Jury panel consists five member, led by Professor AKM Nowsad Alam from Bangladesh Agriculture University

BM Desk:

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has formed a Jury Board to enhance agricultural research innovation by utilizing expert opinions from various fields for a rigorous scientific evaluation process.

The Jury Panel is led by Professor AKM Nowsad Alam, Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agriculture University, reads a press release on Thursday. 

Other members include Professor Mashura Shammi, Department of Environmental Science, Jahangirnagar University; Professor Rostom Ali, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agriculture University; Professor Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University; and Professor KBM Saiful Islam, Dean, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University.

The call for research proposals will be circulated soon. All members of the Jury Board are expected to critically evaluate each submission, provide constructive feedback, and select the most impactful research proposals.

Enamul Huque, Managing Director and Head of Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said, “Our newly convened five-member Jury Panel will help us to assess and identify impactful proposals that can significantly increase agricultural productivity and community wellbeing.” 

Professor AKM Nowsad Alam, Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agriculture University, said, “By launching these novel initiatives of funding quality research proposals through rigorous screening processes under different disciplines of agricultural sciences, Standard Chartered has further stepped towards its corporate social responsibility through steadfastly strong ethical norms and high moral values.”

As a steadfast partner in Bangladesh’s remarkable journey of growth and resilience, Standard Chartered upholds a legacy of commitment spanning over 119 years.