Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute

Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ গম ও ভুট্টা গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট) is a Bangladesh government owned research institute that researches wheat and maize. It is located in Nashipur, Dinajpur District, Bangladesh.[1] Dr Golam Faruq is the director general of Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.[2] It had received the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for research in 2022.[3]

Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute
Formation2017
HeadquartersDinajpur, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.bwmri.gov.bd

History

Wheat Research Centre was established in 1984 under the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute.[4] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to transform it independent research institute.[4] In 2006, research on maize was added to the institute.[4] In 2017, the parliament of Bangladesh passed Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Bill, which established the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute to research wheat and maize.[4][5] The institute has seven regional stations.[6]

In 2020, scientists at the institute developed two varieties of wheat that had resistance to Magnaporthe grisea.[7]

On 13 July 2021, Dr Md Amiruzzaman was appointed the 4th Director General of Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.[8] The former chief scientific officer of the institute, Anwar Shaheed, was murdered in Dhaka on 12 November 2021.[9]

In 2022, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute was awarded the Independence Day Award for research.[10]

References
  1. "Agrotech demonstration fair held in Dinajpur". The Business Standard. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. "বাংলাদেশ গম ও ভুট্টা গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট". bwmri.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. "PM seeks countrymen's collective efforts for Bangladesh's enhanced image abroad". RTV Online. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. "বাংলাদেশ গম ও ভুট্টা গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট". bwmri.gov.bd. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  5. sun, daily. "Contribution of Wheat and Maize Research Institute | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. "Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute". bwmri.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. Karmaker, Kongkon (18 September 2020). "BWMRI scientists develop 2 blast tolerant wheat varieties". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. "Bangladesh Wheat, Maize Research Instt gets new DG". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. Correspondent, Senior; bdnews24.com. "Ex-wheat institute scientist stabbed to death in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. Staff Correspondent (15 March 2022). "10 distinguished persons, a research institute to receive Independence Award-2022". Prothomalo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.


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