Scientific, industrial research must be people-oriented: Yeafesh

State Minister for Science and Technology Architect Yeafesh Osman has underscored the need for more pro-active scientific and industrial research for benefiting the nation and its people. Besides, he said all the industrial research and findings of those should be linked to the private entrepreneurs for successful marketing of the products together with making those familiarise and accessible to the consumers in general. He made this observation while sharing views with the scientists of Rajshahi station of Bangladesh Council for Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR) on Wednesday. ‘You should be practical and your research outputs must be need-oriented,’ Yeafesh Osman reminded the scientists adding that carrying out valueless research by spending huge public money must be stopped. He put emphasis on exploring the potentiality of the region so that it could be flourished industrially for its economic emancipation. Station Director Dr Abdus Samad apprised the minister about the on-going research activities and so far achievements of the station, according to BSS.