History

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is the oldest institution for the study of Engineering and Architecture in Bangladesh. Today's BUET is originated as a Survey School at Nalgola in 1876 to train Surveyors for the then Government of Bengal of British India. The Survey School became the Ahsanullah School of Engineering as the years passed. In 1947, the School was upgraded to Ahsanullah Engineering College (at its present premise) as a Faculty of Engineering under the University of Dhaka. To create facilities for postgraduate studies and research, in particular, Ahsanullah Engineering College was upgraded to the status of a University, giving a new name of East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET) in the year 1962. After the birth of Bangladesh in 1971, it was renamed the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest and largest disciplines of study at BUET. The Department has been one of the most prestigious departments of BUET from the beginning. The four-year graduate program of Mechanical Engineering was started in 1947 at the then Ahsanullah Engineering College.

So far, the department has awarded B.Sc Engg (Mechanical) degrees to 4166 graduates, M.Sc / M.Engg degrees to 201, and Ph.D. degrees to 16 postgraduate students. Mechanical Engineering is generally understood to emphasize energy, its transformation, transmission, and utilization; and applied mechanics and design. The mechanical engineering undergraduate and graduate programs provide excellent technical background for persons who want to work in fluid mechanics, applied mechanics, heat transfer, environmental pollution control, and other multidisciplinary professions where a good understanding of technology is often very important. Throughout the study programs, considerable emphasis is placed on the development of systematic procedures for analysis and design and on the responsible use of technology. The undergraduate program prepares the student for a career in engineering, with an emphasis on the technical areas of fluid and thermal energy systems and the conversion of thermal energy to other forms of energy, mechanical systems, and machines, and the design and control of these systems. In addition to lectures and practical sessions in classrooms, the undergraduate program also includes industrial visits and on-site industrial training for about five to six weeks. The postgraduate program provides specialization in the above-mentioned areas.