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Nahid Akter

Welcome to the Department of Business Administration , Asian University of Bangladesh. In 1996, the School of Business founded the Department of Business Administration. It has been successful in drawing the most deserving students in the nation since its earliest beginnings. The goal of our department is to provide students with a solid foundation in business studies as well as the information and abilities they need to seek careers in management and business. Since January 1st, 2022, I have had the honor of leading the department of business administration at Asian University of Banglad…

Nahid Akter

Head and Assistant Professor

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THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The main objectives of this school are:

To produce managers and leaders who will be proactive, creative and innovative in strategic planning and implementation and highly capable of facing the challenges of the modern business world. 

To produce business professionals who will be academically excellent, administratively efficient, and morally upright.

 To produce business graduates and masters who will be able to disseminate knowledge and conduct research in the field of business, economics and management.

To provide an exquisite environment for executives to interact and exchange views, ideas, knowledge and experience.

The school is enriched with highly qualified faculties with PhD and Masters Degree from reputed universities of Bangladesh and abroad. More than 95% of the total members in the faculty are full timers. The programs offered currently under the school are:

(i) Bachelor of Business Administration

(ii) Master of Business Administration

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE STUDENTSHIPS

The following awards, scholarships and free studentships are available at AUB:

Best Students Award.

Awards for Dean’s List students

 Free studentship for students securing A+ (GPA 5) at the HSC level may be considered.

Free studentship for poor and meritorious students (up to 5% of student population)

Free studentship for high achievers in the co-curricular activities

Contacts:

1. Dr. Mohammad Nurul Islam, Prof. and Dean, School of Business, dmni3558@gmail.com, 01711180219

2. Ms. Nahid Akter, Assistant Professor of Management & Head, DBA, nahid116@gmail.com, 01716717818

3. Mr. Shakhawat Hossain, Assistant Registrar, Business.aub@gmail.com,  01678664416

Business Administration banner
Nahid Akter

Welcome to the Department of Business Administration , Asian University of Bangladesh. In 1996, the School of Business founded the Department of Business Administration. It has been successful in drawing the most deserving students in the nation since its earliest beginnings. The goal of our department is to provide students with a solid foundation in business studies as well as the information and abilities they need to seek careers in management and business. Since January 1st, 2022, I have had the honor of leading the department of business administration at Asian University of Banglad…

Nahid Akter

Head and Assistant Professor

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THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

The main objectives of this school are:

To produce managers and leaders who will be proactive, creative and innovative in strategic planning and implementation and highly capable of facing the challenges of the modern business world. 

To produce business professionals who will be academically excellent, administratively efficient, and morally upright.

 To produce business graduates and masters who will be able to disseminate knowledge and conduct research in the field of business, economics and management.

To provide an exquisite environment for executives to interact and exchange views, ideas, knowledge and experience.

The school is enriched with highly qualified faculties with PhD and Masters Degree from reputed universities of Bangladesh and abroad. More than 95% of the total members in the faculty are full timers. The programs offered currently under the school are:

(i) Bachelor of Business Administration

(ii) Master of Business Administration

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FREE STUDENTSHIPS

The following awards, scholarships and free studentships are available at AUB:

Best Students Award.

Awards for Dean’s List students

 Free studentship for students securing A+ (GPA 5) at the HSC level may be considered.

Free studentship for poor and meritorious students (up to 5% of student population)

Free studentship for high achievers in the co-curricular activities

Contacts:

1. Dr. Mohammad Nurul Islam, Prof. and Dean, School of Business, dmni3558@gmail.com, 01711180219

2. Ms. Nahid Akter, Assistant Professor of Management & Head, DBA, nahid116@gmail.com, 01716717818

3. Mr. Shakhawat Hossain, Assistant Registrar, Business.aub@gmail.com,  01678664416

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Dr. Mst. Tasqurun Nessa

It’s my pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Economics of Asian University of Bangladesh! The Department of Economics at AUB is a one of the top ranked Economics programs with excellent faculty, staff and students. We aim to nurture excellence and provide you with an exceptional learning experience that will enable you to become an independent thinker, ready to pursue your chosen career path.  Department of Economics founded in September 2004 with a MSS in Economics program. The BSS program started its journey in May 2008. The department gives you the opportunity to be a h…

Dr. Mst. Tasqurun Nessa

Head and Assistant Professor

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Department of Economics

Offered Programs of Economics Department

The Department of Economics offers two programs under the Faculty of Social Sciences, Asian University of Bangladesh. These are

1. BSS (Hon’s) in Economics

2. MSS in Economics

Important links:

1. Alumni data collection link of economics  department: Alumni Form

2.Current students’ database of economics  department:  Current Student Form

List of the faculties
 

Sl.NoName of Faculty Designation Mobile NoEmail
1Dr. Abul Hasan M. SadeqProfessor01678664401sadeqaub@gmail.com
2Dr. Mst. Tasqurun Nessa Assistant professor   01717514967tasqurun@gmail.com
3Asma AkterAssistant professor01829401031akterasma73@yahoo.com
4Md. Samiul IslamAssistant professor01911599531samiul.aub_13@aub.edu.bd
5Sabina YasminLecturer 01913263251shelleybari112@yahoo.com
6Rabiul KarimLecturer01675444717mridul5121@gmail.com
7Nurun Nahar Akhi (On Leave)Lecturer01944813082akhi.nurunnahar.34@gmail.com
Economics bannerDr. Mst. Tasqurun Nessa
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Economics of Asian University of Bangladesh! The Department of Economics at AUB is a one of the top ranked Economics programs with excellent faculty, staff and students. We aim to nurture excellence and provide you with an exceptional learning experience that will enable you to become an independent thinker, ready to pursue your chosen career path.  Department of Economics founded in September 2004 with a MSS in Economics program. The BSS program started its journey in May 2008. The department gives you the opportunity to be a h…
Dr. Mst. Tasqurun Nessa
Head and Assistant Professor
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Department of Economics
 
Offered Programs of Economics Department
The Department of Economics offers two programs under the Faculty of Social Sciences, Asian University of Bangladesh. These are
1. BSS (Hon’s) in Economics
2. MSS in Economics
 
Important links:
1. Alumni data collection link of economics  department: Alumni Form
2.Current students’ database of economics  department:  Current Student Form
 
List of the faculties
 
Sl.No
Name of Faculty 
Designation 
Mobile No
Email
1
Dr. Abul Hasan M. Sadeq
Professor
01678664401
sadeqaub@gmail.com
2
Dr. Mst. Tasqurun Nessa 
Assistant professor
   01717514967
tasqurun@gmail.com
3
Asma Akter
Assistant professor
01829401031
akterasma73@yahoo.com
4
Md. Samiul Islam
Assistant professor
01911599531
samiul.aub_13@aub.edu.bd
5
Sabina Yasmin
Lecturer
 01913263251
shelleybari112@yahoo.com
6
Rabiul Karim
Lecturer
01675444717
mridul5121@gmail.com
7
Nurun Nahar Akhi (On Leave)
Lecturer
01944813082
akhi.nurunnahar.34@gmail.com

 English bannerMohammed Mohsin Miyan
Department of English: A Center of Excellence Asian University of Bangladesh is one of the best private universities in Bangladesh to offer higher education at an affordable cost to people from all walks of life. The Department of English possesses the highest rank in producing top quality graduates from this university. The department is built on the principle of imparting high-quality education to the general mass at a minimal cost. It has been doing it for the last twenty years.  The department of English is doing a wonderful job of educating people and making a very skilled wor…
Mohammed Mohsin Miyan
Head and Associate Professor
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Department of English
Department of English intends to adopt a curriculum which will be modern, updated and practical. It will focus on building high quality manpower who will be professionally unbiased and morally upright.
 
Mission: Our mission is to produce world class professionals who will be able to make their mark in both home and abroad. The English department hopes to train people in such a manner so that they would become world class graduates who can compete at any level. 
 
Objective:  The Department of English intends to develop a manpower which will be equipped with all the uptodate knowledge of language and literature to face the challenges of the modern world. 
 
Name of the Offered Degrees:
i. B. A  in English
ii. M. A in English
 
Graduate Attributes (based on need assessment)
Department of English intends to impart knowledge and education which will be conducive to students
The curriculum is based on the highest quality course materials to meet the standard of home and abroad. 
The department assigned the best quality professionals to formulate a plan for the curriculum of English.
 The courses are designed to deliver the highest quality professionals who will be proficient in oral and written English.
The students will be well groomed with world literature and culture as well with integrated courses. 
Upon admission, most of the fresher’s undergo rigorous training of classes, seminars, and tutorials to motivate them towards comprehensive knowledge of human, culture, psychology and pedagogy.
 Social Work bannerMst. Saleha Akther
Welcome to the department of Social Work at Asian University of Bangladesh. The department of Social Work, AUB is the oldest and richest department in the field of Social Science in Bangladesh under private University. The curriculum of this department was designed in accordance with famous university of the country and around the world. Social Work is an internationally recognized profession and it is a profession of many faces. Students of this department receive both theoretical and practical knowledge and get exciting opportunity to work in renowned national and international government a…
Mst. Saleha Akther
Head and Assistant Professor
ড. বেগম তাহমিনা আশরাফ
বাংলা আমাদের মাতৃভাষা। বাংলা আমাদের রাষ্ট্রীয় ভাষা।এই বাংলা ভাষার জন্য ১৯৫২ সালের ২১ ফেব্ধুয়ারি সালাম, বরকত, জব্বার, রফিকের তাজা রক্তে রঞ্জিত হয়েছিলো রাজপথ। কাজেই যে ভাষার জন ̈ আমরা লড়াই করেছি সেই ভাষাকে বাংলাদেশের যে কোন শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানের প্রধান ভাষা হিসেবে শ্রদ্ধা জ্ঞাপন এবং প্রধান শিক্ষা কার্যক্রম হিসেবে অন্তর্ভু৩ করা না হলে পূর্না১⁄২ শিক্ষা ব ̈ব ̄’াপনা সম্ভব নয়। সে বিবেচনায় এশিয়ান ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ ১৯৯৬ সালে বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত ̈ বিভাগটি সাথে নিয়ে বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের শিক্ষা কার্যμম শুরু করে। বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা অধ ̈াপক ড. আবুল হাসান মোহ…
ড. বেগম তাহমিনা আশরাফ
Head and Professor
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বাংলা  ̄œাতক সম্মান ও এম. এ. বাংলা প্রোগ্রাম:
১৯৯৬ সালে এশিয়ান ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ যে কয়টি বিভাগ নিয়ে যাত্রা শুরু করেছিল তার অন ̈তম একটি বিভাগ বাংলা বিভাগ।  ̄œাতক ও  ̄œাতকোত্তর দু’টি পর্যায়ে একই সাথে ডিগ্রী প্রদান করা হয় বিভাগটিতে। অত ̈ন্ত প্রতিযোগিতামূলক বর্তমান বিশ্বে বাজার চাহিদামূলক বিভিন্ন বিষয়ের মাঝে এই বিভাগের শিক্ষার্থীদের বাংলাভাষা ও সাহিতে ̈র প্রতি অনুরাগী করে গড়ে তোলা এবং কর্মক্ষেত্রে সফলভাবে নিজেদের প্রতিষ্ঠিত করে
তোলা এই বিভাগের অন ̈তম লক্ষ ̈ ও ।মানসম্মত শিক্ষা প্রদানের মাধ ̈মে ,তোলা, সম্পদ, প্রকৌশল, , ও করা,ও , ,করা এই বিভাগের লক্ষ ̈। ̄œাতক সম্মান হলোপ্রদানের মাধ ̈মে করা। এই বিভাগটি শিক্ষা, গবেষণা, সৃজনশীলতা, উঞগ¢াবনী শ৩ি ইত ̈াদির মাধ ̈মে শিক্ষার্থীদের নবচেতনায় উঞগ¢ুদ্ধ করে। কর্মক্ষেত্রে তাদের যোগ ̈ করে তোলে । এবং এর মধ ̈ দিয়ে একটি পরিবর্তনমূলক সমাজ কাঠামো নির্ণয়ের প্রত ̈য় পোষণ করে যা দেশ ও জাতির উন্নতি ও কল ̈াণে  ̧রুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা রাখতে সক্ষম।
বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের সাহিত ̈ বিষয়ক একমাত্র মুখপত্র এইউবি সাহিত ̈ পত্রিকা নিয়মিত প্রকাশিত হয় বাংলা বিভাগ থেকে। এই পত্রিকাটি পুরো বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীদের ভেতরে পড়াশুনার পাশাপাশি সৃষ্টিশীল ও সৃজনশীল মন ও মনন জাগ্রত করার লক্ষে ̈ প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ হয়ে প্রকাশ হয়ে থাকে।
কর্মক্ষেত্রে সফলতার  ̄^াক্ষর রাখার জন ̈ প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক শিক্ষার পাশাপাশি নানারকম সহ-শিক্ষা কার্যμম নিয়মিত পালন করা হয় এই বিভাগে। যার মধে ̈ রয়েছে সেমিনার, দেয়ালপত্রিকা প্রকাশ, সাহিত ̈ পত্রিকা প্রকাশ, সাহিত ̈ জগতের পথিক…ত ব ̈৩িদের উপর আলোচনা অনুষ্ঠান, তাঁদের জন্ম ও মৃতু ̈ দিবস পালন, নবীনবরণ, বিদায় অনুষ্ঠান, সাহিতে ̈র নানা ক্ষেত্রে অবদান রাখা শিক্ষার্থীদের সম্মাননা প্রদান, শিক্ষাসফর ইত ̈াদি।ড. বেগম তাহমিনা আশরাফ
বাংলা আমাদের মাতৃভাষা। বাংলা আমাদের রাষ্ট্রীয় ভাষা।এই বাংলা ভাষার জন্য ১৯৫২ সালের ২১ ফেব্ধুয়ারি সালাম, বরকত, জব্বার, রফিকের তাজা রক্তে রঞ্জিত হয়েছিলো রাজপথ। কাজেই যে ভাষার জন ̈ আমরা লড়াই করেছি সেই ভাষাকে বাংলাদেশের যে কোন শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানের প্রধান ভাষা হিসেবে শ্রদ্ধা জ্ঞাপন এবং প্রধান শিক্ষা কার্যক্রম হিসেবে অন্তর্ভু৩ করা না হলে পূর্না১⁄২ শিক্ষা ব ̈ব ̄’াপনা সম্ভব নয়। সে বিবেচনায় এশিয়ান ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ ১৯৯৬ সালে বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত ̈ বিভাগটি সাথে নিয়ে বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের শিক্ষা কার্যμম শুরু করে। বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা অধ ̈াপক ড. আবুল হাসান মোহ…
ড. বেগম তাহমিনা আশরাফ
Head and Professor
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বাংলা  ̄œাতক সম্মান ও এম. এ. বাংলা প্রোগ্রাম:
১৯৯৬ সালে এশিয়ান ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বাংলাদেশ যে কয়টি বিভাগ নিয়ে যাত্রা শুরু করেছিল তার অন ̈তম একটি বিভাগ বাংলা বিভাগ।  ̄œাতক ও  ̄œাতকোত্তর দু’টি পর্যায়ে একই সাথে ডিগ্রী প্রদান করা হয় বিভাগটিতে। অত ̈ন্ত প্রতিযোগিতামূলক বর্তমান বিশ্বে বাজার চাহিদামূলক বিভিন্ন বিষয়ের মাঝে এই বিভাগের শিক্ষার্থীদের বাংলাভাষা ও সাহিতে ̈র প্রতি অনুরাগী করে গড়ে তোলা এবং কর্মক্ষেত্রে সফলভাবে নিজেদের প্রতিষ্ঠিত করে
তোলা এই বিভাগের অন ̈তম লক্ষ ̈ ও ।মানসম্মত শিক্ষা প্রদানের মাধ ̈মে ,তোলা, সম্পদ, প্রকৌশল, , ও করা,ও , ,করা এই বিভাগের লক্ষ ̈। ̄œাতক সম্মান হলোপ্রদানের মাধ ̈মে করা। এই বিভাগটি শিক্ষা, গবেষণা, সৃজনশীলতা, উঞগ¢াবনী শ৩ি ইত ̈াদির মাধ ̈মে শিক্ষার্থীদের নবচেতনায় উঞগ¢ুদ্ধ করে। কর্মক্ষেত্রে তাদের যোগ ̈ করে তোলে । এবং এর মধ ̈ দিয়ে একটি পরিবর্তনমূলক সমাজ কাঠামো নির্ণয়ের প্রত ̈য় পোষণ করে যা দেশ ও জাতির উন্নতি ও কল ̈াণে  ̧রুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা রাখতে সক্ষম।
বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের সাহিত ̈ বিষয়ক একমাত্র মুখপত্র এইউবি সাহিত ̈ পত্রিকা নিয়মিত প্রকাশিত হয় বাংলা বিভাগ থেকে। এই পত্রিকাটি পুরো বিশ্ববিদ ̈ালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীদের ভেতরে পড়াশুনার পাশাপাশি সৃষ্টিশীল ও সৃজনশীল মন ও মনন জাগ্রত করার লক্ষে ̈ প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ হয়ে প্রকাশ হয়ে থাকে।
কর্মক্ষেত্রে সফলতার  ̄^াক্ষর রাখার জন ̈ প্রাতিষ্ঠানিক শিক্ষার পাশাপাশি নানারকম সহ-শিক্ষা কার্যμম নিয়মিত পালন করা হয় এই বিভাগে। যার মধে ̈ রয়েছে সেমিনার, দেয়ালপত্রিকা প্রকাশ, সাহিত ̈ পত্রিকা প্রকাশ, সাহিত ̈ জগতের পথিক…ত ব ̈৩িদের উপর আলোচনা অনুষ্ঠান, তাঁদের জন্ম ও মৃতু ̈ দিবস পালন, নবীনবরণ, বিদায় অনুষ্ঠান, সাহিতে ̈র নানা ক্ষেত্রে অবদান রাখা শিক্ষার্থীদের সম্মাননা প্রদান, শিক্ষাসফর ইত ̈াদি।Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim I am grateful to Allah, who has sent us as a Muslims, Alhamdulillah. Then I send innumerable blessings and greetings to the greatest and last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Then I am giving special thanks to Honorable founder and founding vice-chancellor of the country’s largest and famous private university, Asian University of Bangladesh, Prof. Dr. Abul Hasan Muhammad Sadeq. He ensured his higher position abroad and came to the country and established this university with the aim of enhancing the morally advanced, physically healthy and professionally sound human…
Dr. Muhammad Enamul Haq Azad
Head and Associate ProfessorBismillahir Rahmanir Rahim I am grateful to Allah, who has sent us as a Muslims, Alhamdulillah. Then I send innumerable blessings and greetings to the greatest and last Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Then I am giving special thanks to Honorable founder and founding vice-chancellor of the country’s largest and famous private university, Asian University of Bangladesh, Prof. Dr. Abul Hasan Muhammad Sadeq. He ensured his higher position abroad and came to the country and established this university with the aim of enhancing the morally advanced, physically healthy and professionally sound human…
Dr. Muhammad Enamul Haq Azad
Head and Associate ProfessorGovernment and Politics bannerNighat Sultana
Welcome to the Department of Government and Politics of Asian University of Bangladesh. The Department of Government and Politics offers tremendous opportunity for the undergraduate and graduate program through all of its key sub-fields of political science. We are solely dedicated to improving our understanding of national and worldwide political perspectives including Governance, Political Theory, Public Administration, Public Policy, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, Geopolitics and Local Government and Administration. The department also emphasized the issu…
Nighat Sultana
Head and Assistant Professor
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List of the faculties 

 
Sl.No
Name of Faculty 
Designation 
Mobile No
Email
1
Dr. Shamsuzzaman
Associate Professor
01711677558
shamszamanaub@gmail.com
2
Md. Zakir Hossain
Associate professor
01678664433
zakirhossain1957@gmail.com
3
Nighat Sultana
Assistant professor
01674087450
aubnighat77@gmail.com
4
Monija Islam
Lecturer
01612649874
Islammonija.@gmail.com
5
Md. Naimul Islam
Lecturer
    01617440330
naimislam@aub.ac.bd
 Education and Training bannerDr. Shireen Akhter
Assalamu Alaikum. Greetings to all from the Department of Education  and Training(DoET),AUB.  A teacher is engaged in the great profession of teaching. He/She builds the next generation by fulfilling his/her professional duties. The entire world sees the teacher as an ideal man of wisdom with artistic vision of beauty and the holy spirit. A teacher must be prepared for this great profession through training. Training makes  a teacher professional skilled and career oriented.How many qualities can be found in the explanation analysis of English synonyms teacher -TEACHER.For …
Dr. Shireen Akhter
Head & Professor
 
I am very much happy to have this opportunity to say something through this message to my students, prospective students in particular and to the library professionals and information users in general.  Information is power. Nothing can be achieved without having right information in the right time regardless of study, teaching and research. Thus the overall development of a nation depends on the volume of information its people have access to. The MSS in Information Science and Library Management (ISLM) program of AUB provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in information and librarianship enabling them to be apt in information generation, collection, processing, preservation, conservation and dissemination on Just in Time basis. Our  curriculum covers a field practicum where the students will undergo internship and undertake research with an objective to apply theoretical knowledge and attain skills necessary for professional practice which may help solve information collection, processing and dissemination problems both in traditional and virtual form to help develop research, study, teaching and good governance in both private and public sectors. After successful completion of the program, the students are expected to get jobs in High School, Madrasah, College, University libraries and also in other government and private organizations.
Our records show that almost all the passed out students, since the inception of this department in 2008 have been able to get jobs in the libraries of different educational and research organizations. It may be mentioned here that there are about 10,000 vacant posts of library professionals in different organizations of the country. So the job seeker graduate can take the opportunity to equip him/herself with library science degree and can escape unemployment curse of his/her life.
I feel happy to give this message to the unemployed graduates of the country to think about AUB’s ISLM department to have a Master degree in Information Science and Library Management which will surely help him/her to have a job thus enabling him/her to be able to engage in nation building activities.
Ms. Parul Parvin
Head and Lecturer 
I am very much happy to have this opportunity to say something through this message to my students, prospective students in particular and to the library professionals and information users in general.  Information is power. Nothing can be achieved without having right information in the right time regardless of study, teaching and research. Thus the overall development of a nation depends on the volume of information its people have access to. The MSS in Information Science and Library Management (ISLM) program of AUB provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in information and librarianship enabling them to be apt in information generation, collection, processing, preservation, conservation and dissemination on Just in Time basis. Our  curriculum covers a field practicum where the students will undergo internship and undertake research with an objective to apply theoretical knowledge and attain skills necessary for professional practice which may help solve information collection, processing and dissemination problems both in traditional and virtual form to help develop research, study, teaching and good governance in both private and public sectors. After successful completion of the program, the students are expected to get jobs in High School, Madrasah, College, University libraries and also in other government and private organizations.
Our records show that almost all the passed out students, since the inception of this department in 2008 have been able to get jobs in the libraries of different educational and research organizations. It may be mentioned here that there are about 10,000 vacant posts of library professionals in different organizations of the country. So the job seeker graduate can take the opportunity to equip him/herself with library science degree and can escape unemployment curse of his/her life.
I feel happy to give this message to the unemployed graduates of the country to think about AUB’s ISLM department to have a Master degree in Information Science and Library Management which will surely help him/her to have a job thus enabling him/her to be able to engage in nation building activities.
Ms. Parul Parvin
Head and Lecturer