Engineers’ Enthusiasm Evident at IEB’s 77th Founding Day Festivities
The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), the country’s oldest and most prominent engineering body, marked its 77th founding anniversary—observed as Engineers’ Day—with a series of celebratory programs in Dhaka and beyond. The two-day event began on Wednesday morning at the IEB headquarters in Shahbagh with the national anthem, flag hoisting, and a collective oath-taking ceremony.
Clad in blue T-shirts and caps, engineers from across the nation gathered for the ceremony. IEB President and RAJUK Chairman Engineer Mohammad Riazul Islam (Rizu) led the oath, with General Secretary Professor Dr. Engineer Md. Sabbir Mostafa Khan standing beside him.
Following the oath, a procession paraded through the National Press Club and the High Court before returning to the IEB premises, where a ceremonial cake was cut to mark the occasion.
The anniversary event was attended by IEB Vice Presidents Engineer Khan Monzur Morshed, Engineer Sheikh Al Amin, Engineer Niaz Uddin Bhuiyan, and Engineer A.T.M. Tanvir-ul-Hasan (Tamal); Honorary Assistant General Secretary Engineer Mohammad Mahbub Alam; Engineer Muhammad Ahsanul Rasel; Engineer Md. Noor Amin (Lalon); Engineer Sabbir Ahmed Osmani; Chairman of IEB Dhaka Centre Engineer Md. Helal Uddin Talukder; Vice Chairmen Engineer Md. Kamrul Islam (Uzzal) and Engineer Abdullah Al Mamun; and Honorary Secretary of the Dhaka Centre Engineer K.M. Asaduzzaman (Chunnu), among many other leaders from the central and local committees, as well as engineers from various public, semi-public, private, and autonomous organizations.
To complement the nationwide celebration, IEB also organized simultaneous programs across its 18 centers, 34 sub-centers in Bangladesh, and 14 overseas chapters.
On this occasion, IEB presented six key demands aimed at strengthening the country’s engineering sector and contributing to a modern, developed Bangladesh. Among the demands were the appointment of engineers to top positions in engineering organizations, ensuring timely promotions and postings, halting irregular assimilation practices, upgrading the rank of Additional Chief Engineer to Grade-2 and Superintendent Engineer to Grade-3, setting a three-year service requirement as Executive Engineer for promotion to Superintendent Engineer, framing service rules for private-sector engineers, and assigning technically skilled engineers or professionals as Project Directors in engineering and technology-based projects.
