List of universities in Bangladesh

Universities in Bangladesh are mainly categorized into four differential types: public (government owned and subsidized), private (private sector owned universities), international (operated and funded by international organizations such as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation), and the latest Cross Border Higher Education (CBHE) which are either study centres or branch campuses managed by of top universities in the world. 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.

Most universities focus on general studies, mixing together such areas of study as business, engineering and technology. Twenty-two universities have specialized curricula. Two of these are focused on Islamic studies, four on health science, six on agricultural science, six on engineering, one on textile engineering, one on Veterinary medicine, one on Aeronautical science, one on ocean science and one on women's studies.

Public universities

Bangladesh has 60 public universities to the bulk of higher studies students. These universities are funded by the government while managed as self-governed organizations.

Dhaka Division is home to 21 public universities, among which 11 are in Dhaka City. There are nine public universities in Chittagong Division, the Khulna Division has seven, Rajshahi Division has six, each of Mymensingh Division, Rangpur Division and Sylhet Division has four. And Barisal Division has three. As of 2022 the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh has introduced the cluster system for students enrollment. According to this system all public universities in Bangladesh should be sorted in five clusters i.e. one for agricultural universities; one for science and technology universities, one for engineering universities, one for medical universities and the last one for general studies universities.

General

UniversityAcronymEstablishedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteUniversity of DhakaDU1921Shahbagh, DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkUniversity of RajshahiRU1953Motihar, RajshahiRajshahi DivisionGeneralYeslinkUniversity of ChittagongCU1966Hathazari, ChattogramChattogram DivisionGeneralYeslinkJahangirnagar UniversityJU1970Savar, DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkIslamic University, BangladeshIU1979Kushtia Sadar, KushtiaKhulna DivisionGeneralYeslinkKhulna UniversityKU1991Gallamari, KhulnaKhulna DivisionGeneralYeslinkJagannath UniversityJnU2005Sadar Ghat, DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkComilla UniversityCoU2006Sadar Dakkhin, ComillaChittagong DivisionGeneralYeslinkJatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam UniversityJKKNIU2006Trishal, MymensinghMymensingh DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangladesh University of ProfessionalsBUP2008Mirpur, DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkBegum Rokeya UniversityBRUR2008KotwaliRangpur DivisionGeneralYeslinkUniversity of BarisalBU2011Bandar, BarisalBarisal DivisionGeneralNolinkRabindra University, BangladeshRUB2017Shahjadpur, SirajganjRajshahi DivisionGeneralNolinkNetrokona UniversityNkU2018Netrokona Sadar, NetrokonaMymensingh DivisionGeneralNolinkKishoreganj UniversityKgU2020Kishoreganj Sadar, KishoreganjDhaka DivisionGeneralNolinkMeherpur UniversityMU2022Mujibnagar, MeherpurKhulna DivisionGeneralNolinkUniversity of BoguraUB2001Bogura Sadar, BoguraRajshahi DivisionGeneralNolinkThakurgaon UniversityTU2022Thakurgaon Sadar, ThakurgaonRangpur DivisionGeneralNoNaogaon UniversityNaU2023Naogaon Sadar, Naogaon Rajshahi DivisionGeneralNolink

Science and technology

UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteShahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST1986Kumargaon, SylhetSylhet DivisionSTEMYeslinkHajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology UniversityHSTU1999Kotwali, DinajpurRangpur DivisionSTEMYeslinkMawlana Bhashani Science and Technology UniversityMBSTU1999Tangail Sadar, TangailDhaka DivisionSTEMYeslinkPatuakhali Science and Technology UniversityPSTU2000Dumki, PatuakhaliBarisal DivisionSTEMYeslinkNoakhali Science and Technology UniversityNSTU2006Sudharam, Noakhali Chittagong DivisionSTEMYeslinkJashore University of Science and TechnologyJUST2007Kotwali, JessoreKhulna DivisionSTEMYeslinkPabna University of Science and TechnologyPUST2008Kotwali, PabnaRajshahi DivisionSTEMYeslinkGopalganj Science and Technology UniversityGSTU2011Gopalganj Sadar, GopalganjDhaka DivisionSTEMNolinkRangamati Science and Technology UniversityRmSTU2014Kotwali, RangamatiChittagong DivisionSTEMNolinkJamalpur Science and Technology UniversityJSTU2017Melandaha, JamalpurMymensingh DivisionSTEMNolinkChandpur Science and Technology UniversityCSTU2020Chandpur Sadar, Chandpur Chittagong DivisionSTEMNolinkSunamganj Science and Technology UniversitySSTU2020Shantiganj, SunamganjSylhet DivisionSTEMNolinkLakshmipur Science and Technology UniversityLSTU2020Lakshmipur Sadar, Lakshmipur Chittagong DivisionSTEMNoPirojpur Science and Technology UniversityPrSTU2022Pirojpur Sadar, PirojpurBarishal DivisionSTEMNo linkSatkhira University of Science and TechnologySaUST2023Satkhira Sadar, SatkhiraKhulna DivisionSTEMNoNarayanganj Science and Technology UniversityNGSTU2023Narayanganj Sadar, Narayanganj Dhaka DivisionSTEMNo

Engineering

UniversityAcronymEstablishedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteBangladesh University of Engineering & TechnologyBUET1962Palashi, DhakaDhaka DivisionEngineeringYeslinkMilitary Institute of Science and TechnologyMIST1998Mirpur Cantonment, DhakaDhaka DivisionEngineeringYeslinkRajshahi University of Engineering & TechnologyRUET2003Motihar, RajshahiRajshahi DivisionEngineeringYeslinkKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKUET2003Fulbari Gate, KhulnaKhulna DivisionEngineeringYeslinkChittagong University of Engineering & TechnologyCUET2003Raozan, ChittagongChittagong DivisionEngineeringYeslinkDhaka University of Engineering & TechnologyDUET2003Joydebpur, GazipurDhaka DivisionEngineeringYeslink

Agricultural

UniversityAcronymEstablishedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteBangladesh Agricultural UniversityBAU1961Kotwali, MymensinghMymensingh DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkGazipur Agricultural UniversityGAU1998Salna, GazipurDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkSher-e-Bangla Agricultural UniversitySBAU2001Sher e Bangla Nagar, DhakaDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkSylhet Agricultural UniversitySAU2006Uttar Baluchar, SylhetSylhet DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkKhulna Agricultural UniversityKAU2019Daulatpur, KhulnaKhulna DivisionAgricultural scienceNolinkHabiganj Agricultural UniversityHAU2020Habiganj Sadar, HabiganjSylhet DivisionAgricultural scienceNolinkKurigram Agricultural UniversityKuriAU2022Kurigram, KurigramRangpur DivisionAgricultural scienceNolinkShariatpur Agriculture UniversityShAU2021Shariatpur, Sadar ShariatpurDhaka DivisionAgricultural scienceNo

Medical

UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationDivisionSpecialization Ph.D. grantingWebsiteBangladesh Medical UniversityBMU1998Shabagh, DhakaDhaka DivisionMedicalYeslink Chittagong Medical UniversityCMU2016Salimpur, ChittagongChittagong DivisionMedicalNolinkRajshahi Medical UniversityRMU2017Rajpara, RajshahiRajshahi DivisionMedicalNolink Sylhet Medical UniversitySMU2018Ambarkhana, SylhetSylhet DivisionMedicalNolink Khulna Medical UniversityKMU2020Labanchara, KhulnaKhulna DivisionMedicalNolink

Other specialized

UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteChittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityCVASU2006Jhautala, ChittagongChittagong DivisionVeterinary ScienceYeslinkBangladesh University of TextilesBUTEX2010Tejgaon Industrial area, DhakaDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringYeslinkBangladesh Maritime UniversityBMU2013Sitakunda, ChittagongChittagong DivisionMaritime transportNolinkUniversity of Frontier Technology, BangladeshUFTB2018Kaliakoir, Gazipur Dhaka DivisionICTNolinkAviation and Aerospace University BangladeshAAUB2019Lalmonirhat Sadar, Lalmonirhat Rangpur DivisionAeronautical ScienceNolink

Off-campus The following are the public universities that operate through a number of colleges all over Bangladesh instead of a localized campus.

UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteNational University BangladeshNU1992Joydebpur, GazipurGeneralYeslinkBangladesh Open UniversityBOU1992Joydebpur, GazipurGeneralYeslinkIslamic Arabic UniversityIAU2013Mohammadpur, DhakaIslamicNolinkDhaka Central UniversityDCU2026Agargaon, DhakaGeneralNolink

Affiliate institutes

Public engineering colleges

CollegesAcronymFoundedAffiliationLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteSylhet Engineering College.SEC2007SUSTTilagarh, SylhetSylhet DivisionEngineeringNolinkMymensingh Engineering College.MEC2007DUKotwali, MymensinghMymensingh DivisionEngineeringNolinkFaridpur Engineering College.FEC2010DUKotwali, FaridpurDhaka DivisionEngineeringNolinkBarisal Engineering College.BEC2018DUKotwali, BarisalBarisal DivisionEngineeringNolink

Specialized public engineering colleges(BSc in Textile engineering)

CollegesAcronymFoundedAffiliationLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsiteTextile Engineering College, ChittagongCTEC2006BUTEXMirsharai, ChittagongChittagong DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkPabna Textile Engineering CollegePTEC2006BUTEXShalgaria. PabnaRajshahi DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkTextile Engineering College, NoakhaliTECN2007BUTEXBegumganj, NoakhaliChittagong DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkTangail Textile Engineering College, Tangail.TTEC2007BUTEXKalihati, TangailDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkBarishal Textile Engineering CollegeBTEC2010BUTEXC&B Road, BarisalBarisal DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkJhenaidah Textile Engineering College, JhenaidahJTEC2016BUTEXAruakandi, JhenaidahKhulna DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkRangpur Textile Engineering CollegeRTEC2018BUTEXPirganj, RangpurRangpur DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkGopalganj Textile Engineering CollegeGTEC2021BUTEXGhonapara, GopalganjDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringNolinkJamalpur Textile Engineering CollegeJTEC2022BUTEXMelandaha, JamalpurMymensigh DivisionTextile EngineeringNolink

Private universities

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