Beach Sand Minerals Exploitation Centre
Formation1980
HeadquartersKalatali, Cox's Bazar District,, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.baec.gov.bd

Beach Sand Minerals Exploitation Centre is an autonomous national research institute which carries out research on sand and minerals in Bangladesh and is located in Kalatali, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh.[1] It has a pilot project for the extraction of sands from the beaches in Cox's Bazar District.[2]

History

In 1961 the Geological Survey of Pakistan (today Geological Survey of Bangladesh) discovered radioactive and heavy metal in beach sands. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (today Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission) carried out surveys in 1967. Beach Sand Minerals Exploitation Centre was formed to exploit those minerals found in sands of coastal Bangladesh. It is under the administration of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission.[3] It was established in 1980 as the Beach Sand Exploitation Centre. The Beach Sand Exploitation Centre was renamed to Beach Sand Minerals Exploitation Centre later.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sand mineral resources". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Forty one years of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission". The Daily Star. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Munir. "Beach Sand Exploitation Centre". Banglapedia. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Bangladesh Quarterly. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2002. pp. 37–38.


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