Campus Desk, Agrivarsity (Mymensingh): A high power FAO Team headed by Mr. Robert Douglas Simpson , FAO Representative in Bangladesh called on Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md.Solaiman Ali Fakir and high level faculty members and officials of BAU during their visit at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh at VC office room on 21 october 2018 .

During the meeting the FAO Team leader expressed his desire to extant cooperation to research activities of BAU. The team also observed the progress of BAU-FAO collaborative research.

Vice-Chancellor held detailed discussion in respect on BAU-FAO collaborative research and stressed the need for more cooperation to uphold the research activities of BAU. Other members of the FAO team Mr. Noor Ahmed khandakor , Assistant FAO Representative in Bangladesh and AKM Norol Afsar national team leader of FAO-Food safety project were present in the meeting.

Deans of the faculties, Coordinator for Advance Studies & Research, Students Affairs Advisor, Proctor, Director of BAURES, Director of Planning and development, Director of IQAC, Director of IIFS, Deputy Director PRP and high officials were present the occation.

The FAO Team also visited the farm area, Research Lab and Germ Plasm Center of BAU.