Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিজ্ঞান ও শিল্প গবেষণা পরিষদ) is a scientific research organization and regulatory body of Bangladesh.

Its main objective is to pursue scientific research for the betterment of the Bangladeshi people.

[1] BCSIR traces its roots back to the days of East Pakistan.

East Regional Laboratories of Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) was established in Dhaka in 1955.

Subsequently, PCSIR laboratories were established in Rajshahi (1965) and in Chittagong (1967).