Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
Bangladesh University of Business and Technology () or BUBT is a private university in Bangladesh, located in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established under the Private University Act 1992. BUBT is regulated by the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC). BUBT was founded in 2003 under the authority of the Private University Act and was approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh. It was modeled after North American universities. It started its operation in the Dhaka Commerce College campus, the founder organization of BUBT, in 2019 campus  permanently shifted. Now It is running its all programs in its own campus at Rupnagar R/A, Mirpur 2. In 2011 UGC has ranked BUBT as one of the best eight private universities. Around 1,000 students were awarded with their graduate and post graduate degrees in the first convocation this year (2011). BUBT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Campus. Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) is situated at Rupnagar, Mirpur-2, Dhaka, adjacent to Dhaka Commerce College, the National Zoo, Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium with four spacious buildings and with all facilities for higher  education. It is surrounded by a good number of educational institutions in an excellent academic atmosphere. The campus of BUBT has excellent communication links from all parts of Dhaka City as well as from outside the city by cars, buses, taxies, rickshaws, etc. Scholarships and waivers. There are provisions for scholarships, stipends and tuition fee waivers for the students in BUBT. Academic calendar. BUBT follows a model of higher education consisting of semesters, courses, credit hours, continuous evaluation and letter grading. The academic year begins from October and runs through September of the following year. An academic year is divided  into the following three semesters: The semester duration is usually of fifteen weeks-thirteen weeks for classes and two weeks for final examination and result.