Habibun Nabi Muhammad Ekramul Mahmud, A. K. Obidul Huq, Rosiyah Yahya
Water pollution caused by heavy metal ions is becoming a serious threat to human and aquatic lives day by day.
Md. Faridul Islam, Shariful Islam, Md. Abdus Satter Miah, A. K. Obidul Huq et al.
Synthesis of nanoparticles through the green approach using plant and vegetable extracts has gained popularity since they are thought to be efficient and cost-effective materials. This study is designed to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) from onion waste peel extract (Allium cepa L.) v...
Abdullahi Haruna Birniwa, Abdulsalam Salisu Abubakar, A. K. Obidul Huq, Habibun Nabi Muhammad Ekramul Mahmud
In order to use nitrogen atoms in polymers as the active adsorption sites for heavy metal ions, an effort has been made to couple polyethyleneimine, a water soluble polymer with polypyrrole, a conjugated polymer for nickel ion adsorption from aqueous solution due to a large number of nitrogen atoms ...
Habibun Nabi Muhammad Ekramul Mahmud, A. K. Obidul Huq, Rosiyah Yahya
A novel conducting polymer-based adsorbent, polypyrrole (PPy) fine powder has successfully been prepared as a new adsorbent and utilized in the adsorption of heavy metal ions like arsenic, zinc and cadmium ions from aqueous solution. PPy was chemically synthesized by using FeCl3.6H2O as an oxidant. ...
Jamalia Sultana, B. Ahmed, Mohammad Mehedy Masud, A. K. Obidul Huq et al.
Monitoring nutritional values in food can help an individual in planning a healthy diet. In addition, regular dietary assessment can improve and maintain the physical and mental health of individuals. Recent advancement in computer vision using Deep Learning has enabled researchers to develop variou...
Md. Serajul Islam, Jakia Sultana Jothi, Md. Monirul Islam, A. K. Obidul Huq
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 144 under-five children from rural (n=72) and urban (n=72) area in Tangail, Bangladesh. The major objective of this study was to assess and compare their socioeconomic information and nutritional status among rural and urban children. This st...
Sumaiya Mamun, Sabiha Alam, Mohammad Abduz Zaher, AK Obidul Huq
Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and street food suppliers and consumer behaviors of the capital city Dhaka were investigated. A cross-sectional study was conducted using questionnaires based on previous studies. Three main areas addressed in the surveys and statistical analysis are; 1) statistical...
Shireen Nigar, Islam Md Shimul, Md. Sakhawot Hossain, Razia Sultana et al.
• Local fig varieties ( Ficus hispida and ficus racemosa ) showed higher phytochemical contents than mediterranean fig ( Ficus carica ). • Oven drying at 50–55 °C for 24 h preserved higher phytochemical levels compared to sun-drying. • Ficus racemosa exhibited the highest antioxidant activity among ...
Md. Rakibul Hasan, Rokeya Begum, A.K. Obidul Huq, Nannur Rahman et al.
Fortification of edible oil with retinyl palmitate (vitamin A) is a significant advancement to fulfill the nutritional deficiency of major population. The growing interest in the enrichment of foods warrants a simple and accurate method to analyze fortified products. This study developed an easy and...
A. K. Obidul Huq, Tanni Chowdhury, Md. Masud Rana, Jahangir Alam et al.
A cross sectional study was carried out among the 100 floating drug addicted people and 50 commercial sex workers in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. About 26% of sex workers and 36% of drug addicted were aged 20 years. Only thirty six percent of the sex workers and 38% of the drug addicted were married. Amo...
Tanni Chowdhury, Provat Roy, Mawlana Bhashani
A.K.Obidul Huq*, Tanni Chowdhury, Provat Roy, K.M.Formuzul Haque and M.Bellal Hossain Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh Centre for Child and Adolescent Health (CCAH), International Centre for D...
Md. Abdul Alim, Md. Zainul Abedin, Md. Sajib Al Reza, A.K. Obidul Huq et al.
A.K. Obidul Huq
The study was cross sectional design and carried out among 122 mother-infant pairs of the urban and rural areas in Tangail district, Bangladesh, aimed at the comparison of infant feeding practices and nutritional status of the rural and urban areas. There was a significant difference observed in the...
AbulKashem Obidul HUQ, HabibunNabi Muhammad Ekramul MAHMUD, Kazi Mohammad Formuzul Haque
Background: With the rising of baking industries in Bangladesh, more female workers are surprisingly engaged compared to male workers. The major aim of this study was to observe the working conditions, available safety facilities and hygiene maintained by the female workers. Methods: A cross section...
A. K. Obidul Huq, Anna Tama, Abul Kalam Azad Mandal, Ielias Uddin et al.
Functional foods have beneficial roles in health and well-being, beyond their basic nutrition. Nowadays, a lot of functional foods are emerging throughout the world. A curcumin-based functional food mixture (Karkuma) was formulated with a certain proportion of natural herbs and spices mixtures with ...