Poushali Saha, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Fahad Hussain, S. M. Abdur Rahman et al.
Antimicrobial resistance has been posing an alarming threat to the treatment of infectious diseases over the years. Ineffectiveness of the currently available synthetic and semisynthetic antibiotics has led the researchers to discover new molecules with potent antimicrobial activities. To overcome t...
Md. Enamul Huq, Shah Fahad, Zhenfeng Shao, Most. Sinthia Sarven et al.
Drinking water with excessive concentration levels of arsenic (As) is a great threat to human health. A hydrochemical approach was employed in 50 drinking water samples (collected from Kushtia district, Bangladesh) to examine the occurrence of geogenic As and the presence of trace metals (TMs), as w...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Sadia Afruz Ether, Md. Rabiul Islam
Article The “Delta Plus” COVID-19 variant has evolved to become the next potential variant of concern: mutation history and measures of prevention was published on January 1, 2022 in the journal Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology (volume 33, issue 1).
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Md. Rabiul Islam, Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan
A life-threatening fungal infection has upsurged that further exacerbates the dire situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in India and nearby South Asian countries. The fungal infection more commonly being referred to as mucormycosis or black fungus infection due to its blackening effect on the skin, is...
Sadia Afruz Ether, Faisal Abdullah Emon, A. S. M. Roknuzzaman, Md Rakibuzzaman et al.
OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is a threat to public health that impacts the life of frontline pharmacists as they are more susceptible to getting infected by the coronavirus. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices associated with coro...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, F. Aziz, Sumaiya Huque, Sadia Afruz Ether
Objectives Medication understanding is critical for patients who suffer from multiple chronic conditions in order to reduce medication error and is often associated with poor health outcomes and low adherence. This study aims to identify the gap of medication knowledge among multiple chronic conditi...
Rashed Noor, Nurul Huda, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Tahmina Bashar et al.
Plants have long been used as herbal medicines in many countries. However, microbial contamination of these medicines may affect human health. Present study was performed to assess the pathogenic proliferation in the locally available commercial herbal oral medicines. The pathogenic load was compare...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Sadia Afruz Ether, Md. Rabiul Islam
Recently, there has been an alarming increase in Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and dengue virus infection cases in Bangladesh. As the 2 viral diseases share many similar symptoms, healthcare practitioners are facing difficulty in correctly diagnosing them. Even with the help of confirmatory di...
Nishat Jahan, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Poushali Saha, Sadia Afruz Ether et al.
In response to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh started its vaccine administration in early 2021; however, due to the rapid development and launch of the vaccines in the market, many people had concerns regarding the safety of these vaccines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sid...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Md. Rabiul Islam
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Sabiha Enam Spriha, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, S. M. Abdur Rahman
Five α-D-ribofuranose analogues (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) were synthesized in good yields from 3-O-benzyl-4-C-(hydroxymethyl)-1, 2-O-isopropylidene-α-D-ribofuranose (1). The synthesized compounds were then subjected to analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant assays. Compound 3 demonstra...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Sadia Afruz Ether, Md. Rabiul Islam
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Alokesh Kumar Ghosh, Shikder Saiful Islam
A 14-week feeding experiment was conducted to determine the effect of a time-restricted feeding and refeeding regime on compensatory growth, body composition, and feed utilization in improved traditional prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) culture systems. Three groups of prawn were used in which the ...
Mokaddas Flora Ananta, Poushali Saha, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Sabiha Enam Spriha et al.
Amina Alam Kotha, Shihab Ahmad, Irin Dewan, Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan et al.
Background: Metformin hydrochloride (HCl) microspheres and nanoparticles were formulated to enhance bioavailability and minimize side effects through sustained action and optimized drug-release characteristics. Initially, the same formulation design with different ratios of metformin HCl and Eudragi...
SM Abdur Rahman, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Fahad Hussain, Nazmus Saqueeb
Background and purpose: α-D-ribofuranose analogues are reported to have multifarious biological properties such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral activities. The present study aims to synthesize some α-D- ribofuranose derivatives and investigate their biological properties. Experimental...
Saikat Paul, Poushali Saha, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Saran Dhar et al.
Abstract A series of substituted benzimidazoles were synthesized by condensing o ‐phenylenediamine with aromatic aldehydes in water using surfactants as catalyst. Mono and disubstituted benzimidazoles were formed preferentially with benzalkonium chloride and sodium dodecyl sulfate respectively. In s...
Fahad Hussain, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Poushali Saha, Atsushi Mikami et al.
Chemical modification of sugars and nucleosides has a long history of producing compounds with improved selectivity and efficacy. In this study, several modified sugars (2–3) and ribonucleoside analogs (4–8) have been synthesized from α-d-glucose in a total of 21 steps. The compounds were tested for...
Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Md Shahadat Hossan, AH Mollik, Tahidul Islam et al.
Tuberculosis is an age-old contagious disease, which often leads to fatality if not treated properly. Recently, there has been increasing concerns because the organism causing this disease has become multi-drug resistant. As a result, searches are underway throughout the world for discovery of novel...
F. Aziz, Fahad Imtiaz Rahman, Sumaiya Huque, Sadia Afruz Ether et al.
Context: Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb.) DC is a plant rich in essential oils, terpenes, coumarins, and alkaloids, among others, and has traditionally been used by tribal healers for decades. But as yet, there is no systematic and critical review on this plant to document the phytochemistry and pharmacol...