title: Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute
text: # Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute
  
  Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute or BSRI, is an autonomous national research institute that carries out research on sugarcane and other related plants. It is located in Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna, Bangladesh. It falls under the Ministry of Agriculture.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1931 the Sugarcane Seedling Testing Station was established in Dhaka. It was changed to the Sugarcane Research Station on 1953 and placed under the Department of Agriculture. Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation was placed in charge of the institute in 1973. In 1996 Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute was made an autonomous institute by an act of parliament. It supports the cultivation of date palms and sugarcanes.
  
  