Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) was established in 1972 by order of the President as an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The objectives, rules & regulations of the Council were formulated by resolution of the MOH&FW in 1974 & 1976. As per resolution of the Government, BMRC is the focal point for health research. BMRC has a General Body with 54 members representing post-graduate medical institutes, medical colleges, universities, learned societies, medical institutions, health related organizations, various divisions and departments of ministries dealing with medical education, services and research.

The objectives of BMRC are to identify problems and issues relating to medical and health sciences and to determine priority areas in research on the basis of health care needs, goals, policies and objectives. The Councils vision is to organize, promote and coordinate Scientific Research in various fields of Health Science; to train manpower in the field of Health Research and to disseminate research results for utilization..

Being the focal point of health research in the country, BMRCs mission is to create effective and quality health care facilities for the whole population of the Country by promoting health research through strengthening of research facilities, training and dissemination of research results.

https://www.bmrcbd.org/aboutus_committee.html

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BMRC has published a “Bibliography of Research Results” containing 1678 research abstracts. A 'Reproductive Health Research Bibliography' containing 1007 abstracts was also published.
https://www.bmrcbd.org/publications_list.html