Training on tissue culture techniques at BARI
Gazipur Correspondent
The Biotechnology Division of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) arranged a five-day hands-on training on ‘Tissue Culture Techniques’ from on Sunday at its Seminar Room. Representatives from BARI, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) & NGOs participated in the training. BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Abdul Wohab inaugurated the training workshop as chief guest in the morning. Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Md. Miaruddin, Chief Scientific Officer of Biotechnology Division Dr. Md. Abdullah Yusuf Akhond, Principal Scientific Officer Dr. Mahmuda Khatun, Senior Scientific Officer Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Hassan, Dr. Kamrun Nahar were, among others, present on the occasion. In his speech, BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Abdul Wohab said that innovation and development of new varieties of different crops are becoming popular day by day with the use of tissue culture in the country. Once, it was difficult to develop varieties through tissue culture in Bangladesh, but now it has become quite easy. I hope that through this five-day training, trainees will have a better understanding on tissue culture. The five day- long training will provide hands-on training to the trainees on various techniques for tissue culture.
Sylhet regional Math Olympiad held at SUST
Sylhet Bureau
The divisional round of the 11th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad 2019 was held at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet on Friday. SUST vice-chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the divisional round on the handball ground of the university at 9:30am as chief guest. The Olympiad was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Mathematics Association and AF Mujibur Rahman Foundation. Written session of the Olympiad was held at Academic Building C on the campus between 10:00am and 11:30am. Later in the afternoon, question-answer session and prize giving ceremony of the Olympiad were held at Mini-auditorium on the campus, the campus sources said. SUST mathematics department head Golam Ali Hayder Chowdhury chaired the prize giving session that was addressed, among others, by the university’s treasurer Anwarul Islam, ex-treasurer Elias Uddin Biswas, physical science faculty dean Sajedul Karim and Jagannath University mathematics department associate professor Mostak Ahmed. The member secretary of the divisional round of the 11th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad, Md Shah Noor told that more than 100 undergraduate students from different educational institutions of the Sylhet region participated in the divisional round.
Two sisters drown in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent
Two minor girls drowned in a pond while bathing at Uttar Khanpur of Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased were identifeied as Ayesha Siddiqua Mim, 8, daughter of Ashiqur Rahman of the area, and her cousin Fatema Islam Lubna, 9. Md Mahatab Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station, said the incident took place around noon. Doctors pronounced them dead when they were taken to Sadar Hospital, the OC added.
Gazipur Correspondent
The Biotechnology Division of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) arranged a five-day hands-on training on ‘Tissue Culture Techniques’ from on Sunday at its Seminar Room. Representatives from BARI, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) & NGOs participated in the training. BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Abdul Wohab inaugurated the training workshop as chief guest in the morning. Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Md. Miaruddin, Chief Scientific Officer of Biotechnology Division Dr. Md. Abdullah Yusuf Akhond, Principal Scientific Officer Dr. Mahmuda Khatun, Senior Scientific Officer Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Hassan, Dr. Kamrun Nahar were, among others, present on the occasion. In his speech, BARI Director (Research) Dr. Md. Abdul Wohab said that innovation and development of new varieties of different crops are becoming popular day by day with the use of tissue culture in the country. Once, it was difficult to develop varieties through tissue culture in Bangladesh, but now it has become quite easy. I hope that through this five-day training, trainees will have a better understanding on tissue culture. The five day- long training will provide hands-on training to the trainees on various techniques for tissue culture.
Sylhet regional Math Olympiad held at SUST
Sylhet Bureau
The divisional round of the 11th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad 2019 was held at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet on Friday. SUST vice-chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the divisional round on the handball ground of the university at 9:30am as chief guest. The Olympiad was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Mathematics Association and AF Mujibur Rahman Foundation. Written session of the Olympiad was held at Academic Building C on the campus between 10:00am and 11:30am. Later in the afternoon, question-answer session and prize giving ceremony of the Olympiad were held at Mini-auditorium on the campus, the campus sources said. SUST mathematics department head Golam Ali Hayder Chowdhury chaired the prize giving session that was addressed, among others, by the university’s treasurer Anwarul Islam, ex-treasurer Elias Uddin Biswas, physical science faculty dean Sajedul Karim and Jagannath University mathematics department associate professor Mostak Ahmed. The member secretary of the divisional round of the 11th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad, Md Shah Noor told that more than 100 undergraduate students from different educational institutions of the Sylhet region participated in the divisional round.
Two sisters drown in Bagerhat
Bagerhat Correspondent
Two minor girls drowned in a pond while bathing at Uttar Khanpur of Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased were identifeied as Ayesha Siddiqua Mim, 8, daughter of Ashiqur Rahman of the area, and her cousin Fatema Islam Lubna, 9. Md Mahatab Uddin, officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Model Police Station, said the incident took place around noon. Doctors pronounced them dead when they were taken to Sadar Hospital, the OC added.
