Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Our love-hate relationship with university rankings

A prestigious ranking system naming Dhaka University as the top university in Bangladesh makes us revisit that love-hate stance.
8 June 2024

Ban on student politics: Will Buet protesters’ campaign see success?

One cannot help but note the irony of a united campaign protesting against student politics when it is obvious that student politics is very much alive on the Buet campus
22 April 2024

Preparing for the BUET admission test

BUET students share some valuable admission test preparation tips.
15 February 2024

IIT Bhubaneswar signs MoUs with BUET and Jahangirnagar University

The MoUs were signed by Prof. Prasant Kumar Sahu of IIT Bhubaneswar, Prof. Md. Jarez Miah, of BUET, and Prof. M. Shamim Kaiser of Jahangirnagar University. 
10 January 2024

The BUET Rag Wall

Each brick on the wall tells a story of this campus.
31 January 2023

2 Bangladeshi universities included in 2022-23 US News Best Global Universities rankings

DU and BUET have been included in the 2022-23 Best Global Universities rankings.
20 November 2022

Buet campus post-politics ban: ‘Good days at last’

The academic atmosphere, residential facilities, and food quality in hall-dining areas have significantly improved following the ban on student politics on Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) campus, said different stakeholders of the university.
10 September 2022

Why BUET students oppose student politics

Students are outraged over the recent incidents at BUET.
15 August 2022

No classes at Buet on Padma Bridge opening day

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has decided there will be no classes on June 25 to give students a chance to see the opening of the Padma Bridge.
23 June 2022

How BUET’s position in QS world university ranking improved significantly

BUET has climbed up 162 notches in the engineering and technology category in the UK-based QS Ranking System in 2022, heading straight for the 185th position from the previous 347th.
14 April 2022

Buet decides not to join uniform admission test

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has decided it won’t go for the much-talked uniform admission tests to enrol students. Rather it would enrol students through its own admission test like previous years.
20 February 2020

Abrar murder: Court takes cognisance of charges against 25 Buet students

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of the charges against 25 students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), accused in the Abrar Fahad murder case.
21 January 2020

Buet ragging: 8 students suspended for various terms

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) authorities have suspended eight students from the university for different terms for their involvement in previous incidents of ragging at the university’s Titumir Hall.
5 December 2019

Buet students decide to return to classes

Buet students demanding justice for Abrar Fahad decide to return classes as the university authorities met their all demands.
4 December 2019

Buet entry test results published; 1,650 primarily qualified

The admission test results of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) for the 2019-20 academic session has been published with 1,650 candidates primarily selected or kept in waiting list.
27 October 2019

Root cause of ailing student politics

Upon seeing the news of student politics being banned on campus in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) recently, a few crucial factors to consider stand out regarding Abrar Fahad’s death and the surrounding fallout against student politics.
17 October 2019

Abrar begged for water, not a drop given

While Abrar was being brutally beaten before his death, he repeatedly begged for some water to drink but was given even a drop, an accused in the case told journalists yesterday.
16 October 2019

No to terrorism, communalism

With the murder of Abrar Fahad fresh in everyone’s minds, agitating students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology yesterday took an oath to resist terrorism and communal forces on the campus.
16 October 2019

Another accused held in Abrar Fahad murder case

Law enforcers have arrested another accused in connection with the murder of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad.
15 October 2019

Buet students warmly welcome admission-seekers

The general students of Buet, the premier engineering university, warmly welcomed admission-seekers for the academic session 2019-2020 yesterday. Pens, pencils, water bottles and biscuits were handed out to the candidates and their parents.
14 October 2019