The Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) has won the National Environment Medal 2025 for extraordinary contribution to environmental research and technology innovation. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued a notification to that effect on 7 June. The government awards the honour each year to individuals and institutions in recognition of work in environmental conservation, pollution prevention, research, and environmental education and outreach.
On the award, BJRI director general Dr Nargis Akter thanked and expressed gratitude to the agriculture minister, the environment, forest and climate change minister, and the secretaries of both ministries, and congratulated scientists, officers and staff at all levels of the BJRI, saying the BJRI family is proud of the achievement. Under the National Environment Medal Policy 2012 (amended 2019), the BJRI was selected at the institutional level in the “environmental research and technology innovation” category. As the prize, the BJRI will receive the market value of two tolas of 22-carat gold, a cheque for 50,000 taka, an honorary crest and a certificate, BJRI publication officer Md Mubtasim Fuad said.
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