Founded in 1993, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is one of the oldest and leading private universities in Bangladesh where academic excellence is a tradition, teaching a passion and lifelong learning a habit. IUB currently has more than 9,800 undergraduate and graduate students and over 13,700 alumni. The students of IUB experience an exciting academic life with copious opportunities to explore and nurture their innate talent.
Live in Field Experience (LFE) is a signature course of IUB. It allows IUB students, most of whom come from urban settings, to have an immersive experience of everyday life in rural Bangladesh. Unique in Bangladesh, the overarching idea, which owes its roots to some of the leading social thinkers of this region, is to bridge the gap in knowledge that an urban student has about their rural counterparts. As part of the LFE, which is a mandatory course, small groups of students (usually 5-10, mix of male and female, and English and Bangla medium backgrounds) spend a certain amount of time at different locations in Bangladesh and experience life in the fields.
IUB’s Amit Bikram Roy becomes champion in the 8th NDC National Chess Carnival 2023
12/05/2024
Amit Bikram Roy, a student of Computer Science and Engineering at IUB, has clinched the title in the individual category of the 8th NDC National Chess Carnival 2023. He finished with a perfect 6 wins in 6 matches to become the champion. Last year, Amit won a silver medal in Men’s Chess at the Bangabandhu Inter University Sports Championship.
Meanwhile, “IUB Mittens”, one of IUB’s two teams in the tournament, claimed the runner-up position. The team members were Kazi Zarin Tasnim, Aiman Hamid Saad and Amit Bikram Roy, all students of CSE at IUB, and guest player Noshin Anjum, who is the current Women National Champion. On board 1, Amit won six out of six games. On board 2, Aiman Hamid Saad won two out of six games. Kazi Zarin Tasnim won five out of six games. On board 4, Noshin Anjum also won five out of six games.
IUB's second team, called the "IUB Kittens", finished in the 28th place in the tournament. In this team, Baniyamin Robin from the Department of Biochemistry won 5 of 6 games on board 1. Rakib Hasan, from CSE, won 2 out of 6 games on board 2 and Al Fida from the Department of Microbiology won 3 games on board 3.