National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research
ন্যাশনাল ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেক্সটাইল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং এন্ড রিসার্চ - নিটার | |
Other name | NITER |
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Former name | Textile Industry Development Center (TIDC), NITTRAD |
| Type | Public–private partnership (PPP) |
| Established | 1979 as TIDC and Transformed to current form in 2009 |
| Founder | Government of Bangladesh |
Academic affiliation | University of Dhaka |
| Chancellor | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Niaz Ahmed Khan |
| Dean | Upama Kabir |
| Director | Ashequl Alam Rana |
Academic staff | 106 |
| Students | 2000+ |
| Undergraduates | 1909 |
| Postgraduates | 103 |
| Address | Nayarhat, Kohinoor Gate , Savar , Dhaka District , 1350 , Bangladesh 23°54′57″N 90°14′08″E / 23.9157°N 90.2356°E |
| Campus | Urban 17.7 acres (7.2 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Colors | purple and white |
| Website | niter |
The National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (Bengali: ন্যাশনাল ইনস্টিটিউট অফ টেক্সটাইল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং এন্ড রিসার্চ), also known as NITER, is one of the largest undergraduate textile engineering campuses in Bangladesh. It is located in Savar, Dhaka District.
The institute is a partnership between the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) and the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Government of Bangladesh. It is a public-private partnership education and research organization and a constituent institute of the University of Dhaka.