DHAKA, Nov 27, 2024 (BSS) - A Gas Chromatography Laboratory was inaugurated at Dhaka University's Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS) to conduct research activities on improving air quality and preventing environmental pollution.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan today inaugurated the lab as the chief guest at an occasion, said a university press release.  

Under the joint collaborative research project, Japan's AJI-CLE Company Limited and Ryobi Systems Company Limited gifted a 'Gas Chromatograph’, with its ability to separate complex mixtures, which can detect trace levels of pollutants which is an essential tool for environmental monitoring.

Chaired by CARS Director Professor Dr. Md. Abdur Rashid, the inaugural ceremony was attended by DU Pro-VC (Administration) Professor Dr. Sayema Haque Bidisha, Biology faculty dean Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain Khan, Sciences faculty dean Professor Dr. Abdus Salam, Earth and Environmental Sciences faculty dean Professor Dr. Kazi Matin Uddin Ahmed, Engineering and Technology faculty dean Professor Dr. Upama Kabir, AJI-CLE Managing Director Taichi Watanabe and representative of Ryobi Systems Company Limited Imranul Haque Chowdhury.

Professor Dr. Niaz said, “Dhaka is among the world's top five cities with the most poisonous air. We need to think about innovative ideas and projects in conducting cutting-edge research activities to reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality, and prevent environmental pollution”.

He expressed the hope that such joint collaborative research activities between CARS and the two Japanese institutions will play an important role in preventing environmental pollution and preserving the environment nationally and globally.

The Vice Chancellor thanked the two Japanese institutions for their cooperation in installing a gas chromatograph machine at Dhaka University.