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mohabbat
Date submited:
4/11/2007
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geb,RU
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jan22_ru@ yahoo.com
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as a student i like this site very much.
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Mohammad Mottaleb
Date submited:
2/4/2007
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Research Scientist, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
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Mohammad_Mottaleb@Baylor.Edu
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The website prepared for Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists is definitely unique because of involvement of experts working in different countries of the globe. I would like to propose to launch a scientific peer-review journal hosted by GNOBB. The name of journal could be selected later. Since we got involved people from around the goble, and if we could contribute at least one research in GNOBB journal every year, I do believe that the journal will get recognition/good standing within next few years. I would like to draw the attention of GNOBB members and relevant officials regrading this issue.
Regrads!
Mottaleb
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Nagib Ahsan
Date submited:
8/6/2006
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Kyungpook National University
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nagib_ahsan@yahoo.com
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After my Ph.D. I plan to visit Bangladesh at the end of February next year and hope to stay in the country at least for 2 months. So, if you are able to arrange any conference, workshop, or seminar during that period, then I would be happy to present my research results on the following two topics:
1. A proteomic approach for investigating waterlogging regulated proteins in tomato plants
2. A new strategy to develop transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to heavy metals and oxidative stress.
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Md. Rashedul Islam
Date submited:
8/2/2006
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Scientist, Animal Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka-1349, Bangladesh
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mrislamnib_ad@yahoo.com
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National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB) is the pioneer of biotechnology research in Bangladesh with the aim to promote livestock, fisheries and agriculture biotechnology researches through biotechnological approaches. As a scientist of this institute, I feel that, considering the multidisciplinary criteria of biotechnology and its wide range of potential applications, a fruitful and effective policy and close interagency coordination with other research organizations both in country and abroad, appeared to be of particular importance in Bangladesh, where available funds and experienced scientists is the crying need at this moment. In this regard, government can play a central role in promoting biotechnology through supporting the research institutes and as well as the scientists on priority basis by providing the favorable research environments, with special attention on facilities which will provide security to the scientists both in research and personal interest. As well as we know many scientists of our country working abroad and as far as I know they are so much interested to work in our country if they are provided favorable working atmosphere, suitable remuneration, recognitions and overall job security. In this regard I want to propose you to provide a different salary structure and other admissible benefit for biotechnologist. Furthermore, it is important to recruit advisors/experts in the field of livestock, fisheries and agriculture sector to conduct smooth research work in those aforementioned areas, which will help to establish a basis for active research in improved biotechnology when it is introduced and acknowledged as a discipline. As an animal biotechnologist, I also propose that, supporting all the biotechnological disciplines, the policy measures and promotional strategies at this preliminary stage of biotechnological developments need to focus on the provision of concerted efforts to promote genetic engineering and as well as the animal reproductive biotechnology, which is still at an early stage of development. The key technologies in animal biotechnology to be absorbed at this preliminary stage of development are embryo transfer (MOET and IVP), cryopreservation of genetically important biological materials such as semen and embryos, recombinant DNA, production of transgenic and cloned animals, cell culture, hybridomas, vaccine development, the industrial application of microorganisms etc. Using the above technologies, it is believed that the production profile of livestock would be enhanced and specific focus of this kind of improvement of livestock productivity would play a vital role in emancipating rural economy and alleviating the poverty of the country people.
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Dr. Abed Chaudhury
Date submited:
7/29/2006
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Principal Investigator, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
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achaudhury@hotmail.com
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The National Biotech Policy was long long overdue. While we are happy that it has materialized finally, what happens now is the most important thing. I think we as scientists should act however and whenever we can and not wait for the government to take the lead. Biotech can flourish through the beginning of projects through our contacts in Bangladesh and also through our involvement with real people on the ground. I am working now in villages to create a consciousness of science within our own often impoversished and largely rural realities. Apart from my own academic work overseas I see my village based work in Bangladesh to be of highest priority at the moment. But i have good wishes for GNOBB and Biotechnologists in their efforts of more institutionalised efforts through Governmnet ministers etc. I have done that for a while also and have found the urban professional people to be mostly laden with apathy. I hope this situation will change. I certainly congratulate GNOBB members for their efforts to keep Biotechnology in the front burner.
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Abu Shufian Ishtiaq Ahmed
Date submited:
7/28/2006
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Scientist, Fisheries Division, National Institute of Biotechnology
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nibishti@hotmail.com
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As a Scientist of the National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), I think now it is time for the Government to make a list of projects on the priority basis, collecting opinion from expert members of GNOBB, as to the suitability and relevance of the selected projects for the economic benefit of the country. In addition, I would like to offer following suggestions:
Members of the Advisory Committee should be selected from all disciplines such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock etc.; otherwise some fields will remain undeveloped.
As we all know that many Bangladeshi biotechnologists with international repute are now living abroad; some of them are interested to work in Bangladesh, if they get proper facilities like good working environment, salary compatible with their qualifications and experience etc. Recent graduates in genetic engineering and biotechnology have many opportunities to build up their careers abroad. In order to retain their services, those implementing biotech policy may consider creating a different salary structure for all scientists in the field of Biotechnology. In addition their job security needs to be ensured; otherwise no project will sustain to achieve its ultimate goal and brain drain will continue to deprive us of the young scientists who can otherwise contribute substantially to research inputs, so essential for the well being of the country. In this context, I like to draw your attention that in our Institute two scientists have already resigned due to low salary structure and lack of job security. NIB failed to recruit CSO/PSO although these posts were advertised twice in national and international media.
About procurement of equipments, chemicals, glassware, etc. biotech policy makers should consider introducing a different procurement rule in the PPR-2003 regulations; otherwise it will hamper research activity severely as being faced currently by all research Institutes in Bangladesh.
As regards encouraging biotech graduates to pursue higher academic studies in universities abroad well known for their advanced research output BoG need to take initiative to execute MOU with selected universities of developed countries so that the latter would take a limited number of students from Bangladesh for higher studies every year.
Finally, as financial constraint is a major problem in Bangladesh to conduct any scientific research, I like to request GNOBB members as well as scientists of Research Institutes and Universities in Bangladesh to help each other in research activities willingly and the Government should encourage such collaborative research endeavors.
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Dr. Abu B. Siddique
Date submited:
7/28/2006
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Senior Research Toxicologist, Merck Research Laboratories, PA (USA)
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abu_siddique@merck.com
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Your letter reminds me of a story. When I was a Ph.D. student in Sweden, my supervisor asked me to take a course about "How people make a decision, differences between developed and developing countries". It was amazing! People were divided according to the geographical location.
1. European
2. North American
3. Middle Eastern
4. Asian (except Japan)
German, North American, and Japanese are the best in the world; they usually follow pyramid approach (step-by-step) and come up with a very good solution in very short period of time.
Middle Eastern (Arab) forget the issue, while in the meeting and discuss totally different things; eventually they get back and finish the work. It takes long time much more than usual.
Asian countries are the worst. They exhaust their energy for background issues. They never address the main issue. Most of the time they split themselves into small divisions and end up with a chaotic situation. They never come to a solution!
Abu Sid
[You may not agree with the view expressed by a Swedish professor of a GNOBB member about the Asian people (except Japan) regarding their way of making a decision. According to this professor, Germans, North Americans, and Japanese, who are the best in this respect, usually follow a pyramid approach (step-by-step) and come up with a very good solution in a very short period of time. On the contrary, nationals of Asian countries exhaust their energy over background issues without addressing the main one. Most of the time they are split into small divisions without coming to a solution.
Let us prove by our actions and decision-making ability, that the Swedish professor was wrong at least as far as Bangladeshis are concerned.] Moderator
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Dr. Kamal Chowdhury
Date submited:
7/27/2006
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Associate Professor of Biology (Plant Biotechnology), Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC 29115
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kamalc54@yahoo.com, kchowdhury@claflin.edu
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It is indeed a welcome news that the Bangladesh Govt. has finally announced the National Biotechnology Policy. I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the process over the years.
This announcement is just the beginning. Such a decision means that GoB is recognizing the importance of Biotechnology for Bangladesh. I am glad to learn that GoB is also planning to produce world class biotechnologists at home. To do so, we need to set up world class facilities and also need to develop mechanism to
implement the policy.
Did the GOB drop any hints about the source of resources and the mechanism to implement the policy?
As a first step toward implementation of the policy, the GOB need to make public conscious of the importance of biotechnology.
Biotechnology as a concept need to be introduced at the school level by adopting a suitable syllabus so that it will not be a strange or scary word to the budding young scientists.
Biotechnologists should volunteer to give seminars to their respective areas (half a day seminar) to introduce biotechnology concept to the high school and college teachers. Teachers, thus trained will be the best vehicle to spread the word of the importance of biotechnology in the economic development of the country. Once biotechnology becomes a familiar word with general public, implementa- tion phase will be much easier as policy makers will be obliged to yield to public opinion.
I hope these comments will be of some value.
Kamal
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Mohammad Nurul Islam
Date submited:
7/26/2006
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Department of Botany, Dhaka University
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islam.mnurul@gmail.com
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My heartiest congratulations to GNOBB members, and specially to the founder members of GNOBB! It is a great win for the GNOBB members.
Their relentless efforts persuaded GoB to take tangible steps to declare National Biotechnology for the promotion of Botech research! Though it is late but I would say - Late is better than never! So, dear scientists, please expand your hands to uplift our country. We are happy to note that GoB has now more commitments to help scientists in their pursuits for research and young scientists to go abroad for advanced studies. In this connection, my earnest request to all of you, please do not discriminate anyone on the basis of what subject he/she took for his/her M.Sc. degree.
Wish you all the very best wishes and lets join our hand for the betterment of our beloved Nations future!
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Hemayet Ullah
Date submited:
2/12/2006
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Assistant Professor
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hullah@howard.edu
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Dear All,
It is great that Dhaka University has this long overdue instrument. I really appreciate the sincere efforts and vision of all of the concerned scientists involved in its procurement. However, without merely saying "Congratulations", I just want to make some comments.
As many of you would realize, in anticipation of genomic revolution bandwagon, many companies and universities have established sequencing facilities that are very much under-utilized. Now they are offering to sequence samples (from anywhere of the world) at such a low price that one would think that they are charging only to maintain the machines. The excess sequencing capability around the world would certainly go against the hope for making any revenue by commercial usage. However, it is better to have in-house sequencing facility than not to have one at all. I do not expect that the current machine in Dhaka will be used to sequence a genome of a prokaryotic organism in the near future (which is routinely being done here at the Institute of Genomic Research, http://www.tigr.org/ (TIGR), Maryland), but I do hope that the machine will be open/accessible to any institution, teaching or research requiring assistance in DNA base sequencing.
The Ministry of Science and Technology should help our universities acquire capital items for research based on the current research environment. The govt. should cut through the red tapes so that acquiring capital items for research could be done on priority basis.
Here are some of the equipments that should be acquired (with Govt. help) before they pass their prime time in terms of their usage in research.
1. Micro-array/proteomics facility
2. Confocal Microscope
3. Real Time PCR machine
4. FACS (Flow Cytometer)
5. Protein Sequencing capability etc.
Events like this give us great hope that our university teachers can do great things for advancement of science and technology in our country.
Sincerely,
Hemayet Ullah
[In her letter to GNOBB members, Prof. Zeba Seraj has already indicated that according to the mandate of the DU Center of Excellence "the machine should service the needs of not only DU but others in the country as well." GNOBB
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Professor Ahmed Azad
Date submited:
2/11/2006
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Melbourne, Australia
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a_azad05@yahoo.com.au
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Melbourne, Australia
February 11, 2006
Dear Dr. Abed Chaudhury
Thank you for your thoughtful and uplifting message. I agree with you that there are quite a few people in Bangladesh who continue to make very important strides in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. From your own experience it appears that there is also a lot of enthusiasm and interest for science among the young people. For these reasons I remain optimistic that we will rise from our national inertia and make full use of S&T for the sustainable development of Bangladesh.
However, the wonderful work done by some of our colleagues is often negated by others who do not wish to move out of the "comfort zone", and many of our "movers and shakers" who are responsible for the formulation and implementation of R&D in our country are afflicted by "delusions of grandeur" but at the same time suffer from abject ignorance about what constitutes modern scientific research especially in the molecular biosciences.
I wish you have more success with the Minister you are meeting tonight than what some of us have experienced with some others. In any case I wish to thank you for your efforts to popularise science at the grassroots level in Bangladesh, and hope that you will continue your endevours to build R&D in our country and become a role model for expatriate scientists like me.
Kind regards
Ahmed Azad
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Zaheed Husain
Date submited:
2/11/2006
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Asst Professor Pathology and Investigator CBRIBR, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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husain@cbr.med.harvard.edu
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Dear Professor Islam,
I care to to write this response to GNOBB members for 2 reasons: firstly my
recognition, at a personal level, your deep commitment to education, science and development of biotechnology in Bangladesh; and
secondly, the recognition of the desire on your part to look at the bigger picture - as far as biotechnology in Bangladesh is concerned.
I am sure everyone accepts your tremendous commitment to the cause of education and research. Your record speaks for itself and there is no reason to elaborate on that.
I will briefly discuss the second point which deals with my brief experience with Ph.D.s - no matter in what country they are trained - and hoping they fulfill some broader
national objectives.
One view held by many people is that Bangladesh is a country that you can only depart from. So anything that you can find as a vehicle (to move you out from there) is justifiable. I am not going to debate on that. My problem stems from personal experiences. In an effort that I
made recently trying to recruit scientists for a project that required certain training/expertise (for work in Bangladesh), we could
mostly find fresh M. Sc. or very senior University Professors (!) who applied. This was a position that would pay well and had collabora-tion with my lab in Boston. There were some people with Ph.D.s who had also applied but seemed to have very selective training and also performed poorly in the interviews. Again, this was from my experience. We were trying to provide opportunity to do fairly cutting-edge research in Bangladesh, but found few takers. So my point is simple: are these people being trained interested in working in Bangladesh?
Whether or not we should blame Bangladesh for everything or not is not for me to say. I think there should be an attempt at least, as you are trying to do, to try and change things. No one can wash their hands off and absolve themselves of any responsibilities. I, myself continue to try, and maybe someday will also become cynical.
I laud you for your tireless efforts and hope you will continue with this work.
Finally, I apologize for the delay in responding. It took me a while to send this letter out, but I would have felt guilty if I had not done so.
Sincerely,
Zaheed Husain
Asst Professor Pathology and Investigator CBRIBR, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
[This is in response to a letter addressed by Prof. Ahmad Islam to the President of JSPS a copy of which was sent to Dr. Zaheed Husain.]
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Ekramoddoullah, Abul K. M.
Date submited:
2/10/2006
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Senior Research Scientist, Tree Biotechnology and Advanced Genetics, Pacific Forestry Center, Victoria, B.C.
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aekramod@pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
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Congratulation to Dhaka University for acquiring this basic equipment of molecular biology. May I suggest that the DNA sequencing facilities could also be geared to provide service overseas provided it meets the local requirement first. Although I have sequence facilities in my own university, people in my lab send routinely to South Korea DNA sequencing as it is five times cheaper!! Just a thought. Abul
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Prof. Ahmed Azad
Date submited:
2/10/2006
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Ex-Director Research, Health Science., Cape Town University, South Africa,; Serving as a CSA member of ICGEB
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a_azad05@yahoo.com.au
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Dear Prof. Islam
It is very nice to know that Zeba and her colleagues at DU Biochemistry have obtained a DNA Sequencer and it is already in operation. What is even more significant is that there is a trained operator looking after it. In the scientifically lagging countries of the developing world the main reason for the failure of major expensive equipment is the lack of full time trained operators.
Just a few thoughts, from my personal experience, to my colleagues at DU. Modern automated DNA sequencers are not economic propositions unless they are working around the clock because of the initial cost of the equipment and the cost of primers, enzymes, nucletides and other fine reagents. That, and the labour cost, is the reason why large numbers of scientists in the developed world get their sequencing done in the rapidly developing countries. If the amount of sequencing in the Biochemistry Department does not require full time use of the sequencer, may I suggest the following:
Convert it into a national facility, and provide sequencing services for all others at DU and elsewhere in Bangladesh on a payment basis. (Potential clients / collaborators could either do their own reactions, or get it done at the national facility. The fees would be different).
If there is sequencing capacity available after looking after local and national needs, these services could be made available to overseas researchers at a competitive rate.
The above measures would ensure that there is no unnecessary duplication (provided there is extra capacity after meeting the needs of DU) and the operational and personnel costs are fully met. To provide an international service the operation must be fool proof which means that current restrictions and obstacles to the import of fine chemicals should be overcome. I hope my colleagues at DU will give due consideration to my suggestion.
If asked to do so, I will be happy to advertise this service at an international worshop organised by COMSTECH, IDB and NASIC in Islamabad next week. Many scientists in the OIC countries now get their sequencing done overseas.
Congratulations again to the DU scientists.
Kind regards
Ahmed Azad
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Dr. Abed Chaudhury
Date submited:
2/10/2006
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Principal Investigator, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
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abdul.chaudhury@csiro.au
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Dear Prof. Azad and Prof. Islam and other colleagues:
I express my most profound congratulations to Prof. Zeba Seraj and other collegues for achieving this major milestone for molecular research in Bangladesh. I hope Dhaka University in coming years can reclaim some its own glory. I particularly commend Prof Seraj, Prof. Haseena Khan and many other colleagues in Dhaka University who are working hard in very adverse conditions often to keep the “light shining” of our science culture. This achievement is not just of the exclusive and esoteric world of molecular biology but ought to permeate in the consciousness of the whole nation that we as a nation now have the technical ability to “decipher” the code of living organisms of our nation, our unique flora and fauna. Only by taking such a broad vision can we mobilize the national effort needed to get political support for these kinds of work.
I am going to meet one of our culture ministers Mrs. Selima Rahman tonight and plan to emphasize to her that Science ought to be a major part of Bangladeshi cultural landscape. It can encompass IT and bioinformatics, biodiversity, and the new and old genetics in the form of molecular and breeding sciences. And we should never forget the abundance of our crops as national heritage.
Also when important global personalities come to Bangladesh (such as Bill Gates and Ted Turner) we should showcase our technical abilities and intellect and not just the sites of poverty disaster and diseases, or even just the sites of poverty alleviation.
As the new DNA sequence facility indicates we do not exist in the world simply to elicit human sympathy as a site of eternal poverty and disaster but we are also capable of technical prowess and innovation. We must demand of our government and big NGOs that they stop portraying us as a nation bereft of high aspiration for innovation in science and technology and entirely mired in fighting poverty.
We must demand of them a national plan for innovation that harnesses the creative potential of our people and invite the billionaires of the world to participate in that vision as a partner.
I have initated a grassroot movement starting from my village called “Let the country rise up with Science” and I have found to my astonish- ment a great enthusiasm for it amongst rural people with very limited resources. In the past the scientific ingenuity of these people has given us the thousands of types of crop plants, medicinal plants and domesticated animals. There is a strong heritage of rural science in our villages. We must link with that ancient and timeless tradition, and fashion our national psyche as a nation of innovators.
I see what Prof. Seraj has done in the spirit of that timeless flow of achievements. Maybe we were derailed for a while, but let us consolidate all our mental energy and resources to rise again as a proud nation in the name of science.
Best wishes to you all
Abed Chaudhury
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Dr. Abed Chaudhury
Date submited:
2/5/2006
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Principal Scientific Officer, CSIRO, Cannbera, Australia
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Abdul.Chaudhury@csiro.au
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I congratulate you for your efforts in keeping scientific issues in the front burner. GNOBB, through efforts of you and your colleagues, has been a beacon that others can follow.
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Biswas Kamal Kanti
Date submited:
12/2/2005
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Tohoku University
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kamal@ige.tohoku.ac.jp
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I found list of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists after searching "Cancer" but I Have not seen the list of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists after searching auxin
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Mr .Akhtar Hossain
Date submited:
11/29/2005
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Architect - Microsoft Enterprise Services
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akhtarh@microsoft.com
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Thank you for drawing my attention to the GNOBB web site. This is an enormous effort on your part to contribute back to the society of biotechnologists. By creating this web site you are helping to build an environment where these talented individuals can cooperate, interact and contribute. Being in the IT profession, I know what amount of effort and hard work is needed to build, host and maintain such a web site. A lot of people have the skill set and the time to build something like this but how many will take the time and care to do something like this for others.
This is a forum for biotechnologists to interact, contribute and help each other and contribute. Awesome effort on your part!!
This is a forum for biotechnologists to interact, contribute and help each other and contribute. Awesome effort on your part!!
Akhtar Hossain | Architect - Microsoft Enterprise Services
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Asim Tarafder
Date submited:
4/2/2005
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236 New Elephant Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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info@bdtradeinfo.com
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The site is excellent in respect of information and designing. Keep it up.
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