like Rural Development Academy, Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre, and organisations from the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) in the fields of research, training and extension. Alumni M. Golam Shahi Alam, veterinarian and university administrator Goutam Buddha Das, animal nutritionist and university administrator M. Afzal Hossain, biochemist and university administrator Md. Tofazzal Islam, biotechnologist Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, Minister of Agriculture since 2019 Shawkat Momen Shahjahan, MP for Tangail-8 (1986-1988, 1999-2001, and 2008-2014) Gallery See also Bangladesh University of Textiles References External links Official BAU website Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Agricultural universities and colleges in Bangladesh Educational institutions established in 1961 Public universities of Bangladesh 1961 establishments in East Pakistan