Business leaders, scientists for pro-active scientific, industrial research

FE Team | Published: December 20, 2017 00:32:42

RAJSHAHI, Dec 19 (BSS): Scientists and business leaders at a workshop here have underscored the need for more pro-active scientific and industrial research for benefiting the public in general.
They said all the industrial research and findings should be linked to the private entrepreneurs for successful marketing of the products.
The observation came in a daylong workshop titled "Method Innovation for Research Development and Challenge of Industrialisation". Local station of Bangladesh Council for Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR) organised the workshop at its conference hall.
President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries Md Muniruzzaman, local unit president of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industries Prof Rozety Naznin and Member (Development) of BCSIR Golam Rabbani addressed the workshop as resource persons with BCSIR station Director Dr Husna Parveen Nur in the chair.
The discussants opined that the BCSIR scientists should be more practical and their research outputs must be people-oriented. Conducting and carrying out valueless research by spending public money must be stopped.
They put emphasis on exploring the potentiality of the region so that it could be flourished industrially for its economic emancipation.
Referring to the adverse impact of climate change, chamber leader Muniruzzaman called upon the scientists to innovate adaptive measures through in-depth research to coup with the unpleasant situation.
Besides, he referred to the government's commitment to build knowledge, science and technology-based society and asked the researchers to supplement the endeavor through their wholehearted efforts. The BCSIR should take the responsibility of facing all the existing challenges of industrialisation.
BCSIR Senior Scientific Officer Dr Husna Parveen Nur apprised the audience of the on-going research activities and so far achievements of the station.
She said the station has published 550 research papers, submitted 25 articles, attained 112 patents and submitted 15 others, received 154 methods and submitted 16 others, developed 12 methods and leased out 24 others so far.