page_title: Education in Bangladesh
section_title: Tertiary education
hierarchical_section_title: Education in Bangladesh / Education system / Tertiary education
caption_attribution_description: English: North South University Front View
context_page_description: Education in Bangladesh is overseen by the Bangladesh's Ministry of Education. Ministry of Primary and Mass Education are responsible for implementing policy for primary education and state-funded schools at a local level. In Bangladesh, all citizens must undertake twelve years of compulsory education which consists of eight years at primary school level and four years at high school level. Primary and secondary education is financed by the state and free of charge in public schools.
  Bangladesh conforms fully to the UN's Education For All objectives and the Millennium Development Goals as well as other education-related international declarations. Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution provides that all children receive free and compulsory education.
context_section_description: At the tertiary level, universities are regulated by the University Grants Commission. The colleges providing tertiary education are under the National University. Each of the medical colleges is affiliated with a public university. Universities in Bangladesh are autonomous bodies administered by statutory bodies such as Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, etc. in accordance with provisions laid down in their respective acts.
caption: Front view of North South University(NSU).
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