Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) is a Government agency under the Ministry of Industries constituted for the purpose of controlling the standard of service and quality of the goods. It was established in 1971 after the liberation war as a National Standards body of Bangladesh. In 1974, the Institution so formed has become member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The institution comes into being through an Ordinance (Ordinance XXXVII of 1985) with the merger of Bangladesh Standards Institution and the Central Testing Laboratories in 1985. The institution playing an important role in developing and promoting industrial standardization in Bangladesh. BSTI is headed by a Director General.