Bangladesh Report
Nutrition Society of Bangladesh (NSB)
 
Address:
C/O
Dr. S.K.Roy
MBBS (Dhaka), M.Sc Nutr (LSHTM), Dip-In-Biotech (UNU), Ph.D (London), FRCP (Edin)
Senior Scientist, ICDDR,B, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
email: skroy@icddrb.org
fax: 880-2-8823116
Cell: 01711849588, 01821998865
web: www.icddrb.org
 
List of Executive Council Members with address
 
President :Dr. Zahirul Haque Bhuiya, Ph D,
Ex Director, Institute of Food Science and Technology, BCSIR, Ministry of Science , Technology and Information, Govt. of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
 
Vice President Mr. M Abdul Wahed, BSc
Former Head and Associate Scientist Nutrition Biochemistry Laboratory, LSD, ICDDR,B, Dhaka
 
Ms. Shaheen Ahmed MS Med Edu
Former Principal, Govt. College of Home Economics, Azimpur, Dhaka
 
General Secretary: In Charge: Ms. Rasheda Zaman, M Sc, Former Head, Child Development, Govt. College of Home Economics, Azimpur, Dhaka.
 
Treasurer: Md. Eshaque Ali, M Sc, DNS
Secretary in Charge, Bangladesh National Nutrition Council, Mohakhali, Dhaka
 
Associate General Secretary: Ms. Rasheda Zaman, M.Sc,
Former Head Child Development Department, College of Home Economics, Azimpur, Dhaka.
 
Dr. Shafiqul Alam Sarker, MD, Ph D,
Senior Scientist, ICDDR,B, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 
Members:
 
Dr. S.K.Roy, Senior Scientist, ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. MA Mannan, Consultant, FAO, Bangladesh (Immediate Past President)
Dr. MA Malek, Former Director INFS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. Zeba Mahmud, National Program Manager, MI, Bangladesh
Prof. Khalilur Rahman, Nutritional Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Prof. Nazrul Islam Khan, INFS, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ms. Shaheen Sultana, Ex Coordinator, Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ms. Ferdousi Begum, SSO, IFST, BCSIR, Dhaka
 
Year Established: 1971 (Registered 1984)
Members:
 
Life Members :421
General Members :212
Honorary Members: Nil
 
Activities of the NSB (2006-2008)
 
Meetings: The Nutrition Society had 4 Executive Council meetings every year.
 
Membership increased to more than 150 during the period of reporting.
 
There were 10 National Organizations who are represented in the Executive Council and are engaged in the nutrition Policy, Programs and Training activity in the country.
 
During the above period, Nutrition Society jointly conducted Research with Bangladesh National Nutrition Council on Impact of Food price on Child Nutrition”
 
There was a symposium on “ Infant and young child feeding “ jointly with the Bangladesh Breastfeeding Foundation.
 
The NSB conducted a 80 hours training course on “ Clinical Nutrition with Dietary management of hospitalized patients” jointly with Nutrition Foundation of Bangladesh”
 
The NSB conducted 5 National Television discussion on dietary habits and healthy life style for children, adolescent and Women.
 
The society provided leading role in critical evaluation of National Nutrition Program of Bangladesh through the National Baseline survey and follow up survey.
 
Several large NGOs in Bangladesh are taking services of the NSB members for improving the nutrition services in the community level and has employed nutrition graduates in key positions of planning and programs.
 
Members of the Nutrition Society of Bangladesh supervised about 30 research work on nutrition of the M.Sc and M.Phil students in University of Dhaka during this period.
 
NSB continues a high productivity of future generation of nutritionists for the country.
 
The society continues training courses on research methodology for the graduate and undergraduate studies collaborating with Nutrition Foundation of Bangladesh.
 
The Society played a key role to foster research and program of scaling up of zinc in the treatment of diarrhoea in Bangladesh.
 
Career Development in NSB, : During last 3 years, 2 young members completed their Ph Ds, 5 completed M.Sc in Nutrition and several are in study in overseas universities.
 
Members published more than 100 articles during the last 3 years.
 
The Government of Bangladesh has given high priority to nutrition activity and has 3 institutions and one very large programme (NNP) to improve situation. The NSB continues to assist the policy and program of the Government as required and always.
 
update:2009/09/06