Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Andrew Collins, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
Climate change may affect human health through multiple and interactive pathways that include safe water scarcity. However, impacts of climate change-induced water scarcity on health and well-being are complex. About 80% of illnesses in developing countries are attributed to unsafe drinking water an...
Umma Habiba, Tawsif A. Siddique, Jacky Jia Li Lee, Tan Chin Joo et al.
The chitosan/polyvinyl Alcohol/zeolite electrospun composite nanofibrous membrane was fabricated for adsorption of methyl orange. The EDX, TGA and tensile test were carried out for the characterization of the membrane. The Young's Modulus of the nanofibrous membranes increased by more than 100% with...
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
One of the most serious resource and health issues in coastal communities of Bangladesh is the scarcity of safe drinking water, triggered by the combined effects of salinity, arsenic, and drought. This article explores community perception of vulnerabilities in daily life, livelihood, and environmen...
Abdulla All Noman, Umma Habiba Akter, Tahmid Hasan Pranto, AKM Bahalul Haque
With unorganized, unplanned and improper use of limited raw materials, an abundant amount of waste is being produced, which is harmful to our environment and ecosystem. While traditional linear production lines fail to address far-reaching issues like waste production and a shorter product life cycl...
Umma Habiba, Tawsif A. Siddique, Sepehr Talebian, Jacky Jia Li Lee et al.
In this study, effect of degree of deacetylation on property and adsorption capacity of chitosan/polyvinyl Alcohol electrospun membrane has been investigated. Resulting nanofibers were characterized by FESEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, tensile testing, weight loss test and adsorption test. FESEM result shows, ...
Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Md. Golzar Hossain, Akhi Moni, Md. Mahbubur Rahman et al.
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Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
In Bangladesh, drought is seasonal and can destroy crops, causing hardship to poor agricultural labourers and others who cannot find alternative sources of income. Droughts most commonly affect the northwestern region, which generally has less rainfall than the rest of the country. In this context, ...
Umma Habiba, Tan Chin Joo, Tawsif A. Siddique, Areisman Salleh et al.
The chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/TiO 2 composite was synthesized. Two different degrees of deacetylation of chitosan were prepared by hydrolysis to compare the effectiveness of them. The composite was analyzed via field emission scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffracti...
Ummai Habiba, Fouzia Haider, Asif Ishtiaque, Mallik Mahmud et al.
Landscape of Dhaka city—one of the fastest growing mega cities in the world, is continuously changing due to un-planned urbanization. For example, the wetlands of the city have been shrinking. This study evaluates wetland changes in Dhaka Metropolitan Area (DMA), Bangladesh, between 1978 and 2009. S...
Umma Habiba, Abu Wali Raghib Hassan, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
Umma Habiba, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw, Abu Wali Raghib Hassan
Abstract Salinity is one of the major problems in the coastal region of Bangladesh that contributes to 20% of the total land area. About 53% of the coastal region is affected by different degrees of salinity. Salinity intrusion in this area is mainly derived through climate change as well as anthrop...
Gulsan Ara Parvin, Md. Hashan Ali, Kumiko Fujita, Md. Anwarul Abedin et al.
Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw, Yukiko Takeuchi
Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
The southwest coastal region is part of an inactive delta of large Himalayan rivers and is protected from tidal surge by the Sundarbans mangrove forest. This area is the hub of all types of disasters such as cyclones, tidal surges, floods, drought, salinity intrusions, repeated waterlogging, and lan...