Islamic Arabic University will set up regional centres in all divisional cities apart from Dhaka for smooth functioning of academic and administrative activities at the "fazil" (bachelor's) and "kamil" (master’s) levels. They said the centres would help students get smooth services in those cities without coming to Dhaka. The centres will be built with finance from the Saudi government as part of the "expansion and modernisation of Islamic Arabic University" project. The fazil and kamil exams will then also be held at the regional centres in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh, Barisal, Sylhet and Chittagong. The decision was taken recently at the planning and development committee meeting of the university. The university authorities have already written to the education ministry for land acquisition through the deputy commission. In a letter to the ministry on November 28, the university authorities wrote: “At least two acres of land are needed for each regional centre, according to the planning and development committee of the university. The education ministry is requested to give directives to the deputy commission in this regard.”
The registrar of Islamic Arabic University, Md Roshan Khan, told The Independent: “A decision has been taken to set up regional centres in all divisional cities, except Dhaka. The university authorities are communicating with the deputy commission and the education ministry for land acquisition.”
He said these matters are still at the primary level, but the authorities are actively pursuing the matter. He stated that the law of the university mentions the setting up of regional centres.
The Islamic Arabic University Act was passed in Parliament on September 19, 2013, fulfilling the long-held desire of the Alem community.
On June 3–7, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Saudi Arabia and talked about four development projects including the "expansion and modernisation of Islamic Arabic University" project. The university supervises all activities of the fazil and kamil levels for the approval and cancellation of setting up madrasas, research, training, holding exams, offering degrees, modernisation of textbooks, ensuring quality education, teachers' training and management. There are around 1,900 madrasas in the country. Of those, there are honours and masters courses in 31 madrasas. Some 21 others are in the process of opening such courses, university sources said.
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