Bangladesh

Textile College | College Textiles | Textile Courses of Bangladesh

As the demand of Textile Engineers are swiftly increasing in the Textile Industry and textile research institutes, the number of Textile College or College of Textiles or Textile courses are being increased simultaneously.

Textile Colleges or Universities are specialized only in Textiles. Maximum of the Textile College or Textile University which are available worldwide are providing textile courses on Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Apparel or Garments. Every section of these also has some advanced section which might be Specialization on Textile Testing, Specialization in Textile Finishing, and Specialization on Garments Washing and so on.
Now a day, some college textiles are offering the Merchandising course which is all about costing a product and negotiating with buyers.
Textile Management also a course of college textiles which is being most demandable subject day by day as most of the Textile Industry requires some management personnel for managing a factory properly.
In Bangladesh, India & Pakistan there are several College Textiles, Textile University, Textile Diploma Institutes has been stablished in order to provide Textile Engineering Diploma or Degree certificates.
Here, I have enlisted some of the most famous textile colleges, universities and institutions of Bangladesh-

Textile Colleges & Universities of Bangladesh

1. College of Textile Engineering & Technology (CTET) : It is the first Govt. Textile College of Bangladesh which has recently transformed as Public University where Textiles is a Specialized subject. Before being a Public Engineering University it was a college named College of Textiles under the University of Dhaka (DU).
2. Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST): It is a private university of Bangladesh. In this University the B.Sc. in Textile Engineering course was started many days ago. In Bangladesh this is great university for the students who would like to get themselves admitted in Textile Engineering Department.
3. Daffodil International University: It is another University where you will get yourself admitted in B. Sc. in Textile Engineering program.  This is the first time the M. Sc. in Textile Engineering course has been started in Bangladesh and this is only on Daffodil International University. It’s a private university.
4. Primeasia University: This is another private university of Bangladesh where they provide the B. Sc. in Textile Engg. Program.
5. University of South Asia (UniSA): This is a private university of Bangladesh. If you want to get a B. Sc. in Textile Engg. degree. you can get yourself admitted there.
6. South East University: It’s another Private University. B. Sc. in Textile Engineering courses is available here too.
7. City University:   A Private University of Bangladesh. B. Sc. in Textile Engineering courses are available here.
8. Atish Dipankor University: The Textile courses have been started here recently.
9. Chittagong Textile Engineering College: It was a Textile Diploma Institute. But later, the Govt. of Bangladesh transformed it into the Textile University College where B. Sc. in Textile courses is read under the Chittagong University.
10. Pabna Textile Engineering College: It was a Textile Diploma Institute too. But now it is a textile engineering college where B. Sc. courses are available.
11. Tangail Textile Engineering College: In this college textiles the Diploma & B. Sc both are running.
12. Mawlana Bhasani University of Science & Technology: It is a public university of Bangladesh where the Textile Engg. Courses are available.
13. Begumgonj Textile Engineering College, Noakhali: It’s another public Textile Engineering  College which started their educational journey in May, 2007 affiliated with University of Chittagong.
14. Green University Bangladesh: The Textile Campus of Green University is Located at Farmget, Dhaka.
15. World University of Bangladesh (WUB): Recently WUB opened B. Sc in Textile Course.
16. BGMEA Institute of Fashion & Technology (BIFT) : BIFT offers some exclusive certificate and bachelor courses on Apparel and Textile Engineering.

Diploma In Textile Institutes of Bangladesh

There are several Diploma institutes in Bangladesh under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) on order of Institute of Textile Engineering & Technology (ITET). These are-
1. Tangail Textile Diploma Institute.
2. Dinajpur Textile Diploma Institute.
3. Barishal Textile Diploma Institute.
4. Noakhali Textile Diploma Institute.
These are the College textiles and University of Textile Engineering in Bangladesh. It is worth mentioning that the list will be updated if any textile college or university is established or demolished.

Bangladesh Garments Statistics and Future Challenge

According to EPB report 2008 the Bangladesh Garments circumstances is well. Though there have some obstacles, Bangladesh is developing itself in the garments manufacturing countries day by day. Here is a simple statistics about Bangladeshi garments:
1. Garments Industry: About 4500 (only registered)
2. Man Power: About 25 Lac
3. Foreign Currency: 12 Billion USD
4. Nationally Earned % : About 81%
5. Knit Fabric: 90% Locally Produced
6. Woven Fabric: 30% Locally Produced.
7. Backward Linkage: Woven Fabric

Future Challenge of Bangladeshi Garments:

1. Lead Time: Lead Time for the Bangladeshi Garments is very crucial. Bangladeshi garments are not developing as per its expectation due to the lead time of its raw material collection and vessels problems. For instance, in Bangladesh L/C is done for 120 days. But in this competitive world L/C is done for 90 days. That means the Bangladeshi garments manufacturers get only 30 days to collect raw material, 30 days for garments production, 30 days for shipment.
2. Competitive Price: Due to the insufficiency of the raw materials Bangladeshi garments are to import necessary equipments and raw materials from other country like china, India etc. This increases total production cost. Whereas China can produce same garments with comparatively lower prices.
3. Product Diversification: It is seen in Bangladesh that the R & D department (Research & Development) rarely exist in the garments factory. So experiment with new products and design are not occurring. It affects the fashionable market drastically.
4. Buyers Compliance: Buyer compliance also put an important role on the total production.