Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• S.S.C. in 1979 from Burichong Ananda Pilot Government High School.
• H.S.C in 1981 from Cumilla Victoria Government College, Cumilla.
• PhD at the University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB), in Agronomy specializing in Weed Science along with Plant Pathology and Entomology as cognates in 2004.
• M.S. in Agronomy from BAU in 1998 through deputation from BARI, Bangladesh
• B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) in 1990 from Putakhali Krishi College (PKC now PSTU) which was then under BAU., Bangladesh
• Attended elementary school at Mohish Mara Primary School.

Positions and Affiliations

• Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Convenor Dean's Council (September 2023-September 2025)
• Professor, Grade-2, Department of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture (September, 2019 to till date ), SAU, Sylhet
• Professor, Grade-3, Department of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture (September 2015 to September 2019), SAU, Sylhet
• Professor and Chairman Department of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture, SAU,(September 2015 to September 2017), SAU, Sylhet
• Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture (September 2011 to September 2015), SAU, Sylhet
• Cropping System Scientist/Specialist for the USAID-funded IRRI-CIMMYT-World Fish joint project at Barisal, 2011.
• Senior Scientific Officer (SSO), Drawing and Disbursement Officer and station in charge of On-farm Research Division (OFRD) of BARI at Comilla, 2006-2011.
• Senior Scientific Officer (SSO), Drawing and Disbursement Officer and station in charge of Citrus Research Station, Jaintapur, a substation of BARI at Sylhet, 2005
• Scientific Officer (SO) Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), September 1992-2004 , Gazipur.
• Manager, an urban pest control farm called “Safe Way Pest Control” in Bonani, Dhaka, in 1991 for 6 months.

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• Chairman of Examination Committee, PhD fellow A. H. M. Motiur Rahman Talukder, Reg. No. 2597 Session: 2013-14, Department of Agronomy and Haor Agriculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. Senior Scientific Officer of BRRI, Gazipur. Dissertation entitled was “PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT OF MUSTARD THROUGH AGRONOMIC MANIPULATION IN FALLOW-BORO RICE-T. AMAN RICE CROPPING PATTERN”
• Provost, Humayun Rashid Chowdhury Hall, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet.
• Director Transport, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet.
• Chairman of Examination Committee, PhD fellow Prof. Md. Abdul Aziz, Reg. No. 3027, Session: 2014-15, Department of Soil Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. Dissertation entitled was “PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT OF FINE BORO RICE VARIETIES THROUGH FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT IN THE HAOR AREAS”
• Chairman of Examination Committee, PhD fellow Tapan Kumar Saha, Reg. No. 3029, Session: 2014-15, Department of Soil Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. Senior Scientific Officer of SRDI, Sylhet. Dissertation entitled was “EVALUATION OF SOIL FERTILITY DEGRADATION IN HAOR AREAS FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING RICE PRODUCTIVITY”

Role as Reviewer

• SAARC Journal of Agriculture, Affiliated organization: SAARC Agriculture Centre (a regional institute under the framework of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation), BARC, Dhaka
• Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES). Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh.

Professional Memberships

• Ordinary Member Pest Management Council of Philippines.
• Life Member, Agronomy Society Of Bangladesh, L93
• Life Member, Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh, 01-89-5391

Other Social and Cultural Organization Involvement

• Life Member Krshibid Association of Bangladesh
• Life Member Agronomy Societ of Bangladesh
• Member, Teacher Council Association, Sylhet Agricultural University (2012-13)
• General Secretary, Teacher Council Association, Sylhet Agricultural University (2014-15)
• Pfresident, Teacher Council Association, Sylhet Agricultural University (2014-15)

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Md. Mostofa Uddin Helal, 2013. Study on Growth and Yield Performance of Rapeseed/Mustard Varieties/Lines in Sylhet Region. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Kamrul Islam, 2013. Study on Different Weed Management Approaches in T. Aman Rice in Sylhet Region. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Noushin Jahan, 2016. Agro-morphological Characterization of Glutinous, non glutinous, Aromatic and no aromatic rice cultivar of Sylhet. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Md. Raquibul Islam Ruman, 2016. Performance of Weed Management Approaches in T. Aus Rice in Sylhet. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Rupchand Sarker. 2017. Effect of Weed Management Approaches on the yield of Aus rice in the Farmers’ field of Sylhet. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Shuvra Dhar Shawon, 2016. Study of Competitiveness and Weed Infestation of Aus Rice in Sylhet Region. SAU (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Faisal Ahmed, 2017. Performance of Rice Varieties under Varying Spacing during Aman season in Sylhet. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Muhibur Rahman, 2017. Performance of late sowing Direct Seeded Aman Rice (DSR) and their Weed Management at Sylhet. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Binoy Krishna Ghosh, 2017. Effect of environmental factors and date of sowing on the Growth and Yield Performance of Mungbean in Sylhet, SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Rafat-Al-Faysal, 2017 (Co –supervisor). Validation of Newly Developed Rapeseed –Mustard Varieties/lines in High land areas for the Development of Mustard Fallow-T.Aman Cropping Pattern in Sylhet Region. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Rakib Hasan, 2018. Effect of Planting Geometry on the Growth of Mungbean Varieties. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Saleh Ahmad, 2018. Performance of Maize Intercropping with different Legumes. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Afia Ali Ayesha, 2018. Agro-morphological Characters, Growth and Yield Performance of Glutinous Aromatic Rice Cultivars of Sylhet. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Shofiul Azam Tarapder, 2019. Performance of Local Rice Cultivars of Sylhet in Farmer’s field condition and their grain quality. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Syed Tanjid Rubyath, 2019. Evaluation of Growth and Development of Leaf Bud Cuttings of Tea Cultivar Under different Fertilizer Management. SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Sumit Sarker, 2015. Performance of Mungbean varieties as influenced by Sowing Dates in Sylhet Region, SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Samia Jahan, Growth and Yield Performance of Different Pulses at Sylhet July-Dec. 2019, SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Arpon Dash Gupta, Performance of different mustard varieties at farmers field condition at Sylhet, Jan-June, 2020, SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Mutahir Bokth Quraishi Shipu, Effect of Different Agronomic Management Practices on Lemon Cultivars. July-Dec, 2019, SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Arjina Islam, Effect of Boron (b) and Calcium (ca) on the yield of groundnut at Sylhet, July-Dec. 2019, SAU. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed)
• Tyeeba Akter, (Co –supervisor), Effect of Potassium and Age of Sapling on the Growth and Yield of Bari malta 1 at the hilly areas of Sylhet, July-Dec. 2019. (MS in Agronomy Degree completed) 2019
• Shamim Ahmed, ID 1902020103, Reg No 2762, Admitted Jul.-Dec.2019 (Res on going)
• Nurmohammad, ID 1902020104, Reg No 2771, Admitted Jul.-Dec.2019 (Res on going)
• Nishat Tamanna, ID 1902020105, Reg No 4742, Admitted Jul.-Dec.2019 (Res on going)
• Shihabul Islam Akib, ID 1902020101, Reg No 2725, Admitted Jul.-Dec.2019 (Res on going)
• Najira Begum, ID No: 2001020105, Reg: 3174, Admitted January-June 2020 (Res on going). Title : Study of Potentiality of Mustard (Brassica sp) Varieties in North-Eastern Region (Sylhet) of Bangladesh.
• Tasmina Begum Sumona, ID No: 2001020103 ; Reg: 3145, Admitted January-June 2020 (Res on going). Title: Assessing the production of maize (Zea mays L.) through conservation agriculture practices in the fallow land of Sylhet

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (Ph.D.)

• Rahat Mahmood (Additional Registrar, PSTU). PhD Fellow, (2017-2020), Research Title: Collection and Characterization of Local Rice Cultivar of Northeast Region of Bangladesh (Sylhet) with Respect to Morphological and Molecular Characteristics. Funded by : BAS-USDA