Farhana Rahman Lecturer, Department of Botany
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Farhana Rahman is now the Lecturer of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University (JU). She is involved in teaching and research in Mycology, Plant Pathology and Mushroom Sciences at the Department of Botany, JU.
She has completed her SSC from Laxmipur Govt. Girls' High School from Laxmipur district and HSC from Lalmatia Girls' College in Dhaka. After that she completed her B.Sc. (honours) and M.Sc degree from the dept of Botany of the Jahangirnagar university. She completed her M.Sc thesis and research work from the Mycology and Plant Pathology field from the Jahangirnagar University. Just after completing her M.Sc. degree, She joined NGO FORUM as a Research Officer which is one of the largest organizations in the NGO sector of Bangladesh supported by the European Union. Meanwhile, she completed another Masters program M.Ph from the State University in Dhaka. After that, she joined as a Lecturer in the department of Environmental Science of the State University of Bangladesh and served the said department for 4 years. Then she joined Daffodil University in the department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management as a Lecturer and she worked there for 4 years. Within this time, she has published some international and national articles. Moreover, she has attended many national and international conferences where she presented some of her research articles. She was awarded two times as the best young researcher in the Asia Pacific Academic Conference which was held in Bali, Indonesia in 2010 and in Seoul, South Korea in 2011. Now she is doing her P.hd on Mycology and Plant Pathology branch in the dept of Botany of Jahangirnagar University.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Mycology, Plant Pathology, Mushroom Science, Plant Science and Plant Protection
All Publications
Thesis work
1. M. Sc. Thesis: “Effect of growth regulators, compost and casing materials on the growth, yield and yield attributes of Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Singer” Under supervision of Dr. Abul Khair and Dr. Nuhu Alam, Professor, Dept. of Botany, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
2. M. Ph. Thesis: “Socio-economic consequences among patients with Arsenicosis in selected Arsenic affected villages of Narayanganj District” under supervision of Dr. Md. Khalequzzaman, PhD. Professor, Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka
Published Research Articles
1. Rahman F., Dey S. and Alam N. Pathogenic Fungi Associated with Coriander Wilt Disease: Cultural Condition, Molecular Identification and Biological Control. Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. 2024. 34(2):193-204. DOI:10.3329/ptcb.v34i2.78847
2. Alam N, Rahman F. and Alam N. Molecular Identification of Alternaria alternate (Fr.) Keissl. from the Leaf Blight Disease of Centella asiatica L. Natural Science Natural Science, 2023, Vol. 15(8), pp: 223-232, DOI: 10.4236/ns.2023.15801
3. Alam N. and Rahman F.. Optimum vegetative growth conditions and genetic diversity in different strains of Pleurotus salmoneastramineus LJ.N. Vassilzeva; Bangladesh Journal of Botany;2020. 49(1): 125-134.
4. Rahman F., Arsenic Contamination and Its Impact on Social Environment in Rural Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges; SUB Journal of Sustainable Environment and Development; Volume 2, July 2017, Pp-154-171
5. Rahman F., Alam S. and Hassan S. M. N.; Arsenicosis: Health Crisis and Social Consequences in Rural Bangladesh; American Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Vol. 1, No. 1, 2016, pp. 27-35
6. Rahman F., Milton A. H. and Hassan S. M. N.; Arsenic contamination rate and its impact on arsenic affected area of Bangladesh; 2015. ISBN: 9648-954-33-4809-9, NGO Forum, 4/6, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
7. Rahman F., Milton A. H. and Hassan S. M. N.; Impact on health due to arsenicosis in arsenic contaminated area of Bangladesh; 2014. ISBN: 3448-654-21-41290, NGO Forum, 4/6, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
8. Milton A. H., Rahman F., Faruqee M. H., Ara I., Bhattacharjee D. and Shahidullah S. M., 2014: Cancer mortality and morbidity among the arsenicosis patients in rural Bangladesh, NGO Forum, 4/6, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
9. Rahman F., Kabir A. and Das S. K.: Research Findings on Arsenic Issue: Experience of Integrated Community Based Arsenic Mitigation Project funded by European Union (EU) ; 2012; ISBN: 978-984-33-4806-7, NGO Forum, 4/6, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207
10. Rahman F. and Kabir A. Arsenic Crisis in Rural Bangladesh: Indigenous Knowledge and Practice-.2011; 43rd Asia Pacific Academic Conference, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
11. Rahman F. and Alam S. M. N.: Arsenicosis: Health Crisis in Rural Bangladesh.2010- KESMAS, The National Journal of Biological Science, Faculty of Biological Science, University of Indonesia, Pp 527-529.
12. Rahman F., Milton A. H. and Kabir A.: Arsenicosis and Its Health Seeking Behaviours in Rural Bangladesh. 2009. ISBN: 984-300-002938-8. NGO Forum, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
13. Rahman F. and Milton A. H. ; Distribution of Arsenic concentration in tubewell water in 100 Arsenic contaminated Unions of Bangladesh.2008. ISBN: 984-300-002939-5. NGO Forum, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
14. Rahman F. , Milton A. H. and Hossain S. M. N. ; Effect of Arsenicosis on physical and mental health of arsenic contaminated area of Bangladesh. 2008. ISBN:984-300-007493-5. NGO Forum, 4/6, Block-E, Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
15. Amin S. M. R., Rahman F. , Sarker N. C. , Alam A. and Khair A.: Influence of the Amount of Compost on the Growth, Yield and Yield Attributes of Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Singer. 2007. Bangladesh J. Mushroom. 2007, Volume 1 (1): Pp23-27.
16. Amin S. M. R, Rahman F., Sarker N. C. and Munmun M.: Comparative Study of Different Casing Materials on Growth and Yield of Button Mushroom. 2007. Bangladesh J. Mushroom. Volume 1 (1): Pp 9-13.
International Conference and Achievement
1. Participation and poster presentation on 5th Asian Conference on Plant Pathology (ACPP) in Chiang Mai, Thailand; November 3 to November 6, 2014
2. Participation and Paper presentation in the 44th Asia Pacific Academic Conference in Colombo, Srilanka; October 14 to October 19, 2012
3. Paper presentation and achieved “Best Young Investigator Award” in the 43rd Asia Pacific Academic Conference in Seoul, South Korea, October 18 to October 22, 2011
4. Paper presentation and achieved “Best Young Investigator Award” in the 42nd Asia Pacific Academic Conference in Bali, Indonesia, November 23 to November 27, 2010.
Training and Workshop
- Training / Workshop on "Teacher's Induction Program on Tools for Quality Improvement" organized by IQAS of Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka: January 09 to January 11, 2023
- Paper presentation in the 2nd Regional Public Health Seminar 2011, Bangladesh Institute of Health Service, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 11 to December 12, 2012
- Paper presentation in the 43rd Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference in Seoul, South Korea, October 18 to October 22, 2011
- Paper presentation in the 42nd Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference in Bali, Indonesia, November 23 to November 27, 2010
- Workshop on Indicator and Impact Monitoring organized by Caritas, Bangladesh (1 day)
- Participate and Oral presentation of one research in the 2nd International WASH Practitioners’ Marketplace and Fair ’08 in Cox’sbazar, Bangladesh
- Workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) with Training on Scientific Research Methodology, Development of Grant Applications for IFS-organized by BCAS (7 days)
- Training Workshop on Cross Cutting Issues in WatSan programme organized by NGOF and BRAC (2 days)
- Training workshop on Arsenic Contamination and Community Based Mitigation & Management organized by ITN-BUET (5 days)
- Workshop on Advances in Arsenic Research in the sub-continent organized by CERM-BUET (3 days)
- A certificate Course attended on “Mushroom Cultivation” -Under Supervision of Sheikh Md. Ruhul Amin, Project Director, National Mushroom Development & Extension Center Project, Sobhanbag, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh (6 days).
- Computer course on “Web Page Design, HTML and SPSS” and obtained GPA 3.50 on a scale of 4.00 from Computer and Information Technology Institute (CITI), Jahangirnagar University.
Academic Info
Contact
Farhana Rahman
Lecturer
Department of Botany
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 01911122672
Email: farhana@juniv.edu
, jufarhana@gmail.com
