Claim: In 2005 Bangladesh Islami University was opened in Bangladesh with about 8,000 students.
Evidence: Bangladesh Islami University (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয) is a private university located at Gopibag, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2005 Around 8,000 Bangladesh Islami University was opened in 2006 by prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia at the request of Syed Kamaluddin Zafree, a prominent Islamic scholar.