List of universities in Bangladesh


are mainly categorized into three different types: public, private, and international. Bangladeshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission, a commission created according to the Presidential Order 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, five on Agricultural science, four on Health science, one on Veterinary medicine, one on Ocean science, six on Engineering, one on Aeronautical science, one on Textile engineering and one on Women's studies.

Public universities

Bangladesh has 53 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 thirteen public universities, among which eight are in Dhaka City. There are seven public universities in Chittagong division, five in Khulna division, three in Rajshahi division. Each of Mymensingh Division, Rangpur division, Sylhet division & Barisal division has two.
as of 2020 the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh has introduce 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.

Agricultural universities

Engineering universities

General universities

Medical universities

UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationSpecializationPh.D. granting
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical UniversityBSMMU1998DhakaMedicalNo
Rajshahi Medical UniversityRMU2017RajshahiMedicalNo
Chittagong Medical UniversityCMU2017ChittagongMedicalNo
Sylhet Medical UniversitySMU2018SylhetMedicalNo
Sheikh Hasina Medical UniversitySHMU2020KhulnaMedicalNo

Science and technology universities

Specialised universities

Off campus universities

The 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.
UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationSpecializationPh.D. granting
Bangladesh Open UniversityBOU1992GazipurGeneralNo
National University of BangladeshNU1992GazipurGeneralYes
Islamic Arabic UniversityIAB2013DhakaIslamicNo

Private universities

Establishment of private universities in Bangladesh was initiated after the institution of the Private University Act 1992. There are 80 such universities that are operational in five out of seven divisions of the country. The University of Comilla was established in 1995.
Another 12 universities has been approved by UGC recently but yet to start operation. So the total number of approved private university is now 97.
Most of the private universities are in Dhaka Division, totaling 51. All of them have their campuses in Dhaka city, concentrated mostly in the Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Panthapath and Uttara regions of the city. Two private universities in Dhaka specialize in science and technology, one specializes in women's studies, and the others are general universities. Six private universities are located in Chittagong Division. All six have their main campuses in Chittagong city. International Islamic University, Chittagong has its urban campus in Kumira, outside the main city. Five of them are general universities, while one specializes in science and technology. The only private university in Rajshahi Division has its campus in Bogra. In Sylhet Division there are four private universities, all having their main campuses in Sylhet city. There is no private university in Barisal Division and Rangpur Division.
UniversityAcronymEstablishedLocationDivisionSpecializationPhD granting
International University of Business Agriculture and TechnologyIUBAT1991DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
North South UniversityNSU1992DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
University of Science & Technology ChittagongUSTC1992ChittagongChittagong DivisionScience and technologyNo
Central Women's UniversityCWU1993DhakaDhaka DivisionWomen's studiesNo
Independent University, BangladeshIUB1993DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
American International University-BangladeshAIUB1994DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Ahsanullah University of Science and TechnologyAUST1995DhakaDhaka DivisionEngineeringNo
Dhaka International UniversityDIU1995DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
International Islamic University, ChittagongIIUC1995ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Asian University of BangladeshAUB1996DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
East West UniversityEWU1996DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Gono BishwabidyalayGB1996DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
People's University of BangladeshPUB1996DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Queens UniversityQU1996DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
University of Asia Pacific UAP1996DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
BGMEA University of Fashion & TechnologyBUFT1999DhakaDhaka DivisionTextileNo
Chittagong Independent University CIU1999ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Bangladesh UniversityBU2001DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
BGC Trust University BangladeshBGCTUB2001ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
BRAC UniversityBRAC2001DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Manarat International UniversityMIU2001DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Premier University, ChittagongPU2001ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Pundra University of Science and TechnologyPUST2001BograRajshahi DivisionScience & TechnologyNo
Southern University, BangladeshSUB2001ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Sylhet International UniversitySIU2001SylhetSylhet DivisionGeneralNo
City University, BangladeshCUB2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Daffodil International UniversityDIU2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Green University of BangladeshGUB2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
IBAIS UniversityIU2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Leading UniversityLU2002SylhetSylhet and Dhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Northern University, BangladeshNUB2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Northern University of Business and Technology Khulna NUB2010KhulnaKhulna DivisionGeneralNo
Prime UniversityPU2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Southeast UniversitySEU2002DhakaDhaka and Sylhet DivisionGeneralNo
Stamford University BangladeshSU2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
State University of BangladeshSUB2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
University of Development AlternativeUODA2002DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Bangladesh University of Business and TechnologyBUBT2003DhakaDhaka DivisionScience and technologyNo
Eastern University, BangladeshEU2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Metropolitan UniversityMU2003SylhetSylhet DivisionGeneralNo
Millennium UniversityMU2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Presidency UniversityPU2003DhakaDhaka DivisionScience & TechnologyNo
Primeasia UniversityPAU2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Royal University of DhakaRUD2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative TechnologySMUCT2003DhakaDhaka DivisionCreative technologyNo
United International UniversityUIU2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
University of Information Technology and SciencesUITS2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
University of South Asia, BangladeshUSAB2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Uttara UniversityUU2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Victoria University of BangladeshVUB2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
World University of BangladeshWUB2003DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Atish Dipankar University of Science and TechnologyADUST2004DhakaDhaka DivisionScience and technologyNo
University of Liberal Arts BangladeshULAB2004DhakaDhaka DivisionMedia studies and journalismNo
Asa University BangladeshASAUB2006DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Bangladesh Islami UniversityBIU2006DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
East Delta UniversityEDU2006ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Britannia UniversityBU2010ComillaChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Feni UniversityFU2010FeniChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Khwaja Yunus Ali UniversityKYAU2010Enayetpur, SirajgonjRajshahi DivisionGeneralNo
Bangladesh University of Health SciencesBUHS 2012DhakaDhaka DivisionHealth SciencesNo
European University of BangladeshEUB2012DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
First Capital University Of BangladeshFCUB2012ChuadangaKhulna DivisionGeneralNo
Hamdard University BangladeshHUB2012DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Ishakha International UniversityIIUB2012KishoreganjDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
North East University BangladeshNEUB2012SylhetSylhet DivisionGeneralNo
North Western University, BangladeshNWU2012KhulnaKhulna DivisionGeneralNo
Port City International UniversityPCIU2012ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Sonargaon UniversitySU2012DhakaDhaka DivisionEngineering & Technology, Business,LawNo
Varendra UniversityVU2012RajshahiRajshahi DivisionGeneralNo
Z H Sikder University of Science & TechnologyZHSUST2012ShariatpurDhaka DivisionScience & TechnologyNo
Rajshahi Science & Technology UniversityRSTU2013NatoreRajshahi DivisionScience and TechnologyNo
Coxs Bazar International UniversityCBIU2013Cox's BazarChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Exim Bank Agricultural University BangladeshEBAUB2013ChapainawabganjRajshahi DivisionAgriculturalNo
Fareast International UniversityFIU2013DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
German University BangladeshGUB2013GazipurDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Notre Dame University BangladeshNDUB2013DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib UniversitySFMMU2013JamalpurMymensingh DivisionGeneralNo
Times University, BangladeshTMUB2013FaridpurDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Bangladesh Army International University of Science & TechnologyBAIUST2015ComillaChittagong DivisionScience and TechnologyNo
Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & TechnologyBAUET2015NatoreRajshahi DivisionEngineering and TechnologyNo
Bangladesh Army University of Science and TechnologyBAUST2015SaidpurRangpur DivisionEngineering and TechnologyNo
CUST2015DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
CCN University of Science & TechnologyCCNUST2015ComillaChittagong DivisionScience and TechnologyNo
Global University BangladeshGUB2015BarisalBarisal DivisionGeneralNo
NPI University of BangladeshNPIUB2015ManikganjDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Rabindra Maitree UniversityRMU2015KushtiaKhulna DivisionGeneralNo
The International University of ScholarsTIUS2015DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
University of Creative Technology ChittagongUCTC2015ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralNo
Anwer Khan Modern UniversityAKMU2016DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo
Central University of Science and TechnologyCUST2016DhakaDhaka DivisionScience & TechnologyNo
University of Global VillageUIGV2016BarisalBarisal DivisionGeneralNo
Z.N.R.F. University of Management SciencesZUMS2018DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo

International universities

There are only two international universities in Bangladesh. They are neither managed nor 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 and United Nations Global Compact, is an 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 is located in Gazipur, Dhaka division, while another is located in Chittagong division and funded by the Asian University for Women Support Foundation, a United States–based non-profit corporation.
UniversityAcronymFoundedLocationSpecializationPh.D. granting
Islamic University of TechnologyIUT1981GazipurEngineering and Technology Yes
Asian University for WomenAUW2008ChittagongNo

Proposed universities

In 2016 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced bringing out Higher Educations reforms to establish at least one university or sub-campus at district level across the country for promotion of higher education.
The following is a list of proposed new universities.