The first  International Conference in Bangladesh on “Biosafety & Biosecurity in Developing Countries” and the Pre-conference Workshop, was  organized by Bangladesh Biosafety and Biosecurity Association. The number of  organizations who participated in it were:  Bangladesh Live Research Institute, Institute of Epidemiology,  Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Directorate General of Health Services, FAO and ICDDR,B, Dhaka University and North  South University. The 3-day program held in different venues, IEDCR TSC(DU) and  BSMMU was aimed at creating an awareness on biosafety and biosecurity and to develop strategic road map for biosafety capability and capacity building nationwide. Topics of discussion covered laboratory facilities, infectious disease control, crops, livestock, poultry, and biosafety biosecurity education  and to meet biosafety challenges at national and regional level.