Md. Wahab Khan, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Mohammad Mamun Ur Rashid, Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury
Two series of 2-substituted and three new diacetyl benzofurans were synthesized through palladium-catalyzed reactions and their in vitro antimicrobial spectra were assessed. The compounds demonstrated mild to significant growth inhibition against antibiotic-susceptible standard and clinically isolat...
Asmaul Husna, Md. Masudur Rahman, A. T. M. Badruzzaman, Mahmudul Hasan Sikder et al.
The rise of antimicrobial resistance, particularly from extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E), poses a significant global health challenge as it frequently causes the failure of empirical antibiotic therapy, leading to morbidity and mortality. The E. coli- and K. pneumo...
Andrew S. Ferguson, Alice C. Layton, Brian J. Mailloux, Patricia J. Culligan et al.
Groundwater is routinely analyzed for fecal indicators but direct comparisons of fecal indicators to the presence of bacterial and viral pathogens are rare. This study was conducted in rural Bangladesh where the human population density is high, sanitation is poor, and groundwater pumped from shallo...
Firdausi Qadri, Mohammad Ali, Fahima Chowdhury, Ashraful Islam Khan et al.
Background Cholera is endemic in Bangladesh with epidemics occurring each year. The decision to use a cheap oral killed whole-cell cholera vaccine to control the disease depends on the feasibility and effectiveness of vaccination when delivered in a public health setting. We therefore assessed the f...
Md. Masudur Rahman, Asmaul Husna, Hatem A. Elshabrawy, Jahangir Alam et al.
Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common in retail poultry products. In this study, we aimed to isolate and characterize multidrug resistant (MDR) E. coli in raw chicken meat samples collected from poultry shops in Sylhet division, Bangladesh, as well as to determine correlation be...
Tonmoy Sarkar, Md. Jahangir Alam, Neda Parvin, Zeenath Fardous et al.
) collected from Khulna-Satkhira region in Bangladesh. The results showed that the Pb concentrations (0.52-1.16 mg/kg) in all shrimp samples of farms were higher than the recommended limit. The Cd levels (0.05-0.13 mg/kg) in all samples and Cr levels in all farms except tissue content at Satkhira fa...
Brian J. Mailloux, Elizabeth Trembath‐Reichert, Jennifer Ren-Si Cheung, Marlena Watson et al.
Chronic exposure to arsenic (As) by drinking shallow groundwater causes widespread disease in Bangladesh and neighboring countries. The release of As naturally present in sediment to groundwater has been linked to the reductive dissolution of iron oxides coupled to the microbial respiration of organ...
Md. Reaz Akter Mullick, Ridwan Mohammed Nur, Md Jahangir Alam, K. M. Ashraful Islam
Understanding the trend of temperature and rainfall is of prime importance for climate change related research. This research aims to identify the trends of temperature and rainfall for the last 50 years (1966–2015) for Bangladesh. To detect the trends, the non-parametric Mann–Kendall test in combin...
Quazi T.H. Shubhra, A.K.M. Moshiul Alam, M. A. Gafur, Sayed Md. Shamsuddin et al.
Riad Arefin, Md. Mohirul Islam Mohir, Jahangir Alam
Abstract The current study has been derived to understand morphometric parameters to pledge the reduction in the proclaimed drought influence for climate change. Watershed prioritization has been studied using the geographical information system and remote sensing techniques for soil erosion and wat...
Alexander van Geen, Kazi Matin Ahmed, Yasuyuki Tsuboi, Md Jahangir Alam et al.
The health risks of As exposure due to the installation of millions of shallow tubewells in the Bengal Basin are known, but fecal contamination of shallow aquifers has not systematically been examined. This could be a source of concern in densely populated areas with poor sanitation because the hydr...
Moni Rani Saha, Md Ashraful Alam, Raushanara Akter, Rumana Jahangir
Antioxidant activity of the methanol extract of Ixora coccinea L. was determined by DPPH free radical scavenging assay, reducing power and total antioxidant capacity using phosphomolybdenum method. Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed that the extract of the flower of I. coccinea possesses f...
Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Ashraful Islam, Md Jahangir Alam, Mehedi Hasan Peas
Revealing the status of groundwater contamination before it reaches a critical level is crucial to effective groundwater management. With this in mind, the research primarily aims to identify vulnerable aquifers of Savar upazila (sub-district), a highly industrialized zone of Dhaka district, by anal...
Muntasir Rahman, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Suzan Chandra Deb, Md. Shahanoor Alam et al.
The opportunistic fish pathogen, Enterococcus faecalis has been reported to cause mass mortality in several fish species in different countries. The objectives of this study were to (i) identify E. faecalis from the diseased fishes through molecular techniques; (ii) assess the antibiotic susceptibil...
Peter S.K. Knappett, Verónica Escamilla, Alice C. Layton, Larry D. McKay et al.
A majority of households in Bangladesh rely on pond water for hygiene. Exposure to pond water fecal contamination could therefore still contribute to diarrheal disease despite the installation of numerous tubewells for drinking. The objectives of this study are to determine the predominant sources (...