Dr Ataur Rahman new DG of BARI

Renowned Agricultural Scientist Dr Muhammad Ataur Rahman has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), says a press release.
According to the order issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, he has been appointed as the DG (Routine Charge) of BARI. Before joining the new post, he served BARI as a Director (Research).
He joined the BARI as a Scientific Officer in 1992.
Dr Muhammad Ataur Rahman holds PhD degree in 2005 from Kyushu University, Japan, on the topic of Physiological basic of heat tolerance in wheat.
He has traveled to Nepal, India, Bhutan, Japan, Thailand, Australia and Malaysia to attend various international trainings, seminars, symposiums and workshops.
He also regularly publishes scientific articles in various local and foreign scientific journals.
Dr Muhammad Ataur Rahman was born in Dinajpur district in 1967. He is the father of two children.