List of universities in Bangladesh

Curzon Hall, University of Dhaka

Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into three different types: Public (government owned and subsidized), Private (private sector owned universities), and International (operated and funded by international organizations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation). The University of Dhaka, established in 1921, is the oldest university of the country. Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission, a commission created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.^[1]

Most universities focus on general studies, mixing together such areas of study as business, engineering and technology. Seven universities have specialized curricula. Two of these are focused on Islamic studies, two on agricultural science, one on healthcare science, one on veterinary medicine, and one on women's studies.

Public universities

Bangladesh has some thirty-two public universities providing education to the bulk of higher studies students. These universities are funded by the government while managed as self-governed organizations. In Dhaka division there are twelve public universities. Amongst them seven are in Dhaka City, two universities in Gazipur, one in Savar. In Mymensingh District there are two universities located in Mymensingh Town and Trishal. In Tangail District there is also a university locating on Sontoss. In Rajshahi division there are three universities, two in Rajshahi and one in Pabna. There are two public universities in Rangpur division. One is in Rangpur and another one in Dinajpur. In Khulna division there are four public universities; two are in Khulna, one in Jessore and another in Kushtia. The university in Kushtia is the only public university in Bangladesh specializing in Islamic studies. Five public universities are in Chittagong division including three are in Chittagong and one each in Comilla and Noakhali. One of them specializes in Veterinary Sciences. There are two public universities in Barisal division which are located in Patuakhali and Barisal. Two public universities are in Sylhet division. Both are in Sylhet, one specialized in science & technology and the other in agricultural sciences.

Civil Engineering building, BUET

Entrance of Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)

Liberation War Memorial, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

Administrative building of University of Rajshahi

Administrative building of RUET

War memorial sculpture in Bangladesh Agricultural University

Faculty of Science, Jagannath University

Portion of new academic building of KUET as seen from the front

Auditorium, Islamic University

Academic Building 1, Khulna University

Shaheed Minar, Chittagong University

Science Building, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University

Special universities

Following are the public universities that operate through a number of colleges all over Bangladesh instead of a localized campus. Both have headquarters in Gazipur.

Private universities

Establishment of private university in Bangladesh initiated after the institution of the Private University Act 1992.^[35] There are 54^[36] such universities that are operational in five out of seven division of the country. Most of the private universities are in Dhaka Division summing up to 45. All of them have their campus in Dhaka city concentrating mostly in Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Panthapath and Uttara regions of the city. Two private universities in Dhaka specializes in science and technology, one specializes in women's studies and others are general universities. There are the six private universities located in Chittagong Division. All six have main campuses are in Chittagong city. One has its urban campus in Kumira, outside the main city. Five of them general universities, while one is specializes in science and technology. The only private university in Rajshahi Division has its campus in Bogra. In Sylhet Division there are three private universities all having main campuses in Sylhet city. There is no private university in Barisal Division and Rangpur Division.

AIUB Campus

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Independent University, Bangladesh

Department of English Language and Literature, Darul Ihsan University

Central Mosque, International Islamic University, Chittagong

International universities

There are only three international universities in Bangladesh. These universities are neither managed and funded by the government, like public universities, nor established under the Private University Act and managed by a private governing body, like private universities. International Culture University established by civil society organization and branded by United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Internationally accredited-affiliated and an active partner of different international organizations working for internationalization of education and international quality. Islamic University of Technology was established by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and located in Gazipur, Dhaka division while another is located in Chittagong division and funded by the Asian University for Women Support Foundation (AUWSF), a United States based non-profit corporation.^[103]

Five Fundamentals Gate, Islamic University of Technology

See also

• University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)
• List of institutes in Bangladesh

Notes

References

External links

• University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics
• Varsity Admission