Bangladesh Sericulture Board being through ordinance no. LXII of 1977 under the caption as "The Bangladesh Sericulture Board ordinance, 1977", with its headquarters at Rajshahi which is a silk-dominated area. Its aim and jurisdiction is to ameliorate the poverty of the severe-poverty-stricken people of the country by spreading the helping hands towards those people in the field of offering them technical know-how, training, financial grants, planning, improved race of silk-worm, cuttings and saplings of high-breed mulberry and thus expand and inflate the sericulture and silk industries of the country. It is headed by the Chairman, the full-time Chief Executive of this Board. The Board Parshad of this Board Consists of the Chairman, 3 permanent members along with 7 nos. of part-time and ex-officio members. The controlling and administrative functions of this Board belong to the Ministry of Textiles & Jute.

Vision & Mission

Vision

         The vision of the BSB is to promote and expand sericulture throughout the country with a view to eradicating the acute poverty of the hardcore people of the rural Bangladesh.

Mission

         Introduction of high-tech research based HYV mulberry and silk worm for rapid expansion & promotion of sericulture, sophistication in technology for reeling silk yarn, throwing, twisting, weaving, dyeing, printing and finishing of fabrics through training, awareness build-up, motivation & supervision.