ISRT started an inaugural training program on “R for Data Analytics” on the 29th of July 2018 for two weeks. This training program is the maiden training program on R from any academic institute or department of the university in Bangladesh. ISRT director, Professor Dr. Israt Rayhan inaugurated the program. The training program offers a comprehensive content designed for researchers, educators and students of diverse backgrounds who have limited knowledge in statistical data analyses, but are enthusiastic to earn competency in learning the computational science of data using R. Details of the program can be found at https://www.isrt.ac.bd/training/r.