Bangladesh now ranks 24th in the world for countries sending students to the United States for higher education, according to a new study.
The country has got 10th place in sending students to the US to study in graduate level for the 2017-2018 school year.
The 2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released on Tuesday, revealed the information. The US embassy in Dhaka also issued a statement over the study, reports bdnews24.com.
The embassy said the number of students from Bangladesh in the United States increased last year, beating the international average.
"The number of students from Bangladesh increased by 4.9 per cent to 7,496 during the last school year. The international average increase was 1.5 per cent," it said.
The number of Bangladeshi students studying in the US has increased 58.4 per cent over the past six years.
For the past three years, US colleges and universities hosted more than one million international students, reaching a record high of 1.09 million this school year.
This also marks the twelfth consecutive year of continued expansion of the total number of international students in US higher education.
In Bangladesh, EducationUSA advising services and reference materials are available at locations across the country, including the American Center at US Embassy Dhaka, located in Baridhara, and the Edward M Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts located in Dhanmondi.
Trained advisors lead group information sessions and provide individual counseling services for students and parents at the American Corner in Chittagong.
EducationUSA reference libraries and remote advising are accessible at American Corners in Sylhet, Khulna, and Rajshahi, the embassy said.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh was the top-25 student-sending country for international students studying in the United State for the 2016-2017 school year.