Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• PhD in Plant and Microbial Ecology (ULiege, Belgium): 2014-2018
• MSc in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (Goettingen, Germany and KU, Denmark): 2011-2013
• MS in Crop Botany (BAU, Bangladesh): 2008-2009
• B.Sc.Ag.(Hons.) (BAU, Bangladesh): 2003-2007

Positions and Affiliations

• Professor Department of Crop Botany & Tea Production Technology Sylhet Agricultural University 7 September 2021 - till date
• Associate Professor Department of Crop Botany & Tea Production Technology Sylhet Agricultural University 7 September 2018 - 6 September 2021
• Assistant Professor Department of Crop Botany & Tea Production Technology Sylhet Agricultural University 15 November 2011 - 6 September 2018
• Lecturer Department of Crop Botany & Tea Production Technology Sylhet Agricultural University 15 November 2009 - 14 November 2011

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• Member, Research Advisory Committee, SAURES, SAU, 27-09-21 to 12-12-2023
• Chairman, Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology, SAU, 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2022
• Convener, Provost Council, Sylhet Agricultural University, 23 July 2020 to 11 September 2021
• Provost, Abdus Samad Azad Hall, 26 June 2019 to 11 September 2021
• Joint Secretary, Teacher Council, Sylhet Agricultural University, 2014
• Vice-President, Lecturer and Assistant Professor Society, Sylhet Agricultural University, 2014
• Joint Secretary, Executive Committee, Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology (2022-2024)
• Joint Secretary, Executive Committee, Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology (2024-2026)

Awards and Recognitions

• Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarship (2011-2013)
• University gold medal for Masters result (Crop Botany)
• National Science and Technology Fellowship (2009)
• BioLink Cost Action FP1305 fund for a short-term scientific mission (STSM)
• Brain.be FORBIO Climate grant (2014-2018)

Role as Reviewer

• Geoderma
• Soil Biology and Biochemistry
• Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science
• Science fo the Total Environment
• Ecosystem

Professional Memberships

• Ecological Society of Bangladesh
• Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh
• British Ecological Society (2015-2017)
• Seed Science Society of Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology

Other Social and Cultural Organization Involvement

• Visited Tokyo and Sendai, Japan from November 25 to December 3, 2019, as part of the JENESYS program. Organized by JICE, MoFA, Japan

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• Rahman, M. M., Rahman, M.M., Haque, M.S., Hossain, A.K.M.Z., and Fakir, M.S.A. 2009. Flower morphology and fruit growth in Careya arborea Roxb. Abst. Intl. Conf. on Quality seed and food security. Bangladesh Agricultural University, 17-19 February, 2009. Mymensingh, Bangladesh.79:65.
• Rahman, M. M., Rahman, M.M., and Fakir, M.S.A. 2009. Flower morphology and fruit growth in Muntingia calabura L. Abst. Fourth Intl. Bot. Conf. on Challenges of Botanists in Overcoming the Changing Environment. 16-18 January, 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 23:12.
• Vesterdal, L, Rahman M. M., Bárcena, TG. 2014. Soil carbon dynamics in oak and Norway spruce afforestation chronosequences on former cropland: heterotrophic respiration and decomposability of organic matter. EGU General Assembly 2014, held 27 April - 2 May, 2014 in Vienna, Austria
• Rahman, M. M., Hicks, L. C., Verheyen, K., Rousk, J., & Carnol, M. 2018. Effect of drought legacy and tree species admixing on bacterial growth and soil respiration rates upon drying-rewetting in a young tree plantation. COST Action FP1305 BioLink-Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forests. BioLink meeting 14-16 March Granada, Spain

Conference contributions (Poster Presentations)

• Das, S.S., Rahman, M. M., Islam, M.J., Hossain, M.A. and Fakir, M.S.A. 2009. Pod and seed growth in Lignosus and Country Bean. Abst. Intl. Conf. on Quality seed and food security. Bangladesh Agricultural University, 17-19 February, 2009. Mymensingh, Bangladesh. 80:65-66.
• Rahman, M. M., Verheyen, K. & Carnol, M. 2015. The role of tree species diversity in drought resistance of oak and beech sapling. Poster session presented at Congress of the Graduate School BEE (Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution), 21 March, Brussels, Belgium
• Rahman, M. M., Verheyen, K, Castagneyrol, B, Jactel, H, and Carnol, M. 2017. Does tree species richness attenuate the effect of experimental irrigation and drought on decomposition rate in young plantation forests? EGU General Assembly 2017, held 23 – 28 April, 2017 in Vienna, Austria

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• International conference on “Plant breeding and seed for food security” 10-12 March 2009, BARC, Dhaka
• International conference on “Quality seed and food security” 17-19 February 2009. BAU, Mymensingh
• Congress of the Graduate School BEE (Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution) 21 March 2015 Brussels, Belgium
• European Geo-sciences Union General Assembly, 2017 23-28 April 2017 Vienna, Austria
• COST Action FP1305 BioLink-Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forests. 14-16 March 2018 Granada, Spain
• Challenges and Opportunities of Shade Tree Friendly Tea Cultivation in Bangladesh, 25 December 2019, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
• International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development: Road to SDGs, 23-24 January 2020, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
• 7th Annual Virtual International Convention on "Sustainability in Current Scenario: Challenges & Solutions" (SCSCS-2020) held from 05 to 07 Nov 2020.
• 2nd International Webinar on Stingless Bees "Meliponiculture Journey of Entrepreneur in Asia" held on 28 April 2021.
• International conference on Asia and Africa in Transition 28-30 June organized by Asian Dynamics Initiative, University of Copenhagen (Virtual)
• 7th International Symposium on Strategies for Sustainability in Food Production, Agriculture and Environment held on December 2 - 3, 2021
• German Alumni virtual Conference on "Sustainable Forest Management: Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation". 9 December 2021
• 1st International Virtual Conference on "Plants for Sustainable Environment and Food Security" organized by the Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology (BSPST). 11-12 December 2021.
• International Virtual Conference on “ONLY ONE EARTH” Environment and Sustainable Agriculture” organized by the VIT School of Agricultural Innovation and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. 04-05 June 2022.
• Second conference on “Plants for Food, Health and Resilient Environment” organized by the Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology (BSPST). 23-24 January 2023 Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
• Third conference on “Plants for Food Security under Changing Climate” organized by the Bangladesh Society of Plant Science and Technology (BSPST). 23-24 February 2024 BRRI, Gazipur, Bangladesh
• International Conference on “Advance Agricultural Research” organized by the Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES). 23-24 May 2024, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Training

• An Advanced Course on Communicative English, Organized by Department of Languages, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh (01/02/07-31/03/07)
• Course on “Basics of MS Office” arranged by the Graduate Training Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural University from 24 November to 6 December 2007
• Postgraduate certificate course on seed technology, Organized by Seed Pathology Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Bangladesh (01/01/10-31/3/10).
• Training on Annual Confidential Report (ACR) organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (13-10-2020)
• Training on Service Disciplines and Investigation organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (19/12/2020-20/12/2020)
• Training on Public Procurement and Audit organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (24/06/2021-25/06/2021)
• Workshop on Outcome Based Education (OBE) Curriculum Development by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (01/01/2022-02/01/2022)
• Training on Capacity Enhancement of Academia to Achieve SGDs on Food and Agriculture organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (4/06/2022)
• Workshop on “Teaching-Learning and Assessment: Methods and Techniques” by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (28/01/2023-29/01/2023)
• Training on “Curriculum Adaptation with BNQF Aiming Accreditation” organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet (22/11/2023)

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Sushmita Rani Saha. 2013. Physico-morphological features and yield attributes of exotic and local Okra cultivars in acid soil. MS Thesis, Dept. of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. (Co-supervisor)
• Rehenuma Tabassum. 2013. Morpho-physiological features and yield attributes of some soybean genotypes in acid soil conditions of Sylhet. MS Thesis, Dept. of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. (Co-supervisor)
• Md. Moudud Ahmod 2020. Temporal Change Detection of Lawachara National Park From 1990 to 2020 Using Landsat Imageries. MS Thesis, Dept. of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. (Supervisor)
• Md. Sazidur Rahman. 2020. Biomass and Yield of Maize as a Result of Biochar and Compost Application. MS Thesis, Dept. of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. (Supervisor)
• Israt Jahan. 2020. Effect of long term traditional fertilization on garden soil and tea leaves qualities in Bangladesh. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Masuma Ahmed. 2022. Morphological variation of different black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) genotypes found in Sylhet region. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Md. Tanbir Hasan. 2022. Effects of land use change on soil physico-chemical properties in a hilly area of Sylhet sadar. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Tasfia Tahzin. 2023. Bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of black pepper plants grown in Sylhet. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Supervisor).
• Gowtam Das. 2023. Effect of kitchen waste biochar and compost on growth and yield of three winter vegetables. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Supervisor).
• Abdulla Al Baki Rafat. 2023. Effect of different agronomic practices on chemical composition and antioxidants activity of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) in Sylhet region. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Md. Emadul Hosen. 2023. Effect of intercropping on growth and yield of cabbage. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Afroza Akter. 2023. Influence of Mulching on Growth and Yield of Strawberry Genotypes. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Kamrul Hasan shafi, 2023. Assessing the pattern of seed development and physiological maturity of summer country bean (Lablab purpureus L.) In acid soil. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).
• Sarowar Jahan Shishir. 2023. Effects of intercropping on growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) with leafy vegetables. Department of Crop Botany and Tea Production Technology. Faculty of Agriculture. Sylhet Agricultural University (Co-supervisor).

Language

• English
• Bengali