Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• Academic Degrees • Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University in 2008, Gazipur, Bangladesh • Master of Science in Horticulture from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University in 1997, Gazipur, Bangladesh • Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons.) from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1988, Mymensingh

Positions and Affiliations

• Position and affiliation • Professor, Department of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University from 14 September 2015 to till date • Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University from 14 September 2011 to 13 September 2015 • Senior Scientific Officer, Horticulture Research Center, BARI, Gazipur from 31 May 2005 to 13 September 2011 • Scientific Officer, Agriculture Research Station, BARI, Pahartali, Chattagram from 5 September 1992 to 30 May 2005 • Field Assistant, Crop Diversification Programme, Dutch Executing Agency, Khamarbari, Dhaka from 1 November 1991 to 4 September 1992 Other Academic, Administrative and Research involvement • Officer In charge at Agriculture Research Station, BARI, Pahartali, Chattagram form March, 2002 to February, 2004 • Chairman, Department of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University from 28 September 2011 to 15 October 2019 • Director (Outreach), Sylhet Agricultural University form 17 July 201 4 to 18 September 2016 • Director (Research), Sylhet Agricultural University from 3 October 2018 to till date • Member, Executive Committee for Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Sylhet Agricultural University for two years (2.5.2017 onward) • Member , Executive Committee for Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sylhet Agricultural University for two years (30.1.2019 onward) • Syndicate Member, Sylhet Agricultural University from April 2019 for two years • Member, Advance Studies Board, Sylhet Agricultural University from 12 January 2017 onward • Member, Postgraduate Studies Executive Committee, Sylhet Agricultural University from 2018 for two years • Member, Editorial Board, Journal Sylhet Agricultural University for 2016-2018 • Chief Editor, Journal Sylhet Agricultural University for 2019-2020

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• Conferences 1. Global warming and climate change: Effect on vegetable production in Bangladesh. Twenty-First Bangladesh Science Conference at BARI, Gazipur during 18-20 February, 2009. Organized by Bangladesh Association for the Advancement Of Science (BAAS). 2. Genetic resources conservation and utilization of vegetable in Bangladesh. National Workshop on, ‘Conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources’ held on 17-18 June, 2008 at BARI, Gazipur. 3. International Conference on ‘Plant Breeding and Seed for Food security’ held on 10-12 March 2009 at BARC, Dhaka. 4. Fifth Conference of the Islamic world Academy of Science, 5-9 May 2013 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka 5. Expert Workshop on Construction of the Asian Network for Sustainable Organic Farming Technology (ANSOFT). 20 August 2013. BRAC Centre, Mohakhali, Dhaka 6. International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture held on December 2018 at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India and presented a paper on “Production of sweet pepper under protective structures”.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Research Supervisor for Master of Science in Horticulture 1. Lotifa Yesmin. 2011. Characterization and evaluation of tomato genotypes for inbred and hybrid seed production potential. Dept. of Horticulture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur. 2. Sumaia Mahmuda. 2012. Estimation of Heterosis for Heat tolerance of tomato. Dept. of Horticulture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur. 3. Kishor Kumar Roy. 2013. Evaluation of photo-insensitive hyacinth bean genotypes for pod and seed yield. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University. Sylhet. 4. Suchitra Bhowmick. 2013. Performance of summer lablab bean under varied sowing time. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University. Sylhet. 5. Aysha Akter Shimu. 2014. Evaluation of sweet potato genotypes under varied harvesting stage and planting time. Dept. of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University. Sylhet. 6. Dwipok Debnath. 2015. Evaluation of broccoli genotypes under inorganic and organic system. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 7. Tania Akter. 2015. Study on morphology and yield performance of lablab bean genotypes in different seasons under Sylhet condition. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 8. Asma Akter, 2015. Production of sweet pepper under protective structure in acidic soil of Sylhet. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 9. Md. Habibul Hosain, 2016. Influences of Seedling types and hormone application on production performance of tomato hybrids in summer. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 10. Md. Shafiqul Islam, 2016. Evaluation and adaptation of broccoli genotypes in Sylhet region. Dept. of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 11. MANNA SALWA. 2017. Evaluation of tomato hybrids for growth and yield during summer season. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 12. SUKRIYA FERDOUSI. 2017. Effect of corm size and planting dates on flower and corm production of gladiolus in Sylhet. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 13. CHAMPAK PAUL. 2017. Growth and yield of sweet pepper under different protected systems in Sylhet region. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 14. HAFZA KHANDAKER TAMANNA. 2017. Performance of local and exotic tomato genotypes in Sylhet. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 15. AMIT SINGH. 2017. Adaptability evaluation of broccoli genotypes in Sylhet region. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 16. Taslima Sarkar. 2018. Evaluation of lablab bean genotypes during summer in Sylhet Region. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 17. Mostafizur Rahman. 2018. Evaluation of newly developed tomato hybrids for summer season. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. 18. Luthfunnahar Rasna. 2019. Assessment of summer tomato production at different dates of sowing. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 19. Maksuda Happy Rita. 2019. Performance of grafted tomato seedling on production during summer in Sylhet region. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 20. Taslima Akter. 2019. Influence of growing media on vegetable production under vertical system. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 21. Shamima Akter. 2019. Production of french bean at different sowing dates in Sylhet. Dept of Horticulture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet