Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

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Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture
Established1972
Staff404
Key peopleDr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad
(Director General)
Formerly calledAtomic Energy Agricultural Research Centre
Location
Mymensingh
,
Mymensingh Division
,
Bangladesh
Website http://www.bina.gov.bd/

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) is a research institute located in Mymensingh under the Ministry of Agriculture MoA, that specializes in using nuclear and radiation technology in agricultural research. [1]

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History

Started in a small radio-tracer laborato­ry (RAGENE) in 1961 under the Atomic Energy Commission (erst­while PAEC) at Dhaka, a centre named "Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (INA)" was established in July 1972 with a more organized group under BAEC (Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission) at Dhaka, and shifted to the campus of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh in 1975. In 1982, INA was given “the status of an independent national agricultural research institute” like BARI and BRRI and was placed under the administrative control of the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1984, it was declared a national institute and renamed Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) through promulgation of Ordinance No. II of 1984. BINA Ordinance was amended and enacted by the Bangladesh Parliament vide Act No. IV of 1996. It's headquarters located in Mymensingh, BINA has fourteen sub-stations at Noakhali, Comilla, Rangpur, Ishwardi, Magura, and Satkhira, etc. [2]

Achivements

BINA has developed more than 132 varieties of 21 crops where 100 varieties of different crops were developed using radiation technology. As well as variety BINA also developed more than 150 non-commodity technologies. For its contribution to the field of agricultural research, BINA has won many national and international awards, most notably the President's Gold Medal, National Agriculture Award, and IAEA award.

Scientific divisions

BINA has 11 scientific divisions that conduct research programs.

Facilites

BINA has well-equipped laboratories in almost all research divisions along with 3 glasshous­es, field research facilities in its Headquarters at Mymensingh, one regional office, and 13 sub-stations. The major equipment items are Gamma (Co-60) Source, N-15 Analyzer, Liquid Scientillion Counter, Fluorescent and Phase Contrast Microscopes, Biolog, Gas Chromatograph, HPLC, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis, Gel Doc, Atomic Absorption Spectropho­tometer, Gamma Spectropho­tometer, -80°C Freezer, Portable Photosynthesis System, UV Spec­trophotometer, Fermented, Neutron Moisture Meter, Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer etc.

Award

References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet clears draft law for nuclear agriculture institute". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
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