About Us

The Network for Agri-Biotech and Nutrition (NABN) is a network of professionals that works to achieve the collective goal of eliminating hidden hunger from Bangladesh and raising awareness on various issues such as research, policy intervention, education, and communication, concerning the agriculture, biotechnology and nutrition sectors. With multiple stakeholders, including the government, research organizations, scientists, civil society, religious leaders, NGOs, media, academia, and the general public, NABN identifies the common interest and ways to share resources and knowledge to attain common goals, including the SDGs better.

Our Mission

Furthering Bangladesh’s national agenda of achieving sustainable food and nutritional security by bridging the Agri-biotech and nutrition communities for a more robust and concerted approach toward research and policy.

Our Team

We are a team of professionals dedicated to eradicating hidden hunger from Bangladesh.

Prof. Dr. Lutful Hassan

PRESIDENT
Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)

Prof. Dr. Rakhahari Sarkar

VICE-PRESIDENT
Chair, Department of Botany
Dhaka University

Dr. S. M. Mustafizur Rahman

VICE-PRESIDENT
Line Director, National Nutrition Service (NNS)
Institute of Public Health Nutrition

Prof. Dr. Abdullah Mohammad Shohael

GENERAL SECRETARY
Professor, Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering
Jahangirnagar University

Dr. Debashish Chanda

JOINT SECRETARY
Country Coordinator, International Potato Centre (CIP)

Dr. Ibrahim Saiyed

TREASURER
Bangladesh Country Manager, Healthier Rice Program, IRRI

Anwar Faruque

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Former Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

Md. Hamidur Rahman

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Former Director-General, DAE

Dr. Md. Shahjahan Kabir

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Director General, BRRI

Dr. Tahmeed Ahmed

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Executive Director, ICDDRB

Dr. Md. Salimullah

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Director-General, National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB)

Dr. Aminuzzaman Talukder

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
Executive Director Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)

Dr. Md Khalilur Rahman

EXECUTIVE MEMBER
DG, Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNCC)

Join Our Team

Extreme hunger and malnutrition remain a barrier to sustainable development and create a trap from which people cannot easily escape. Hunger and malnutrition mean less productive individuals, who are more prone to disease and thus often unable to earn more and improve their livelihoods. Do you want to support the cause?