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8 young scientists rewarded at BAAS annual confce

Comprehensive disaster management policy for sustainable development urged
Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) Thursday awarded prizes to eight young scientists under 35 for their best re search presentations In differ ent fields of science at the BAAS Annual Science Conference in 1991, reports BSS.
President of the Association Prof Aminul Islam distributed the prizes to the recipients at a function, held on the second day of the 17th Annual Science Conference of BAAS at the Institute of Post-Graduate Studies In Agriculture (IPSA) at Salna. about 45 kilometres north of the capital
The recipients of the prizes are M Shahldullah Scientific Officer from Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). Bogra station. Dr M Imdadul Hoque. Assistant Professor. Department of Botany. Dhaka University. Jlban Podder, Department of Physics, Engineering University, Mta M Mohluddln. Department of Geology and Mining, Rajshahl University. Dr A 8 M Bart, Department of Beterlnary Pathology. Agricultural University. Bozirv Anwar Gama. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Engineering University. M ElanI Baksh. Scientific Officer BARI Jessorc station, and M Mofazzal Hossain. Institute of Biological Sciences. Rajshahl University
Speaking on the occasion Prof Aminul Islam said from 1992 such prizes would be awarded to the senior seten Usts also
The prize giving ceremony was also addressed by BAAS Vice-President Dr M Abdur
Rahman and Treasurer Dr Ferdous Mandal.
Vice-President of BAAS Dr M A Wazed Mta introduced the recipients of the prizes to the audience.
Nine presidential addresses were delivered Thursday at the science conference by the Sectional Presidents in the respective fields of science. The addresses were delivered in nine parallel sessions.
The present status in the respective fields of sciences in Bangladesh as well as the global overview were pre sented in the presidential ad dresses with necessary rec ommendations for Improve ment.
The Section President of Zoology. Fisheries. Entomology. Animal Husbandry. Poultry. Wild Life and Biology Dr Shahadat All said It was certain that climatic changes would occur and It would be felt In the 21st century and would have great a negative Impact on fisheries
The Section President of
Engineering Science and Technology Golam Mohluddln suggested adopting a comprehensive and effective disaster management policy urgently to achieve a sustainable develop ment.
Prof M Fazlee Hossain. Section President of Physics, Applied Physics, Mathematics. Statistics. Meteorology and Computer Science strongly criticised the press for giving scanty coverage to scientific and technological news, which are useful in building and de veloping the country He said political and crime news had flooded the pages of the news papers and the magazines
Section President of Agronomy. Soil Science. Horticulture. Floriculture and Agricultural Extension E H Khan underscored the need for assessing the exact water requirement of crops for eco nomlc use of water under dlf ferent climatic and weather conditions
Prof Abdus Samad Section President of Geology and
Geography emphasised the need for involvement of geo-scientists in environmental matter at the earliest. He said there was a complex relationship between geological envi ronment and chronic diseases.
Section President of Botany. Microbiology. Plant Breeding and Genetics. Biotechnology. Forestry and Plant Pathology Prof O 1 Joarder suggested development of plant breeding discipline for sustainable improvement of plants and to ensuring food security.
A symposium titled "Sustainable Agriculture" was also held Thursday in which Dr Karim. Member Director of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) was the keynote speaker
Dr S H Chowdhury, former professor of Botany and Dr Ekramu! Ahsan. Director. IPSA were the discussants
Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University Prof M Ashraf All Khan chaired the symposium.
Dr Karim said after the year 20 10 Bangladesh would not be able to produce enough food to feed Its population, which will be 177 million by that time, unless, population Is controlled more effectively, depleted agricultural resources are regenerated and there Is a major breakthrough tn agricul tural technology.
He said the population pressure In Bangladesh Is a] ready affecting the sustainabil tty of agricultural development and may cross the threshold limit within next 10 to 20 years If the present trend con tinucs