Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh

Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh
ইঞ্জিনিয়ার্স ইনস্টিটিউশন, বাংলাদেশ
	Official Seal
Abbreviation	IEB
Formation	1948
Type	Nonprofit organisation
Legal status	Professional association
Professional title	Engr.
Headquarters	Ramna, Dhaka
Location	Bangladesh;
Fields	Engineering, technology, research and professionalism
Membership	41,545
President	Md. Abdus Sabur, FIEB
Honorary General Secretary	Khandker Manjur Morshed, FIEB
Subsidiaries	Institution of Textile Engineers and Technologists
Affiliations	Ministry of Education (Bangladesh); UGC (Bangladesh);
Website	iebbd.org

The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, commonly referred to as IEB, is the national professional organisation of engineers in Bangladesh. It is registered under the Societies Registration Act (1860) of the country. Within the country, it has 18 centers and 31 sub-centers. It has 10 'overseas chapter' in different countries of the world, namely: Australia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and the United States.^[1]

History[]

After the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Institution of Engineers, Pakistan was renamed as the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, which was founded in 1948, after the end of the British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent; with its headquarters at Dhaka in Bangladesh.^[2]

Around the 1947, a number of senior engineers took initiative to establish a forum of engineers in profession. Soon after, it got its foundation stone laid on 7 May 1948, at Ramna in Dhaka city.

Divisions[]

IEB has seven divisions within it. They are:^[3]

Agriculture Engineering Division
Chemical Engineering Division
Civil Engineering Division
Computer Engineering Division (established in 2011)^[4]
Electrical Engineering Division
Mechanical Engineering Division
Textile Engineering Division

Organs[]

IEB has four independent organs within it. They are:^[3]

Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education^[5]
Bangladesh Professional Engineers Registration Board
Engineering Staff College Bangladesh
Occupational Safety Board of Bangladesh

Membership[]

Every professional engineer of Bangladesh is invited to join the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). As of 2020, it has over 41,500 members.^[6]

IEB membership has three categories – Fellowship, Membership and Associate Membership. These categories are based on the experience of the member in the engineering field.

Members of all three categories are entitled to use the title "Engr." before their names.

Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)[]

Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE)^[7] is a non-governmental body that provides accreditation for engineering programs within the jurisdiction of Bangladesh. It operates as an independent and autonomous agency of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB).

BAETE represents the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, a provisional signatory^[8] of Washington Accord, an international accreditation agreement for undergraduate professional engineering academic degrees. BAETE is also a full member of Network of Accreditation Bodies for Engineering Education in Asia (NABEEA).^[9] BAETE also represents IEB in The Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP).^[10]