Educational Information Of bangladesh

Established - 1876
Type - Public, Coeducational
Chancellor - President Mohammad Zillur Rahman
Vice-Chancellor - Dr. S.M. Nazrul Islam
Academic staff  - 500
Students - 5500
Location  - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus - Urban
Website - www.buet.ac.bd


Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is a Public Engineering  University in Bangladesh. It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region, and is regarded as one of the top universities for technical education in Bangladesh. The medium of instruction is English.

Every year, about 965 students get enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs to study engineering, architecture, planning and science in this institution. The total number of teachers is about 500. The University has continued to expand over the last three decades. This includes the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence.

Dhaka Survey School was established in 1876 as a survey  school  for training surveyors. at Nalgola, in Old Dhaka to train surveyors for the then Government  of Bengal  of British India. Later, generous grants from Nawab Ahsanullah, a renowned Muslim patron of Education and member of the Nawab family of Dhaka enabled it to expand as a full fledged engineering  school. Ahsanullah School of Engineering offered three-year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. In recognition of the generous financial contribution from the then Nawab of Dhaka, it was named after his father Khwaja Ahsanullah. It was moved to its present premises in 1912.

After the partition of India in 1947, it was upgraded to Ahsanullah Engineering College, as a Faculty of Engineering under the University of Dhaka, offering four-year bachelor's courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering.

In 1962, it was renamed as East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET). A partnership with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (renamed Texas A&M University in 1963) was forged, and professors from A&M came to teach and to formulate the curriculum. During this period, EPUET offered courses in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Chemical engineering, and Architecture.

After the liberation war of 1971, Bangladesh became independent, and EPUET was renamed to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).


BUET is the leading technical university in Bangladesh with strong and diverse research and teaching programs in the departments under five faculties. Undergraduate programs in the Faculties of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering extend over four years and lead to B.Sc. Engineering degrees. On the other hand, in the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, the degree of Bachelor of Architecture is obtained in five years and the degree of Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning in four years.



Postgraduate studies and research are now among the primary functions of the University. Most of the departments under four faculties offer Master of Science in Engineering (M.Sc. Engg.), Master of Engineering (M. Engg.), and Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) degrees. Master in Architecture (M. Arch.) and Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degrees are offered by the Faculty of Architecture and Planning. Almost all departments under these faculties offer Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs.



The academic departments of the university offer degree programs in different engineering, architecture, planning, and science disciplines. All the faculties and department are written here-

    * Faculty of Architecture
          o Dept. of Architecture (ARCH)
          o Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
          o Dept. of Humanities (HUM)
          o Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
          o Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

    * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
          o Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
          o Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)
          o Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering(NAME)
          o Dept. of Civil Engineering (CE)
          o Dept. of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)

    * Faculty of Engineering
          o Dept. of Chemical Engineering (ChE)
          o Dept. of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
          o Dept. of Glass and Ceramic Engineering (GCE)
          o Dept. of Chemistry (Chem)
          o Dept. of Mathematics (Math)
          o Dept. of Physics (Phys)
          o Dept. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)


    * Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)
    * Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT)
    * Institute of Information and Communication Technology
    * Accident Research Institute

BUET central library has a great compilation of books, journals, periodicals and monographs of the relevant engineering fields. Central library has a collection of over 132,000 volumes and 218 current periodical subscription. Per year 1500 volume is added in this library. It has also a free internet browsing facility and rental library program. There are also departmental library in each department and hall library in each residence halls.

    * Gamers association of BUET (GAB)
    * BUET Energy Club (BEC)
    * BUET Career Club (BCC)website
    * BUET Debating Club
    * BUET Drama Society
    * BUET Film Society
    * BUET Photographic Society [5]
    * Satyen Bose Club (Science Club)
    * BUET Rover Group
    * BUET Literary Society
    * Kantha BUET (Recitation Group)
    * Badhan BUET Zone (voluntary blood donors' association)
    * Sheba BUET
    * Students Assiociation of Material and Metallurgical Engineering (SAMME)
    * Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA)
    * Association of Computer and Electrical Students (ACES)
    * Urban and Regional Planning (URP)Students'Association of BUET (USAB)
    * Association of Industrial and Production Engineers, Bangladesh (AIPEBD)
    * Murchona BUET
    * Safety Movement BUET
    * BUET Environmental Watch
    * BUET Journalist Society
    * BUET Chess Club
    * IEEE BUET Student Branch [1]
    * Chemical Engineering Students Association


    * Titumir Hall
    * Ahsanullah Hall
    * Chatri Hall
    * Dr. M. A. Rashid Hall
    * Nazrul Islam Hall
    * Sher-e-Bangla Hall
    * Suhrawardy Hall
    * Shahid Smriti Hall

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http://buet.ac.bd
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_University_of_Engineering_and_Technology