Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, abbreviated as BUET, is the oldest institution for Engineering and Architecture in Bangladesh. The history of this institution dates back in 1876 when BUET originated as the Survey School at Nalgola to train Surveyors for the then Government of Bengal of British India. As the years passed, the Survey School became the Ahsanullah School of Engineering offering three-year diploma courses in Civil, Electrical and Technical Engineering. In 1948, the School was upgraded to Ahsanullah Engineering College (at BUET’s present premises) as a Faculty of Engineering under the University of Dhaka, offering four year bachelor’s degrees in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. This action was taken with a view to meeting the increasing demand of engineers in the country and to expanding the facilities for quicker advancement of engineering education. In order to facilitate postgraduate studies and research, in particular, Ahsanullah Engineering College was upgraded to the status of a university and given a new name of “East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET)” in the year 1962. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it was renamed as “Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)”.
Till today, BUET has produced around 26,6001 graduates in different branches of engineering and has established a good reputation all over the world for the quality of its graduates, many of whom have excelled in their respective fields in different parts of the globe. It was able to attract students from countries like India, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine and Sri Lanka.