Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute explained

Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute
Formation:	2017
Headquarters:	Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Language:	Bengali
Region Served:	Bangladesh

Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute is a Bangladesh government owned research institute that researches wheat and maize. It is located in Nashipur, Dinajpur District, Bangladesh.^[1] Dr Golam Faruq is the director general of Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.^[2] It had received the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for research in 2022.^[3]

History

Wheat Research Centre was established in 1984 under the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute.^[4] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to transform it independent research institute. In 2006, research on maize was added to the institute. In 2017, the parliament of Bangladesh passed Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Bill, which established the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute to research wheat and maize.^[5] The institute has seven regional stations.^[6]

In 2020, scientists at the institute developed two varieties of wheat that had resistance to Magnaporthe grisea.^[7]

On 13 July 2021, Dr Md Amiruzzaman was appointed the 4th Director General of Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute.^[8] The former chief scientific officer of the institute, Anwar Shaheed, was murdered in Dhaka on 12 November 2021.^[9]

In 2022, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute was awarded the Independence Day Award for research.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 24 March 2021 . Agrotech demonstration fair held in Dinajpur . 15 July 2022 . The Business Standard . en.
2. Web site: বাংলাদেশ গম ও ভুট্টা গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট . 15 July 2022 . bwmri.portal.gov.bd . en.
3. Web site: PM seeks countrymen's collective efforts for Bangladesh's enhanced image abroad . 15 July 2022 . RTV Online . en.
4. Web site: বাংলাদেশ গম ও ভুট্টা গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট . 15 July 2022 . bwmri.gov.bd . en.
5. Web site: sun . daily . Contribution of Wheat and Maize Research Institute Daily Sun . 15 July 2022 . daily sun . en.
6. Web site: Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute . 15 July 2022 . bwmri.portal.gov.bd . en.
7. Web site: Karmaker . Kongkon . 18 September 2020 . BWMRI scientists develop 2 blast tolerant wheat varieties . 15 July 2022 . The Daily Star . en.
8. Web site: Bangladesh Wheat, Maize Research Instt gets new DG . 15 July 2022 . bangladeshpost.net . en.
9. Web site: Correspondent . Senior . bdnews24.com . Ex-wheat institute scientist stabbed to death in Dhaka . 15 July 2022 . bdnews24.com.
10. Web site: Staff Correspondent . 10 distinguished persons, a research institute to receive Independence Award-2022 . 15 July 2022 . Prothomalo . 15 March 2022 . en.