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Dhaka 3rd Aug, 2015. Begum Matia Chowdhury, the Honorable Agriculture Minister, handed over the prestigious awards given by Standard Chartered Bangladesh (SCB) to the winners of the second AGROW Award ceremony* in a colorful function at the Westin Hotel, Gulshan. The winners were four celebrated individuals, Lal Teer Seed Ltd., the largest seed company in the private sector, an

  GNOBB wishes all its members, well-wishers and readers a very happy and prosperous Eid-ul-Fitr. EID MUBARAK. GNOBB wishes that the glow of Allah’s blessings brings happiness, prosperity and good tidings to all of you.

July 9, 2015. We are pleased to announce that June issue of the Journal of PTC&B volume 25(1) has just been published. Besides three review articles and one short communication it contains eight more articles related to plant tissue culture and biotechnology. We are indebted greatly to Professor Cindy Cross but for whose help it would not have

The 38th  issue of the online newsletter “BioLife” by ACI Agribusinesses is now available. “BioLife” highlights the new developments and technologies in the agriculture sector along with the various activities of ACI Agribusinesses. Please find the attachment of “BioLife” with this email. Your opinion and suggestions regarding “Bio

Dhaka June 5, 2015. Enzyme-IGFII fusion protein next therapeutic agent for Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB) is a lysosomal disease, an inborn error of metabolism. It mainly affects the brain and spinal cord. Affected individuals can face some neurological symptoms, including dementia, aggressive behavior, hyperactivity, loss of vision, and c

  Dr. Aparna Islam, Associate Professor in Biotechnology Program at BRAC University recently received the “Best Teacher Award 2014”. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG, the founder of BRAC and Chairperson of BRAC University’s Board of Trustees distributed the award, while Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb, the Vice‐chancellor, BRAC University was present. BRAC Univ

Dhaka, 29th May, 29, 2015. Professor M. Nurul Islam at the Department of Botany, DU has been invited to deliver a seminar on,  “Developing Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (ToLCV) resistance in Tomato through anti-viral strategy” at the Department of Botany, Nottingham on the 29th May.

Dhaka, the 27th May, 2015. It is with a good deal of pleasure, GNOBB reports that recently, Professor Dr. M. Nurul Islam at the Department of Botany Dhaka University, presented a paper  on molecular diagnosis of tomato leaf curl disease at the Third International Conference on:  Advances in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering. The Conference was org

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has released four Bt -brinjal varieties for limited scale cultivation in Bangladesh.  These are Bt-brinjal 1, -2, -3, and -4. Initially the saplings of these four varieties were given to the 20 farmers from different parts of the country for cultivation. The adoptive trial for these bt- brinjal varieties has been expanded this y