Bangladesh University of Textiles
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.
বাংলাদেশ টেক্সটাইল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | BUTEX |
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Former name |
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| Motto | Knowledge Is Power |
| Type | Public Research University |
| Established | 1978 as college (affiliated by DU); 22 December, 2010 as university |
| Accreditation | |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
Academic affiliation | |
| Endowment | ৳ 462.2 million (in 2023-24 budget) |
| 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 , |
| Campus | Urban, 11.57 acres (4.68 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Cardinal Red |
| Website | butex |
This institution has eight (8) government textile engineering affiliated colleges, each of which is textile based institutes of technology. 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.
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.