It was the year 1876 that the nucleus of the Buet was first formed with the establishment of a survey school named Dacca Survey School at a rented building at Nolgola [west of Salimullah Medical College] in the old part of Dhaka.
VC Prof AMM Safiullah on future Buet Buet's Vice Chancellor Prof AMM Safiullah talked about a future Buet that would be better prepared to fight the challenges of the 21st century in its effort to find a place among the world's best technical universities.