Sau Correspondent :
The Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University gets new Vice Chancellor named Professor Dr Shahidur Rashid Bhuiyan and Treasurer named Professor Dr Nazrul Islam. Today the education ministry appointed them as Vice-Chancellor and Treasurer. Dr Shahidur Rashid Bhuiyan is a scientist and plant breeding specialist. He was appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University for the period 2012-2016.
He was Dean, Post Graduate Studies; Director (Research), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System; Director, Institute of Seed Technology and Chairman, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding of the same University. Dr. Bhuiyan has successfully conducted several research projects financed by GoB and/or donor agency. He is basically a plant breeder and has developed and released 3 (three) rapeseed varieties for commercial cultivation.
He is involved in selection, evaluation and monitoring of research projects sponsored by USDA through ERD, Ministry of Finance; agricultural projects of UGC and advanced research grants of Ministry of Education and agricultural projects of BARC and KGF. Dr. Bhuiyan supervised several Ph. D. and seventy five MS students.
Dr. Bhuiyan has 24 (twenty four) published books to his credit in diversified fields of agriculture including biotechnology, genetically modified crop, food and nutrition. He has presented 31 papers in different national and international seminars and conferences. He has published 87 scientific papers in different national and international journals.
As a popular science writer he has published 198 popular articles on agriculture and related science. He played important role in the publication of 3 (three) journals on agricultural sciences as Editor.
He led the preparation of the first country report for the FAO on ‘The state of World Biodiversity for food and Agriculture – Bangladesh Part’. He has keen interest in Plant Genetic Resources, Agro-biodiversity and Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Issues. Dr. Bhuiyan was involved in the finalization of the draft ‘The Plant Variety Protection’ Act. As member of the ‘Seed Regulatory Reform Committee’ of Ministry of Agriculture he played key role in the formulation of the ‘Seed Act’.
He has played a vital role in framing draft act for the establishment of ‘The Bangladesh Plant Genetic Resources Institute’ as Chairman of the Committee formed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh awarded him ‘Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award (Gold Medal)’, Bangladesh Academy of Agriculture awarded him Dr. Kazi M. Badruddoza Trust Fund Gold Medal.
The Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University gets new Vice Chancellor named Professor Dr Shahidur Rashid Bhuiyan and Treasurer named Professor Dr Nazrul Islam. Today the education ministry appointed them as Vice-Chancellor and Treasurer. Dr Shahidur Rashid Bhuiyan is a scientist and plant breeding specialist. He was appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University for the period 2012-2016.
He was Dean, Post Graduate Studies; Director (Research), Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Research System; Director, Institute of Seed Technology and Chairman, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding of the same University. Dr. Bhuiyan has successfully conducted several research projects financed by GoB and/or donor agency. He is basically a plant breeder and has developed and released 3 (three) rapeseed varieties for commercial cultivation.
He is involved in selection, evaluation and monitoring of research projects sponsored by USDA through ERD, Ministry of Finance; agricultural projects of UGC and advanced research grants of Ministry of Education and agricultural projects of BARC and KGF. Dr. Bhuiyan supervised several Ph. D. and seventy five MS students.
Dr. Bhuiyan has 24 (twenty four) published books to his credit in diversified fields of agriculture including biotechnology, genetically modified crop, food and nutrition. He has presented 31 papers in different national and international seminars and conferences. He has published 87 scientific papers in different national and international journals.
As a popular science writer he has published 198 popular articles on agriculture and related science. He played important role in the publication of 3 (three) journals on agricultural sciences as Editor.
He led the preparation of the first country report for the FAO on ‘The state of World Biodiversity for food and Agriculture – Bangladesh Part’. He has keen interest in Plant Genetic Resources, Agro-biodiversity and Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Issues. Dr. Bhuiyan was involved in the finalization of the draft ‘The Plant Variety Protection’ Act. As member of the ‘Seed Regulatory Reform Committee’ of Ministry of Agriculture he played key role in the formulation of the ‘Seed Act’.
He has played a vital role in framing draft act for the establishment of ‘The Bangladesh Plant Genetic Resources Institute’ as Chairman of the Committee formed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh awarded him ‘Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award (Gold Medal)’, Bangladesh Academy of Agriculture awarded him Dr. Kazi M. Badruddoza Trust Fund Gold Medal.
