Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute is an autonomous government research institution for fisheries and related research.
The present Director General of the institution is Yahia Mahmud.
History
The institution was founded in 1984 and started functioning from 1986. In
Mymensingh
Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is the capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north ...
the headquarters are located. the institution manages a number of specialized research stations. They are Riverine Station located in
Chandpur, Freshwater Station located in Mymensingh, Brackishwater Station located in
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
, and Marine Fisheries and Technological Station in
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; bn, কক্সবাজার, Kôksbajar; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and district headquarters in Southeastern Bangladesh. It is located south of the city of Chittagong. Cox's Bazar is also known by the na ...
. Two smaller stations are for reservoir fisheries in
Rangamati
Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of . The distr ...
and floodplain ecosystem in
Santahar
Santahar ( bn, সান্তাহার) is a railway junction in Adamdighi Upazila in Bogra District of Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh.
History
From 1878, the railway route from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, to Siliguri was in two laps. T ...
. A Chief Scientific Officer is in charge of each station.
Awards
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Ekushey Padak - 2020 for research.
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References
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1984 establishments in Bangladesh
Organisations based in Mymensingh
Research institutes in Bangladesh
Government agencies of Bangladesh
Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes
Fishing in Bangladesh