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The Farm Machinery and Postharvest Process Engineering Division (FMPE) of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) arranged the Agricultural Machinery Talent Hunt Awards distribution ceremony at the FMPE Seminar Room (13 November 2024). The Program was funded by (FMD) project.
Director (Support & Services) Dr. Ashraf Uddin Ahmed presided over the session while Director (Research) Dr. Munshi Rashid Ahmad was present as chief guest, according to a media release.
BARI’s Director (Planning & Evaluation) Dr. Md. Abu Hena Sorwar Jahan; Director (Training and communication) Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman; Director (Oilseed Research) Dr. Md.Monirul Islam; Director (Horticulture Research Centre) Dr. F.M. Abdur Rouf; Director (Tuber Crops Research Center) Dr. Md. Matiar Rahman and Former Director (Training and Communication) Dr. Md. Ayub Hossain were present as special guests at the Award distribution ceremony. Senior scientists from various divisions/centers/section of BARI were present there also.
Chief Scientific Officer (FMPE Division) and Project Director Dr. Md. Nurul Amin presented the keynote paper in this Award distribution ceremony.
Senior Scientific Officer (FMPE Division) Dr. Muhammad Arshadul Haque gave the welcome address in this program.
A total of four contestants from across the country were awarded through a talent hunt in this program.
Among the contestants, the first prize was awarded Anwar Hossain for the invention of Remote Control Power Tiller; the second prize was awarded to Hossain Ali Biswas for Jute Cutting Machine, Rizvi Ahmed Niloy for Fruit quality Analysis and Sorting Machine with the help of Artificial Intelligence and Syed Muhammad Moinul Anwar for Flower Pollen Drying Machine.