In 2002 the government of Bangladesh approved the University Of Development Alternative (UODA).

UODA is accredited by the Universities Grants Commission (UGC), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Efforts are on going to expand academic collaboration through exchange programmes and mutual accreditation with leading universities of the world.

[5] UODA has the authority, under its charter, to confer degrees on the students, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in all faculties of Arts and Sciences including the fields of Engineering, Law, Agriculture and Medicine.

Currently UODA offers Bachelors and master's degrees in a large number of disciplines.