Textile schools in Bangladesh offer various academic and professional degrees in textile fields. A number of colleges and technical institutes as well as some universities offer diploma, bachelor's and master's degree from their allocated faculties upon completion of certification courses. Textile courses offered in these schools include spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing, finishing, apparels merchandising and fashion designing. As of 2019[update], textile material is the largest export item of Bangladesh.[1] Bangladesh exported $42.35 billion worth of readymade garments in the 2018–2019 fiscal year.[2]
Colleges | Acronym | Founded | Affiliation | Location | Division | Specialization | Ph.D. granting | Website |
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Textile Engineering College, Chittagong.[4] | CTEC | 2006 | BUTEX | Zorargonj, Mirsharai Upazila,Chittagong | Chittagong Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Pabna Textile Engineering College .[4] | PTEC | 2006 | BUTEX | Pabna | Rajshahi Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Textile Engineering College, Noakhali.[4] | TECN | 2007 | BUTEX | Begumganj Upazila, Noakhali District | Chittagong Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Shahid Abdur Rab Serniabat Textile Engineering College.[4] | SARSTEC | 2010 | BUTEX | Barisal | Barisal Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Sheikh Kamal Textile Engineering College, Jhenaidah.[4] | SKTEC | 2016 | BUTEX | Jhenaidah | Khulna Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Dr. M A Wazed Miah Textile Engineering College.[4] | DWMTEC | 2018 | BUTEX | Tukuriya, Pirganj Upazila,Rangpur | Rangpur Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Sheikh Rehana Textile Engineering College, Gopalganj.[4] | SRTEC | 2021 | BUTEX | Gopalgang, Dhaka | Dhaka Division | Textile Engineering | No | link |
Sheikh Hasina Textile Engineering College, Melandaha, Jamalpur.[4] | SHTEC | 2022 | BUTEX | Bhabki Bazar, Melandaha Upzila, Jamalpur District | Mymensigh Division | Textile Engineering | No | [link] |
A bunch of state funded diploma institutes under the authority of Bangladesh Technical Education Board and with compliance to the order of the Institution of Textile Engineers and Technologists (ITET) are operating in Bangladesh at present. Several more are still on the ongoing process of parliamentary approval.
These are —
Currently, there are a total of 41 textile vocational institutes throughout Bangladesh under the Department of Textiles, government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The department is planning to set up 12 more textile vocational institutes in the coming years.