Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
Established 1971 (1971)
Director General Iqramul Haque
Owner Government of Bangladesh
Location Dhaka, Bangladesh
Address 116/A, Tejgaon Industrial Area
Website bsti.gov.bd

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) is a Government agency under the Ministry of Industries constituted for the purpose of controlling the standard of service and quality of the goods.[1] It was established in 1971 after the liberation war as a National Standards body of Bangladesh. In 1974, the Institution so formed has become member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).[2] The institution comes into being through an Ordinance (Ordinance XXXVII of 1985) with the merger of Bangladesh Standards Institution and the Central Testing Laboratories in 1985.[2][3] The institution playing an important role in developing and promoting industrial standardization in Bangladesh. BSTI is headed by a Director General.

Membership

BSTI is member of following organisation:[4]

References

  1. Rahman, Mohammed Hasinur (January 2003). Sirajul Islam, ed. Banglapedia. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6.
  2. 1 2 "Bangladesh (BSTI)". iso.org. ISO. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. "The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Ordinance, 1985". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division. 1985. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  4. "BSTI". bsti.gov.bd. BSTI. Retrieved December 9, 2015.

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