People & Population of Bangladesh :   The country's population is almost evenly distributed throughout its 64 districts except for the three Hill Tracts districts which are rather sparsely inhabited. Regionally, the east­ern districts have a slightly higher density than the western ones. On average, a district has a population of about 1.8 million,a thana 230,OOO,a union 25,000 and a village 2,000. There are 490 thanas,4,451 unions and 59,990 villages.The number of households is lead a simple life, are generally self-reliant, producing their own food and drinks and weaving their own clothes.   There are 4 metropolitan cities and 119 municipalities in the country. The level of urban­ization is low at 20%. This leaves 80% of the country's total population of about 120 million to live in the rural areas which primarily depend on a poorly developed agricul­ture for livelihood. The capital city of Dhaka has an estimated population of 8.58 million. The annual growth rate of the population has come down to 1.75% with the acceptance of family planning practices rising to 48.7%.The crude birth rate per 1000 is 25.6 and the death rate is 8.1. Life expectancy at birth is 59.5 years.The rate of child mortality per 1000 has come down to 76.8 and that of maternal mortality to 4.5. About 96.3% families in the country have now access to safe drinking water. The sex ratio is 106 males for every 100 females.The density of population per square kilometre is 800.

University of Dhaka, established in 1921, is the oldest university of the country. Bangla­deshi universities are affiliated with the University Grants Commission (UGC), a commis­sion created according to the Presidential Order (PO. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.[1 ]

The list is classified by the three types universities further segmented according to their locations. The locations are given according to divisions, the topmost administrative unit in Bangladesh. It is notable that, out of the 6 divisions Dhaka Division houses 58 out of a total of 87, of them 52 in Dhaka,the capital city. Most universities focus on general studies, meaning a diverse mix of curriculum, business studies, engineering or technology. Seven universities have specialized curricula focused on Islamic studies (2),agricultural sciences (2), medical sciences (1), Veterinary (1) and women's studies (1). Along with the universi­ties their short names, mostly acronyms, are provided as nicks.

The list is classified by the three types universities further segmented according to their locations. The locations are given according to divisions, the topmost administrative unit in Bangladesh. It is notable that, out of the 6 divisions Dhaka Division houses 58 out of a total of 87, of them 52 in Dhaka,the capital city. Most universities focus on general studies, meaning a diverse mix of curriculum, business studies, engineering or technology. Seven universities have specialized curricula focused on Islamic studies (2),agricultural sciences (2), medical sciences (1), Veterinary (1) and women's studies (1). Along with the universi­ties their short names, mostly acronyms, are provided as nicks.

(religiously inclined) and English medium schools which are enrolled under Madrasah Education Board and Foreign Education Board respectively. Besides this, a Technical Edu­cation Board has been established to administer the vocational training schools at post secondary level in Education Board. The National Curriculam and Textbook Board is the authority to develop, approve and manage the curriculum and text books for primary, junior, secondary and higher secondary level. Government has also established Bangla­desh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS) which keeps educa­tional information at all levels. Bangladesh Government has published an Education Policy which is developed based on the inputs taken from different education commis­sions over the years. There are also many non-profit organizations which operate infor­mal and semi-formal education for underprivileged children under supervision of Bureau of Non-formal Education.