SMECS-Bangladesh Institute of Design (BID) – Spancer Multi Engineering Consultant Service

Bangladesh Institute of Design.[BID]

HISTORY OF ESTABLISHING BID

In 1993, SMECS was appointed as the consultant of “Bangladesh jewelry Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BJMEA)” for providing them technical assistance in developing gold jewelry for export. In 1994 Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) was trying to explore a new export market in Middle East countries and EEU countries. At that time International Gold Council (IGC) send their one consultant Mr. W.G. Schroeder a German origin; France based jewelry Design Consultant to explore the import market of gold jewelry from Bangladesh. The then president of BIMEA Mr. Anwar Hossain introduced Engr. AMMSHK Rizvy, the chairman of SMECS and Consultant of BJMEA with Mr. W.G. Schroeder in EPB to change their views for studies in gold jewelry exporting.

It was very important time in the trade world, UNCTAD was going to be dissolved and WTO was waiting for replacing UNCTAD, TRIP & TRIM was waiting for introduced. In that crucial time Mr. Schroeder after his long time observation he found that there is no own design was being used in Bangladesh jewelry and in other crafts as well. Most of the motifs and composition was belongs to Greek, Roman, Persian, Egyptian and Indian culture; if TRIP imposed on trade. Mr. Schroder found that local artists are composing design using foreign motifs without knowing its inner language, meanings which are contradictorily does not match with our majorities belief, community and social values and culture. Then he asked for our own motifs and own design. He then find the augmentation of a full pledged design institute for research work and to create a pure design that represents Bangladesh. He then suggest Engr. Rizvy to start a new design institute which can face the challenge of 21^st millennium in trade under TRIP and WTO charter.

At that time mother of Engr. Rizvy, Late Shams-e-Ara Begum, the then chairman of SMECS who participated in liberation war of 1971 as a physician under Mujibnagor Government came forward to establish such an institute donating her full pension money in 1996.

In 1996 Bangladesh Institute of Design (BID) started its journey in 29/C Asad Avenue, Block E, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207 following the International curriculum of Design education. BID named their students batch in memory Shaheeds who sacrifice their lives in different movements of Bangladesh as: Shaheed Titumeer, Shaheed Masterda Surjasen, Shaheed Pretilata Waddedar, Shaheed, Barkat, Shaheed Asad, Shaheed Fl.Lt. Matiur Rahman. Shaheed Capt. Jahangir etc.

BID was providing Professional Diploma in Design Technology in : Fashion Design Technology, Textile Design Technology, Leather product Design Technology, Product Design Technology and Interior Designing. From 1997 to 2014 there are 700 BID Graduate students passing out from BID. Some of them are leading in Garments, Textile and Leather sectors.

The foreign design students came in BID in 1999 from NIFT Calcutta and NIFT Mumbai, India for 3months internship program in Fashion Design Technology joint collaboration with YOUNGONE CORPORATION and Schoold Decole, Paris, France for 1 month internship program on Interior Designing.

BID will start its new journey for short course to develop highly skilled design technologist and arrange workshop, seminar and symposium that can be able to create good quality design technologist, design planners and design managers in the corporate world.