Institute of Architects Bangladesh

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Bānglādēsh Sthāpāti Institute

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| headquarters = IAB Centre, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka

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The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) ({{langx|bn| বাংলাদেশ স্থপতি ইন্‌স্‌টিটিউট}}, Bānglādēsh Sthāpāti Institute) is a professional organization for architects in Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=Authorities plan to transform 200-year old Dhaka Central Jail into amusement center |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/07/29/authorities-plan-to-transform-200-year-old-dhaka-central-jail-into-amusement-centre |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=2016-10-03}} It was founded by the Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam. The organization works with different government organizations to offer educational services and advocates to improve the quality of the architecture profession in Bangladesh.

New houses and buildings to be built in Bangladesh must be designed by member architects of this organization.

History

The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) was founded in Dhaka on 25 February 1972. After the Bangladesh Liberation War, the IAB was formed soon after the war ended to support the development of Bangladesh and rebuild the country after the war.

Organization

=Membership=

More than 5,000 licensed architects are members of IAB.

There are three levels of membership in the IAB depending on professional experience.

Associate Member, AMIAB
Member, MIAB
Fellow, FIAB (Member with minimum 20 years experience)

There have another category for students as Student Member.

=All presidents of Institute of Architects Bangladesh=

Architect Muzharul Islam (Late) {{Cite web|url=http://www.iab.com.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=73&Itemid=222|title=Past Executive & Other Committees|website=Institute of Architects Bangladesh|access-date=2016-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206151956/http://iab.com.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=73&Itemid=222|archive-date=2013-12-06|url-status=dead}}
Architect S.H.M.A Bashar (Late)
Architect M.A. Muktadir
Architect Shah Alam Zahiruddin
Architect Mahbub Haque
Architect Rabiul Husain
Architect Shamsul Wares
Architect Khadem Ali
Architect Mubasshar Hussein{{cite news |title=Tannery shift faces treatment plant dilemma |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/02/tannery-shift-faces-treatment-plant-dilemma/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |date=2016-10-02 |access-date=2016-10-03}}
Architect Abu Sayeed M Ahmed{{cite web |url=http://www.iab.com.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=68&Itemid=101 |title=Executive Council |website=Institute of Architects Bangladesh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213165220/http://www.iab.com.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=68&Itemid=101 |archive-date=2013-12-13}}
Architect Kazi Golam Nasir
Architect Jalal Ahmed{{cite news |title=Architecture reflects national taste |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/architecture-reflects-national-taste-57519 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=2014-12-29 |access-date=2016-10-03}}
Architect Khandaker Shabbir Ahmed (Immediate){{cite web |title=Immediate President of IAB |url=http://www.iab.com.bd/Site/Message |website=Institute of Architects Bangladesh |access-date=2023-08-11}}
Ar. Dr. Abu Sayeed Mostaque Ahmed (present){{cite web |title=Current President of IAB |url=https://iab.org.bd/about-iab/iab-executive-council/ |website=Institute of Architects Bangladesh |access-date=2024-12-06}}