Bangur Institute of Neurosciences

Bangur Institute of Neurosciences,[α] also known as the Bangur Institute of Neurology and abbreviated BIN, is a government-run apex superspeciality institute/hospital located at 52/1A, Sambhu Nath Pandit Street, Bhawanipur, Kolkata, West Bengal.

[3] This is a government-sponsored neurological institute and a training centre in the field of neuroscience in West Bengal.

[6] This hospital's research activities include studies into strokes, cognitive neuroscience, movement disorders, epilepsy, neuromuscular conditions (myasthenia), developmental disorders of the brain, Wilson's disease, electrophysiology, botulinium toxin, and neurogenetics.

[8] On 26 May 2011, Shyamapada Gorai, then director of BIN was suspended with charges of misconduct, insubordination and non-co-operation.

According to a report published in The Telegraph (Calcutta) in June 2012, "A year and a fortnight after chief minister Mamata Banerjee suspended Shyamapada Ghorai from the post of Bangur Institute of Neuroscience (BIN) director – one of her first administrative actions since assuming office.