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Grants Received as PI and Co-PI ($80000)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl. No<\/strong><\/td>\nResearch project<\/strong><\/td>\nFunding Year<\/strong><\/td>\nFunding <\/strong><\/p>\n

organization<\/strong><\/td>\n

Role<\/strong><\/td>\nGrant in BD Taka<\/strong><\/td>\nGrant in US Dollar<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nRhizospheric Microbes Enhance Biomass Growth and Yield, Photosynthetic Pigments, Minerals, and Antioxidants in<\/p>\n

Tomatoes under Drought Stress<\/td>\n

2025-26<\/td>\nMinistry of Science & Technology<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n350000\/-<\/td>\n\u00a02700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nEffect of land use land cover (LULC) changes on the biodiversity at the Teesta Riverine Wetland Ecosystem<\/td>\n2024-2027<\/td>\nRMW, GAU<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n1000000<\/td>\n8000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nInteraction effect of mycorrhiza and bacteria on yield and bioactive compounds in Lagenaria siceraria<\/em><\/td>\n2024-25<\/td>\nMinistry of Science & Technology<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n350000<\/td>\n2800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nMicrobial effect on biomass growth, photosynthetic pigments, and antioxidant activities in Sweet Gourd vegetable<\/td>\n2023-24<\/td>\nMinistry of Science & Technology<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n400000<\/td>\n$4000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nConservation strategies on declined biodiversity at Gomti Riverine Wetland<\/td>\n2022-23<\/td>\nMinistry of Science &Technology<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n200000<\/td>\n$2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nEffect of practical soil amendments on biomass growth and arsenic uptake in mung bean<\/td>\n2020-21<\/td>\nUniversity Grant Comm. (UGC)<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n300000<\/td>\n$3750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCulture of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) towards the development of mycorrhiza-enriched bio-fertilizer<\/td>\n2021-2024<\/td>\nBANBEIS,<\/p>\n

Ministry of Education<\/td>\n

PI<\/td>\n2000000<\/td>\n$25000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nLand use-land cover changes and wetland biodiversity<\/td>\n2021-22<\/td>\nMinistry of Science & Technology<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n250000<\/td>\n$3125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09<\/td>\nAMF enhances minerals and Antioxidants in food crops<\/td>\n2020-21<\/td>\nMinistry of Science & Technology<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n200000<\/td>\n$ 2500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nRole of AMF on stress enzymes and bioactive compounds in tomatoes<\/td>\n2020-23<\/td>\nRMC and UGC<\/td>\nPI<\/td>\n900000<\/td>\n$ 11250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nArsenic uptake in pulse crops and mitigation techniques<\/td>\n2017-20<\/td>\nRMC and UGC<\/td>\n\u00a0PI<\/td>\n1000000<\/td>\n$ 12000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDetermination of air pollutants and their possible health effects at different locations in Dhaka city<\/td>\n2016-17<\/p>\n

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BSMRAU<\/p>\n

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Principal Investigator (PI)<\/td>\n100000\/-<\/td>\n$1300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nExposure to natural disasters and their coping strategies in the context of climate change at Kuakata Coastal Belt in Patuakhali<\/td>\n2015-16<\/td>\nMinistry of Science and Technology<\/td>\nCo-Principal Investigator<\/td>\n300000\/-<\/td>\n$4000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAssessment of ecosystem services and their roles in the sustainable environment at Shitalakha River in Narayangonj<\/p>\n

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2014-15<\/td>\nBSMRAU<\/td>\nPrincipal Investigator<\/p>\n

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100000\/-<\/td>\n$1300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nStatus of biodiversity at the wetland ecosystem of Mohangonj Upazila in Netrakona District, Bangladesh<\/td>\n2012-13<\/td>\nBSMRAU<\/td>\nPrincipal Investigator<\/td>\n50000\/-<\/td>\n$700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nIntegrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP) \u2013BRRI part<\/td>\n2011-12<\/td>\nEntomology Part at BRRI, World Bank<\/td>\nScientist<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nHost Plant Resistance<\/td>\n2011-12<\/td>\nInternational Rice Research Institute-(IRRI)<\/td>\nScientist<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Research Experiences<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2020- Present<\/td>\n\n
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  • Reduction of stress in food crops grown in drought, saline, and toxic soils using mycorrhizal fungi<\/li>\n
  • Isolation, culture, and identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from crop fields in Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  • Land use land cover (LULC) and wetland biodiversity; Conservation strategies for wetland biodiversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017- 2020<\/p>\n

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  • Arsenic uptake in food crops and mitigation techniques<\/li>\n
  • Research on the selection of mycorrhizal fungi and their uses in food crops grown under environmental stress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015-2016<\/p>\n

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  • Vulnerabilities of soil and water salinities across the coastal belt in Bangladesh<\/li>\n
  • Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) on arsenic uptake in food crops<\/li>\n
  • Assessment of ecosystem services and their roles in the sustainable environment at Shitalakha River in Narayangonj<\/li>\n
  • Exposure to natural disasters and their coping strategies in the context of climate change at Kuakata Coastal Belt in Patuakhali<\/li>\n
  • Assessment of environmental risks for sustainable food production at Teesta irrigation catchment, <\/strong>Air pollutants and their possible health effects at a different location in Dhaka city, Arsenic stress in food crops, and mitigation techniques<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nWorked as a Scientist and group member at the Institute of Climate Change and Agriculture at GAU, Gazipur-1706, Bangladesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013\u2013 2014<\/td>\nTechnical and Graduate Research Assistant (GA), Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University (WSU). The research protocol was developed under the title \u201cArsenic uptake and mitigation techniques in lentil<\/strong>\u201d (Researcher)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012-2013<\/td>\nPrincipal Investigator (PI), Title<\/em>: Status of biodiversity in the wetland ecosystem of Mohangonj Upazila in Netrakona District, Bangladesh<\/strong> (Funded by BSMRAU).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010-2012<\/td>\nScientific Officer and Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Entomology Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Project title:<\/p>\n
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  • Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP)-BRRI; funded by World Bank<\/li>\n
  • Host Plant Resistance (Collaborated with IRRI), Varietal screening \u00a0against rice insects (Collaborated with IRRI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007-2010<\/td>\nAgricultural Specialist,<\/strong> Kurmitola Golf Club, Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh. Soil nutrient status of turfgrass: A case study of Kurmitola Golf Club (KGC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Published) and Sustainable Turf Grass Management at KGC (Published by KGC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004-2007<\/td>\nResearch Associate in the Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh-2202<\/p>\n
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  • Lead (Pb) Contamination in the Soil Environment at Four Metropolitan Cities of Bangladesh.<\/li>\n
  • Study of wetland resources at the Bhaluka region of Mymensingh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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