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)
MottoKnowledge Is Power
TypePublic Research University
Established1978; 46 years ago (1978) as college (affiliated by DU);
22 December, 2010; 14 years ago (2010) as university
Accreditation
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
Academic affiliation
Endowment 462.2 million (in 2023-24 budget)
Budget39.98 crore (US$3.3 million) (2024-2025)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorProf. Dr. Engr. Md. Zulhash Uddin
Academic staff
149
Administrative staff
111
Students3,039
Undergraduates2,943
Postgraduates96
Address
92, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Avenue, Tejgaon Industrial Area
,
Dhaka
,
1208
,
CampusUrban, 11.57 acres (4.68 ha)
LanguageEnglish
ColorsCardinal Red  
Websitebutex.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.

  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.