Bangladesh Institute of Glass and Ceramics - is the oldest technical educational institution in the country, controlled by the Directorate of Technical Education under the Technical and Madrasa Education Division of the Ministry of Education, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. This institute, one of the well-known and oldest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh, was established in 1951 on a 20-acre area in Tejgaon, Dhaka city, with the motto of spreading technical education and service, and has been spreading the light of technical education till date.