Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka

Research institute in Bangladesh

Atomic Energy Centre

Formation| 1964
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 the capital Dhaka.[1][2][3] It falls within the campus of University of Dhaka and is under the management of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.[4]

## 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, an 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

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1. ^ a b Haque, Miah Md Sirajul. "Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. ^ "Forty one years of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission". The Daily Star. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. ^ Murshed, C Z. "An academic visit to Atomic Energy Centre". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
4. ^ "Powerless for 3 weeks!". The Daily Star. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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* Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited
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