BRRI Introduces Three New Salt-Tolerant and Blast-Resistant Rice Varieties

The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed three new high-yielding rice varieties that are tolerant to salinity and resistant to blast disease. These varieties—BRRI dhan112, BRRI dhan113, and BRRI dhan114—were officially approved at the 114th meeting of the National Seed Board (NSB). The meeting was chaired by Dr. Md. Emdad Ullah Mian, Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and attended by BRRI Director General Dr. Md. Khalequzzaman and other senior officials.