The University of Dhaka has moved up 28 positions in the United Kingdom-based education and research organisation Quacquarelli Symonds Asia University Rankings.
The DU has climbed from 140th to 112th place this year.
Among Bangladeshi universities, Dhaka University has secured the top position. QS published the list of the best universities in Asia on November 6.
Peking University in Beijing, China has claimed the top spot and the University of Hong Kong held second place among the 984 universities featured in the rankings.
The rankings are primarily based on 11 indicators, including academic performance, the number of PhD holders, and the proportion of international students.
Each year, QS publishes an annual ranking of the world鈥檚 universities based on various criteria, including research output, innovation, graduate employability, institutional reputation, faculty and student achievements, and the rate of student exchange programmes.
Dhaka University has also ranked 634th in the QS Sustainability World Rankings, which has recently been published.