National University, Bangladesh

National University

জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Crest of National University
Type	Public
Established	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	A S M Amanullah
Academic staff	159,375[1] (incl. Affiliated colleges)
Administrative staff	1,051[1]
Students	2,089,909[1]
Undergraduates	1,755,256[1]
Postgraduates	334,653[1]
Doctoral students	184[1]
Other students	7,048[1]
Location	Gazipur , Bangladesh 23°57′00″N 90°22′51″E / 23.9499°N 90.3808°E / 23.9499; 90.3808
Campus	2,257 affiliated colleges[1]
Website	nu.ac.bd

The National University (NU; Bengali: জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public collegiate university of Bangladesh that was established in 1992 by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating university of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to the students through its affiliated colleges, schools and professional institutions throughout the country. The number of colleges under the NU is 2,257. Of these, 555 are government colleges. A total of 881 colleges offer honors courses. It is the Second largest university in the world in terms of enrollment. The headquarters is in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka. After its establishment it affiliated association degree awarding colleges, where many of them were previously affiliated by the University of Dhaka, University of Rajshahi, University of Chittagong and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.