Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• MS (Epidemiology and Public Health), Jan 2014 - Dec 2015, Sylhet Agricultural University
• DVM (Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences) Apr 2008 - Dec 2013, Sylhet Agricultural University

Positions and Affiliations

• April 24, 2016 - April 23, 2018: Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100.
• April 24, 2018 - Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100.

Awards and Recognitions

• University award 2012 (FVABS) in recognition of obtaining the highest CGPA (Session: 2007-08) in DVM examination 2012 (held in 2013), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet-3100

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• Akter S. Prevalence and determinants of bovine anaplasmosis in sylhet district of Bangladesh. Presented at the “EpiCon 2015” conference held on December 04, 2015, Sylhet, Bangladesh..
• Paul S and Akter S. Molecular Epidemiology of Caprine Babesiosis in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Presented at the “7th Annual Scientific Workshop” held on August 01-02, 2022 SAU, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• ISAE Animal Welfare Workshop in Bangladesh, 2024 on “Using the knowledge of animal behavior to improve animal welfare and food safety. Organized by ISAE in association with Faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, SAU; was held on 29 May, 2024, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 1st International Conference on Advanced Agricultural Research (ICAAR). Organized by SAURES, SAU; was held on 23-24 May, 2024, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 10th Annual Scientific Workshop. Organized by SAURES, SAU; was held on 3rd March, 2024, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• Workshop on “Teaching-Learning and Assessment: Methods and Techniques”. Organized by IQAC, SAU; was held on Oct 30 – 31, 2022, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• 8th Annual Scientific Workshop. Organized by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), SAU; was held on August 03- 04, 2022, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• Workshop on “Outcome Based Education (OBE) curriculum Development”. Organized by IQAC, SAU; was held on Feb 23 – 24, 2022, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• Workshop on “A workshop on Bioinformatics: Protein structure, profiling, modeling and its application (immunoinformatics approach)”. Organized by Department of microbiology and immunology, FVABS, SAU; was held on Jan 08 – 14, 2020, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• EpiCon 2015 was held on December 04, 2015, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• Workshop on “National Dialogue on the Future of Animal Health in Bangladesh”. Organized jointly by FAO ECTAD Bangladesh and Department of Livestock Services, Bangladesh; was held on August 13-14, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• 1st Conference of Continuing Education for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh (CEVET BD) was held on October 14-15, 2017, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.

Training

• “Research grant application writing” organized by Organized by Sylhet Agricultural University Research System (SAURES), SAU; was held on February 06- 07, 2023, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• Training course (six weeks) on “Disease Control and prevention and pedagogic skill” organized by Faculty, Cummings school of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, USA.
• “Application of R Program for Advance Statistical Analysis in Agricultural Research” organized by Faculty of Fisheries, SAU, Sylhet (supported by USAID-Funded Asia F2F Program Winrock International) 20-23th March 2017.
• “Training on Disease control & Pedagogy skills’’ jointly organized by the Faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, SAU, Syhet and Bangladesh Veterinary Pedagogy Forum, May 30 – Jnue 1st, 2022, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• “Antimicrobial Resistance in Bangladesh” organized by Livestock Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council; was held on March 03 – 05, 2020, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (Undergraduate)

• Estimation of Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) burden in Goat in Jaintapur Upazilla based on Hospital Data. (2021)
• Prevalence of common diseases of chicken and duck in kishoreganj, Bangladesh based on hospital data. (2019)
• Clinical prevalence of FMD in cattle at Sylhet Sadar based on Hospital data. (2019)
• Clinical prevalence of Haemorrhagic septicemia in Buffalo of Jaintapur upazilla of Sylhet district. (2017)
• Prevalence of common clinical diseases of dog in Sylhet district. (2016)
• Clinical prevalence study of different diseases and disorders of ruminants at Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Sirajganj Sadar, Sirajganj.(2020)
• Epidemiological Assessment of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle in Sunamganj District of Bangladesh. (2020)

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Md. Khademul Islam, Session 2015-2016, Title: Molecular epidemiological investigation of caprine babesiosis in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Degree program: Master of science in Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylhet Agricultural University. (Supervisor)
• Konad debnath, Session 2013-2014, Title: Ecological determinants, spatio-temporal pattern and transmissibility of SARS-COV-2 outbreak in Bangladesh. Degree program: Master of Science in Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylhet Agricultural University. (Co-Supervisor)