Bangladesh ranked 14th on the list of countries sending students to the United States -- for study purposes -- during the 2020-2021 academic year.

A total of 8,598 Bangladeshi students chose to study in the United States in the academic year, revealed a report on international educational exchange by the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Institute of International Education.

The report titled "2021 Open Doors Report" was released on the occasion of International Education Week (IEW), according to a press release issued by Embassy of United States of America in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh was 17th in the list in the previous academic year, the release added.

During the unprecedented pandemic with a global decrease in international students, Bangladesh only had a 2.7 percent decrease from the previous academic year.

Speaking last night at a virtual seminar on US women's higher education institutions to open International Education Week 2021 in Bangladesh, US Chargé d'Affaires Helen LaFave said, "While Covid-19 has caused global challenges, it is heartening and exciting to see Bangladeshi students from across the country pursuing higher education in the United States." 

She hoped the event would help Bangladeshi students find their path to study in the United States. She also urged the audience to engage EducationUSA advisers located in the four American Spaces in Dhaka, Chattogram, and Khulna for information on higher education opportunities.

The US Embassy, through EducationUSA Bangladesh, is celebrating IEW 2021 by offering several virtual programmes for Bangladeshi students and scholars.  EducationUSA advising centres in Bangladesh will host webinars on topics including sessions on women's colleges, liberal arts education, a conversation with Bangladeshi student associations at US universities, and other topics related to both undergraduate and graduate studies in the United States.