Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি অব বিজনেস অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি) or BUBT is a private university in Bangladesh, located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
BUBT was founded in 2003 under the Private University Act 1992[1] and was approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC)[2] and the Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh. It was modeled after North American universities. It started its operation at the Dhaka Commerce College campus, the founder organization of BUBT, but shifted its activities in 2019. Now, it is running all its programs at its own campus at Rupnagar R/A, Mirpur 2. In 2011, UGC has ranked BUBT as one of the best eight private universities. BUBT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3]
Campus
Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) is situated at Rupnagar, Mirpur-2, Dhaka, adjacent to Dhaka Commerce College, the National Zoo, Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium with four spacious buildings and with all facilities for higher education. It is surrounded by several educational institutions, contributing to an academic atmosphere. The campus of BUBT is accessible by various modes of transportation, including cars, buses, taxis, and rickshaws, from different parts of Dhaka City. BUBT has its own sports complex, spanning an area of 7 acres. It is located in Beribadh, Mirpur, Dhaka.
Scholarships and waivers
There are provisions for scholarships, stipends, and tuition fee waivers for the students in BUBT.
Scholarships, stipends and fee waivers are awarded to a minimum of 6% of students of the university on the basis of need and merit.
100% fee waiver is awarded to the sons and daughters of Freedom Fighters.
For Undergraduate Programs, special tuition fee waivers ranging from 25% to 100% is given for the first year (three semesters) based on the total GPA of the SSC and the HSC examination results.
For subsequent semesters, tuition fee waiver is also given on the basis of the examination results of each semester at BUBT.
Students of Dhaka Commerce College and Principal Kazi Faruky School & College are allowed an additional 20% tuition fee waiver.
BBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and HRM)
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences
B.Sc. in civil engineering (Four-year Program)
B.Sc. in civil engineering for Diploma Engineers
B.Sc. in engineering. in EEE for Diploma Engineers
B.Sc. Engineering. in CSE (Four-year Program)
B.Sc. in textile engineering (Four-year Program)
B.Sc. in textile engineering for Diploma Engineers
B.Sc. Engineering. in CSE for Diploma Engineers
B.Sc. Engineering. in EEE (Four-year Program)
Faculty of Arts & Humanities
BA (Hons.) in English
Faculty of Social Sciences
B.Sc. (Hons.) in economics
Faculty of Law
LL. B (Hons) (Four-year Program)
Graduate programs
Faculty of Business
EMBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing & HRM)
MBM (Two year evening program)
MBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management & HRM)
Faculty of Arts & Humanities
M. A. in English (Two-year evening program)
M. A. in English Language Teaching (ELT)
Faculty of Social Sciences
M.Sc. in economics (One-year evening program)
Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Science
M.Sc. in mathematics (General: Two-year evening program)
M.Sc. in mathematics (General: One-year evening program)
M.Sc. in mathematics (Thesis: Two-year evening program)
Faculty of Law
LL. M (One-year evening program)
Academic calendar
BUBT follows a model of higher education consisting of semesters, courses, credit hours, continuous evaluation and letter grading. The academic year begins from October and runs through September of the following year. An academic year is divided into the following three semesters:
Fall : October - January
Spring : February - May
Summer : June - September
The semester duration is usually of fifteen weeks-thirteen weeks for classes and two weeks for final examination and result.
Notable alumni
Sayem Mahammed Albhee, a Senior Physical Design Engineer at Meta Platforms.[5]
