Formation 1951 Official language Bengali Founded 1951 | Region served Bangladesh Phone +880 1869-677188 | |
Headquarters Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka Website Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Address Manik Mia Ave, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFridayClosedSaturdayClosedSunday9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PM Similar Banglade Agricultural Research, Banglade Agricultural Develop, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Asian Develop Bank, BIHRM | ||
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute is the oldest mono corp research institute in Bangladesh, operated by Bangladesh government.
History
In 1936 the Indian Central Jute Committee established the Jute Agricultural Research Laboratory in Dhaka. After the partition of India the government of Pakistan established the Pakistan Central Jute Committee which reorganised the Jute Research Laboratory as the Jute Research Institute in 1951. After the Independence of Bangladesh the Jute Act was passed and the institute got its present name, Bangladesh Jute Research Institute. In 2013 sceientists at the institute decoded the genome of local jute variety. The Institute has developed salinity resistant jute plant.
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