Department of Bangla - Asian University of Bangladesh

Background:
Asian University of Bangladesh (AUB) received formal approval of the Government of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh on 4th January 1996 as a degree-awarding university under the Private University Act, 1992. AUB is accredited by the University Grant Commission of Bangladesh and The Government of Bangladesh. AUB is also accredited overseas.

The efforts to establish this university date back to 1990 when the idea was first mooted out by a life-long educationist, the founder of AUB, Professor Abulhasan M. Sadeq, to import high quality education as widely as possible from an inter-disciplinary, integrated ethico-human approach reflecting our values, heritage and principles. Efforts continued for mobilizing a pool of academic resources from experienced and committed Bangladeshi academicians attached to overseas universities. The academic programs of AUB have been prepared by experts with co-operation from reputed overseas universities to meet international standards of education.

Faculties:
School of Business
School of Sciences & Engineering
School of Social Sciences
School of Arts
School of Education and Training

International advisors of AUB:

An international council of advisors has been formed to advise AUB in its academic programs. The council consists of academicians from universities in Australia, Canada, Malaysia and the United States of America. The honourable advisors are:

Dr. Ian Small, Head, Distance Education Center, University of New England, Australia
Dr. Masud Chowdhury, University College of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Dr. Kabir Hasan, University of New Orleans, University of New England
Dr. Anis Chowdhury, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Dr. Mohammad Ansari, Athabasca University, Athabasca. Alberta, Canada
Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid, International Islamic University, Malaysia

Overseas linkages and accreditation:
AUB has established linkages with overseas universities for academic cooperation in education and research. AUB has signed memoranda of understanding with the following universities:

University of West Florida, USA
Ashland University, Ohio, USA
University of Southern Queensland, Australia
University of Jordan, Jordan
International Islamic University, Malaysia
University of Yarmouk, Jordan
Tehran University, Iran
University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia

Under an agreement, AUB students may study 50% of the courses at AUB and the remaining 50% of the courses at Ashland University, Ohio, USA for a degree from Ashland University. AUB students will be able to switch to the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, for a USQ degree with credit transfer at any point of their studies and also to University Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), Malaysia with similar facilities. Credit transfer facilities are available with some other universities.

AUB is accredited by and is a full member of APICS, which is a Switzerland-based body for the accreditation of universities and international cooperation in education.