Bangladesh University of Textiles

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Bangladesh University of Textiles
বাংলাদেশ টেক্সটাইল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
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Emblem of BUTEX
Other name
BUTEX
Former name
  • • British Weaving School (1921-1935)
  • • East Bengal Textile Institute (1935-1950)
  • • East Pakistan Textile Institute (1950-1971)
  • • Bangladesh Textile Institute (1971-1978)
  • • College of Textile Engineering and Technology (1978-2010)
  • • Bangladesh University of Textiles (2010-present)
MottoKnowledge Is Power
Type Public Research University
Established1978;46 years ago (1978) as college (affiliated by DU);
22 December, 2010;14 years ago (2010) as university
Accreditation
Affiliation University Grants Commission (UGC)
Academic affiliation
Endowment ৳ 462.2 million (in 2023-24 budget)
Budget৳39.98 crore (US$3.3 million) (2024-2025)
Chancellor President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Engr. Md. Zulhash Uddin
Academic staff
149
Administrative staff
111
Students3,039
Undergraduates 2,943
Postgraduates 96
Address
92, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Avenue, Tejgaon Industrial Area
,
Dhaka
,
1208
,
Bangladesh
Campus Urban, 11.57 acres (4.68 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Colors Cardinal Red  
Website butex.edu.bd
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Bangladesh University of Textiles, commonly referred to as BUTEX, is a public university in Bangladesh, situated in Tejgaon, Dhaka. It is the only public university in Bangladesh to teach textile engineering. The institution established education which sustains the entrepreneurship and industrialisation in the RMG industry of Bangladesh. [1]

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This institution has nine (9) government textile engineering affiliated colleges, each of which is textile based institutes of technology. [2] The colleges are centrally regulated by the university while funding is provisioned under a bilateral Memorandum of understanding signed between Ministry of Education, Bangladesh and Department of Textiles, Bangladesh. [3]

The university itself offers academic and professional degrees in various fields of textile technology, advanced international business and marketing strategies and in several other disciplines on both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

History

The institution was originally established in 1921 as a weaving school at Narinda, Dhaka, during the British colonial rule, to provide specialized technical education in the fields of textile by offering artisan-level courses. It used to go by the name "British Weaving School". A while later, it took the name "East Bengal Textile Institute" only to offer diploma courses in textile manufacturing process. In 1957, The institute was transferred to its present campus at Tejgaon Industrial Area and set its foundation stone by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. In 1960, it started academic activities renamed as "East Pakistan Textile Institute". [4]

In the post-liberation era of Bangladesh, in 1971, the institute was renamed as "Bangladesh Textile Institute". Afterward, in 1978, the institute launched a four-year period bachelor's degree program in textile technology in affiliation with University of Dhaka and re-branded itself as "College of Textile Engineering and Technology". Initially, intake was only 60 per year and more than 4,800 textile engineers and technologists have graduated from this institution since the introduction of bachelor's degree course. [4]

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Central Administrative Building, BUTEX

The envolved college of textile engineering and technology was run under the administrative control of the Bangladesh education ministry through Directorate of Technical Education which offered Bachelor of Science in textile technology and in textile management courses as a constituent college of the University of Dhaka.

The Government of Bangladesh took initiatives to upgrade the College of Textile Engineering and Technology into a full-fledged university. After receiving a formal consent from the President of Bangladesh to fulfill that purpose, the "Bangladesh Textile University Act, 2010" (Act no. 49, 2010) was passed by the Bangladesh national assembly on 5 October 2010. The act was made effective from 22 December 2010 as per SRO No. 395-law/2010 date 20 December 2010 of the Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.

The former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, officially inaugurated the revamped institution with its present naming scheme on 15 March in next year. [5]

Campus life

Student activities

Several student run organizations or clubs in the institution allow its members and participants to engage in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. [6] The university administration permits their formation, provides them with necessary funding and associates a selected portion of them with faculty guidance. Some of the clubs are branches of large organizations expanding their countrywide and sometimes, global network, among youths.

Student residences

There are 4 halls to provide public residence for the regular students. [7] Administrative head in charge of a dormitory is its provost, who is elected from among the institution faculty, and is granted the duty for a two-year time period.

They are listed below:

Hall NameSeatProvost
Shahid Aziz Hall245Md. Emdad Sarker
M.A.G. Osmani Hall296Md. Sayduzzaman
Syed Nazrul Islam Hall216Mahbubor Rahman
Sheikh Hasina Hall164Hasina Akter

Each of these facilities are named after eminent historical figures of Bangladesh, only exception being the Sheikh Hasina Hall.

Sports facilities

The institution has a centrally located playground inside of the campus for its students and the faculty. There are two other separate playgrounds, one of which is located at the premises of the Shahid Aziz Hall (indoor sports), while the other is at the G.M.A.G. Osmani Hall — being the largest playground of them all. [8]

Textile Talent Hunt

Textile Talent Hunt (TTH) is a talent grooming competition held in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's first ever competition for textile manufacturing students. It targets undergraduate students studying textile, garments, fashion, and related disciplines. The competition is organized by Textile Today, in collaboration with the Bangladesh University of Textiles. [9] [10]

Notable alumni

Affiliated institutes and colleges

There are 10 institutions (9 colleges and 1 institute) under the affiliation of Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX).

BSc. in Textile Public Engineering Colleges

The most decorated 9 affiliated textile engineering college are as:

Colleges Acronym FoundedAffiliationLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsite
Textile Engineering College, Chittagong [12] CTEC2006BUTEXZorargonj, Mirsharai Upazila, ChittagongChittagong DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Pabna Textile Engineering College [12] PTEC2006BUTEXPabnaRajshahi DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Textile Engineering College, Noakhali [12] TECN2007BUTEXBegumganj Upazila, Noakhali DistrictChittagong DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College, Kalihati, Tangail [12] BTEC2007BUTEXKalihati, Tangail, DhakaDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Shahid Abdur Rab Serniabat Textile Engineering College [12] SARSTEC2010BUTEXBarisalBarisal DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College, Jhenaidah [12] SKTEC2016BUTEXJhenaidahKhulna DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Dr. M A Wazed Miah Textile Engineering College [12] DWMTEC2018BUTEXTukuriya, Pirganj Upazila, RangpurRangpur DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Sheikh Rehana Textile Engineering College, Gopalganj [12] SRTEC2021BUTEXGopalgang, DhakaDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link
Sheikh Hasina Textile Engineering College, Melandaha, Jamalpur [12] SHTEC2022BUTEXBhabki Bazar, Melandaha Upzila, Jamalpur DistrictMymensigh DivisionTextile EngineeringNo link

Future Textile Public Engineering Colleges

There are four more ongoing projects of affiliated colleges are:

  1. Sheikh Russel Textile Engineering College, Sylhet (On Going Project)
  2. Sheikh Hasina Textile Engineering College, Shibchor (Waiting for Govt. Approval)
  3. Kapasia Textile Engineering College, Gazipur (Project In Process)
  4. Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Textile Engineering College, Kishoregonj (Project In Process)

Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College

Bangabandhu Textile Engineering College (BTEC) is a textile based research college located in Kalihati, Tangail. The institution was established in 2007. BTEC offers a four-year bachelor's degree program in textile engineering.

Bangladesh Handloom Education and Training Institute

Bangladesh Handloom Education and Training Institute (BHETI) is a technical training institute controlled by Bangladesh Handloom Board and maintained by Ministry of Textiles and Jute, under the academic supervision of BUTEX. [13]

See also

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  3. ↑ "RMG sector needs better technology — Says French business team leader". The Daily Star . 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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