136th in Asia, 16th in South Asia: DU retains top spot in country in QS rankings
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Dhaka University (DU) has retained the top position among the country’s universities, ranking 136th among Asian universities and 16th in South Asia. UK-based international education and research organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) published the list titled ‘World University Rankings: Asia 2027’.
The list, published on 3 November, includes 1,722 universities from 26 Asian countries. The University of Hong Kong is first and China’s Peking University second.
The information was given in a press release sent by the university’s public relations office.
DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam said Dhaka University’s position in the international rankings is a matter of joy and pride for them. He believes consistently retaining the top position among the country’s universities is a recognition of the collective efforts of teachers, students, researchers and everyone involved.
He said retaining the position in the rankings is not the only goal; work is under way to further strengthen Dhaka University’s position internationally by raising the quality of education and research.
According to the vice-chancellor, among their key priorities are further enriching the university’s teaching and research environment, increasing research facilities, expanding international collaboration and creating opportunities for students to acquire world-class skills. He believes the cooperation of teachers, students, alumni and everyone involved is very important to achieve this goal.
In the QS Asia University Rankings, universities are ranked on various indicators including academic reputation, faculty-student ratio, research quality and impact, faculty with PhDs, international research collaboration and the number of international faculty and students.
By the numbers
According to a Prothom Alo report of 5 November 2025, Dhaka University was 132nd in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026 and 112th in the edition before that; that time the university was 17th in South Asia.
According to the same report, in the 2026 edition North South University was 149th and BUET 165th, and 46 universities from Bangladesh made the list.
Sources
Original report: BSS
Background sources: Prothom Alo, 5 November 2025; Prothom Alo, 5 November 2025
