Darul Ihsan University () or DIU was a private university in

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, Bangladesh. It was founded by

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in 1989. The government of Bangladesh accredited it as a private university in 1993. The Education Ministry shut down the university on 26 July 2016 for illegally operating numerous branch campuses and for selling higher degree certificates.

Areas of studies

Faculties

# Faculty of Religious Sciences # Faculty of Human Sciences # Faculty of Natural Sciences # Faculty of Business Administration

Departments

Convocation

* 1st Convocation was held on 13 March 1997 in the BaliBhadra, Savar, Dhaka. The number of graduating students was 244. * 2nd Convocation was held on 27 March 2002 in the

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, Dhaka. The number of graduating students was 601. * 3rd Convocation was held on 21 December 2003 in the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center, Sher-e Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

Controversy

An undercover team of

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, a Bangladeshi television channel, was able to purchase certificates with 40,000 taka. The University Grants Commission (UGC) repeatedly warned students to be careful about admission to Darul Ihsan University. The authorities of the university were divided in four separate groups and running their activities form different campuses. As of August 2017, the university was functioning under a stay order from the court. The university is legally closed.

References

External links

Official website

DIU in UGC's website
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