History
The university was created out of Engineering College, Chittagong, which was established in 1968. The Engineering College, Chittagong, functioned as the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Chittagong. Through a Government Ordinance in 1986 the college was converted into an institution (BIT, Chittagong). The President of Bangladesh is the visitor of the institute. A Board of Governors headed by a Chairman appointed by the President is the policy making and administrative authority.In September 1, 2003 this institute of technology was converted into a public university & named Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology. The honorable President of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of the University. There were three other similar institutes of technology in the country: BIT, Khulna; BIT, Rajshahi and BIT, Dhaka which have been converted to Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), and Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) respectively.
This organization made ultimate sacrifices in 1971 when two students of the university lose their lives in the Liberation war of Bangladesh
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