Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution


Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution is a government agency under the Ministry of Industries constituted for the purpose of controlling the standard of service and quality of the goods.

History

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution was established in 1971 after the liberation war as a National Standards body of the country. In 1974, the institution so formed has become member of the International Organization for Standardization. The institution comes into being through an Ordinance with the merger of Bangladesh Standards Institution and the Central Testing Laboratories in 1985. The institution playing an important role in developing and promoting industrial standardization al over the country. BSTI is headed by a Director General.
In 1995 Department of Agricultural Grading and Marking marred with BSTI.

Membership

BSTI is member of following organisation: