Dhaka University slipped from last year’s 186th position in Asia on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. He hopes the research environment and understanding of the research and developing the research environment in Dhaka University and also in other universities will gradually improve. Pakistan’s higher education underwent huge reforms during the 2001-2008 regime of General Pervez Musharraf, according to the Dhaka University VC. Dhaka University does not have foreign teachers, “because of, again, the lack of budget”, Prof Kamal said. Dhaka University follows some criteria for teacher recruitment now, according to the VC.
