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Encyclopedia > Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology

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Location

DUET is situated in Gazipur some 40KM north from Dhaka city. It besides the Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory(BMTF). Also nearer to Bangladesh Ordnace Factory(BOF). Some 5 public universities are situeted in Gazipur.


Campus

DUET covers an area about 20 acres. It has a compact campus with library, auditorium, halls of residence and residential buildings for teachers and employees within walking distance of the academic building. Post Office is also located in the same building. A new multistoried academic building is in underconstruction.


History

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology opened in September 2003, and is one of the five technological Universities in Bangladesh.. 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2003. ... The first university in Bangladesh, then the eastern part of the province of Bengal in British India, was established in Dhaka in 1921. ...


The university was created out of Engineering College, Dhaka, which was established in 1980. Through a Government Ordinance in 1986 the college was converted into an institution (BIT, Dhaka). The honorable President of Bangladesh was the visitor of the institute. A Board of Governors headed by a Chairman appointed by the President is the policy making and administrative authority. There were three other similar Institutes of Technology in the country, namely, BIT Khulna, BIT Rajshahi and BIT Chittagong which have been converted to Khulna University Of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Rajshashi University Of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Chittagong University Of Engineering & Technology (CUET). 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page lists Presidents of Bangladesh. ... A board of governors is usually the governing board of a public entity. ... Institute of technology, and polytechnic, are designations employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. ...


Academic Programs

The University offers undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ...

  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Textile Engineering

Halls of residence

There are five Gent's and one Lady's dormitories. There are many facilities inside the dormitories.

Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929 — 1982) Fazlur Rahman Khan (Bangla: ফজলুর রহমান খান) (1929 - 1982), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was a Bangladeshi-American civil engineer. ... Nazrul playing a flute, Chittagong, 1926 Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bangla: কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম) (b. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

See Also

ঢাকা প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়


External links

  • Official DUET website


 

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