After 30 years of contributing to nutrition, food security, and agricultural development in Bangladesh, IFPRI officially opened its Bangladesh country office in October 2016.
An inaugural ceremony was held in Dhaka to commemorate the occasion. Formalizing the relationship between IFPRI and the Government of Bangladesh, Mr. Muhammad Nazmul Islam, additional secretary of policy planning and coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture, and IFPRI director general, Dr. Shenggen Fan jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
More than a hundred guests attended the event, including numerous Bangladesh government officials and other friends of IFPRI.