Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition
Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফলিত পুষ্টি গবেষণা ও প্রশিক্ষণ ইনস্টিটিউট) is a research and educational institute under the Ministry of Agriculture on Applied Nutrition.[1][2] Md. Abdul Wadud is the present Executive Director of Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition.[3] |Officer = Md. Najrul Islam, AD
=Shafiqul Islam, PO to ED
Formation | 19 June 2012 |
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Headquarters | BIRTAN campus |
Location |
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Region served | Bangladesh |
Members | 191 |
Official language | Bengali |
Executive Director | Md. Abdul Wadud |
Parent organization | BIRTAN |
Affiliations | 07 regional stations in Noakhali, Sunamganj, Rongpur, Sirajganj, Barishal, Jhinaidah, Netrokona. |
Website | Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition |
History
Applied Nutrition Project was founded in 1968. It was renamed to Bangladesh Applied Nutrition and Human Resource Development Board in 2000. The board was further reorganized and re-branded to Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition on 19 June 2012. On 1 July 2021, BIRTAN has been shifted to its own campus of 100 acres at Bishnandi, Araihazar, Narayanganj. Now BIRTAN is a well known government organization in Bangladesh.[4][5]
Officer's List
1. Md. Najrul Islam, AD 2. Shafiqul Islam (PO to ED)
References
- "National Professor Mohammad Ibrahim: A Believer In Change". The Daily Star. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "PM to open N'ganj dev projects today". The Daily Star. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Executive Director". birtan.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "BIRTAN - Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition". bd-directory.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- বাংলাদেশ ফলিত পুষ্টি গবেষণা ও প্রশিক্ষণ ইনস্টিটিউট (বারটান). birtan.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 July 2019.