Bogra Polytechnic Institute
Bogura Polytechnic Institute () or BPI is a Government Technical Institute in Bogura, Bangladesh. It is one of the largest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh. History. In early 1962, Ford Foundation established Bogura Polytechnic Institute, with a duration of 3 years long courses, based on the syllabus of Oklahoma State University, Still Water, USA. The certificate issued by the then Technical Board Education was "Associated in Engineering" having provision to undergo B.S course in the US and also in the UK Its formation and academic course history details goes back to the birth of Ahsanullah Engineering College, which is  now known as BUET. Location. Bogura Polytechnic Institute is located at Colony in the southern part of the Bogra city in Bangladesh. It is near the Police Line and Vocational Teachers Training Institute (VTTI). Academic programs. It offers Diploma Level Programmes for Diploma-in-Engineering in many different technological areas, each required to study for a 4-year-long curriculum. Students can participate in: Halls of residence. There are two Boy's and one Girl's dormitories. About 1 thousand residential students stay here. Directorates. The institute operates under the executive control of the Ministry of Education(MOE) acting through the  Directorate of Technical Education (DTE). The academic programs, curriculums are maintained under the regulation of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB). BTEB functions under Directorate of Inspection and Audit (DIA), which in turn functions under Chief Accounts Office (CAO), and it functions under MOE.