Mahesh K. Gathala, Jagadish Timsina, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Mahbubur Rahman et al.
Rice–maize (R–M) systems are rapidly expanding in South Asia and Bangladesh due to higher yield and profit potential from rabi (winter) maize, its reduced water requirement compared to rice–rice systems, and increasing demand from poultry and fish feed industries. The current practice of growing pud...
Sukanta Chowdhury, Shafiq Rheman, Nitish Debnath, Jérôme Delamare‐Deboutteville et al.
Background: Irrational and inappropriate use of antibiotics in aquaculture can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to assess antibiotic usage in inland and coastal fish farms in Bangladesh and identify factors associated with this practice. Met...
Mahbubur Rahman, Shereen Shoma, Harunur Rashid, Shams El Arifeen et al.
Antimicrobial resistance of Shigella isolates in Bangladesh, during 2001-2002, was studied and compared with that of 1991-1992 to identify the changes in resistance patterns and trends. A significant increase in resistance to trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (from 52% to 72%, p < 0.01) and nalidixic a...
Ayşe Ercümen, Jade Benjamin‐Chung, Benjamin F. Arnold, Audrie Lin et al.
BACKGROUND: Soil transmitted helminths (STH) infect >1.5 billion people. Mass drug administration (MDA) effectively reduces infection; however, there is evidence for rapid reinfection and risk of potential drug resistance. We conducted a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh (WASH Benefits, NCT0...
Mahesh K. Gathala, Jagadish Timsina, Md. Saiful Islam, Timothy J. Krupnik et al.
Responding to increasing demand from poultry and fish feed industries, maize area is rapidly expanding in South Asia. Current tillage and crop establishment (TCE) practices are however associated with high levels of input use, including direct and indirect forms of energy. In Bangladesh, policy make...
A.S.M. Ali Reza, Md. Anwarul Haque, Joy Sarker, Shamima Nasrin et al.
Abstract In the present study, the aerial parts of Achyranthes ferruginea underwent investigation of their in vitro antioxidant and free radical‐scavenging activities in cell‐free conditions, their phytoconstituents using gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS), and their cytotoxic activity in ...
Sukanta Chowdhury, Sumon Ghosh, Mohammad Abdul Aleem, Shahana Parveen et al.
Irrational and inappropriate use of antibiotics in commercial chicken and aquaculture industries can accelerate the antibiotic resistance process in humans and animals. In Bangladesh, the growing commercial chicken and aquaculture industries are playing significantly important roles in the food valu...
Ashraful Islam Khan, Md. Mahbubur Rashid, Md Taufiqul Islam, Mokibul Hassan Afrad et al.
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in prevention, detection, and treatment, cholera remains a major public health problem in Bangladesh and little is known about cholera outside of limited historical sentinel surveillance sites. In Bangladesh, a comprehensive national cholera control plan is essential, al...
Md. Mahbubur Rashid, Zubair Akhtar, Sukanta Chowdhury, Md. Ariful Islam et al.
For supporting antibiotic stewardship interventions, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified antibiotics through the AWaRe (Access, Watch, and Reserve) classification. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials among hospital-admitted patients exposes them to the vulnerability of developing resistan...
Jessica A. Grembi, Audrie Lin, Md Abdul Karim, Md Ohedul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the impact of low-cost water, sanitation, handwashing (WSH) and child nutrition interventions on enteropathogen carriage in the WASH Benefits cluster-randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh. METHODS: We analyzed 1411 routine fecal samples from children 14±2 months ol...
Alamgir Kabir, Md Mahbubur Rashid, Kamal Hossain, Arifuzzaman Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: The burden of maternal undernutrition and low birth weight (LBW) incurs enormous economic costs due to their adverse consequences. Women's empowerment is believed to be one of the key factors for attaining maternal and child health and nutritional goals. Our objective was to investigate ...
Md. Mahbubur Rahman, A.S.M. Ali Reza, Muhammad Ali Khan, Khaled Mahmud Sujon et al.
Ethnopharmacological relevance Tabebuia pallida (Lindl.) Miers (T. pallida) is a well-known native Caribbean medicinal plant. The leaves and barks of T. pallida are used as traditional medicine in the form of herbal or medicinal tea to manage cancer, fever, and pain. Moreover, extracts from the leav...
Md. Ariful Islam, Zubair Akhtar, Md Zakiul Hassan, Sukanta Chowdhury et al.
The WHO Essential Medicines List Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification could facilitate antibiotic stewardship and optimal use. In Bangladesh, data on antibiotic dispensing in pharmacies according to the AWaRe classification are scarce. We aimed to explore antibiotic dispensing pattern i...
S M Mahbubur Rashid, Jannatul Mawah, Ema Banik, Yasmin Akter et al.
Abstract Background and Aims Use of technological gadgets has rapidly been increasing among adolescents, which may result in health issues and technology addiction. This study focuses on the prevalence of usage of technological gadgets and health‐related complications among secondary school‐going ch...
Audrie Lin, Shahjahan Ali, Benjamin F. Arnold, Md Ziaur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that drinking water, sanitation, handwashing (WSH), and nutritional interventions would improve environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), a potential contributor to stunting. METHODS: Within a subsample of a cluster-randomized, controlled trial in rural Bangladesh, we enro...