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 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 andBarisal. 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