Darul Ihsan University

{{Short description|University in Dhaka, Bangladesh}}

{{update|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Darul Ihsan University

| image = Entrance to DIU.JPG

| established = {{start date and age|1993}}

| type = Private

| city = Dhaka

| country = Bangladesh

| coordinates = {{coord|23.7469|90.3756|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| campus_type = Urban

| campus_size =

| website =

| founder = Syed Ali Ashraf

| caption = Main gate of the university

| closed = {{end date|2016}}

| chancellor = {{Current president of Bangladesh}}

| vice_chancellor = None

| address = House No. 21, Road No. 9/A, Dhanmondi R/A

| postalcode = 1209

| logo = Logo of diu.JPG

}}

Darul Ihsan University ({{langx|bn|দারুল ইহসান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়}}) or DIU was a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was founded by Syed Ali Ashraf in 1989. The government of Bangladesh accredited it as a private university in 1993.{{cite web |url=http://www.diubd.ac.bd/index.php/message/index/professor_ali_ashraf |title=Founder Chairman & Vice Chancellor's Message |website=Darul Ihsan University |access-date=23 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115020415/http://www.diubd.ac.bd/index.php/message/index/professor_ali_ashraf |archive-date=15 November 2016 |url-status=dead }} The Education Ministry shut down the university on 26 July 2016 for illegally operating numerous branch campuses and for selling higher degree certificates.{{cite news |title=Govt orders closure of Darul Ihsan University, outer campuses of private varsities told to shut down |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/07/26/govt-orders-closure-of-darul-ihsan-university-outer-campuses-of-private-varsities-told-to-shut-down |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=26 July 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016}}{{cite news |title=Govt shuts Darul Ihsan University |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/242813/govt-shuts-darul-ihsan-university/ |newspaper=New Age (Bangladesh) |location=Dhaka |date=27 July 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-date=27 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127153209/http://archive.newagebd.net/242813/govt-shuts-darul-ihsan-university/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |title=No decision yet about Darul Ihsan students |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/53211 |newspaper=The Independent (Bangladesh) |location=Dhaka |date=28 July 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016}}