RUET holds int'l conf'ce on ECTE on January 29-31
OUR CORRESPONDENT | Friday, 30 January 2026
RAJSHAHI, Jan 29: The 5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (ICECTE 2026) started at the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) auditorium on Thursday. The Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is organising the conference on January 29-31.
In addition to Bangladesh, researchers, teachers and students from 15 countries, including the US, the UK, Russia, Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Germany and Malaysia, are participating in the conference.
The event has been organised with the aim of opening new horizons of research and innovation to address the rapidly-changing technological challenges of the modern world. A total of 995 research papers were submitted for presentation. Of these, 335 were selected, and 286 would be presented live.
Highlighting the special features of the conference, ECE Faculty Dean and 'conference chair' Professor Dr Bashir Ahmed said emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security, robotics, internet of things (IoT) and nanotechnology would be discussed along with special technical workshops for students.
RUET Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr S M Abdur Razzak would be the chief guest of its opening ceremony on Jan 30 and closing ceremony on Jan 31.
The conference is technically supported by the IEEE Bangladesh Section. In addition, the ICT Division, UGC, Bangladesh Computer Council and several other government and autonomous organisations are its sponsors.
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