Letters to the Editor
Our scientists deserve kudos
I was so proud and happy to read that microbiologists discovered the bacteria Burkholderia Pseudomallei in Gazipur soil through concerted research. In my 36 years of service life, I have heard about only very few research work by our scientists in Bangladesh. The few I saw were in 1974 when Dr. M. H. Khan, the then head of department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET made the three wheeler – Mishuk. After that in 2000, I saw in the newspaper another engineer claiming to have made a power generator that produces power from recycling the power it generates thus requiring no additional fuel. Then in 2002, there was Spirulina- the wonder herbal medicine made by the scientists of BCSIR. After that there may have been a few more but I don't remember.
Our scientists who discover various things through research should be recognised and rewarded in Bangladesh to encourage other brilliant minds. A 'Book of Discoveries' should be published by the ministry of science and technology listing the various researches done. There are no such entrepreneurs in Bangladesh as yet who would sponsor these brilliant scientists to discover new things and convert them into sustainable projects which would eventually benefit Bangladesh.
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