Industry Advisory Panel

Industry Advisory Panel

Purpose:

The Industrial Advisory Panel (IAP) is a body for advising and supporting the Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) through continual development and improvement of courses taught in undergraduate and postgraduate programs and lab facilities, collaborative research activities, and feedback on course content and quality of teaching-learning process.

Current Industry Advisory Panel

as approved by for the period of May 21, 2025 to May 20, 2027 (BUGS Meeting No. 2025/07, Date: 21/05/2025; Revised on 2025/09, Date 18/06/2025)

Organization Name and Affiliation Position in IAP
i Head of the Department, EEE, BUET ABM Harun ur Rashid Professor, EEE, BUET Chairman
ii Ex-Head, Dept. of EEE Md. Aynal Haque Professor, EEE, BUET Member
iii Next Head, Dept. of EEE Sharif Mohammad Mominuzzaman Professor, EEE, BUET Member
iv Chair, SAC, Dept. of EEE Shaikh Anowarul Fattah Professor, EEE, BUET Member
v Member, SAC, Dept. of EEE Hafiz Imtiaz Professor, EEE, BUET Member
vi Member, SAC, Dept. of EEE Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury Associate Professor, EEE, BUET Member
vii Secretary, BUGS, Dept. of EEE, BUET Md. Kawsar Alam Professor, EEE, BUET Member Secretary
Members from Industry
1 Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) ANM Obaidullah - Member Distribution (additional Charge) Member
2 Banpil Photonics Achyut Dutta, Chief Executive Officer Member
3 BSRM Azizul Haque, Head of Manufacturing Member
4 BTCL Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, MD Member
5 DESCO Zulfiquar Tahmid Chief Engineer (Network Operation) & Executive Director (Operation)-Additional Charge, Member
6 DPDC Nur Ahmed, MD Member
7 Energypac Engineering Ltd. Rabiul Alam, CEO Member
8 Grameen Phone S M Robiul Islam General Manager and Head of user experience assurance, Network Services Member
9 Gray Matter Robotics Ariyan Kabir, CEO Member
10 Innovace Technology Minhaz Khan, Chairman Member
11 Metropoliton Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Habibullah N Karim, Senior Vice-President, MCCI, MD and CEO, Technohaven Company Ltd Member
12 Neural Semiconductor Ltd. Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Chief Operating Officer Member
13 NWPGCL Hasibul Hasan, MD Member
14 Poly Cable Ltd. Md. Zakir Hossain, CEO Member
15 Power Grid Bangladesh PLC (PGCB) Md. Abdul Monayem Chowdhury, Executive Director (O & M) Member
16 Red Dot Digital Hasib Mustabsir CEO and MD Member
17 Robi Axiata PLC Anamika Bhakta Senior Director, Technical Regulations and Communications Member
18 Walton Hi-tech Industries Ltd. Liakot Ali Deputy Director and Head of IT Department Member

Terms of Reference

as approved by BUGS-EEE in BUGS Meeting No. 07/2022 Date: August 27, 2022

  1. Helping with academic planning and accreditation, providing input on research directions, and supporting in the identification of research problems, critical issues, development/improvement related to industries etc.
  2. Helping the department to contribute towards the sustainable development goals (SDG) of the nation and to achieve international prominence.
  3. Providing advice on curricular issues, e.g., identify gaps and weakness, and introducing leading-edge technology, recommend the changes and developments needed in course structure, curriculum to ensure that the courses remain relevant to practicing electrical and electronic engineers.
  4. Advise the department on industrial training, industry visits and placement/internship arrangements.
  5. Continually recruiting high-quality undergraduate and graduate students and advise the department about the needs of employers and the way in which these needs are met, including the requirements of professional institutions.
  6. Providing an external review of the operation of the department upon request from an industrial and commercial perspective.
Organization of the Panel:

The Panel will be formed by BUGS of the department. The panel members will be selected in every two years. The Head of the department of EEE will arrange meeting among the members at least once in every six months or when necessary. The Head will chair the meeting and the outcome will be reported to BUGS by the Head.

  • The IAP will comprise of representatives from government and non-government organizations, industries (private and public), and academia.
  • IAP members may include persons from foreign organizations and industries.
  • Expected number of members will be minimum 15.
  • The IAP may define their operating structure. However, there will be a chair and a secretary. It is recommended that the Head, EEE will be the chair and BUGS Secretary will be the secretary of IAP.

Previous IAP

1st IAP as approved by BUGS-EEE in BUGS Meeting No. 01/2023 Date: January 22, 2023

SN Organization Person Position
1 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. Md. Aynal Haque Chairperson
2 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan Member
3 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. A. B. M. Harun-ur Rashid Member
4 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. M. Anisuzzaman Talukder Member
5 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. Md. Shah Alam Member
6 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. Apratim Roy Member Secretary
7 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. Md. Zunaid Baten Member
8 EEE Dept., BUET Dr. Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury Member
9 Bangladesh Power Development Board Engr. A.N.M. Obaidullah Member
10 Energypac Engineering Ltd. Engr. Rabiul Alam Member
11 BTCL Dr. Md. Rafiqul Matin Member
12 Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd. A.K.M Habibur Rahman Member
13 Huawei Technologies Bangladesh Ltd. Mr. Linzhijun Member
14 Poly Cables Ltd. Md. Zakir Hossain Member
15 Walton BD Golam Murshed Member
16 BSRM Mr. Azizul Haque Member
17 Neural Semiconductor Ltd. Md. Shakhawat Hossain Member
18 Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry Engr. Md. Nurul Aktar Member
19 GrayMatter Robotics Dr. Ariyan Kabir Member
20 Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) Mr. B.M Mizanul Hassan Member
21 Red Dot Digital Limited Mr. Hasib Mustabsir Member

Officer and Staff Retired Faculty Members

Back to Top