বাকৃবিতে অ্যানিমেল ব্লাড ব্যাংকের উদ্বোধন

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বাংলাদেশ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে (বাকৃবি) গবাদি পশুর চিকিৎসা সেবার আধুনিকায়নে অ্যানিমেল ব্লাড ব্যাংক চালু করা হয়েছে। গত ২২ আগষ্ট (মঙ্গলবার) বাকৃবির ভেটেরিনারি অনুষদের আওতাধীন সার্জারি এন্ড অবস্ট্রেরিক্স বিভাগের উদ্যোগে ওই ব্লাড ব্যাংকের উদ্বোধন করা হয়। ব্লাড ব্যাংক উদ্ধোধনী অনুষ্ঠানে অধ্যাপক ড. মো. রফিকুল আলমের সভাপতিত্বে প্রধান অতিথি হিসেবে উপস্থিত ছিলেন উপাচার্য অধ্যাপক ড. মো. আলী আকবর। বিশেষ অতিথি হিসেবে উপস্থিত ছিলেন উপ-উপাচার্য অধ্যাপক ড. মো. জসিমউদ্দিন খান।
এই ব্লাড ব্যাংকের মাধ্যমে সুস্থ-সবল প্রাণি থেকে সতেজ রক্ত সংগ্রহ করে তা সংরক্ষণ করা হবে। পরবর্তীতে সেই রক্ত দিয়ে রোগাক্রান্ত প্রাণির চিকিৎসা করা হবে। ব্লাড ব্যাংকটি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অর্থায়নে করা হয়েছে। ব্লাড ব্যাংকটি থেকে প্রথম তিন মাস বিনা খরচে খামারীদের মাঝে রক্ত সরবরাহ করা হবে। পরবর্তীতে এই ব্লাড ব্যাংক থেকে স্বপ্ল মূল্যে রক্ত সরবরাহ করা হবে।

EC Meeting of World Veterinary Poultry Association-Bangladesh Branch

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On August 19 (Saturday), the first meeting of the newly formed Executive Committee of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) – Bangladesh Branch has been held at Bangladesh Agricultural University Guest House. The meeting was chaired by the president of WVPA-BB Prof. Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Dept. of Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Different issues related to poultry sector in Bangladesh and several aspects of WVPA-BB have been discussed in the meeting.

Workshop on “Role of Reference Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Zoonotic Diseases” at CVASU

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On 17 August (Thursday), a day-long workshop with the above title has been held at the Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU). The workshop was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor of CVASU Prof. Dr. Goutam Buddha Das. The inaugrual ceremony was chaired by Prof. Dr. Md. Kabirul Islam Khan, Director of Research and Extension, CVASU. Prof. Dr. Selim Md. Jahangir, Principal and Dean, Chittagong Medical College, Prof. Dr. M. Nurul Absar Khan, Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, CVASU, Prof. Dr. Md. Rayhan Faruque, Dean, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, CVASU, Prof. Md. A Halim, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, CVASU, and Prof. S.M. Harun-ur-Rashid, Director, Student Affair and Counseling Division, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dianajpur were present as the special guests.

Two key note papers have been presented in the workshop. A keynote on “Role of Reference Lab for disease diagnostics” was presented by Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, PSO, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Another keynote on “Biosafety in the Lab: Issues and Concerns” was presented by Prof. Dr. KHM Nazmul Hussain Nazir, Dept. of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. HEQEP supported the workshop was participated by about 100 medical and veterinary students, academicians and veterinary professionals.

Workshop on ‘Expansion of Veterinary Education at Private Sector’ at Gono Bishwabidyalay

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A workshop on ‘Expansion of Veterinary Education at Private Sector ‘ was organized by the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (FVAS), Gono Bishwabidyalay. Dr. Md. Ainul Haque, DG, Department of Livestock Services was attended the programme as chief guest. Dr. Eric Brum, Team Leader, FAO ECTAD, Bangladesh, Prof. Dr. Nitish Chandra Debnath, One Health Coordinator, FAO, Bangladesh and Dr. Md. Monjur Kadir, President, Bangladesh Veterinary Council was participated as special guests. Prof. Dr. Md. Mostafizer Rahman, Dean, FVAS, presented the keynote. The programme was chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of Gono Bishwabidyalay, Prof. Dr. Laila Parveen Banu.

A 3-day workshop on molecular microbiology at BAU

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During 27-29 July 2017, Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University has recently successfully organized a 3-day workshop on “Molecular tools for detection of emerging and reemerging, endemic, cross and trans-boundary microbial agents” with the support from HEQEP supplementary project [CPSF-07] on production of inexpensive livestock and poultry vaccines funded by the University Grants Commission to Professor Dr. Md. Bahanur Rahman, Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, BAU, Mymensingh. The workshop was inaugurated by Honorable Vice-Chancellor of BAU Professor Dr. Md. Ali Akbar. In the inaugural ceremony, Professor Dr. Priya Mohan Das, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, BAU, and Professor Dr. Monoranjan Das, Director, Planning and Development, BAU were present as the special guests.
A total of 30 participants from different institutes of Bangladesh attended the workshop.