Dhaka, April 25 -- Dr. Abed Chowdhury, an expatriate Bangladeshi scientist from Australia, has garnered praise for his groundbreaking invention of 'Panchabrihi' rice, hailed as a significant achievement for Bangladesh's agricultural sector.

Dhaka University Pro-VC Prof. Dr. Sitesh Chandra Bachar, commended the innovation, emphasising its potential to address the country's food security challenges. Speaking at a seminar titled "Panchabrihi Multi-harvest Rice: A Pathway to Food Security and Climate Migration," organised by DU's Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Freedom Foundation (BFF), Prof. Bachar underscored the importance of the 'five-yield-a-year' rice variety in meeting the growing f...