Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কুষ্টিয়া, বাংলাদেশ) is a major public research university and the largest seat of higher education in the south-western part of Bangladesh. Founded on 22 November 1979 under the Islamic University Act of 1980, it began operations on 28 June 1986. It is the 7th oldest university in Bangladesh and the first established after the country's independence. The campus is a self-contained 175-acre site located at Shantidanga-Dulalpur beside the Kushtia-Khulna highway, about 24 km south of Kushtia city and 22 km north of Jhenidah. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs across nine faculties including Theology and Islamic Studies, Arts, Social Sciences, Law, Business Administration, Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Biological Sciences, and Islamic and Comparative Religion. It is financially aided by the OIC and funded by the Government of Bangladesh through the UGC.