List of all Public university in Bangladesh

Bangladesh  has some thirty-two public universities providing education to the bulk of higher studies students. These universities are...

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 Rangpurand 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.

Bangladesh Public University List




University


Acronym


University started


Established


Division


Specialization


Website

University of Dhaka

DU

1921
1921
Dhaka division
General
website

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
BUET
1962
1962
Dhaka division
Engineering
website
Bangladesh Agricultural University
BAU
1961
1961

Dhaka division
Agricultural science
website

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
SUST
1991
1987
Sylhet division
Science & technology

website



Patuakhali Science and Technology University


PSTU


2000


1972


Barisal division


Science & technology


website



University of Chittagong


CU


1966


1966


Chittagong division


General


website



University of Rajshahi


RU


1953


1953


Rajshahi division


General


website



Jahangirnagar University


JU


1970


1970


Dhaka division


General


website



Islamic University


IU


1980


1980


Khulna division


Islam


website



Khulna University


KU


1991


1990


Khulna division


General


website



Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University


BSMMU


1998


1965


Dhaka division


Medical


website



Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University


BSMRAU


1998


1983


Dhaka division


Agricultural science


website



Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University


HSTU


1999


1979


Rangpur division


Science & technology


website



Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University


MBSTU


1999


1999


Dhaka division


Science & technology


website



Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University


SAU


2001


1938


Dhaka division


Agricultural science


website



Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology


RUET


2003


1964


Rajshahi division


Engineering


website



Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology


CUET


2003


1968


Chittagong division


Engineering


website



Khulna University of Engineering & Technology


KUET


2003


1969


Khulna division


Engineering


website



Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology


DUET


2003


1980


Dhaka division


Engineering


website



Jagannath University


JnU


2005


1858


Dhaka division


General


website



Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University


KNU


2005


2005


Dhaka division


General


website



Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University


CVASU


2006


1995


Chittagong division


Veterinary Sciences


website



Sylhet Agricultural University


SAU


2006


1995


Sylhet division


Agricultural science


website



Comilla University


UC


2006


2006


Chittagong division


General


website



Noakhali Science and Technology University


NSTU


2006


2006


Chittagong division


Science & technology


website



Jessore Science & Technology University


JSTU


2008


2008


Khulna division


Science & technology


website



Pabna University of Science and Technology


PUST


2008


2008


Rajshahi division


Science & technology


website



Begum Rokeya University


BRU


2008


2008


Rangpur division


General


website



Bangladesh University of Professionals


BUP


2008


2008
Dhaka division
General
website

Bangladesh University of Textiles

BUTex
2010
1978
Dhaka division

Textile engineering
website
Barisal University
BU
2011
2011
Barisal division
General
website
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University

BSMRSTU
2011
2011
Dhaka division
Science & technology
website

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.

University
Acronym
Founded
Location
Specialization
Website
Bangladesh National University
NU
1992
Gazipur
General
website
Bangladesh Open University
BOU
1992
Gazipur
General
website