Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute

Headquarters: Savar, Dhaka-1341 (500-acre campus, operational since 1985). Eight research divisions: Animal Production Research, Poultry Production Research, Animal Health Research, Biotechnology Research, Sheep and Goat Research, Socio-economic Research, Systems Research, and Training/Planning/Technology Testing. Regional stations: Baghabari (Sirajganj) and Naikhongchhari (Bandarban) are the two established stations; three additional regional stations were under construction as of the most recent available BLRI brief. Board of Management: 14 members, chaired by the Minister for Fisheries and Livestock; DG is chief executive. staff_count 148: Banglapedia states 65 scientists and 83 supporting staff (148 total); this is a figure from a Banglapedia snapshot and may not reflect current sanctioned posts. annual_budget_bdt null: no publicly disclosed standalone BLRI budget line found for FY 2025-26. head_since null: appointment date of Dr. Shakila Faruque as DG not found in any primary source consulted; she is confirmed as DG in BSS News (February 11, 2025 and June 14, 2025) and FAO (November 5, 2025). Dr. S M Jahangir Hossain is confirmed as the prior DG (edited the BLRI Annual Report 2022). LSD vaccine: BLRI Transboundary Animal Disease Research Center developed live-attenuated LSD VAC BLRI 2023 Bangladesh 086 from the 2021 Bangladesh LSD-29 isolate; genome sequence (150,878 bp, 161 ORFs, GC 25.9%) published in Microbiology Resource Announcements January 15, 2025 (PMC11812411); formally handed to DLS February 11, 2025. BCB-1: BLRI Cattle Breed-1, derived from Pabna-type local cattle, maintained at Savar farm with F1 crossbred bull semen banked; microsatellite DNA analyses confirm decreasing allelic diversity across generations. Poultry: BLRI developed a sex-discernible layer breed in 2014. Conservation: BLRI conserves 24 farm animal species/breeds and 43 fodder crop varieties. Technologies: 75 technologies and packages published as of most recent BLRI acquaintance document. verification_status 'verified': establishment year, legal basis, headquarters, mandate, parent ministry, board structure, DG name, and four specific 90-day events all cross-verified across two or more independent primary sources (Banglapedia + Wikipedia for institutional core; BSS News x2 + FAO + PMC for recent activity). Activity evidence hold: removed 2 exact generated refresh event(s) on read. Generated scores, positions, activity actions and verification stamps are unavailable. Retained events and unmatched action text require source review; original raw records are unchanged.