SKILLS ON RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

  • Crop growth and development: Seed germination, optimization of plant nutrients, testing effectiveness of plant nutrients, measurement of plant growth and yield related parameters and phenotyping of plants under normal and stress conditions.
  • Advanced lines management: Hybridization techniques, selection based on desirable characters, breeder seed multiplication, technique of variety release.
  • Analytical and Physiological: Phenological attributes, crop growth rate, portable photosynthetic System, leaf area meter, sunfleck ceptometer, SPAD, dry meter production, exudation rate, relative water content, water saturation deficit, water retention capacity, water uptake capacity, leaf water potentiality, cell membrane thermostability, stomatal frequency, seed vigour, root growth analysis, spectrophotometry, ultra Violet (UV) and Infra-Red (IR) spectrophotometry, salinity susceptibility index, proline estimation.
  • Biochemical: Quantification of photosynthetic pigments, protein isolation and quantification, isolation and quantification of the non-enzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants and other metabolites, measurement of hydrogen peroxide, analysis of metal uptake and accumulation. 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Language: Bengali (Native) and English (Fluent)
  • Professional and Organizational: Excellent skills on organizing meetings and seminars at professional and organizational levels as Departmental Head and Proctor. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, routine use of Microsoft office and power point, data analysis using appropriate software package (e.g. Microsoft excel, SPSS, ANOVA, Statistix 10).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

  • Life member of Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB), Bangabandhu Krishibid Parishad, Bangladesh Society of Agronomy (BAS) and Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Sciences (BAAS).
  • Vice President, Bangabandhu Parishad, Gazipur District Chapter, Gazipur.
  • General Secretary, Teacher’s Association, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh.

TRAINING RECEIVED

  1. Six months research training on Morpho-physiological and biochemical derivations of selected cowpea genotypes under different salinity levels in the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati under the Indian Science and Research Fellowship funded by Government of India
  2. Foundation Training for University Teachers organized by Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  3. Twelve weeks training course on Postgraduate Diploma in Seed Technology organized by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
  4. Sixty days training course on An Advanced Course on Communicative English organized by Department of Languages, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  5. One year course on Post Graduate Diploma in Information and Communication & Technology (PGD in ICT) organized by Department of Computer Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  6. Twelve days training course on Administration, Office Management and Communication organized by Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  7. Twelve days training course on Data Analysis: MSTATc and SPSS organized by Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
  8. Training course on Sustainable Research Networks Workshop organized by British Council
  9. The Mid–term Impact Evaluation Survey of Second Participatory Livestock Development as Enumerator project under palli karma-sahayak foundation funded by Asian Development Bank.
  10. Training course on Cereal Seed Processing and Post-harvest Technology organized by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
  11. Training workshop on Experience Sharing: Course Credit System of BSMRAU Funded by Krishi Gobeshona Foundation.
  12. Training course on Climate Change Issues and Its Adaptation organized by Bangladesh Academy for rural Development.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

2023    All lab safety training certificate, TTU.

2023    Driver license, Texas USA, Class: C.

2018    Driver license, BD, Class: Medium vehicle.

2016    Climate Change Issues and Its Adaptation, Bangladesh Academy for rural Development, BD.

2015    Sustainable Research Networks Workshop, British Council, BD.

2014    Cereal Seed Processing and Post-harvest Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

2013    Foundation Training for University Teachers, BD.

2012    Postgraduate Diploma in Seed Technology, BSMRAU, BD.

 INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH INVITATION

2022    Took part in a research collaboration tour in Japan, aimed at exploring research opportunities and developing potential partnerships.

2019    Invited participant in the Organic Agroindustry Development Leadership Course, organized by the Mongolian Productivity Organization, Mongolia.

2017    Presented a poster at the International Workshop on Indo-Japan Collaboration for Crop Improvement, held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India.

2017    Delivered a presentation at the International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology for Crop Improvement, hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India.

 AWARDS

2023    Top Cited Article Awards from Wiley Publishers.

2022    Research Publication Awards, BSMARU Teacher’s Association, BSMRAU, BD.

2022    Top Cited Article Awards from Wiley Publishers.

2021    Research Publication Awards, BSMARU Teacher’s Association, BSMRAU, BD.

 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

o  Member American Society of Agronomy.
o  Life member Bangladesh Society of Agronomy, Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Krishibid Parishad, and Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Sciences.
o  Vice President Bangabandhu Parishad, Gazipur District Chapter, Gazipur.
o  General Secretary BSMRAU Teacher’s Association in 2019 and 2020.

 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY LEVEL

1/2018 – 3/2023          Proctor, BSMRAU, BD.

1/2019 – 12/2020        Head, Department of Agronomy, BSMRAU, BD.

7/2017 – 12/2017        Assistant Proctor, BSMRAU, BD.

3/2011 – 6/2012          Assistant Proctor, Sylhet Agricultural University, BD.

GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES

M.S. – Completed as Chairmen of advisory committee: 8

  1. Fakir Mahmud Shraban, 2022. Evaluation of yield potential of advanced lines of Aman rice based on growth and yield related attributes
  2. Mahfuza Akter, 2021. Evaluation of high yielding cowpea genotypes under saline conditions.
  3. Samsun Nahar Shimu, 2021. Agronomic performance of advanced lines of Aman rice.
  4. Apple Mahmud, 2020. Evaluation of Aus rice genotypes under rainfed conditions.
  5. Ashraful Alam, 2017. Evaluation of Aus rice genotypes for yield and yield contributing characters.
  6. Fatema Begum Putul, 2017. Effect of phosphorus levels on growth and productivity of cowpea gen
  7. Tahera Tasmima, 2016. Morpho-physiological changes of wheat varieties under water deficit conditions.
  8. Uttam Kumar Ghosh, 2015. Evaluation of direct seeded Aus rice varieties in relation to yield performance under rainfed conditions.

 M.S. – Completed as member of advisory committee: 14

  1. Jannatul Yeasmin Joaty, 2021. Mitochondrial DNA based phylogeny and haplotype networking of European honeybee Apis mellifera in Bangladesh.
  2. Arpita Roy Chaity, 2021. Biochemical responses and yield performance of selected mungbean genotypes under low moisture conditions.
  3. Mahmuda Akter Tithy, 2020. Effects of zinc and iron micronutrients in wheat under drought stress.
  4. Touhidul Islam, 2020. Performance of mungbean (Vigna radiata) genotypes under low moisture conditions.
  5. Marium Khatun, 2020. Genomic prediction for yield and yield contributing traits in rice (Oryza sativa).
  6. Salma Naznin Rimmi, 2020. Yield response of maize to irrigation and nitrogen fertilization.
  7. Sharmin Sultana, 2019. Effect of drought on nutrient uptake and yield of Aus rice genotypes.
  8. Sarnaly Goon Sarna, 2019. Genetic analysis for yield and quality traits of Aus rice (Oryza sativa).
  9. Sumi Aktern, 2019. Assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in poultry chicken.
  10. Khalid Hasan, 2018. Access to livelihood capitals by the farmers in char areas: some cases in Bangladesh.
  11. Avijit Sarkar, 2017. Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers on growth and yield of cowpea.
  12. Sukhesh Chakma, 2017. Development of appropriate weed management options for Jhum cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
  13. Atiya Afrin, 2017. Effect of number of seedlings per hill on growth and productivity of BU dhan2 in Aus season.
  14. Shariful Hasan, 2016. Genotypic variation in growth and productivity of short duration aman rice.