Russia to increase the number of scholarships for Bangladeshi students
Russia is increasing the number of educational scholarships for students from Bangladesh to 200 places in the 2026/27 academic year.
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, through a Facebook post, invited students from Bangladesh to apply for free education in Russia through the website www.education-in-russia.com until January 15, 2026. The platform offers more than 20,000 educational programmes at over 400 Russian universities.
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The selection of candidates for the scholarships is carried out by the Russian House in Dhaka alongside the participation of the Russian Embassy in Bangladesh, as well as representatives of leading Russian universities.
The Russian House also provides a full range of support to applicants, including assistance in choosing educational programmes, advising students and parents on documents required for participation in the competition, and conducting Russian language courses to prepare students for studying in Russia.
The Facebook post from the Russian Embassy further requested applicants to only use Yandex or Outlook e-mail accounts for registration and document submission.
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