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Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar

Jamiatul Uloom Al-Islamia Lalkhan Bazar (), popularly known as Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa (), is a Qawmi madrasah situated in the Lalkhan Bazar area of port city Chittagong.

History

The jamia is founded by Mufti Izharul Islam, founding leader of the Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh. His elder son Mufti Harun Izhar is the assistant director of the jamia. A bomb explosion took place at the dorm of the Madrassah killing three on 7 October 2013. Police recovered bomb-making equipment from the room and crude explosives. Police filed charges Mufti Izharul Islam, Mufti Harun Izhar, and seven others.

Education system

The Lalkhan Bazar Madrasah offers the students Islamic education from the very initial stage up to the highest level. It also offers Specialization (equivalent to a PhD) to the students who have successfully completed Takmil (MA).

Departments

  • Department of Hifzul Qur'an
  • Department of Fatwaa (Dar al-Ifta)
  • Madrasa-tul-Banat (Female Section)

Network of madrasahs

Lalkhan Bazar Madrasah is one of the three large madrasahs — along with Darul Uloom Muinul Islam in Hathazari and Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah in Patiya — that together control over 7,000 smaller schools in Bangladesh. The three schools are closely coordinated.

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