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'''Atomic Energy Centre''' is the oldest nuclear research centre in Bangladesh and is located in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="aec">{{cite web|last1=Haque|first1=Miah Md Sirajul|title=Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Atomic_Energy_Centre,_Dhaka|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=15 December 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Forty one years of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/forty-one-years-of-bangladesh-atomic-energy-commission-13460|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=1 March 2014|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Murshed|first1=C Z|title=An academic visit to Atomic Energy Centre|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2009/04/01/feature_atomic.htm|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref> It falls |
'''Atomic Energy Centre''' is the oldest nuclear research centre in Bangladesh and is located in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="aec">{{cite web|last1=Haque|first1=Miah Md Sirajul|title=Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Atomic_Energy_Centre,_Dhaka|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=15 December 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Forty one years of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/forty-one-years-of-bangladesh-atomic-energy-commission-13460|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=1 March 2014|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Murshed|first1=C Z|title=An academic visit to Atomic Energy Centre|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/campus/2009/04/01/feature_atomic.htm|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref> It falls within the campus of University of Dhaka and is under the management of [[Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Powerless for 3 weeks!|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-205123|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=4 October 2011|language=en}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Atomic Energy Centre was completed in December 1964 and was formally inaugurated on 27 April 1965 by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The facility had a 5000 curie [[Cobalt-60]] gamma radiation source, a [[IBM 1620]] computer, and a [[Van de Graaff accelerator]]. |
Atomic Energy Centre was completed in December 1964 and was formally inaugurated on 27 April 1965 by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The facility had a 5000 curie [[Cobalt-60]] gamma radiation source, a [[IBM 1620]] computer, and a [[Van de Graaff accelerator]]. On 16 December 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war ended and Bangladesh became an independent country. On 3 March 1972 a scientist was made an Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in charge of atomic affairs. Through a presidential order on 27 February 1973 Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission was formed and the centre was placed under it. The centre has developed Iratom-24 and Iratom-38, two high yielding rice variety and one high yield pulse called Hyprosola. The centre researched ways of preserving food through radiation and the sterilisation of medical equipment.<ref name="aec" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 06:14, 14 June 2019
| Formation | 1964 |
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| Purpose | Nuclear research |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Website | Atomic Energy Centre |
Atomic Energy Centre is the oldest nuclear research centre in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3] It falls within the campus of University of Dhaka and is under the management of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.[4]
History
Atomic Energy Centre was completed in December 1964 and was formally inaugurated on 27 April 1965 by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The facility had a 5000 curie Cobalt-60 gamma radiation source, a IBM 1620 computer, and a Van de Graaff accelerator. On 16 December 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war ended and Bangladesh became an independent country. On 3 March 1972 a scientist was made an Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in charge of atomic affairs. Through a presidential order on 27 February 1973 Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission was formed and the centre was placed under it. The centre has developed Iratom-24 and Iratom-38, two high yielding rice variety and one high yield pulse called Hyprosola. The centre researched ways of preserving food through radiation and the sterilisation of medical equipment.[1]
References
- ^ a b Haque, Miah Md Sirajul. "Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Forty one years of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission". The Daily Star. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Murshed, C Z. "An academic visit to Atomic Energy Centre". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Powerless for 3 weeks!". The Daily Star. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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