Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission is a scientific research organization and regulatory body of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. Its main objective is to promote use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes It was established on 27 February 1973, after the independence of Bangladesh, the
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (Urdu: ) is a federally funded independent governmental agency, concerned with research and development of nuclear power, promotion of nuclear science, energy conservation and the peaceful usage of nucl ...
no longer having jurisdiction.
Headquarters
At first BAEC started its activities at a building for
Jute Research Institute. Afterwards it was transferred to
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
campus at 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue. Before 1988 it was spelled 'Bangladesh Anobik Shakti Kamishon' (Literary Meaning: Bangladesh Molecular Energy Commission) in Bangla, from then it was renamed 'Bangladesh Paramanu Shakti Kamishon' (Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC)). In 2006, the headquarter (HQ) of BAEC was shifted to the newly built 'Poromanu Bhaban' building at Agargaon, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka which is next to the science museum in Bangladesh. All the research and development activities of BAEC are conducted under three branches: physical sciences, biological sciences and engineering.
Research organisations
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Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka,
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment
The Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) was the main Headquarters, centre for nuclear power, atomic energy research and development in the United Kingdom from 1946 to the 1990s. It was created, owned and funded by the British Governm ...
(AERE), Savar
## Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INST)
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Institute of Food and Radiation Biology
Institute of Food and Radiation Biology (IFRB) is a government research institute that studies food preservation methods through irradiation. The institute is part of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.
History
The institute was establishe ...
(IFRB)
## Institute of Electronics (IE)
## Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
## Reactor Operation and Maintenance Unit (ROMU)
## Tissue Banking and Biomaterial Research Unit (TBBRU)
## Nuclear Minerals Unit (NMU)
## Central Engineering Facilities (CEF)
## Energy Institute (EI)
## Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology (IRPT)
## Training Institute (TI)
## Scientific Information Unit (SIU)
# Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control Division (NS&RCD)
# Radiation Testing and Monitoring Laboratory (RTML), Chittagong
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Beach Sand Minerals Exploitation Centre
Beach Sand Minerals Exploitation Centre is an autonomous national research institute which carries out research on sand and minerals in Bangladesh and is located in Kalatali, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. It has a pilot project for the extra ...
(BSMEC), Cox's Bazar
# Nuclear Power and Energy Division (NPED)
# Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound
## INMAS,
BSMMU Campus, Shahbag, Dhaka
## INMAS,
Dhaka Medical College
Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (abbreviated DMCH) is a public medical college and hospital located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It houses medical school as well as a tertiary care hospital on one campus.
The country's first eve ...
Campus, Dhaka
## INMAS, S.S. Medical College Campus, Mitford
## INMAS,
Chittagong Medical College
Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is situated in the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh and is the oldest medical college in the south-eastern part of the country. It is affiliated with a tertiary level hospital where clinical students are tra ...
Campus
## INMAS,
Mymensingh Medical College
Mymensingh Medical College ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ মেডিকেল কলেজ), formerly Lytton Medical School, is a public medical college and hospital in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The institute was established in 1924 during the ...
Campus
## INMAS,
Sylhet Medical College Campus
## INMAS,
Rajshahi Medical College
Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) is a public medical school located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The college is affiliated to Rajshahi Medical University. It was the second such institution in erstwhile East Pakistan after Dhaka Medical College. It ...
Campus
## INMAS,
Dinajpur Medical College Campus
## INMAS,
Rangpur Medical College
Rangpur Medical College (RpMC) is a public medical college located in Rangpur, Bangladesh. The college is founded in 1972 and affiliated with Rajshahi Medical University.
History
To meet the growing needs of modern medicine the government esta ...
Campus
## INMAS,
Khulna Medical College
The Khulna Medical College (KMC) ( bn, খুলনা মেডিকেল কলেজ) is a government medical school in Khulna, Bangladesh. It is affiliated with Sheikh Hasina Medical University. It is located in the city of Khulna, near ...
Campus
## INMAS,
Barisal Medical College Campus
## INMAS,
Faridpur Medical College Campus
## INMAS,
Bogra Medical College Campus
## INMAS,
Comilla Medical College Campus
## INMAS, Kalatoli, Cox's Bazar
MOU with Rosatom
BAEC has memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
Rosatom
Rosatom, ( rus, Росатом, p=rɐsˈatəm}) also known as Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom or Rosatom State Corporation, is a Russian state corporation headquartered in Moscow that speciali ...
to enhance cooperation between the two countries in peaceful use of nuclear energy. Main purpose of the MoU is to take necessary steps for setting up a 600-1000 MW
Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
( bn, রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র) will be a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur of Is ...
in Bangladesh.
[http://www.nuclearcounterfeit.com/?tag=bangladesh-atomic-energy-commission-baec]
Gallery
23rd Meeting of the RCA National Representatives.jpg, 23rd Meeting of the RCA
The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...
National Representatives held in Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in 1998
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientists Association (BAESA) meeting.png, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientists Association (BAESA) meeting, attended by Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah
M. A. Wazed Miah ( bn, এম এ ওয়াজেদ মিয়া; 6 February 19429 May 2009) was a Bangladeshi physicist and the writer of a number of texts in physics and some political history books, a former Chairman of the Bangladesh ...
, Dr. Naiyyum Choudhury
Naiyyum Choudhury (27 September 1944 – 7 September 2019) was a Bangladeshi biotechnologist and a nuclear scientist. He pioneered the development and adoption of the National Biotechnology policy of Bangladesh. He served as the Chairman of B ...
See also
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Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
( bn, রূপপুর পারমাণবিক বিদ্যুৎকেন্দ্র) will be a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. The nuclear power plant is being constructed at Rooppur of Ish ...
References
External links
Official PageMOSICT Page
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Nuclear regulatory organizations
Science and technology in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi research organisations
Energy in Bangladesh
1973 establishments in Bangladesh
Research institutes in Bangladesh