Though there are 53 public universities in Bangladesh QS has ranked 2 public universities under top 1000 universities. Dhaka University (DU) and Bangladesh University of  Engineering and Technology (BUET) have got the place in the category of 801-1000 in 2021 ranking. They were in a similar position in 2020. 

In terms of Computer Science and Information Systems subject, BUET has ranked in the category of 351-400 where citation rate is H-index Citations: 63.8 and citations per Paper: 63 and DU has ranked in the same category where citation rate is H-index Citations: 59.6 and citations per Paper: 49.2. On the other hand, DU and BUET are recognized at the place of 134 and 199 consecutively in Asia. Other subjects of BUET, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering and Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physics and Astronomy are placed in the category of 351-400, 401-450, 401-450, 551-600 consecutively. For DU, Economics and Econometrics, Business and Management Studies, Social Sciences and Management,  Medicine subjects are ranked in the category of 351-400, 351-400, 401-450, 501-550 consecutively.  

NB: UK based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) publishes QS World University Rankings annually. In partnership with RELX Group, QS system uses Elsevier's information and analytics to rank the world's top universities and their subjects' ranking globally and regionally.

There are about 53 public universities in Bangladesh. No government organisation has ever ranked those universities. If the government takes any initiative the list will be updated. It is interesting that Bangladesh has only 6 universities before its independence in 1971 and it could touch the number of 15 till 2000. Near about 40 public universities has been established to fulfil the challenge of modern education and research.