Public Universities in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has 27 public universities instructing the bulk of higher studies students. These universities that are funded by the Government and managed as self-governed government institutions.

Dhaka division

Following are the 11 public universities located in Dhaka division. Six are in Dhaka in the Dhaka District. Two universities in Gazipur and one on Savar also come under that district. Mymensingh District features two universities, one each in Mymensingh and Trishal. One more is in Tangail. The university in Mymensigh specialize in agricultural sciences, and a university in Dhaka specializes in medical sciences.

University	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Bangladesh Agricultural University	BAU	1961	Mymensingh	Agriculture
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University	BSMAU	1983	Gazipur	Agriculture
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University	BSMMU	1965	Dhaka	Medical
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology	BUET	1962	Dhaka	Engineering
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology	DUET	2003	Gazipur	Engineering
Jagannath University	JNU	2005	Dhaka	General
Jahangirnagar University	JU	1970	Savar	General
Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University	KNU	2005	Trishal	General
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University	MBSTU	1999	Tangail	Technology
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University	SBAU	2001	Dhaka	Agriculture
University of Dhaka	DU	1921	Dhaka	General

Rajshahi division

Following are the public universities located in Rajshahi division. Two are in Rajshahi, and one in Dinajpur.

University	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University	HDUST	2002	Dinajpur	Technology
Rajshahi University	RU	1953	Rajshahi	General
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology	RUET	1962	Rajshahi	Engineering

Chittagong division

Following are the five public universities located in Chittagong division. Three are in Chittagong, while one each are in Comilla and Noakhali. One of them specializes in Veterinary Sciences.

University	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology	CUET	1968	Chittagong	Engineering
Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University	CVASU	2006	Chittagong	Veterinary Sciences
Chittagong University	CU	1966	Chittagong	General
Comilla University		2006	Comilla	General
Noakhali Science and Technology University	NSTU	2005	Noakhali	Technology

Sylhet division

Following are the public universities located in Sylhet division. Both are in Sylhet, and both are specialized, as one instructs in technology, the other in agricultural sciences.

University	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology	SUST	1987	Sylhet	Technology
Sylhet Agricultural University	SAU	2006	Sylhet	Agriculture

Khulna division

Following are the three public universities located in Khulna division. Two are in Khulna, and one in Kushtia. The university in Kushtia is the only public university in Bangladesh specializing in Islamic studies.

University	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Khulna University	KU	1991	Khulna	General
Khulna University of Engineering and Technology	KUET	1969	Khulna	Engineering
Islamic University	IU	1980	Kushtia	Islam

Barisal division

Following is the only public university of Barisal division located in Patuakhali.

University	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Patuakhali Science and Technology University	PSTU	2001	Patuakhali	Technology

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	Nick	Founded	Location	Specialization
Bangladesh National University	NU	1992	Gazipur	General
Bangladesh Open University	BOU	1992	Gazipur	General