Job/Research Experiences

• Professor (05/05/2019 ~ Present), Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
• Associate Professor (24/12/2013 ~ 04/05/2019), Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
• Postdoctoral Fellow of JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)-30/10/2010 ~ 25/12/2012, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan.
• Postdoctoral Fellow of MIF (The Matsumae Int'l Foundation, Japan)- 01/04/2010 ~ 30/09/2010, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan.
• Assistant Professor (13/02/2009 ~ 23/12/2013), Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
• Postdoctoral Fellow of KOSEF (Korean Sc. & Engineering Foundation)- (01/07/2008 ~ 29/10/2008), Bio-resource and Ent'l Center, Univ. of Incheon, Korea.
• Lecturer (13/02/2006 ~ 12/02/2009), Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (29/08/2005 ~ 22/08/2008), Culture Collection and DNA Bank of Mushrooms, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Incheon, Korea.
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil) (July 2003 ~ July 2005), Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Rajshahi
• Lecturer of Biology, (July 2002 ~ June 2003), K. Khond Fazil Mad, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh.
• Master of Science (MSc) (2000 ~ March 2002), Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Rajshahi

Membership

• National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB), Founding and Executive Member
  
• The Korean Society of Mycology, Seoul, Korea
• The Bangladesh Botanical Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Mem. No. 1740)
• Bangladesh Ideal Teachers Association, Bangladesh
• Writers Forum, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
• Centre for Social Research, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Language Proficiency

• Bengali: Excellent (Native)
• English: Good in reading, writing, speaking & listening
• Arabic: Good in reading & writing but Poor in speaking & listening
• Korean: Poor
• Japanese: Poor

Countries/Universities Visited/Worked

• Korea: 7/2005~11/2008 (Incheon University, Incheon and more 8-10 Universities)
• Japan: 4/2010~12/2012 (Kyushu University, Fukuoka and more 3 Universities)
• USA: 2011 (MIT and Harvard University, Boston)
• China: 2012 (Shanghai University, Shanghai)
• Philippines: 2012 (UPLB, Manila)
• Nepal: 2013 (Tri-Vhuban University, Katmandu)
• Saudi Arabia: 2013 (Madina Islamic University)
• Indonesia: 2017 {Bogor Agriculture University (IPB) & CIFOR, Bogor}
  

                         [Visited about 15 countries including mentioned above]  

Article Review

• Journal of Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Hindawi Publ. Corporation, Egypt
• Agroforestry System, Springer Publications, Netherlands
• Journal of Mountain Science, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chengdu 610041, China. 
  

Research Title(s) & Course Studied

Post Doctoral Research

JSPS Post Doctorate (2010-2012): Exploration on medicinal properties of mushrooms and their uses. Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

MIF Post Doctorate (2010): Development of sustainable cultivation techniques of mushrooms. Fellow of the Matsumae Int’l Foundation (MIF), Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

KOSEF Post Doctorate (2008): Studies on isolation of DNA, PCR, sequencing and molecular identification of mushrooms. KOSEF (Korean Science & Engineering Foundation) by Bio-resource and Environmental Center, University of Incheon, Korea.

Doctoral Research

Title of PhD Thesis (2008): Studies on mycelial culture conditions and antimicrobial effects of wild mushrooms. MEST (Ministry of Education and Science Technology) through CCDBM (Culture Collection and DNA Bank of Mushrooms) in the Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Incheon, Korea.

Studied Courses (PhD): 1) Pathogenic Microbiology, 2) Current Microbiology, 3) Plant Molecular Biology, 4) Applied Microbiology, 5) Special Botany, 6) Response to Environmental Stress, 7) Methods of Botanical Study, 8) Gene Cloning, 9) Advanced Environmental Microbiology, 10) Advanced Microbial Ecology, 11) Advanced Plant Molecular Biology, 12) Advanced Mycology.

Master of Science Research

Title of MSc Thesis (1999): Studies on red rot disease of sugarcane caused by Colletotrichum falcatum Went. and its control. Dept. of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Studied Courses (MSc): 1) Plant Physiology and Bio-Chemistry, 2) Advance Genetics, 3) Plant Biotechnology, 4) Plant Pathology, 5) Plant Ecology and Phytogeography.