Dhaka, July 10 -- Islamic University nestles snugly in a lush green rural landscape straddling the Kushtia-Jhenaidah border bypassed by the national highway. The passing of the 1980 Act conferred this institution the abiding status of being the first university established after the independence of Bangladesh. Over the years, it has developed into a major international center of excellence where a specialized stream of theological studies and seven other of humanities, social sciences, business, law, applied sciences, biological sciences and engineering are running parallel. The University embraces global quality assurance mechanism to boost the power and professionalism of the teaching and nonteaching staff with a view to ensuring qualit...