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Education

General Database on Education Situation in Bangladesh

Number of Professional Colleges by Type and
Number of Students and Teachers Therein

	1996-97			1997-98
Type of Institutions	College	Student	Teacher	College	Student	Teacher
Medical	22	10852	1401	24*	12972	1512
Dental	1	346	53	2	415	86
Engineering	4	3391	267	4	3601	275
Polytechnic	20	15143	915	20	17215	927
Law	39	32165	387	42	39211	391
Agriculture	4	1645	171	4	1597	178
Institute of Fine Arts	1	610	41	1	615	43
Home Economics	1	5000	47	1	5008	46
Institute of Social Welfare & Research	1	404	17	1	409	17
Note: Out of 24 medical colleges, 13 are Govt. and 11 are Non-Govt. colleges. Source:* (i) Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics, (ii) Bangladesh Economic Survey, Ministry of Finance, (iii) Institute of Fine Arts, Home Economics & Institute of Social Welfare & Research.