Bangladesh Jute Research Institute is the oldest mono corporate research institute in Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh government.[1][2][3]
| Formation | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1936 the Indian Central Jute Committee established the Jute Agricultural Research Laboratory in Dhaka. After the partition of India the government of Pakistan established the Pakistan Central Jute Committee which reorganised the Jute Research Laboratory as the Jute Research Institute in 1951. After the Independence of Bangladesh the Jute Act was passed and the institute got its present name, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute.[4] In 2013 scientists at the institute decoded the genome of local jute variety.[5] The institute has developed salinity resistant jute plant.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Easy extradition between Bangladesh and India". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Jute Research Institute". Banglapedia. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (6 September 2011). "Bangladesh's 'golden fibre' comes back from the brink". BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Jute Research Institute". Banglapedia. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Mahmood, Adil. "Bangladeshi scientists decode genome of jute variety". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Salinity tolerant jute sees successful farming". The Daily Star. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.