Working as Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka. My research interests reflect on Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Molecular Systematics, Biological activities of Medicinal Plants and Molecular Docking & Dynamics for Drug and Vaccine design. Received Gold Medal Award; Golden Jubilee Award; Vice-Chancellor’s Award; Dean’s Honours Award, and Monbusho ...
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Working as Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka. My research interests reflect on Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Molecular Systematics, Biological activities of Medicinal Plants and Molecular Docking & Dynamics for Drug and Vaccine design. Received Gold Medal Award; Golden Jubilee Award; Vice-Chancellor’s Award; Dean’s Honours Award, and Monbusho Scholarship of Japan Government. Published 120 research papers in prestigious international and national journals including some Books. Described 15 new plant species records from Bangladesh. Members of many professional organizations including the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. Attended many international conferences as Keynote and Invited speaker. Served as the Chief Editor of Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (Clarivate Analytics).
Bangladesh National Herbarium, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Dhaka
27, Aug 2007
14-09-2008
Scientific Officer
Bangladesh National Herbarium, Ministry of Environmrnt and Forest
Dhaka
23, Apr 1996
26-08-2007
Assistant Curator
Nationl Museum of Science and Technology
Dhaka
16, Aug 1995
22-04-1996
Research Interest
Subject
Description
Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Assessment of Red List Categories of Threatened Plants
Assessing IUCN Red List Therateaned Categories (Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered) following the IUCN Red List Criteria and Guidelines
Biological and chemical investigation of Medicinal Plants
Investigating antioxidant, cytotoxicity, antidiabetic, anticancer and antinociceptive potential of differenet plant species
Bioprospecting
Exploring novel drug discovery for SARS-Cov-2, cancer and diabetes from bioactive phytochemicals through bioinformatics approaches
Biodiversity
Floral diversity of different forests, protected areas and upazilas emphasizing on economicaaly and medicinally important species
Plant Taxonomy
Taxonomic Revision and Systematic studies of different group of plants (Genera, Families) including Numerical Taxonomy/ Morphometric analysis
Molecular Sysytematics and Phylogenetics
Molecular systematics and phylogenetics employing different DNA markers, i.e. RAPD, ISSR and DNA barcodes including ITS
Project/Research Supervision
Level of Study
Title
Supervisor
Co-Supervisor(s)
Name of Student(s)
Area of Research
Current Completion
Masters
Systematics, Morphometrics, Molecular Phylogenetics and Structure Based Drug Discovery of Sterculiaceae in Bangladesh
Supervisor
Sheikh Sunzid Ahmed
2022
Masters
Screening in vitro anticancer and cytotoxic activity of some selected plants on HeLa, BHK-21, NP-2 derivatives and Vero cell line.
Co-Supervisor
Lutfunnahar Suchana
2021
Masters
Evaluation of Antidiabetic, Cytotoxic and Antioxidant effects of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacquin ex Fr.) Kummer, Moringa oleifera Lam. and Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
Supervisor
Md. Maruf Hossain
2021
Masters
Taxonomy and Biological Investigation of Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. and Corchorus capsularis L.
Co-Supervisor
Ishita Parvin
Medicnal plants, Biological activities
2018
Masters
Angiopermic flora of Lalpur upazila, Natore, Bangladesh
Supervisor
Sharika Hassan
Plant Taxonomy, Floristics
2018
Masters
Angiospermic flora of Gaffargaon upazila, Mymensingh
Supervisor
Nusrut Jahan Sayma
Plant Taxonomy, Floristics
2018
Masters
Taxonomy, propagation and biological activities of indigenous medicinal plant Glycosmis Pentaphylla (Retz.) A. DC.
Spervisor
Md. Badiur Rahman
Medicinal Plants, Biological activities
2018
Masters
Angiospermic flora of Dohar upazila focusing on medicinally important plants
Supervisor
Tasnim Tahia Huq
Floristics, Medicinal Plants
2018
Masters
Angiospermic flora of Munshiganj Sadar upazila, Munshiganj, Bangladesh
Supervisor
Md. Wajib Ullah
Plant Taxonomy, Floristics
2013
Masters
Angiospermic flora of Trishal upazila, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Supervisor
Md. Tauhidul Alam
Floristics, Plant Taxonomy
2012
Masters
Taxonomic revision and molecular characterization of Desmodium Desv. in Bangladesh
Supervisor
Md. Zahidur Rahman
Plant Taxonomy, Molecular Systematics
2012
Masters
Diversity of pappus structure in some species of the family Asteraceae
Supervisor
Amena Khatun
Plant Taxonomy
2010
Masters
Angiospermic flora of Dhamrai upazila, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Supervisor
Rumana Tanjin Antara
Floristics, Plant Taxonomy
2010
Masters
A taxonomic revision of the genus Solanum L. in Bangladesh
Supervisor
Shakila Rahman
Plant Taxonomy
2009
Masters
Screening in vitro anticancer and cytotoxic activity of some selected plants on HeLa, BHK-21, NP-2 derivatives and Vero cell line.
Supervisor
Lutfunnahar Suchana
Ph.D.
Angiospermic flora of Rajbari district, Bangladesh focusing on ecologically and economically important species
Ph.D. Supervisor
Miruna Banu
Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity
Current Year
Project/Research Work
Subject
Project Name
Source of Fund
From Date
To Date
Collaboration
No project/research work is
found
Invited Talk
SL
Invited Talk
1
SL
Collaboration & Membership Name
Type
Membership Year
Expire Year
1
Collaboration with Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, SOUTH KOREA
Resaerch
2015-2016
2
Member, Academic Council, University of Dhaka.
2013
3
Member, Board of Advanced Studies, University of Dhaka.
2013
4
Life Member, Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association
2016
Life Time
5
Member, Bangladesh National Biodiversity Group
2004
6
Member, Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology
2014 - Date
7
Life Member, Bangladesh Association of Plant Taxonomists
1996
Life Time
8
Member, Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE)
2019
9
Councillor, International Society of Chromosome Botany.
2005 - Date
10
Collaboration with King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA
Research
2018-2019
11
Collaboration with King Saud University, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
Research
2017-2018
12
Collaboration with Munzur University, TURKEY
Research
2018-2019
13
Fellow, Linnean Society of London (FLS)
2018 -
Book
1
Hassan, M.A., Begum, M., Uddin, M.Z., Rahman, M.O. and Ullah M.A.
Known Flowers (Porichito Phulgulo).
Dhaka: Ashrafia Book House, 2016 .
2
Zahan, M.I, Mahmud, I., Hassan, M.A., Begum, M. and Rahman, M.O.
Taxonomy and Biology of Bignoniaceae in Dhaka City.
Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 2012 .
Journal Article
1
Ali, M.A., Pan, T.K., Gurung, A.B., Farah, M.A., Al-Hemaid, F., Alanazi, K.M., Elangbam, M., Lee, J., Pandey, S.K., Rahman, M.O. and Kim, S.-Y. : Plastome of Saraca asoca (Detarioideae, Fabaceae): annotation, comparison among subfamily and molecular typing,
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences (impact factor:2.82 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.28 , 2021
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Tabassum, N., Begum, M. and Rahman, M.O.: Jungermannia exertifolia Steph. – A new bryophyte record from Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.29 , no.1 , pp.133-136 , 2020
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3
Elshikh, M.S., Kim, S.-Y., Ali, M.A., Al-Hemaid, F., Chen, S.-M., Choi, S., Rahman, M.O. and Elangbam M. and Lee J. : Comparative analysis of cp genome of Fagonia indica growing in desert and its implications in pattern of similarity and variations,
Saudi Journal of Biological Science (impact factor:2.82 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.229-232 , 2020
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Tabassum, N., Begum, M. and Rahman, M.O.: Jungermannia exertifolia Steph. – A new bryophyte record from Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Science , vol.29 , no.1 , pp.133-136 , 2020
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Elshikh, M.S., Kim, S.-Y., Ali, M.A., Al-Hemaid, F., Chen, S.-M., Choi, S., Rahman, M.O., Elangbam, M. and Lee, J. : Comparative analysis of cp genome of Fagonia indica growing in desert and its implications in pattern of similarity and variations,
Saudi Jouanal of Biological Sciences (impact factor:2.82 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.229-232 , 2020
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Rahman, M.O., Huq, T.T. and Begum, M. : A taxonomic account on the flora of Dohar upazila under Dhaka district of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.293-322 , 2020
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7
Das, C.K., Rahman, M.O. and Sultana, S.S. : Karyological investigation on three Zephyranthes species and its taxonomic significance,
Cytologia (impact factor:0.795 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.85 , no.2 , pp.163-168 , 2020
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Rahman, M.O., Sayma, N.J. and Begum, M. : Angiospermic flora of Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district focusing on medicinally important species,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy , vol.26 , no.2 , pp.269-283 , 2019
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12
Sultana, N., Rahman, M.O. and Hassan, M.A. : Seed germination in six anticancerous plants of Bangladesh,
Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.45 , no.2 , pp.151-159 , 2019
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13
Sultana, N., Akhi, S.S., Hassan, M.A. and Rahman, M.O.: Morphological and anatomical investigation among six variants of Canna indica L.,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy , vol.26 , no.2 , pp.219-230 , 2019
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14
Siddiqui, S.A., Rahman, A., Rahman, M.O. and Akbar, M.A., Ali, M.A., Al-Hemaid, F.M.A., Elshikh, M.S. and Farah, M.A. : A novel triterpenoid 16-Hydroxy betulinic acid isolated from Mikania cordata attributes multi-faced pharmacological activities.,
Saudi Journal of Biological Science (impact factor:2.82 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.26 , no.3 , pp.554-562 , 2019
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Shethi, K.J, Rashid, P., Begum, M. and Rahman M.O.: Morphoanatomical profile of five species of Piper L. from Bangladesh and its taxonomic significance,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytis)) , vol.26 , no.1 , pp.57-68 , 2019
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Rahman, M.O., Hassan, S. and Begum M. : Floristic study in Lalpur upazila of Natore district, Bangladesh: Identification, distribution and economic potential.,
Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.45 , no.1 , pp.71-91 , 2019
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Selvi, S., Polat, R., Babacan, E.Y., Rahman, M.O. and Çakilcioğlu U. : Micromorphological and anatomical investigation on six Onosma L. taxa (Boraginaceae) from Turkey,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.26 , no.1 , pp.69-81 , 2019
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Das, C.K., Rashid, M.H., Sultana, S.S. and Rahman M.O.: Cytotaxonomy of four floral variants of Impatiens balsamina L.,
Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Science , vol.43 , no.1 , pp.1-9 , 2019
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Rahman, M.O., Sayma, N.J. and Begum, M. : Angiospermic flora of Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district focusing on medicinally important species,
Bangladesh Journl of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.26 , no.2 , pp.269-283 , 2019
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Sultana, N., Rahman, M.O. and Hassan, M.A. : Seed germination in six anticancerous plants of Bangladesh,
Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Science) , vol.45 , no.2 , pp.151-159 , 2019
.
21
Sultana, N., Akhi, S.S., Hassan, M.A. and Rahman, M.O.: Morphological and anatomical investigation in Canna indica L.,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytis)) , vol.26 , no.2 , pp.219-230 , 2019
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Rahman, M.O., Siddiqui, S.A., Rahman, A., Akbar, M.A. and Ali M.A. : Multi-functional pharmacological credence of triterpenoid 16-hydroxy betulinic acid isolated from Mikania cordata,
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology , vol.32 , no.4 , pp.253-254 , 2018
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24
Afroz, S, Rahman, M.O. and Hassan M.A. : Taxonomic revision of the genus Crinum L. (Liliaceae) of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.25 , no.2 , pp.257-271 , 2018
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Afroz, S., Rahman, M.O. and Hassan M.A. : Taxonomy and reproductive biology of the genus Zephyranthes Herb. (Liliaceae) on Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.25 , no.1 , pp.57-69 , 2018
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Taşar, N., Doğan, G., Kıran, Y., Rahman, M.O. and Çakilcioğlu U. : Morphological, anatomical and cytological investigations on three taxa of Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) from Turkey,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.25 , no.2 , pp.215-226 , 2018
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Karaköse, M., Polat, R., Rahman, M.O. and Çakilcioğlu U. : Traditional honey production and bee flora of Espiye, Turkey,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.25 , no.1 , pp.79-91 , 2018
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Uddin, M.N., Rahman, M.O. and Rahman M.A. : New records of three species and a genus of the Euphorbiaceae from Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.25 , no.1 , pp.93-99 , 2018
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Rahman M.O.: Biological activities of essential oil and extracts from Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) Robinson: An analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic evaluation,
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants , vol.6 , no.5 , pp.29 , 2017
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33
Rahman, M.O., Rahman, M.Z., Sony, S.K. and Islam M.N. : Genetic variation and molecular relationships among some taxa of Desmodium Desv. based on RAPD markers,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.149-154 , 2017
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Sultana, N., Rahman, M.O., Tahia, F., Hassan, M.A. and Rashid M.A. : Antioxidant, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activities of Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R. N. Parker,
Bangladesh Journal of Botany , vol.46 , no.4 , pp.1381-1387 , 2017
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Rahman, M.O. and Hassan M.A. : New angiospermic taxa for the flora of Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy (impact factor:0.367 (Clarivate Analytics)) , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.165-171 , 2017
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Atikullah, S.M, Hossain, A.B.M.E, Miah, G.U. and Rahman M.O.: Homestead plant diversity in the south-central coastal saline region of Bangladesh: utilization and conservation,
International J. Emerging Trends in Science & Technology , vol.3 , no.5 , pp.4029-4041 , 2016
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38
Ahmed, A., Akbar, M.M., Rahman, M.O. and Chaudhury M.M.R. : Effects of management practice on the community composition and species diversity of Sal (Shorea robusta Geartn.) forest at Comilla,
Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource management , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.73-82 , 2015
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Ali, M.A., Al-Hemaid, F.M., Lee, J., Hatamleh, A.A., Gyulai, G. and Rahman M.O.: Unraveling systematic inventory of Echinops (Asteraceae) with special reference to nrDNA ITS sequence-based molecular typing of Echinops abuzinadianus,
Genetics and Molecular Research (impact factor:0.78) , vol.14 , no.4 , pp.11752-11762 , 2015
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