Dhaka University (DU) has advanced 200 places to fall within the 801–1000 range in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2026.
Last year, the university was ranked within the 1001–1200 bracket.
The UK-based renowned educational magazine published the ranking on Thursday on its official website.
Dhaka University ranked top among the universities in Bangladesh.
A total of 3,118 universities worldwide were evaluated for the ranking, based on indicators such as teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook, and industry collaboration.
According to the indicator-based scores, DU’s research environment improved by 3 points (10.3 → 13.3), research quality rose by 9.3 points (67.2 → 76.5), and industry collaboration increased by 11.8 points (21.4 → 33.2). The university scored 17.7 in teaching and 45 in international outlook.