National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre

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National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre
AbbreviationNILMRC
Formation2010
Location
  • F/17-A, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Director
Professor (Dr.) Mohammed Shahed Ali Jinnah
Website www.nilmrc.gov.bd

National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre (NILMRC) is a state run academic institute for laboratory medicine in Agargaon, Dhaka. [1]

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History

The project of the institute was approved by the ECNEC in June 2010. The 12-storey structure was completed in 2017. The initial budget of the project was Taka 138.14 crore, which has been increased by 41 percent to Taka 194.32 crore. [2] [3] Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the institute on 31 October 2018. But the institute was permitted to run from 2 December 2019. [4] [5]

Prof. Dr. Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman served as the first director of the institute. [3] On 24 April 2021, the head of the institute, Professor Dr A. K. M. Shamsuzzaman, died from COVID-19 complications. [6] Current director is Professor Dr. Mohammed Shahed Ali Jinnah. [7]

Objective of NILMRC, Bangladesh

Facilities

Amid COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, the institute is primarily active as a test center for COVID-19. [8] [9] Services available at NILMRC with price: Active test in NILMRC

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