The noble board of trustees laid the groundwork for what would become today’s BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) on July 9, 2011, when the group gathered to hold the University’s inaugural board meeting and drafted the University’s articles of incorporation. This guiding document outlined elements the founders believed would build an enduring legacy for the University: a commitment to offering a rigorous academic program and an ambition to provide opportunities of higher education in all disciplines of knowledge to persons of both sexes on equal terms.
On March 14, 2012, the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh issued the University’s official certificate of incorporation in accordance with the Private University Act of 2010 followed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh’s approval on March 20, 2012, marking the formal beginning of the University’s life.