Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

News and Event

URP Students Awarded at JU Planning Festival- 2024
May 29, 2025

We are thrilled to share the outstanding achievements of our students in multiple events at the JU Planning Festival 2024 hosted by Jahangirnagar University. Team “𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚,” featuring three students of Batch 21 of the URP department, BUET, Ms. Khandaker Ruhama Amin, Ms. Labiba Anika, and Ms. Nusrat Sultana, secured the 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩 position in the "𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” by showcasing their creative urban planning solutions. Another student of Batch ’21, Mr. Adnan Shahriar, won the “𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞” in the 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with his powerful visual storytelling skills. The festival featured various events, including case competitions, inter-department debates, photography contests, GIS challenges, report writing, indoor and outdoor sports, speech competitions, and cultural programs. URP, BUET had four teams in the case competition finals and a strong overall presence across the events. We extend our earnest congratulations to all the winners and commend every participant for their hard work, creativity, and spirited representation of our department.