April 5, 1973
Presidential Order No. 32, The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Order, 1973 was issued "to provide for the establishment of an Agricultural Research Council for the co-ordination of agricultural research conducted by various institutes and organizations located in Bangladesh.

July 5, 1976
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Amendment No. LI of 1976 was issued which substantially provided the critical authorities and management structure for BARC to coordinate all agricultural research in the country.

September 10, 1979
The Ministry of Agriculture directed the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institutes (BARI) be designated as a constituent unit of BARC, while operating under its own Board for administration and management of affairs.

September 15, 1979
The Ministry of Agriculture directed that the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), and Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) "will henceforth process their schemes/projects through Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) for scrutiny and approval before forwarding them to the Government".

May 27, 1982
The Ministry of Agriculture issued a notification that the "Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) and the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) shall henceforth be constituent units of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, and while working under their respective constitutions, shall be under the supervisory control of the Council".

July 24, 1983
The Bangladesh Gazette stated that "Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture and Bangladesh Jute Research Institute shall be restructured as autonomous bodies. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture and Bangladesh Jute Research Institute shall be made constituents of the Council".

October 11, 1983
The Office Order of the Ministry of Education announced the "decision of the Government allocating the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) as the business of Agriculture and Forest Division of the Ministry of Agriculture" to be immediately in force. This was later revised and the BAU was again brought under the Ministry of Education.

May 24, 1988
BARC Amendment Act 1988 of May 24, 1988 provided more authority to the Council to plan, support, coordinate, implement and evaluate agricultural research. This also made coordination more effective amongst several Ministries involved in agricultural research.

August 17, 1996
The Bangladesh Agricultural research Council Act/Revision of earlier Act/1973 giving the council more responsibility and authorities, under its Governing Body. The following national Research Institutes continued to remain as its constituent units.

1. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) - Established in 1976
2. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) - Established in 1970
3. Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) - Established in 1951
4. Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) - Established in 1984
5. Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) - Established in 1994
6. Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) - Established in 1984
7. Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) - Established in 1984
8. Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) - Established in 1955
9. Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI) - Established in 1958
10. Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI) - Established in 1983