Charles F. Harvey, Christopher H. Swartz, A. B. M. Badruzzaman, Nicole Keon-Blute et al.
High levels of arsenic in well water are causing widespread poisoning in Bangladesh. In a typical aquifer in southern Bangladesh, chemical data imply that arsenic mobilization is associated with recent inflow of carbon. High concentrations of radiocarbon-young methane indicate that young carbon has ...
Charles F. Harvey, Khandaker N. Ashfaque, Winston Yu, A. B. M. Badruzzaman et al.
Md. Hasan Al Banna, Abu Sayeed, Satyajit Kundu, Enryka Christopher et al.
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has imposed threats on both physical and mental health since its outbreak. This study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among a representative sample of home-quarantined Bangladeshi adults. A cross-sectional design was used with an onl...
Md. Abdullah‐Al‐Kamran Khan, Md. Rabi Us Sany, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Abul Bashar Mir Md. Khademul Islam
Detailed molecular mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis is still elusive to address its deadlier nature and to design effective theraputics. Here, we present our study elucidating the interplay between the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 viruses’; and host’s miRNAs, an epigenetic regulator, as a mode of pat...
Muhammad Ali Khan, Aziz Abdur Rahman, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Proma Khandokhar et al.
BACKGROUND: Antioxidants play an important role to protect damage caused by oxidative stress (OS). Plants having phenolic contents are reported to possess antioxidant properties. The present study was designed to investigate the antioxidant properties and phenolic contents (total phenols, flavonoids...
Satyajit Kundu, Md. Hasan Al Banna, Abu Sayeed, Sadia Sultana et al.
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to determine the associated factors of household food security (HFS) and household dietary diversity (HDD) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. DESIGN: Both online survey and face-to-face interviews were employed in this cross-sectional study. The Household Food Se...
Md Humayun Kabir, Tapos Kormoker, Md. Saiful Islam, Rahat Khan et al.
Anthropogenic activities in and around the urban highways followed by aerodynamic processing generate street dusts, which can cause adverse health effects through different exposure pathways. Hence, considering the high degree of industrialization, concomitant unplanned urbanization, and rapid demog...
Shafiqul Islam Khan, AK Mottashir Ahmed, Mohammad Yunus, Mahfuzar Rahman et al.
Arsenic contamination of tubewell water is a major public-health problem in Bangladesh. In the recent years, the use of shallow and deep tubewell water for irrigation and the use of excess amount of cheap fertilizers and pesticides containing cadmium pose a serious threat of contamination of arsenic...
Mian Mashhud Ahmad, Mahbubur Rahman, Azharul Karim Rumi, Shafiqul Islam et al.
Epidemiological reports reveal that H. pylori is distributed among all population in the world. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken to see the H. pylori seroprevalence rates among the asymptomatic adults, as yet reportedly no such data available in Bangladesh. Serum samples were collect...
Margubur Rahaman, Moslemuddin Khan, K M Aziz, M. Shafiqul Islam et al.
An epidemic of severe dysentery occurred on St. Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal at a time when the island, with a population of 1,318, was isolated from the mainland because of the monsoon season. There were 434 cases and 28 deaths within a three-month period. Mortality (2%) was limited to the ve...
Shanewaz Hossan, S. Hossain, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Mir Himayet Kabir et al.
Chromium (Cr) (VI) has long been known as an environmental hazard that can be reduced from aqueous solutions through bioremediation by living cells. In this study, we investigated the efficiency of reduction and biosorption of Cr(VI) by chromate resistant bacteria isolated from tannery effluent. Fro...
Md. Shafiqul Islam, Shamima Nasrin, Muhammad Ali Khan, A.B.M. Sharif Hossain et al.
Abstract Background The use of plants and their derived substances increases day by day for the discovery of therapeutic agents owing to their versatile applications. Current research is directed towards finding naturally-occurring antioxidants having anticancer properties from plant origin since ox...
Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Khan Mohammad Imran, Syed Adnan Ibna Hakim et al.
Abstract Background Safe water is essential for life but unsafe for human consumption if it is contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. An acceptable quality of water supply (adequate, safe and accessible) must be ensured to all human beings for a healthy life. Methods We collected and analyzed ...
Abu Sayeed, Satyajit Kundu, Md. Hasan Al Banna, Enryka Christopher et al.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with certain pre-existing chronic health conditions have been identified as a high-risk group for fatalities of COVID-19. Therefore, it is likely that individuals with chronic diseases may worry during this pandemic to the detriment of their mental health. This study compares...
Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Mir Himayet Kabir, Sobur Ali, Md. Moniruzzaman et al.
Introduction: Community-acquired infections due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli are rising worldwide, resulting in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs, especially where poor sanitation and inadequate hygienic practices are very common. Objective...
Md. Hasan Al Banna, Tasnim Rahman Disu, Satyajit Kundu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah et al.
BACKGROUND: Food handlers can play a vital role into reducing foodborne diseases by adopting appropriate food handling and sanitation practices in working plants. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers who work at butcher shops ...
Md. Shafiqul Islam, Kamruzzaman Khan, M. Ali Akbar, Antonio Mastroberardino
The purpose of this article is to present an analytical method, namely the improved F-expansion method combined with the Riccati equation, for finding exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. The present method is capable of calculating all branches of solutions simultaneously, even if mult...
Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammed Mafizul Islam, Md. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan, Mohammad Shafiqul Alam et al.
To survey the diversity of anuran species in Bangladesh, we compared mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences (approximately 1.4 kbp) from 107 Bangladesh frog specimens. The results of genetic divergence and phylogenetic analyses incorporating data from related species revealed the occurrence of at lea...
Abu Sayeed, Satyajit Kundu, Md. Hasan Al Banna, M. Tasdik Hasan et al.
Highlights • This is the first few studies exploring the perceptions of Bangladeshi students towards the COVID-19 pandemic.• Female students showed higher stress levels, greater anxiety symptoms and, depressive symptoms.• Younger students had a greater psychological impact due to COVID-19 than senio...
Silas Kieser, Shafiqul Alam Sarker, Olga Sakwińska, Francis Foata et al.
We report streptococcal dysbiosis in acute diarrhoea irrespective of aetiology. Compared with 20 healthy local controls, 71 Bangladeshi children hospitalized with acute diarrhoea (AD) of viral, mixed viral/bacterial, bacterial and unknown aetiology showed a significantly decreased bacterial diversit...