Establishment
of a technical institution for Bangladesh Armed Forces had been a long
desired need. It had been
very strongly felt since 1980's in view of growing demand for technical
personnel in military service. In
the absence of such an institution in the Armed Forces, the military
demand for technocrats was being supplemented by nomination of military
officers to undergo graduation and post graduation courses at Bangladesh
University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), former Bangladesh
Institutes of Technology (BIT) and other foreign technical institutes.
MIST came into existence on 19 April 1998. It throbbed into breathing when
the academic programme was launched on 31 January 1999 with the maiden
batch of Civil Engineering (CE). Though the pioneer batches comprised only
military students (session 2001-2002), civil students (both male and
female) were admitted to various disciplines from the session 2002-2003. At present most
of the students are civil. MIST envisages to create facilities for military as well
as civil students from home and abroad dedicated to pursue standard curriculum leading to
graduation and post graduation degree.
As an institution without any gender bias, MIST is already on
steady stride upholding its motto "Technology
for Advancement". The institute remains committed to
contributing to the wider spectrum of national educational arena and plays
a significant role in the development of human resources.
