Formation 1973 | Website www.bas.org.bd | |
Headquarters Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences is an academic forum for Bangladeshi scientists and technologists. Established in 1973, it aims to fulfill the role of promoting research and development of sciences in Bangladesh.
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History
After the partition of Indian subcontinent, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences was established in 1953. After the liberation of Bangladesh, 12 Bangladeshi fellows (the then East Pakistani) of the academy formed the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences in 1973. Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda served the founding president role until 1976.
Presidents
Fellows
List of the academy fellows.
Academy Gold Medal Awards
The academy awards prizes in senior and junior categories annually to scientists and technologists of Bangladesh in the field of physical sciences (engineering and technology) and biological sciences (agriculture and medicine).