DHAKA, 29 November 2020 (Media Report): Bangladeshi eleven universities have taken place in the ranking of Asia University published by the UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 2021, on 25 November 2020.According to the survey, there are three public and eight private universities of Bangladesh in the ranking position.

The University of Dhaka stands on the 134^th position in the QS list. The University of Dhaka is the oldest in Bangladesh, established in 1921. The university has a a significant contribution tothe formation of Bangladesh history and nationalism. At present, it is the most substantial public research university in the country. There are about 37,018 students and 1,992 faculty members. World-famous personalities like Muhammad Yunus, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Satyendra Nath Bose, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and many others are Dhaka University students.

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is ranked as 199^th.BUET is the oldest educational organization of engineering, architecture, and urban planning in Bangladesh, established in 1912. The President of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of the public university. The institution attempts to research programs funded by external organizations like United Nations Organizations, Commonwealth Foundation, European Union, University Grants Commission (Bangladesh), World Bank, Asian Development Bank, etc.

Other universities in Bangladesh on the list are respectively North South University (228th) founded in 1992, BRAC University (271-280th) in 2001, Independent University (351-400th), Daffodil International University, East-West University and United international University (401-450th), Khulna Science and Technology University (451-500), Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology and American International University of Bangladesh (551-6,00).

Like the last three years, the National University of Singapore has become the best in Asia in the QS ranking. Chain's Tsinghua University is the second position.

Overall, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, and Harvard University are the top three universities in this year's QS ranking list.