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.
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) paid solemn tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the martyrs of 15th August to mark the National Mourning Day 2023. Various events and activities were organized to honor the occasion, including a floral tribute to the portrait of the Father of the Nation at Dhanmondi, a doa mahfil, voluntary blood donation drive, lunch program for underprivileged children, wearing of black badges, and a student essay competition.
Led by Vice-Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, PhD, the IUB community, consisting of students, professors, officers, and staff, gathered to pay their respects to Bangabandhu's portrait in Dhanmondi on August 15, 2023. Treasurer Khandker Md. Iftekhar Haider and Dean of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Prof. Dr. Meherun Ahmed, were also present on this occasion.
Earlier in the day, a special doa mahfil was held at IUB's Bashundhara campus, praying for the salvation of the souls of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib, and all the martyrs of August 15, 1975. Additionally, a lunch program was organized for underprivileged children from different educational institutions. IUB Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD, was present.
On August 16, 2023, a discussion took place at the Bangabandhu and Muktijuddo Corner of the IUB Library. Prof. Md. Abu Taher Ph.D., Member of the Bangladesh University Grant Commission (UGC), was the chief guest. Poet Muhammad Nurul Huda, Director General of Bangla Academy, delivered the main speech. Vice Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, PhD, and Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD along with Prof. Dr. Zakir Hossain Raju, Acting Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Head of the Department of Media and Communication, took part in the discussion. The event was moderated by Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman from the Department of English and Modern Languages. During the session, prizes were handed over to the winners of an English Essay Competition titled "Bangabandhu's Bangladesh". The IUB Music Club performed the National Anthem at the event.
Beforehand, the Division of Student Activities, in collaboration with the Thalassemia Society Hospital, conducted a two-day voluntary blood donation drive on August 13-14 at the Multipurpose Hall of IUB.