Bangladesh Academy of Sciences

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
Formation 1973
Headquarters Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
President
 Quazi Abdul Fattah
Website bas.org.bd

Bangladesh Academy of Sciences is an academic forum for Bangladeshi scientists and technologists. Established in 1973, it aims to fulfill the role of promoting research and development of sciences in Bangladesh.[1]

History

After the partition of Indian subcontinent, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences was established in 1953. After the liberation of Bangladesh, 12 Bangladeshi fellows (the then East Pakistani) of the academy formed the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences in 1973. Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda served the founding president role until 1976.[1]

Presidents

Fellows

List of the academy fellows.[4]

1973
1974
  • A.K.M. Siddiq
  • Ashraful Haque
1975
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
  • A.Q. Sarker
1982
  • Syed Nurun Nabi
1983
1984
  • Shah M. Hasanuzzaman
1985
  • Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury
  • Anwar Hossain
1988
1991
  • Quazi Abdul Fattah
1992
1993
  • Amir Hossain Khan
1995
  • Zahurul Karim
1997
1998
1999
2000
  • A.K. Azad Khan
  • K.M. Sultanul Aziz
  • Syed Mohammad Humayun Kabir
  • A.S.M. Matiur Rahman
  • Naiyyum Choudhury
  • Mosihuzzaman
2003
2004
  • M. Salimullah
  • H.K.M. Yusuf
  • Mohammad Ali Asgar
2005
2006
2008
2010
Expatriate Fellow
Foreign Fellow

Academy Gold Medal Awards

The academy awards prizes in senior and junior categories annually to scientists and technologists of Bangladesh in the field of physical sciences (engineering and technology) and biological sciences (agriculture and medicine).[9]

Physical Sciences

Year Senior Junior
1982S. Z. HaiderS. M. Mujibur Rahman
1984M. Shamsher Ali
1985Jamal Nazrul Islam
1986Syed SafiullahM. Salimullah
1988K. M. A. MalikSaiful Islam
1990M. Shamsher Ali
Md. Wahhaj Uddin		Khondkar Siddique-e-Rabbani
1993Amir Hossain KhanM. Salahuddin Khan
1998Shariff Enamul KabirA. S. Md. Abdul Haseeb
Golam Mohammed Bhuiyan
2002M. SalimullahJunaid Amin As-Salek
2003Arun Kumar BasakMd. Saidur Rahman
2004Mohammad KaykobadA A Mamun
2005M. Rezwan KhanMd. Arshad Momen
2006A K M Azharul Islam
2007M. M. Shahidul HassanTanvir Noor Baig
2009Md. Tofazzal Hossain TarafderMd. Idrish Miah
2010Anisul Haque
Mubarak Ahmad Khan		Md. Shuza Uddin
2011A A MamunMohammad Abul Hasnat
2013M. Ruhul Amin[10]

Biological Sciences

Year Senior Junior
1982Nurul Islam
1984F. Z. MajidKhurshid Jahan
1985Mir Mosharraf HossainS. N. I. Md. Salehuzzaman
1986Aminul IslamS. A. M. Khairul Bashar
1988S. M. HasanuzzamanMd. Abdus Sattar
1990Mahmud-ul-AmeenLutfur Rahman Khan
1993M. R. ChoudhuryAKM Nurul Islam
2002Md. Abdul Faiz
2003S.M. Imamul HuqMd. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan
2004Md. Rafiqul IslamMd. Anwarul Azim Akhand
2005Firdausi QadriAli Azam Talukder
2006Choudhury Mahmood HasanMd. Ekramul Hoque
2007Muniruddin AhmedMd. Siddiqur Rahman
2009M. JahiruddinAbdullah Harun Chowdhury
2010Liaquat Ali
2011Md. Sirajul IslamMd. Tofazzal Islam

References

  1. 1 2 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Bangladesh Academy of Sciences". In Islam, Sirajul; Murshed, Md Mahbub. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Prof Dr M Shamsher Ali, former Founder Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University..." The New Nation. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "BAS Council (July 2016 - June 2019)". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  4. ↑ "List of Fellow". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Hossain, Md. Anwar (2012). "Ahmad, Kamaluddin". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ↑ "In memoriam: Professor Kamaluddin Ahmad (1921–2004)". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 26 (1). 2005.
  7. ↑ "Scientific symposium on Professor Kamal opens in the city". bdnews24.com. 2 July 2005.
  8. ↑ "Nutrition & Biochemical Sciences for the Benefit of Mankind". International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. 20 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Academy Gold Medal Award". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "BAS Gold Medal Award-2013 | East West University". www.ewubd.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
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