Mirza A. T. M. Tanvir Rahman, A. H. M. Saadat, Md. Safiqul Islam, Md. Abdullah Al-Mansur et al.
The main source of irrigation water in Bangladesh is groundwater, hence its quality needs to be ensured; otherwise, it can damage soil and reduce crop production. In current research, work by analyzing hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater different water types have been assessed to find o...
Mir Tanvir Islam, Shafin T. Mashfu, Abrar Faisal, Sadman Chowdhury Siam et al.
Glaucoma is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease, where intraocular hypertension is developed due to the increased aqueous humor and blockage of the drainage system between the iris and cornea. As a result, the optic nerve head, which sends visual stimulus from our eyes to the brain, is damaged...
Tasnuva Wahed, Sheikh Shah Tanvir Kaukab, Nirod Chandra Saha, Iqbal Ansary Khan et al.
BACKGROUND: In endemic countries such as Bangladesh, consequences of cholera place an enormous financial and social burden on patients and their families. Cholera vaccines not only provide health benefits to susceptible populations but also have effects on the earning capabilities and financial stab...
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...
Mirza A. T. M. Tanvir Rahman, Shofiul Islam, Syed Hafizur Rahman
AbstractFlood and riverbank erosion, two common hazards in Bangladesh, harshly affect many peoples' daily lives and damage their livelihoods. Livelihood resources (natural, physical, financial, human and social) can help cope with shocks and hazards. The objectives of the study were to identify whic...
Mahedi Hasan, Arafat Islam Ashik, Md. Belal Chowdhury, Atiya Tahira Tasnim et al.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by an RNA virus termed as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 possesses an almost 30kbp long genome. The genome contains open-reading frame 1ab (ORF1ab) gene, the largest one of SARS-CoV-2, enc...
Salma Chowdhury, Tanvirul Hasan, Mir Moyeedul Islam, Susmita Nargis et al.
Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy (i.e., Gestational Diabetes Mellitus or GDM) has definite impact on maternal & fetal health. A woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes specially when glucose intolerance continues beyond 24-28 weeks of gestation GDM needs to be specially considered, becaus...
Amit Saha, Mohiul Islam Chowdhury, Mohammad Nazim, Mohammad Murshid Alam et al.
Background Immune responses to the inactivated oral whole cell cholera toxin B (CTB) subunit cholera vaccine, Dukoral(®), as well as three childhood vaccines in the national immunization system were compared in children living in high and low arsenic contaminated areas in Bangladesh. In addition, se...
Abdul Kadir Ibne Kamal, MD. Rasel Islam, Mahmud Hassan, Fahad Ahmed et al.
Rumpa Chowdhury, Mir Tanvir Al Biruni, Antara Afia, Mehedi Hasan et al.
Medical waste incineration fly ash (MWIFA) contains heavy metals that are toxic by nature and pose numerous health risks. The paper deals with the suitability of MWIFA as a mineral filler in the bituminous layer as an alternative to conventional stone dust (SD) through an appropriate combination of ...
Nazia Binte Ali, Michael J. Dibley, Sajia Islam, Mohammad Masudur Rahman et al.
Abstract In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among nonpregnant and nonlactating (NPNL) women of reproductive age with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in urban Bangladesh. We obtained data from the baseline assessment of a randomized co...
Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Zahidul Islam, Foysal Hossen, Mir Salma Akter et al.
The aim of the present study is to assess the phytochemical nature, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanolic extract of Bougainvillea glabra flower. Antioxidants play an important role in protecting cellular damage by reactive oxygen species. The fractions of the flower extract were sc...
Mahmud Hassan, S. M. Didar-Ul Islam, Fahad Ahmed, Mirza A. T. M. Tanvir Rahman
Readymade garment industries are the prominent economic sector for Bangladesh as well as scoping the huge working area for workers. But health condition of workers, drinking water quality, and proper maintenance of the environmental parameters are not well monitored. This study aims to assess the ph...
Junaed Younus Khan, Md. Tawkat Islam Khondaker, Iram Tazim Hoque, Hamada R. H. Al-Absi et al.
BACKGROUND: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is taking a huge toll on public health. Along with the non-therapeutic preventive measurements, scientific efforts are currently focused, mainly, on the development of vaccines and pharmacological treatment with existing drugs. Summarizing eviden...
Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Farozaan Fatima Shirazi, Muhammad Riadul Haque Hossainey, Mohammad Imtiazul Islam et al.
INTRODUCTION: In Bangladesh, human sludge from dry pit latrines is commonly applied directly to agricultural lands as manure. This study was conducted to investigate the presence of antibiotic resistance, virulence factors and plasmid contents of E. coli strains isolated from sludge samples. METHODO...
Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Shahin Hossin, Md. Rafiq Uddin, Md Towhidul Islam et al.
The toxic impact of microplastics (MPs) in the terrestrial and aquatic environment has recently become a global problem. The Bay of Bengal coasts is an important bio-diverse ecosystem, which help the people for their sound living and gather natural resources. However, the distribution, impact, sourc...
Hassan M. Al‐Emran, Md. Shazid Hasan, Md. Ali Ahasan Setu, M. Shaminur Rahman et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh introduced ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 since February, 2021 and in six months, only a small population (12.8%) received either one or two dose of vaccination like other low-income countries. The COVID-19 infections were continued to roll all over the places although the information on gen...
Md. Khalid Iqbal, Tanvir Islam, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury, Ahmed Imteaj
Solar power is the transformation of daylight into power, either straightforwardly utilizing photovoltaic (PV), or in a roundabout way controlling concentrated sun powered force (CSP). Concentrated sun powered force frameworks use lenses or mirrors and following frameworks to center a huge region of...
Md. Saiful Islam, Abdullah Al Bakky, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Mir Mohammad Ali et al.
Mohammad Robel Molla, Most. Hosney Ara Begum, Syed Farid Uddin Farhad, A. RAHMAN et al.
Herein, paper mill waste sludge (PMS) from two different sources has been investigated to extract calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH) 2 by a facile and inexpensive extraction process. PMS samples, collected from local paper mill plants of Bangladesh, were the main precursors wherein HCl and NaOH were used for...