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The '''SAARC Meteorological Research Centre''' was a meteorological research centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh which was operated by the [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chowdhury|first1=Moinul Hoque|last2=bdnews24.com|title=Before heavy rains, fog-like clouds dazzle Dhaka|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/04/24/before-heavy-rains-fog-like-clouds-dazzle-dhaka|access-date=2021-08-02|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karim|first=Naimul|date=2017-09-08|title=An ominous trend|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/spotlight/ominous-trend-1458838|access-date=2021-08-02|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bss|first=Dhaka|date=2007-12-09|title=Saarc Charter Day observed|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-14821|access-date=2021-08-02|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
The SAARC Meteorological Research Centre was established on 2 January 1995 by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Chowdhury|first=Moinul Hoque|title=SAARC Meteorological Research Centre in Dhaka closing down|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/09/15/saarc-meteorological-research-centre-in-dhaka-closing-down|access-date=2021-08-02|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-05-15|title=Saarc withdraws meteorological centre from Bangladesh|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/05/15/saarc-withdraws-meteorological-centre-from-bangladesh|access-date=2021-08-02|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2009-07-31|title=Uncertainties surround future monsoons|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8178463.stm|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref>
Brigadier General Shah Md Sultan Uddin Iqbal was appointed the Chairperson of the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre in November 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-11-12|title=Brig Gen Iqbal new SMRC chairman|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-11318|access-date=2021-08-02|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>
In 2008, the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre started providing future climate scenario predictions for South Asia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2008-12-15|title='SMRC can provide regional climate scenario till 2100'|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-67216|access-date=2021-08-02|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> The development was announced by the Director General of SAARC Meteorological Research Centre, Kazi Imtiaz Hossain.<ref name=":1" />
In 2010, it was announced that the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre would create the SAARC Monsoon Initiative to study monsoon weather.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bss|first=Dhaka|date=2010-04-29|title=Saarc plans common stance on climate in Mexico|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-136443|access-date=2021-08-02|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>
In 2015, the SAARC Meteorological Research Centre was closed permanently to be replaced by SAARC Environment and Disaster Management Centre.<ref name=":0" /> The centre had published 150 research papers.<ref name=":0" /> The staff were surprised by the decision and requested the government of Bangladesh to transfer them to Bangladeshi government research institutes.<ref name=":0" /> The SAARC Forestry Centre, based in [[Bhutan]], and SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre, based in [[Maldives]], were also merged into the SAARC Environment and Disaster Management Centre, based in [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=SAARC Disaster Management Centre|url=https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/Session_5_Nisargkumar_Dave_SAARC_Disaster_Management_Centre.pdf|access-date=2 August 2021|website=unescap.org|publisher=SAARC Disaster Management Centre}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-06|title=Is SAARC prepared to combat climate change and its security risks?|url=https://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/is-saarc-prepared-to-combat-climate-change-and-its-security-risks/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=The Third Pole|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2016-01-11|title=Three Saarc regional centres shut|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/three-saarc-regional-centres-shut-116011100908_1.html|access-date=2021-08-02}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:1995 establishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Dhaka]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Government-owned companies of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:2015 disestablishments in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]]
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