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Universities in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 239 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1328. 2 were founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES239
OLDEST1328
FOUNDED 1900+202
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15992 · 1%
1600–18993 · 1%
1900 or later202 · 85%
Date unknown32 · 13%
Oldest universities in Bangladesh
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1328Al-Jameatul Arabiatul Islamia Ziri
1370Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh
1863Jagannath University
1876Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
1882Rangpur Polytechnic Institute
1914Jamia Islamia Yunusia
1914Bangladesh Survey Institute
1915Pabna Textile Engineering College
1921Bangladesh University of Textiles
1921University of Dhaka
1924Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar
1953Khulna Government Girls College
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