Conference
BAAS Conference Summary (From 1976- till present) with President and General Secretary
Conference | Date | Veue* | President | General Secretary | Theme |
1 | 28-31, March 1976 | DU | Prof. Dr. Kamaluddin Ahmed | Dr. M. Mahbubul Haque | Science in the University Education |
| 2 | 23-26 January 1977 | BAU | Prof. Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid | Dr. Mahbubul Haque | Not found |
| 3 | 8-12 January 1978 | CU | Dr. Kazi M. Badruddoza | Dr. K.M. Sultanul Aziz | The role of Science in solving food problem in Bangladesh |
| 4-5 | 2-5 March, 1980 | RU | Prof. Dr. Mofizuddin Ahmed | Dr. K.M. Sultanul Aziz | Orientation of Scientific and Industrial Research Towards Economic Development |
| 6-7 | 7-11 Feb, 1982 | BARI | Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Aminul Haque | Prof. Dr. Abdul Mannan | Constrains and Strategies for Development of Bangladesh |
| 8 | 5-9 Feb, 1983 | DU | Prof. Dr. Fazlul Halim Chowdhury | Prof. Dr. Abdul Mannan | Not found |
| 9 | 3-7 March, 1984 | CU | Dr. Shah Md. Hasanuzzaman | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | The Sea: The ultimate Resource for Surrival |
| 10 | 23-27 March, 1985 | MHC, Dhaka | Dr. Shah Md. Hasanuzzaman | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | Science for Health |
| 11 | 2-6 March 1986 | RU | Prof. Dr. M. Shamsul Huq | Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shamsul Islam | Science for National Development and Progress |
| 12 | 10-14 Jan, 1987 | JU | Prof. Dr. M. Shamsul Huq | Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shamsul Islam | |
| 13 | 29-31 May, 1988 | DU & BAU | Prof. Dr. M. Shamsul Huq | Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shamsul Islam | Agricultural Sciences for Development |
| 14 | 29 Jan-1 Feb, 1989 | BRRI | Prof. Dr. M. Shamsul Huq | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | Flood Management |
| 15 | 16-19 July, 1990 | IEB & AERE | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | Dr. Siddique Ali | Energy options |
| 16 | 5-7 July, 1991 | DU | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | Dr. Siddique Ali | Science and Environment |
| 17 | 6-9 May, 1992 | IPSA, Gazipur | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | Mr. Md. Harun- or- Rashid | Disaster Management and Sustainable Agriculture |
| 18 | 22-24 June, 1994 | BAU | Prof. Dr. Aminul Islam | Mr. Md. Harun- or- Rashid | Science and Technology for Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh |
| 19 | 29-31 Oct, 1996 | JU | Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah | Mr. Md. Junab Ali | Science, Technology and Sustainable Development |
| 20 | 28-30 Nov, 1998 | BUET | Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah | Mr. Md. Junab Ali | Infrastructure and Human Resources Development in Science and Technology: Bangladesh Perspective |
| 21 | 18-20 Feb, 2009 | BARI | Prof. Dr. S.M. Imamul Huq | Mr. Md. Harun- or- Rashid | Science for Food security |
| 22 | 27-29 Sept, 2012 | BCSIR | Prof. Dr. S.M. Imamul Huq | Mr. Md. Harun- or- Rashid | The Role of Scientist and Technologists foto Achieve the MDG |
| 23 | 17-18 Oct, 2015 | BSMRAU, Gazipur | Prof. Dr. Shahid Akhtar Hossain | Md.Sahidul Islam | Science and technology for National Development |
*DU=Dhaka University, BAU=Bangladesh Agricultural University, JU=Jahangirnagar University, IPSA= Institute of Post Graduate Studies in Agriculture, RU= Rajshahi University, CU= Chittagong University, BARI=Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, BRRI= Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, MHC= Mohakhali Health Complex, Dhaka, IEB= Institute of Engineers Bangladesh,BCSIR= Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dhaka, BUET=Bangladeh University of Engineering and Technology and BSMRAU= Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur.
The 2015 Bangladesh Science Conference
BAAS
organizes science conference with the objective of stock-taking of
advancement in science, exchange of ideas among the scientists acquiring
vision and wisdom for planning for the future. Each conference is
devoted to a central theme of significance to the country’s
socio-economic development.
Bangladesh suffers from the chronic
problems of poverty and unemployment with low level of productivity
technology resulting in increasing landlessness and deterioration of the
living condition of the rural people. Since long past, the country has
been striving to overcome the situation by adaptation and application of
modern technologies, which made significant contributions to our GDP.
It is the task of the hour to redirected our scientific capabilities for
rejuvenate future production system and for ensuring sustainability of
country’s development. This is why “Science and Technology for National Development” has been selected to be the theme of this year’s conference.