Bangladesh
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Dhaka
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The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), commonly known by its acronym BUET, was formerly called the East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET). It is a public research university located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining university status in 1962, it is the oldest institution for the study of engineering, architecture, and urban planning in the country. BUET is one of the five PhD granting engineering research universities of Bangladesh along with RUET, CUET, KUET, and DUET.
The Dacca Survey School was established in 1876 at Nalgola, west of the present Sir Salimullah Medical College campus in Old Dhaka, by the Government of Bengal during the British Raj. It offered two-year engineering and survey courses toward the Sub-Overseer's examination, which certified land surveyors.
According to a report on public instruction in Bengal, on 31 March 1903, Dhaka Survey School had 117 students of which 103 were Hindus and 14 were Muslims. In 1908, the school started to offer three year diploma courses. Nawab Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah, a philanthropist and Nawab of Dhaka, endowed donations for developing the survey school. After his death in 1901, his son, the then Nawab of Dhaka, Sir Khwaja Salimullah released the grant in 1902 in accordance with his late father's wish. As an acknowledgement of this contribution, the school was renamed to Ahsanullah School of Engineering in 1908.
The school offered three-year diploma courses in civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering in 1908. In 1912, the university was moved to its present premises. In 1938, A. K. Fazlul Huq, the then Prime Minister of Bengal, appointed Hakim Ali as the principal of the school.
After the partition of India in 1947, Chief Minister of East Bengal Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin approved the school to be upgraded to Ahsanullah Engineering College, as a faculty of engineering under the University of Dhaka, offering four-year bachelor's course in civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical and metallurgical engineering.
In 1948, the government of East Bengal granted recognition to the engineering college. Ali became the first principal of the college. In 1951, TH Mathewman was appointed the next principal. M. A. Rashid succeeded him in 1954 as the first Bengali principal of the college and held the post until 1960. In 1956, a new course curriculum and the semester system were introduced at the college.
In 1961, The Engineering and Technological University Ordinance, 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance) (Ordinance NO. XXXVI OF 1961) was passed to establish a university in Dacca, East Pakistan. On 1 June 1962, in order to create facilities for postgraduate studies and research, the college was upgraded to East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET), becoming the fourth university of the then East Pakistan. Rashid was appointed the first vice-chancellor of the university.
A partnership with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (renamed Texas A&M University) was forged, and professors from A&M came to teach and formulate the curriculum. During this period, EPUET offered courses in mechanical, electrical, civil, metallurgical, and chemical engineering, and architecture.
BUET has an urban campus located in the Palashi area of Dhaka. The campus houses academic and administrative buildings, residential halls for students and other amenities.
Academic activities are undertaken by 18 departments under six faculties. Thirteen departments offer undergraduate courses, all of which, except the department of humanities, offer postgraduate courses as well.
Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering:
Faculty of Civil Engineering:
Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
Department of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)
Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering:
Faculty of Architecture and Planning:
At present, there are eight institutes in BUET. These institutes offer postgraduate diplomas, master's and doctoral degrees.
BUET has several research centres.
Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research and Developments
After the independence of Bangladesh and the subsequent name change, the first convocation of the university was held in 1973. Since then, convocations have been held in 1976, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2019.
The chancellor is the ceremonial head of the university who appoints the vice-chancellor. The position is held by the incumbent president of Bangladesh. The vice-chancellor is the executive head of the university. The position is always held by a senior professor of the university. The university is administered by the University Syndicate which is chaired by the vice-chancellor.
Members of the syndicate include deans of several faculties, director general of Secondary and Higher Education in Bangladesh, director general of Technical Education in Bangladesh, eminent academics from this university as well as from other famous public universities. Each of the faculties is headed by a dean and each of the departments is chaired by a head of the department.
They are generally full professors from their respective faculties and departments. Institutes, Research Centers and Directorates are headed by the directors who are full professors from relevant fields of research. Other major administrative posts include the registrar, the comptroller and the controller of exams.
The university has also the following Statutory Authorities.
The University Syndicate is the supreme authority in major policy-making matters and in approving recommendations. The Finance Committee, the Planning and Development Committee and other committees assist the syndicate in matters important for the proper functioning of the university. The Academic Council is the supreme body for formulating academic rules and regulations to which the CASR, Boards of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies and the faculties recommend.
Following is the complete list of the vice-chancellors.
The undergraduate admission of BUET is based on grades and examinations. Extracurriculars or financial needs are not considered in the admission process.
The undergraduate admission test is a fairly competitive written examination. After completion of higher secondary level (HSC) education, a student can submit his/her application for undergraduate admission if he/she fulfills the minimum requirements.
The students with the best grades in mathematics, physics and chemistry on their Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) examination are allowed to take the admission test. The screening process allows 18,000 students to sit for the preliminary admission test based on the cumulative sum of their GPA in those three subjects.
After the admission test, about 1,309 students get selected on the basis of merit and are offered admission. The admission test is of 400 marks, with 40 questions carrying 10 marks each. 13 questions are from physics, 13 from chemistry and 14 from mathematics. The test is taken within two hours.
There are 26 seats for foreign students at the undergraduate level. The pre-requisite qualification for admission is HSC or GCE A-level or its equivalent with high grades in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. The admission fee is $200; the course registration fee is US$50 per credit hour and the approximate cost of food, lodging etc. is US$100 per month. A maximum of 10 students from a single country are allowed for admission.
In master's and PhD programs, around 1,000 graduate students are accepted on an annual basis. For admission to these programs, candidates are required to appear in interviews and/or written tests.
Postgraduate degrees offered by departments and institutes are MSc (Master of Science), MSc Engg. (Master of Science in Engineering), M. Engg (Master of Engineering), MURP (Master of Urban and Regional Planning), MArch (Master of Architecture), M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy) and PhD (Doctor of Philosophy). Postgraduate diplomas (PG. Dip.) are also offered in IT and Water resources development.
For consultation and research the expertise at the university, its teachers and the laboratory facilities are available to other organizations of the country. A separate institution – Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC) has been formed to oversee these activities.
The university undertakes research programs sponsored by outside organizations like United Nations Organizations, Commonwealth Foundation, European Union, University Grants Commission (Bangladesh), World Bank, Asian Development Bank, DfID, JICA etc.
BUET regularly organizes national and international conferences and workshops in its campus to enhance the research capabilities of its students and faculties. Among the conferences organized by BUET, following are notable:
BUET established the Research and Innovation Centre for Science and Engineering (RISE) as a central hub to promote research and innovation across the university. RISE raises and manages internal and external research funds, sets up shared research facilities.
In 2004, BUET's Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT) designed and developed prepaid electricity meters as contracted with the Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) for the first time in Bangladesh. In 2009, IICT designed and manufactured prepaid gas meters for Titas Gas to supply for the residential customers in Dhanmondi.
Bangladesh's first electronic voting machines were designed at BUET, beginning in 2005, by a team supervised by S. M. Lutful Kabir of IICT. They were first used at 14 polling stations in the Chittagong City Corporation election on 17 June 2010.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering developed OxyJet, a low-cost, non-invasive CPAP device, which was approved by the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) in July 2021.
Researchers in the Department of Chemical Engineering hold Bangladeshi patents for paper-based tests that detect formaldehyde in food, water and biofluids and uric acid in biofluids. Under a 2021 grant from the Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council, a team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering designed a standardised battery-run rickshaw. The Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations launched a pilot of the vehicle. In August 2025, semi-automated traffic signals built to BUET designs began operating at seven intersections in Dhaka under a pilot programme.
In July 2026, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering completed the tape-out of Pragati v1, an open-source 32-bit RISC-V system-on-chip for household appliances and Internet of Things devices. It was designed with open-source tools and fabricated by IHP on its 130 nm process.
In 2002, a first year student in the chemical engineering department, Sabekun Nahar Sony, was killed during a factional clash between two feuding groups of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at BUET. The two factions exchanged gunfire and she was caught in the crossfire.
In October 2019, sophomore Abrar Fahad was tortured and beaten to death in Sher-e-Bangla Hall, by members of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) the student wing of the then ruling Awami League party. The BSL was banned in 2024. The Independent reported that beatings and torture by the BCL were common in the dormitories. Fahad's murder sparked nearly two months of student protests against violent ragging and bullying at the residence halls. The protests ended after university authorities met student demands. They expelled for life 25 students allegedly involved in the killing, expelled a further 15 from their places in Ahsan Ullah Hall, Suhrawardy Hall, and Titumir Hall, handed down various suspensions and warnings, and adopted new penalties for ragging and political activities.
According to Ordinance 1962, all organizational politics have been banned in Bangladesh Engineering University. After a university student, Abrar Fahad was beaten to death by the BUET Chhatra League, the vice-chancellor of the university, Saiful Islam, banned all kinds of student politics and political organizations and their activities in the campus. According to the university ordinance, teacher politics has also been banned on the campus.
BUET Photographic Society
Environment Watch
BUET Chess Club
BADHAN-BUET zone
BUET Rover Scout Group
There are nine residence halls for BUET students. Most are named after eminent figures in the history of Bangladesh:
Ahsanullah Hall (named after Nawab of Dhaka, Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah)
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