A two-day training workshop on ‘Bio-safety and Bio-security in Bio-medical Research and Diagnostics’ began today May 21, 2016 at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS)  of Dhaka University (DU). DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated it as the chief guest. DU, ICDDRB, Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Bangladesh Bio-safety & Bio-security Association (BBBA) jointly organized the workshop.

            Vice-President of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BSBMB)  Prof. Dr.  Haseena  Khan Presided over the function while Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences of DU Prof. Dr. M. Imdadul Hoque and Country Director of CDC         Dr. Kevin L Russell addressed it as special guests.  Head of Bio-safety Lab of ICDDRB      Dr. Asadulghani delivered welcome speech. General Secretary of BSBMB Dr. Hossain Uddin Shekhar gave vote of thanks.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr, AAMS Arefin Siddique stressed the need for development of bio-safety curriculum to produce skilled manpower. He said we have initiated implementation of bio-safety and bio-ethics imperatives effectively in order to follow international protocols on these important issues. Lack of proper safety measures in labs may cause fatal accidents. Therefore, we have to remain alert during the work in bio labs dealings with synthetic biology, the VC added. Our labs should be places to demonstrate scientific creativity, not to bring catastrophe, he mentioned. Dhaka University authorities encourage creativity, foster humanity, promote fundamental and applied research to deal with next generation problems and issues, he said.

 It may be mentioned that researchers from various public universities and research organizations including Dhaka University are participating in the workshop.

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 (Md. Rafiqul Islam)

                                                                                                Assistant Director

                                                                                                Public Relations Office

                                                                                                University of Dhaka

A two-day training workshop on ‘Bio-safety and Bio-security in Bio-medical Research and Diagnostics began today May 21, 2016 at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS)  of Dhaka University (DU). DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated it as the chief guest. DU,   ICDDRB, Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Bangladesh Bio-safety & Bio-security Association (BBBA) jointly organized the workshop. (Picture: DU PR Office)