Research interest
- Biogeochemistry, arsenic, heavy metals in soil-water-plant system and their possible mitigation
- Industrial wastes, urban wastes, household wastes and other organic pollutants assessment and management
- Impact of climate change on land degradation, agriculture and adaptive research for vulnerable areas
Experience in implementing project/research
| Title of the project/ research activity | Donor/ sponsor |
Position in the project | Duration |
| Ongoing Projects/research | |||
| 1. Development of Nano and Microbial Technologies for Heavy Metal and Arsenic Remediation in Soil-Plant System (50 Lakh BDT) | Krishi Gobesona Foundation (KGF), Bangladesh | Co-Principal Investigator | April 2023 to April 2026 |
| 2. Microbial Diversity and Soil Profile Study of Five Major Agroecological Zones of Bangladesh (64 Lakh BDT) | Bangladesh Academy of Sciences in Collaboration with United States Department of Agriculture (BAS-USDA) | Co-Principal Investigator | May 2022 – May 2025 |
| Submitted Projects elsewhere (if any) | |||
| 1. Integrated Amendment of Saline Soils Using Biochar and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Better Crop Production (20 lakh BDT) | Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education, Bangladesh | Principal Investigator | July 2024 to June 2025 |
| Prior Projects/research | |||
| 1. Feed the Future Climate Smart Activity Bangladesh | IFDC
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Research Scientist | 2024 |
| 2. Biofortification of Rice and Wheat: A Novel Approach to Save Life from Malnutrition of Micronutrients (20 Lakh BDT) | Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Education, Bangladesh | Co-Principal Investigator | July 2021 to June 2024 |
| 3. Microwave and biochar soil treatment alleviates arsenic phytotoxicity in wheat and rice | Ph.D. Thesis | Ph.D. Student | 2017-2020 |
| 4. Physiological and Biochemical Responses Lentil to Silicon Mediated Drought Tolerance (GRS11011) | GRS, Australia | Research Assistant (Part time) | 2017 – 2019 |
| 5. Seed and Foliar Treatment Product Efficacy in Wheat Crop | GRDC, Australia | Research Assistant (Part time) | 2017 – 2018 |
| 6. Heavy metals remediation in contaminated soils using biochar (1.0 lakh) | Research Management Wing (RMW), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh
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Principal Investigator | 2016 |
| 7. Heavy metals remediation in contaminated soils using biochar (1.0 lakh) | RMW, BSMRAU, Bangladesh
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Principal Investigator | 2015 |
| 8. Arsenic and heavy metals remediation in contaminated soils using biochar (1.0 lakh) | RMW, BSMRAU, Bangladesh
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Principal Investigator | 2014 |
| 9. Food for progress in Bangladesh given special emphasis on arsenic and acid soil management for better crop production”, BSMRAU-Cornell project (2500 Lakh) | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), USA | Laboratory Analyst | 2012-2014 |
| 10. Assessment of traditional and modern technologies in climatically vulnerable ecosystems and developments of strategy for combating impacts of climate change in Bangladesh | Planning Commission of Bangladesh and DANIDA Project | Research Associate | 2012-2013 |
| 11. Spatial variability of soil and rice grain arsenic in different land types | Thesis paper of Master of Science (MS) degree. | MS Student | 2012-2013 |