Context
Institute of Statistical Research and Training (hereinafter referred to as ‘ISRT’), popularly known as ISRT, was established in 1964 by the third statute of the University of Dhaka with Dr. Quazi Motahar Husain as the founding Director. The main aim and objective of this institute was to provide facilities for advanced studies in statistics and to conduct survey and research on statistical methods and analysis and training. The first journal in statistics in Bangladesh called ‘Bulletin of the Institute of Statistical Research and Training’ came into existence with an inaugural issue on the occasion of the first graduation ceremony of the Institute in March 1967, which was later renamed as Journal of Statistical Research and recognized as an international journal. Initially the Institute offered post‐graduate degrees in Statistics (MStat), Demography (MDemo), MPhil and PhD along with a number of short courses in Statistics. The Institute started undergraduate courses in Applied Statistics in 1994. Since then the Institute offers 4‐year Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and 1‐year Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Applied Statistics, and also M Phil and PhD degrees. In the view of setting up of an alumni association of graduates in Applied Statistics from ISRT, an online group was created in 2005 with the initiatives from ex‐students. This group served as a common, virtual platform for the graduates till 2009. On 04 July 2009, an ad‐hoc convening committee was formed in order to undertake the preliminary activities to establish the official alumni association in ISRT.