about BSTI

1. PRESENTATION TOPIC
BSTISubmitted by,
Md. Siful Islam Bulbul Id:12133107008 Intake :9th
Md: Azizul Hakim Id: 12133107009 intake: 9th
Md; Nagimuddoula Id: 12133107023 Intake: 9th
Md Hasan Jewel Id: 12133107022 Intake: 9th
Avijit Saha Id; 12132107075 Intake: 8th
Md. Jafor Ahamed Id: 12131107025 Intake: 7th
Submitted To,
S.M Azizul
Hoque Rana

2. BSTI
 The full meaning of “BSTI” is Bangladesh Standards and
Testing Institution
 Definition of BSTI:
 The institution task is to prepare standards for all article,
product, methods and services, only passed by the
institution are called BSTI.
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3. HISTORY OF BSTI
 The Bangladesh Standards and Testing
Institution (BSTI) was established by the
Government through an Ordinance passed in
July 1985. BSTI is headed by a Director
General (Additional Secretary to the
Government).

4. LAWS GOVERNING BSTI
a. The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance
No. XXXVII of 1985).
b. The Standards of weights and Measures Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XII of
1982).
c. The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (Amendment) Ordinance,
1988 (Ordinance No. XI of 1988).
d. The Standards of weights and Measures(Amendment) Act, 2001
e. The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Employee Service Rules,
1989.
f. The standards of weights and Measures Rules, 1982 (as Amended, 2006)
g. The Bangladesh Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged
commodities) Rules, 2007

5. THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF BSTI
■ BSTI is entrusted with the responsibility of
formulation of national Standards of industrial, food
and chemical products keeping in view the regional
and international standards.
■ BSTI is responsible for the quality control of the
products which are ensured as per
specific national standards made by the technical
committees formed by BSTI.
■ BSTI is also responsible for the implementation of
metric system and to oversee the accuracy of weights
and measures in the country.

6. BSTI ACTIVITES
 The primary activities of the Bangladesh Standards
and Testing Institution (BSTI) are: standardization
of services and products (S); introduction of the
international unit system of weights and measures
and promotion of metrology services (M); promotion
of quality assurance activities; rendering testing
facilities for services and products; preparation,
promotion and adoption of national standards.

7. TYPES OF CERTIFICATION
 Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution provides two
kinds of product certification:
 a. Mandatory Certification (List of mandatory certification
products) where you can launch your product without a
certificate from BSTI
 b. Voluntary Certification where you can launch your
product but a BSTI certificate gives you extra credibility
benefits.

8. (EIGHT) STEPS FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATION
OF MARKS (CM) LICENSE.
 (a) Any Company/producer intends to use, Standard mark
of BSTI in relation to any article or process, shall apply to
the Institution for obtaining CM licence in a prescribed
form.
(b) After receiving the application along with necessary
and relevant papers an inspection is being arranged and
inspection report is prepared.
(c) If the inspection report is found satisfactory, then
samples are collected on random basis and those are
jointly signed and sealed by the BSTI Officer and the
producer.
(d) The collected sample is tested in the BSTI Laboratory
or any other laboratory approved by BSTI according to
the relevant Bangladesh Standard (BDS)

9. (EIGHT) STEPS FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATION
OF MARKS (CM) LICENSE.
(e) If the results of the test parameters are found in conformity with the relevant
BDS. a license is granted in favour of that article.
(f) Normally a licence is granted for a period of three years, which is being
renewed, if the samples are found satisfactory after following the same
procedure as has been described in sl.no.
(g) A licence is to pay fees in favor of BSTI which is known as CM fee The break
up of the CM fees are as follows
(i) Application fee : Tk. 1000 for new and Tk. 500 for renewal
(ii) Licence fee : Tk. 200/= per year.
(ii) Marking Fee : Tk. 0.07% of Ex. factory price for fruit items and Tk.
0.10% of Ex. factory price for other items. For fruit items Min. fee Tk. 1250/= to
Max. Tk. 10,00,000/= and for other items Min. fee Tk. 1875/= to 15,00,000/=
(h) A licence granted in favour of any article can be cancelled, withdrawn or
revoked at any time if it is found that the licence has violated any of the
conditions specified in the licence and BSTI Ordinance as well.

10. THE FIVE WINGS (DIVISIONS) OF BSTI ARE AS
FOLLOWS-
 Standard Wing: Standard wing formulate National
Standards to produce standard, there are some
divisional and technical committees under this wing.
These are here.
 Divisional committees are-
 i) Agriculture and Food
 ii) Chemical
 iii) Civil Engineering
 iv) Electrical Engineering
 v) Jute and Textile

11. JUTE AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS (11 ITEMS):
Sl. No Name of the products Standards NO.
 105. Rubber conveyor and elevator belting of ply construction. BDS 1200(Part
1:2005
 106. Polyester Cotton Shirting BDS 1148:2003
 107 Cotton Sewing Thread BDS 33:1989
 108. Polyester blend Suiting BDS 1175:2002
 109. Industrial Sewing Thread made wholly or partly from synthetic fibre BDS
1221:2001
 110. Rubber Flat Transmission Belting of Textile BDS 1199:2006
 111. Umbrella cloth BDS 1125:2005
 112. Poplin Fabric BDS 32:2001
 113. Textiles Color Fastness Ratings Specification BDS 1758:2006
 114. Cotton Canvas BDS 319:2005
 115. Fastness of Dyes on Textile to Steaming BDS ISO 105-E 11:2004

12. FUNCTIONS
The Functions of the Institutions:
(a) To set up Bangladesh Standards of quality and dimensions
and prepare and promote the general adoption of standards on
national and international basis relating to materials,
commodities, structures, practices and operations and, from time
to time, to withdraw, revise, alter and amend the same
(b) To consider and recommend to the Government Bangladesh
Standards for the measurement of length, weight mass, volume,
and, energy;
(c) To promote standardization, quality control, metrology and
simplification in industry and commerce;

13. FUNCTIONS
(d) To secure compliance with the Bangladesh Standards adopted by the Institution
by the producers and users;
(e) To implement Bangladesh Standards through the administration of a national
certification mark scheme or inspection of goods.
(f) To provide or arrange facilities for examination, testing and inspection of
commodities, processes and practices for any investigation, research or
promotion of export that may be necessary and to issue test reports;
(g) To certify the quality of commodities, materials, produces, products and other
things including food materials, whether for local consumption, export or import;

14. FUNCTIONS
 (h) To co ordinate the efforts of producers and users for the improvement of
materials, products, code of practice, appliances, processes and methods,
so as to eliminate the national waste of material and time involved in the
production of an unnecessary variety of patterns and sizes of articles for
one and the same purpose;
 (i) To establish and publish, in such manner as may be prescribed, the
Bangladesh Standard Specifications in relation to any article or process or
code of practice;

15. THE IMPORTANCE OF BSTI
The importance of BSTI is being increasingly felt due to
the government's cardinal policy to make industries
export oriented and to supply the consumers at home
and abroad with quality products. The Institution is
emerging as a forceful exponent in the overall
development of the country. The introduction of the
international unit system (SI Units) and promotion of
metrology services are also gaining momentum.

16. BSTI OFFICE PICTURE

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