NDC team visits BRRI
A 56-member-team of National Defence Course (NDC) from Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka visited Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) on Tuesday (4 May 2010) in Gazipur.BRRI Director (Research) Dr M A Salam presided over the meeting organized on the occasion of the visit, at the VIP conference room of the institute. Dr Salam also welcomed the team at the institute and briefed the team members about its main features including its success in development of high yielding rice varieties and other appropriate technologies as well as their impact on the national economy. The team headed by Major General AKM Muzahid Uddin, NDU, AFWC, PSC was deeply impressed after being informed about BRRI's success and achievements as well as having a look on Plant Breeding Net House, Hybrid Material Development Nursery and the BRRI Gene Bank. Higher military and civil officials from 14 countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Egypt, Tanjania, Nepal, Pakistan, Srilanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Zordan, Sudan, Qatar, KSA and Nigeria took part in the visit programme.
BRRI Director (Admin) Dr A K G Md. Enamul Hauqe also spoke on the occasion. A very lively and brilliant interactive session was held between BRRI officials and NDC team members. Heads of 18 research divisions of the institute, senior BRRI scientists and officials attended the meeting. Organizers said the visit was arranged as the part of a regular educational activities including exchange of ideas and knowledge in the areas of research and development as well as pleasantries.

Matia Chowdhury tells BRRI Workshop Deliver technology to benefit the farmers
Minister for Agriculture Begum Matia Chowdhury called for delivering of appropriate rice technology that can benefit the farmers of the country while she was inaugurating a workshop on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) held at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Gazipur on Wednesday (28 April 2010). Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) Dr Wais Kabir, Director General of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) M Saeed Ali and Coordinator of SRI National Network Professor A M Muazzam Husain also spoke on the occasion.
Director General of BRRI Dr Md Abdul Mannan delivered the welcome address while BRRI Director (Research) Dr M A Salam and BRRI Director (Admin) Dr A K G Md Enamul Haque were also present. About a hundred scientists, researchers as well as officials attended the workshop. Organizers say SRI is a management system of crop, water and soil. Successful implementation of this package can increase rice production 50 to 60 percent.