Bangladesh University of Textiles

Bangladesh University of Textiles
বাংলাদেশ টেক্সটাইল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
	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);
Motto	Knowledge Is Power
Type	Public Research University
Established	1978; 46 years ago as college (affiliated by DU);; 22 December, 2010; 14 years ago as university
Accreditation	BAB, IEB, ITET, BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMC, BTMA, BHB, BJMA, BJMC, BJRI, BSDB, BSRTI;
Affiliation	University Grants Commission (UGC)
Academic affiliation	BHETI; BTEC; CTEC; TECN; SARSTEC; SKTEC; DWMTEC; PTEC;
Endowment	৳ 462.2 million (in 2023-24 budget)
Budget	৳39.98 crore (US$3.4 million) (2024-2025)
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Shah Alimuzzaman
Academic staff	149
Administrative staff	111
Students	3,039
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)
Language	English
Colors	Cardinal Red
Website	butex.edu.bd

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]

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.

^ Sadat, Abir (18 August 2019). "'মেইড ইন বাংলাদেশ' গল্পের চরিত্ররা" [Heroes behind the story "Made in Bangladesh"]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Bangladesh. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
^ "Form industrial police to protect RMG sector — Textile engineers urge government". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "RMG sector needs better technology — Says French business team leader". The Daily Star. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

[1] Sadat, Abir (18 August 2019). "'মেইড ইন বাংলাদেশ' গল্পের চরিত্ররা" [Heroes behind the story "Made in Bangladesh"]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Bangladesh. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

[2] "Form industrial police to protect RMG sector — Textile engineers urge government". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[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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