2nd National Symposium

11 October 2026

IEB-BAETE organized the 2nd National Symposium on the theme “Role of Policy Support for Ensuring Quality Engineering Education through Accreditation” on 11 October 2026 at Hotel InterContinental Dhaka, 1 Minto Road, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

The symposium was attended by a total of 172 participants, comprising 103 registered participants representing 31 public and private universities across Bangladesh and 69 invited participants from academia, industry, and relevant professional and policy-making organizations. The participants included Vice-Chancellors, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, Deans, Program Directors, Directors of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells (IQACs), Senior faculty members,Program Evaluators, members of Quality Assurance Cells (QACs) and Sectoral Committees (SCs), and members of the BAETE Board. Executive Committee members of IEB and representatives of the IEB Dhaka Centre also attended the symposium.

Mr. Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Hon'ble Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, graced the ceremonial session as the Chief Guest. Er. Professor Dr. Kai Sang Lock, Chair of the Washington Accord (WA) and Professor Ir. Dr. Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, Chair of the Dublin Accord (DA), delivered the keynote address and attended as the Special Guest. The symposium was further graced by the presence of Prof. Dr. Md. Akhter Hossain Khan, Chairman of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC); Engr. Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nilphamari-1; and Engr. Khaled Hossain Mahboob (Shyamal), Member of Parliament (MP) for Brahmanbaria-3 and Managing Director of Masihata Group as Special Guests. In addition, Prof. Dr. Engr. Sharmin Reza Chowdhury, Vice-Chairman of BAETE, delivered the Welcome Address, while Prof. Dr. Engr. Tanvir Manzur, Chairman ofBAETE, delivered the Vote of Thanks at the conclusion of the Ceremonial Session.

A panel discussion involving representatives from academia, industry, professional bodies, and relevant policy-making organizations was also held as part of the symposium. The discussion focused on the importance of policy support, collaboration among key stakeholders, and the role of accreditation in ensuring and continuously enhancing the quality of engineering education in Bangladesh.