Bangladesh National Nutrition Council
{{short description|Research institute in Bangladesh}}
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Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC) is an government body under ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an apex body for multisectoral coordination planning, monitoring, advocacy for nutrition and to formulate National Food and Nutrition Policy in Bangladesh and is located in IPH Building, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.{{Cite web |title=বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় পুষ্টি পরিষদ কার্যালয় |url=https://bnnc.portal.gov.bd/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=bnnc.portal.gov.bd}}{{cite web|last1=Mannan|first1=Mohammad Abdul|title=Bangladesh National Nutrition Council|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangladesh_National_Nutrition_Council|website=Banglapedia|accessdate=15 December 2017|language=en}}{{cite news|title=Food import to double|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/food-import-double-1448695|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=15 August 2017|language=en}} The council is chaired by the Prime Minister.{{cite news|title=Bangladesh rolls out a new action plan to combat malnutrition|url=https://bdnews24.com/health/2017/08/14/bangladesh-rolls-out-a-new-action-plan-to-combat-malnutrition|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=bdnews24.com}}
History
Bangladesh National Nutrition Council was established in 1975 on the orders of the President of Bangladesh. Since 1998 the council observes National Nutrition Week every year at national, district, and upazila level. The council publishes a journal twice every year called the South Asian Journal of Nutrition. The council also helps plan nutritional nutrient programs for relevant seventeen ministries.{{cite book|last1=Mahmud|first1=Iffat|last2=Mbuya|first2=Nkosinathi|title=Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Can Building Toilets Affect Children's Growth?|date=2015|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=9781464806995|page=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dlz1CgAAQBAJ&q=Bangladesh+National+Nutrition+Council&pg=PA9|language=en}} In 1994 with the help of the World Bank it carried out a national nutritional survey.{{cite news|title=Per head daily intake declined by 250 calories in 32 yrs|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/per-head-daily-intake-declined-by-250-calories-in-32-yrs|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=The Daily Star|date=1 August 1997|language=en}}
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