Meeting with the Ministry of Science and Technology

A meeting was held on 5 November 2025 at the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) Headquarters in Agargaon regarding the Science and Technology Policy of Bangladesh. The session was chaired by Mr. Anwar Hossain, Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh.

Prominent scientists and engineers from BAEC attended the meeting and exchanged their views and experiences on various sectors of science and technology from a national perspective.

Professor Dr. Mohammad Quamruzzaman, Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, represented the World University of Bangladesh (WUB) at the meeting. In his remarks, he highlighted the significance of semiconductor technology and discussed the country’s only VLSI Laboratory located at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) in Savar. He explained that the laboratory was established to contribute to the development of integrated circuit design and fabrication and was open for use by academicians, teachers, students, and researchers.

However, due to the lack of adequately trained manpower, the fabrication section of the laboratory could not operate efficiently and was eventually shut down.

During the meeting, Professor Quamruzzaman also met Dr. M. Shawkat Akbar, Director of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project and Chairman of BAEC. Dr. Akbar was invited to deliver a seminar on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), and he kindly agreed to present the talk on 12 November 2025 at the World University of Bangladesh (WUB).