti Ghoshal MemberOfficial of the Social Improvement Society [3]
Md. Nazrul Islam MemberVice-Chancellor of the Manarat International University [3]

Library

Manarat International University library (MIU Library) has more than 16,000 books, 200 e-books, 150 DVDs, and a collection of print journals and other publications. The library subscribes to 10 local and 5 foreign journals, 5 local magazines, one foreign daily, and most of the leading national dailies published from Dhaka. [14] The library can accommodate over 200 students in its reading rooms. On average, 800 students use the library each day. The library has two branches: one at Gulshan Campus, another at Mirpur Campus.

Research scope

Manarat University inspires and provides ample opportunity for research. The pharmacy department's laboratories are well equipped by modern research items. It has launched the following labs for pharmacy department:

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  2. ↑ "University Grants Commission". ugc-universities.gov.bd. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "About MIU". Manarat International University. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. ↑ Islam, Rafiul (2016-08-18). "RAB on hunt for 10 female JMB suspects". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Three captured JMB female operatives studied at Manarat University, another intern doctor at DMCH". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  6. ↑ "CTTC arrests Ansar Al Islam recruiter". The Daily Star. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  7. 1 2 Rahaman, Arafat (2022-09-09). "Manarat University: Govt reconstitutes trustee board over 'militancy links'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  8. ↑ Rahaman, Arafat (2022-09-08). "Atiqul Islam made chairman of Manarat Int'l University Board of Trustees". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  9. ↑ "Why Manarat's trustee board reform not illegal: HC to govt". The Daily Star. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  10. ↑ "HC: Why Manarat university trustee board reform not illegal". Dhaka Tribune. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  11. ↑ "Manarat International University offers 50% waiver on admission fee". The Business Standard. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  12. ↑ "UGC bars 6 private universities from enrolling new students". Dhaka Tribune. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  13. ↑ "Department of EEE". Manarat International University.
  14. ↑ "Manarat International University shifts to permanent campus in Ashulia". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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