17th SAARC Agriculture Centre Governing Board meeting begins in Dhaka | Others

DHAKA, Oct 13, 2025 (BSS) – The 17th Meeting of the Governing Board (GB) of the SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) began in the capital today, bringing together senior policymakers, agricultural scientists and representatives from SAARC member states to strengthen regional cooperation in agricultural research and development. The two-day meeting, being held at a city hotel, is attended by Dr Nazmun Nahar Karim, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC); Tanvir Ahmad Torophder, Director (ARD & SDF) from the SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, representing H E Ambassador Md Golam Sarwar, Secretary General of SAARC; Abdul Motaleb Sarker, former Secretary (SAARC & BIMSTEC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Dr Md Harunur Rashid, Director of the SAARC Agriculture Centre. High Commissioners of...