Bangladesh University of Textiles

The Bangladesh University of Textiles or BUTEX, informally known as Textile Engineering University, is the first-ever and only public university in Bangladesh specialising in Textile Engineering. It is one of the nine PhD granting research universities of Bangladesh.BUTEX is the only public university in Bangladesh that specialises in Textile Engineering. It meets the need for advanced textile engineering and technology education in Bangladesh and the world.Students of BUTEX are known as "BUTEXian". There is a strong bonding among every BUTEXian.HistoryThough the university was established on 22 December 2010 by an ordinance of the Ministry of Education, government of Bangladesh, BUTEX has a long history.British Weaving SchoolDuring the British colonial rule, in 1921 a weaving school was established in Narinda, Dhaka to provide textile technician education by offering artisan-level courses. It was named British Weaving School and later East Bengal Textile Institute, which was upgraded to offer diploma courses in textile technology and renamed East Pakistan Textile Institute in 1950. In 1960, the institute was transferred to its present campus at Tejgaon Industrial Area.College of Textile Engineering and TechnologyIn 1978 the institute launched a four-year bachelor's degree in Textile Technology by affiliation with the University of Dhaka and was renamed College of Textile Engineering & Technology.