Independent University, Bangladesh was founded in 1993 in Dhaka under the country's new Private University Act and has grown into a roughly 10,000-student institution organized across five schools, from business to pharmacy and public health. It holds the distinction of being the first Bangladeshi university to operate deep-sky imaging telescopes through its Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics, and it requires every undergraduate to complete a rural Live-in-Field Experience course. Tuition is charged per credit hour, with a full undergraduate degree typically costing roughly BDT 850,000 to 1,050,000 before financial aid. The university sits on a compact 4-acre campus in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area and runs three academic terms per year.
IUB was founded in 1993 by A. Majeed Khan together with a group of intellectuals and business leaders, established under Bangladesh's newly passed Private University Act, 1992, making it one of the country's earliest private universities operating under that legal framework. It became the first university in Bangladesh to launch deep-sky imaging telescopes, through its Center for Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics (CASSA), a concrete technical distinction rather than a generic claim of academic quality. Every undergraduate, regardless of major, must complete a required Live-in-Field Experience course that places students in rural communities, a structural requirement uncommon among Bangladeshi private universities and one built specifically to connect urban students with rural realities. Students choosing IUB are choosing an institution organized around five specialized schools, from Pharmacy and Public Health to Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, on a compact 4-acre campus in Dhaka's Bashundhara Residential Area.
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| Program | Level | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | BACHELOR | 3-4 YRS |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | MASTER | 1-2 YRS |
| Computer Science and Engineering | PHD | 3-5 YRS |
| Economics | MBA | 12-24 MO |
| Pharmacy | BACHELOR | 3-4 YRS |