History
College of Textile Technology no longer exists in Bangladesh. It has been turned to "Bangladesh University of Textiles" only one of its kind in the country, meet the growing need for Advanced Textile Engineering & Technology Education in Bangladesh as well as in the world. The varsity has a long history. During the British colonial rule in 1921 a weaving school was established in Narinda, Dhaka to meet Textile Technician Education by offering artisan level course. It was named east Bengal Textile Institute, which was upgraded to offer diploma courses in Textile Technology and named as East Pakistan Textile Institute in 1940. In 1960, the institute was transferred to its present campus at Tejgaon Industrial Area. In 1978, the institute launched the 4-year bachelor degree in Textile Technology by affiliation with the University of Dhaka and renamed the Institute as College of Textile Technology up to 2010. On 26 September 2010 the government of Bangladesh has promoted this college to a full fledged university with the name "Bangladesh Textile University".
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