Bangladesh University Engineering and Technology

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়বাংলাদেশ ) or BUET as it is commonly known, is a Public EngineeringUniversity in Bangladesh.It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region, and is regarded as the top university for technical education in Bangladesh.In July 2008, Webometrics ranked this university 1st in Bangladesh and 22nd in the Indiansubcontinent in their World Universities Rankingbased on web visibility of electronic publication,scientific results and international activities.

Briefly

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Established: 1962
Type : public, coeducational.
Chancellor : Sheikh Hasina.
Vice-Chancellor: Dr. AMM Safiullah.
Faculty: 500
Students: 5500
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Campus: Urban, 76.85 acres.
Website: www.buet.ac.bd




Campus

















Dr. M.A. Rashid building


The BUET campus is in the capital city of Dhaka. It has a modest-size campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings.At present the campus occupies 76.85 acres (311,000 m²) of land.This area accommodates five faculties, three institutes, the administrative building, the central library, main sports facilities, the auditorium complex, the BUET Club and eighty two small units of residential accommodation of teachers, staff and employees and the Vice-Chancellor's quarter.






Language movement monument
Faculties and departments


Faculty of Architecture & Planning


Dept. of Architecture, BUET(Arch)
Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning (URP)
Dept. of Humanities (Hum)


















Architecture building

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Dept. of Civil Engineering (CE)
Dept. of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)


















Civil engineering building

Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)


















Electrical and mechanical engineering building

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Dept. of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)
Dept. of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME)

Faculty of Engineering

Dept. of Chemical Engineering (ChE)
Dept. of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
Dept. of Chemistry (Chem)
Dept. of Mathematics (Math)
Dept. of Physics (Phys)
Dept. of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)



Library


BUET central library has a great compilation of books, journals, periodicals and monographs of therelevant engineering fields.Central library has a collection of over 132,000 volumes and 218current periodical subscription.Per year 1500 volume is added in this library. It has also a free internet browsing facility and rental library program.


Student organizations

BUET Debating Club

BUET Chess Club

BUET Film Society

BUET Drama Society

Murchona BUET

BUET Photographic Society

Satyen Bose Club (Science Club)

BUET Rover Group BUET auditorium

BUET Literary Society

Kantha BUET (Recitation Group)

Badhan BUET Zone (voluntary blood donors' association)

Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA)

Association of Computer and Electrical Students (ACES)

Urban and Regional Planning (URP)Students'Association of BUET (USAB)

Association of Industrial and Production Engineers, Bangadesh (AIPEBD)

Safety Movement BUET

BUET Environmental Watch

BUET Journalist Society

BUET Gamers' Association

IEEE BUET Student Branch


















Auditorium

Halls of residence.

There are eight residence halls to provide housing for BUET students. Designs of these halls bear the history and architecture of differenttime.Most of the halls are named after several eminent figures in the history of Bangladesh. These are listed below:

Ahsanullah Hall

Chatri Hall

Dr. M. A. Rashid Hall

Nazrul Islam Hall

Sher-e-Bangla Hall

Suhrawardy Hall

Titumir Hall

Shahid Smriti Hall



















Sher-e-Bangla Hall



















Sabekunnahar sony memorial sculpture