Viqarunnisa University ( bn, ভিকারুননিসা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university in Bangladesh. It was established in 2001. The university is on
Bailey Road,
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
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Former member of the national parliament of Bangladesh and businessman Dr
HBM Iqbal is the chairman of the Viqarunnisa University Foundation. In 2002, the University Grants Commission (UGC) brought allegations of in setting up the institution against the chairman. In 2003, the supreme court asked concerned authorities to reopen the university.
The university is named after the prominent Austrian Pakistani social worker,
Viqar un Nisa Noon
Begum Viqar un Nisa (also known as Victoria Rekha or ‘Lady Noon’; 1920 – 16 January 2000) was the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1957 to 1958. By profession, she was a social worker. She married 7th Pakistani Prime Minis ...
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See also
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Viqarunnisa Noon College
Footnotes
Educational institutions established in 2001
2001 establishments in Bangladesh
Universities and colleges in Dhaka
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