The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) is the national professional organisation of engineers in Bangladesh. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act (1860) of the country. Within the country, it has 18 centers and 31 sub-centers. It has 10 'overseas chapter' in different countries of the world, namely: Australia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. It formed the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) which holds the accreditation of engineering faculties in Bangladesh.
History After the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Institution of Engineers, Pakistan was renamed as the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, which was founded in 1948, after the end of the British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent; with its headquarters at Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Around 1947, a number of senior engineers took initiative to establish a forum of engineers in the profession. Soon after, it got its foundation stone laid on 7 May 1948, at Ramna in Dhaka city.
Divisions IEB has seven divisions within it. They are: Agriculture Engineering Division Chemical Engineering Division Civil Engineering Division Computer Engineering Division (established in 2011) Electrical Engineering Division Electronics Engineering Division Mechanical Engineering Division Textile Engineering Division
Organs IEB has four independent organs within it. They are: Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education Bangladesh Professional Engineers Registration Board Engineering Staff College Bangladesh Occupational Safety Board of Bangladesh
Membership Every professional engineer of Bangladesh is invited to join the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). As of 2024, it has over 60,000 members. List of members Engineering degree programs in Bangladesh are accredited by the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), the accreditation body operating under The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). Accreditation is granted to individual engineering programs rather than to universities as a whole. Public universities
University Type Accreditation status Notes Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Public Accredited Major engineering programs accredited by BAETE Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology Public Accredited Engineering disciplines accredited under BAETE Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Public Accredited Public engineering university Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Public Accredited Engineering disciplines accredited Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology Public Accredited Undergraduate engineering programs recognized Bangladesh University of Textiles Public Accredited Textile engineering programs accredited Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Public Accredited Selected engineering programs accredited Khulna University Public Accredited Engineering and technology disciplines accredited Bangladesh Agricultural University Public Accredited Agricultural engineering programs accredited
International university
University Type Accreditation status Notes Islamic University of Technology International Accredited Engineering programs recognized by BAETE
Private universities
University Accredited programs Notes Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology CE, CSE, EEE, ME One of the earliest private universities with BAETE-accredited engineering programsAmerican International University-Bangladesh CSEBangladesh Army University of Science and TechnologyIPE, MEPrograms accredited under Washington Accord frameworkBRAC UniversitySelected engineering programsEngineering disciplines accreditedDhaka International UniversityCSEPrograms accredited by BAETEDaffodil International UniversitySelected engineering programsEngineering programs accredited under BAETEEast West UniversityCSE, CEPrograms accredited by BAETEIndependent University, BangladeshCSEInternational University of Business Agriculture and TechnologyCE, CSE, EEE, ME North South University CSE, EEE, CEE Programs accredited under Outcome-Based Education (OBE) University of Asia Pacific CE Engineering disciplines accredited
Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)
Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) is a non-governmental body that provides accreditation for engineering programs within the jurisdiction of Bangladesh. It operates as an independent and autonomous agency of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB).
BAETE represents the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, a full signatory of Washington Accord, an international accreditation agreement for undergraduate professional engineering academic degrees. Under the leadership of A F M Saiful Amin as the chairman of the board, BAETE achieved the full signatory recognition of Washington Accord on 12 June 2024, with effect from 2023, through a unanimous decision of all 23 signatories of the accord. BAETE is also a full member of Network of Accreditation Bodies for Engineering Education in Asia (NABEEA). BAETE also represents IEB in The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP).
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