Bangladesh University of Textiles

Bangladesh University of Textiles (বাংলাদেশ টেক্সটাইল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university in Dhaka, specializing in textiles.

History

Bangladesh Textile University is the only university in Bangladesh that specializes in textiles and meets a growing need for advanced textile engineering and technology education in Bangladesh and around the world.

During 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 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. In 1978, the institute launched a four-year bachelor degree in Textile Technology by affiliation with the University of Dhaka and was renamed College of Textile Technology. It was declared as a university in 2010 by passing an act called Bangladesh University of Textiles Act and inaugurated on March 15, 2011.₁

Courses

The university offers a four-year B.Sc in Textile Engineering program with specializations in

• Yarn Manufacturing
• Fabric Preparatory Process
• Wet Processing
• Apparel Manufacturing
• Textile Management Engineering
• Textile Fashion and Design

Students

At present approximately 900 students are enrolled, of which around 10% are female.

Since the introduction of the degree program about 2,500 students have passed the B.Sc. in Textile Technology from this institution.

Admission procedure and entry requirements

Admission is highly competitive and needs a high academic attainment at the S.S.C. and H.S.C. levels. Selection of the student for admission is made through admission test of 200 marks and considering GPA of S.S.C. and H.S.C. Students get chance to take admission according to merit. The entry requirements for admission test are:

• Students must be Bangladeshi by birth or legal immigrant.
• Passed S.S.C. (Sc) with GPA 4.00 from any Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education or equivalent.
• Passed H.S.C. (Sc) or equivalent examination of the current academic year obtaining at least GPA of 4.00 and on an average at least GP 4.50 but individually not below grade point 3.50 in physics, chemistry and mathematics. Students who passed in intermediate in the past academic year can also apply.

Academic year and medium of instruction

The academic session commences from 1 July each year and ends on 30 June. The medium of instruction is English.

Admission of foreign students

Foreign students must apply well in advance through their respective Bangladesh embassies to the Ministry of Education.

Career prospects

The technological knowledge and skills of textile engineers are highly valued by textile manufacturing companies. The industry realizes that its future depend upon the quality of its technology and managers, because the quality of product and productivity play the vital role for exporting garments. Bangladesh University Of Textiles graduates play a great role in quality production and management. As a result, export in garments sector nowadays reached about 76% of the total export of the country. The majority of textile graduates take posts in the textile manufacturing industry as process or plant managers, development engineers or technologists. Recent graduates have found employment in the areas of production management, design, textile testing and quality assurance, new product development, buying house, commercial banks, customs, etc. At present there is a huge demand for textile engineers in Bangladesh.

Workshop and laboratory

School workshop and laboratories are equipped with the latest machinery and equipment which is comparable to any international standard.

• Yarn Manufacturing Laboratory: This laboratory provides practical knowledge regarding the yarn preparing technology both short staple (cotton) and long staple (jute). The laboratory facilities includes conventional and modern machinery with new technology like open-end spinning, air-jet spinning, etc.
• Weaving Laboratory: The laboratory has the facility to weave cotton, synthetic and jute fabric including tappet, dobby and jacquard loom, hand operated loom, ordinary power loom, automatic power loom and modern loom with CAD system. Modern looms include air-jet loom, rapier loom with electronic jacquard, projectile looms.
• Knitting Laboratory: This laboratory is equipped with warp and weft knitting machinery. Warp knitting machinery includes raschel and tricot machines and weft knitting machines include circular (single jersey, interlock, rib, jacquard) and flat knitting machines.
• Wet Processing Laboratory: This laboratory includes machinery of singeing, desizing, mercerizing, dyeing, printing and finishing. Student are able to achieve detailed ideas about total wet processing technology from this laboratory. This laboratory has the facility of dyeing material as fibre, yarn and fabric form and style of printing. Also this laboratory has computerized data colour system, gas chromatography and mass spectrophotometer, light fastness and other quality control equipments required to ensure dyeing and finishing quality, light fastness and other quality control equipments required to ensure dyeing and finishing quality.
• Garments Laboratory: Garments laboratory is equipped with all type of cutting, sewing & finishing machinery used in garments industry. This laboratory is also equipped with Lectra CAD-CAM system for computerized marker making and cutting and garments dyeing, washing and embroidery machine.
• Testing Laboratory: The testing laboratory is one of the richest in Bangladesh and has the testing facility to test fibre, yarn and fabric. Almost all sorts of textile test can be performed here. This laboratory has conventional and modern testing machine including evenness testing, Classimat, single yarn strength tester, multifunctional Superba tester, HFT and electronic microscope.
• Computer Laboratory: To build up the students for the new millennium well-equipped computer laboratory provides the facility to get practical of 40 students at a time. There are facilities to use Internet for teachers and students.
• Electronic Laboratory: This laboratory gives the idea to the students about electronic and electrical technology. This laboratory is also equipped with pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control systems.
• Physics Laboratory: The physics laboratory is well equipped with machinery and equipment suitable for graduate students.
• Chemistry Laboratory: The chemistry laboratory is suitable for getting practical of 40 students at a time.
• Engineering Workshop: The engineering workshop is equipped with lathe machine, universal strength tester, shaping machine, cutting machine, drill machine, welding machine, circular saw and tools for carpentes.

See also

• Begumgonj Textile Engineering College, Noakhali
• Pabna textile engineering college
• Chittagong textile engineering college, chittagong
• Shahid Abdur Robserniabath textile engineering college, Barisal

References

• Official site of Bangladesh University Of Textiles
• 1 PM opens BUTex