National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre

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National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre
Nilmrc logo.png
AbbreviationNILMRC
Formation2010
Location
  • Ehsanul Hoque
Websitewww.nilmrc.gov.bd

National Institute of Laboratory Medicine & Referral Centre (NILMRC) is a state run academic institute for laboratory medicine in Agargaon, Dhaka.[1]

History[]

The project of the institute was approved by the ECNEC in June 2010. The 12-storey structure was completed in 2017. The initial budget of the project was Tk 138.14 crore, which has been increased by 41 percent to Tk 194.32 crore.[2][3] Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the institute on 31 October 2018. But the institute was permitted to run from 2 December 2019.[4][5]

Prof. Dr. Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman served as the first director of the institute.[3] On 24 April 2021, the head of the institute, Professor Dr A. K. M. Shamsuzzaman, died from COVID-19 complications.[6]

Facilities[]

Amid COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, the institute is primarily active as a test centre for COVID-19.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Home". www.nilmrc.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ^ "Laboratory medicine project stuck in recruitment failure". The Business Standard. 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ a b "DGHS' three-year project unfinished in nine years". The Daily Star. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  4. ^ ন্যাশনাল ইন্সটিটিউট অব ল্যাবরেটরি মেডিসিন: রোগ নির্ণয়ের সব পরীক্ষা এক ছাদের নিচে. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. ^ "Country to get 5 more medical universities: PM". The Daily Star. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. ^ "NILMRC director Prof Shamsuzzaman dies of Covid-19". The Business Standard. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  7. ^ "16 institutes eligible to issue COVID-19 certificates to int'l passengers". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  8. ^ "Lab takes blame for Covid-19 test mishap of Shajahan Khan's daughter". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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