GNOBB is delighted to share the news of Dr. Md. Ashraful Alam's discovery on the utilization of green algae to produce biofuel. Dr. Alam works at Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Science. The commonly used biofuels from soybean, corn, canola oil and animal fat need cultivation and farmland, whereas the green algae can act as an excellent a

Heartiest congratulations to Professor Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker of the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka for receiving the gold medal of Bangabandhu Jatiya Krishi Puroshkar-1423, (Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award-1423), the highest state recognition in the agriculture sector. Big congratulations to him on his new journey as the chairman of Department of Botany. Professor

Recently a team of researchers from the Molecular Biology Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka has won the 2nd Transformers Roadshow,2018 award organized by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). As one of the three winning team it received USD 3,000 from IsDB President Dr. Bandar M H Hajjar in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  

The wheat blast research team of Professor Tofazzal Islam of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University has won the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Prize in recent completion of the Transformers Roadshow Research Idea Competition. The team received USD 3,000.00 and return tickets to participate in the Science, Technology, and Innovation conference of IsDB to be held i

The 6th Annual South Asian Biosafety conference 2018 has been completed successfully at the Westin, Dhaka from 15th to 17th September, 2018. The 3 day conference included invited plenary talks, workshops, lightning talk and vibrant poster presentations. This was organized by ILSI research foundation and Biotech consortium India Limited. As the premier biosafety meeting in South Asia

GNOBB, ugust 2018. Biotechnology' is a specialized branch of biology through which revolutionary changes have taken place in agriculture, medicine, environment and industry in the developed and developing countries of the world. For the first time in the country under the management of the National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), specialized research institute of Biotechnology

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are delighted to launch a new science, technology and innovation competition, as part of its growing presence in Bangaldesh. The “Transformers Roadshow”, will take place on Saturday 8th September at the Radisson Blu hotel in Dhaka. Innovators from across the region are invited to pitch their ideas that support one or more of the

Eid ul Adha is the festival of unity, sacrifice, and love among people. On this holy occassion GNOBB wishes that your sacrifices are appreciated and your prayers are answered by the Almighty. May Allah Bless you with peace and good health filled with all the joys.

The South Asia Biosafety Conference is the premier biosafety meeting in the region and provides an essential forum to hear from leading scientists representing regulatory agencies, public sector research institutions, and the private sector. Registrants are encouraged to become a part of this year’s program by submitting an abstract for an oral presentation in certain ple

Heartiest congrtulations to Dr. Sabrina M. Elias for being appointed as an Assistant professor at Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB). She will be working in the School of Life Science of the University.  She has completed her PhD on Rice genetics and functional genomics from University of Dhaka in collaboration with University of Nebraska Lincoln, Unversity of Texas at