Bangladesh University of Textiles, commonly referred to as BUTEX, is a public university in Bangladesh, situated in Tejgaon, Dhaka. It is the only public university in Bangladesh to teach textile engineering. The institution established education which sustains the entrepreneurship and industrialisation in the RMG industry of Bangladesh.
Other name: BUTEX
Former name: • British Weaving School (1921-1935) · • East Bengal Textile Institute (1935-1950) · • East Pakistan Textile Institute (1950-1971) · • Bangladesh Textile Institute (1971-1978) · • College of Textile Engineering and Technology (1978-2010) · • Bangladesh University of Textiles (2010-present)
Motto: Knowledge Is Power
Type: Public Research University
Established: 1978 as college (affiliated by DU); · 22 December, 2010 as university