Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology

The Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology (BSPST) was established in 2020 with the aim to enhance plant science especially plant physiology, ecology, anatomy, embryology, and morphological studies and research of crop plants in Bangladesh. The goals and objectives of the society are to bring together the Crop Botanist, Agricultural Botanist, Plant Physiologist, and Ecologist working in various fields and share their experiences and ideas for boosting the academic and research activities. The BSPST is committed to publishing a refereed journal and arranging national and international conferences.

The society encompasses five types of member namely, life member, general member, fellow member, associate member and student member.

Objectives of the Society 

1. To cater wellbeing, protection and safeguard of the society’s members towards employment, promotion and overall improvement of the plant scientists;
2. To organize seminar/conferences/workshop/panel discussion periodically to address the challenges/improvements of plant science & technology in the tropical and subtropical regions;
3. To propose up to date and unified course-curricula in educational institutes for such discipline;
4. To publish a scientific journal/magazine of the society to foster academia research activities;
5. To promote science through providing scholarship, certification & reward to the scholars

1. Who Can be a Member of the Society

   The membership of the Society shall be open to all post graduates of Crop Botany/Agricultural Botany/Crop Physiology & Ecology/allied subject having basic degree in agriculture  
   However, in special cases graduate from other relevant subject (s) working as academician/researcher in Crop Botany /Agricultural Botany/Crop Physiology & Ecology/Plant Physiology department / division of agricultural university/agricultural research institute is eligible to be a member of the society.

General Members/Regular Member

Person having a minimum Master of Science (MS) degree in Crop Botany/Agricultural Botany/ Crop Physiology & Ecology with basic agricultural degree or equivalent to those shall be eligible for enrolment as the General Members. They shall have voting right to any election organized by the Society.

Life Member

Persons having the qualifications for a general member shall be eligible for enrolment as the life members. They shall have voting right to any election organized by the Society.

Associate Members

Persons having a minimum basic degree in Agriculture Science or equivalent to this shall be eligible for enrolment as the associate member. They shall have no voting right in any election.

Students Member

Postgraduate students of Crop Botany/Agricultural Botany/Crop Physiology & Ecology are eligible to a member of the society. They shall have no voting right in any election.

Fellow Member

Persons having national and international contribution in the plant science and technology may be offered as fellow member on the recommendation of the Executive Committee. They shall have no voting right in any election.