{"id":67,"date":"2016-03-02T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T11:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsmrau.edu.bd\/karim\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2025-09-28T22:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:15:11","slug":"other-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gau.edu.bd\/abiar\/other-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Awarded the National Integrity Strategy (NIS) of Bangladesh in 2022 at GAU<\/li>\n<li>International Award 2015, Revolutionary solutions for local food systems, Italian Agency for Responsible and Ethic Countryside and Agriculture (AiCARE), 2<sup>nd<\/sup> International Conference on Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society, Rome, Italy, 2015<\/li>\n<li>Awarded JSPS Fellowship, Japan 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Awarded Young Scientist Support Program at APEC Climate Center (APCC), Korea, 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Awarded Monbukagakusho (MEXT) Scholarship, Japan, 2004.<\/li>\n<li>Awarded Best Speaker certificate in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> International Botanical Conference, held on 9-11 December 2005, Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lifetime Member | JSPS Alumni Association, Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime Member | JUAAB, Bangladesh<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime Member | Krishibid (Agriculturist) Institution of Bangladesh (KIB)<\/li>\n<li>Life Member \u00a0\u00a0| Ecological Society of Bangladesh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>ADDITIONAL DUTIES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">Period<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Position<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">04\/2019 \u2013 Present<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Country Coordinator, CIFOR-ICRAF, Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">08\/2023 \u2013 08\/2024<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Director (Research), GAU, Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">03\/2019 \u2013 07\/2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Director (Institutional Quality Assurance Cell) GAU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">06\/2017 \u2013 02\/2019<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Additional Director (Institutional Quality Assurance Cell) GAU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">06\/2012 \u2013 04\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Associate Director (Research), GAU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">02\/2013 \u2013 04\/2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Head, Dept. of Agroforestry and Environment, GAU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"142\">07\/2008 \u2013 06\/2011<\/td>\n<td width=\"482\">Assistant Provost, Students` Dormitory (Women wing), GAU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>MAJOR TRAINING RECEIVED<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>T<span style=\"color: #000000;\">raining on Professional Development on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, 09-20 July 2017. Organized by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Held at BRAC CDM, Gazipur, Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quality Assurance Training Program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 7-10 January 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Training Workshop on External Peer Review of Self-Assessment Report, 30 April 2018, Organized by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Held at UGC Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>SOCIAL ACTIVITIES<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Under several projects with Japanese counterparts, I reached many farmers and local people and performed various social activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I serve on many committees of BSMRAU related to social activities, particularly the Outreach program. I am active with social media and provide technical know-how to farmers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><u>OUTREACH ACTIVITIES <\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Decision Editor of Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics &amp; Sociology, ScienceDomain International<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reviewer of different journals at home and abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Peer Reviewer of Quality Assurance in Higher Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Helped Yukiguni Maitake Company develop business in Bangladesh. I did research on quality green bean (Mungbean) for sprout (Moyashi). At present, more than 100 tons of Mungbean are being exported to Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supported Euglena and Maruhisa Companies to produce quality mungbean, sesame, and sweet potato for Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Worked closely in the IGPF project for Income Generation, which was implemented by Kyushu University. I served as the representative from BSMRAU. The project was funded by JICA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Working closely with several Professors of the Faculty of Design and the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kyushu University.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWARDS Awarded the National Integrity Strategy (NIS) of Bangladesh in 2022 at GAU International Award 2015, Revolutionary solutions for local food systems, Italian Agency for Responsible and Ethic Countryside and Agriculture (AiCARE), 2nd International Conference on Agriculture in an Urbanizing Society, Rome, Italy, 2015 Awarded JSPS Fellowship, Japan 2014. 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