17/05/2024
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Agriculture. It conducts research on all crops except rice, jute, sugarcane, and tea, for which there are separate institutes12. The day you mentioned, 17th March, holds historical significance in Bangladesh. It marks the birth anniversary of the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day, he delivered a historic speech at Dhaka Race Course ground, calling for the liberation of the nation from the tyranny of erstwhile West Pakistan. This momentous occasion ultimately led to the formation of the newly independent nation, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh