Bangladesh Medical Research Council is an autonomous national research body that carries out research on medical and health sciences and plans and prioritize research in Bangladesh and is located in Mohakhali,

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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 mo ...

. Prof.

Syed Modasser Ali Syed Modasser Ali FRCS, FRCOpth is an ophthalmic surgeon from Bangladesh and was the Health, Family Welfare and Social Welfare adviser to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from 2009 to 2013. He is the founder of Mojibunnessa Eye H ...

is the current chairman of the executive committee

History

Bangladesh Medical Research Council was established in 1972 under the orders of the president of Bangladesh. It functions under the

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India. The Minister of Health and Family Welfare ...

. It publishes a quarterly journal called the ''Research Information and Communication on Health''.

References

Medical research institutes in Bangladesh Government agencies of Bangladesh 1972 establishments in Bangladesh Medical research in Asia Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub