| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Plant Molecular Biology | International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | India | 2015 |
| Masters | Plant Breeding and Biotechnology | Department of Botany, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| Bachelor | Botany | Department of Botany, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2009 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 01, Nov 2022 | Currently Working |
| Visiting Scientist | Leibniz Universität Hannover | Hannover, Germany | 01, Nov 2021 | Currently Working |
| Editor | Plos One | San Francisco, California, and Cambridge, United Kingdom | 01, Oct 2021 | Currently Working |
| Editor | BMC Plant Biology | London,United Kingdom | 15, Jul 2021 | Currently Working |
| Guest Editor | MDPI ( Agronomy) | Basel, Switzerland | 01, Oct 2020 | Currently Working |
| PostDoc fellow | Plant Breeding Institute, Kiel University | Kiel, Germany | 15, Sep 2018 | 31-10-2020 |
| Visiting Scientist | Max Planck Institute of Plant Breeding | Cologne, Germany | 06, Mar 2018 | 06-06-2018 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Botany, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 30, Oct 2017 | |
| Lecturer | Department of Botany, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 30, Mar 2015 | 29-10-2017 |
| Research Associate | International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | New Delhi, India | 01, Nov 2014 | 15-03-2015 |
| Pre Doctoral Fellow | International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | New Delhi, Inida | 01, Aug 2011 | 10-03-2015 |
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| An Integrative Multi-Omics Framework for Sugarcane Crop Improvement | This framework aims to integrate multi-omics data to decode the molecular networks regulating sugarcane's defense responses against major pests and pathogens. By leveraging machine learning and computational modeling, the project identifies key biomarkers associated with disease resistance to accelerate the breeding of hardy, biotic stress-tolerant varieties. |
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| Genome Editing | Genome editing for the improvement of various crops eg. Rice, Jute, Potato and Brassica etc |
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| Bioinformatics | To identify novel candidate genes in response to various abiotic and biotic stresses. |
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| Plant Molecular Biology | Molecular cloning, Vector contruction, Expression analysis and protein charceterization etc. |
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| Plant stress physiology | Molecular and Biochemical analysis of plants under different stress condition, plant genotying and phenotyping etc. |
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| Plant tissue culture and Breeding | Plant tissue culture and Agrobacterium mediated genetic transformation of different plants, crossing and maintainance of progenies |
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Development of erucic acid free oilseed Brassica through genome editing | Dr. Tahmina Islam | Professor Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker | Nuram Mubina | Current Year | |
| Ph.D. | CRISPR-Cas mutagenesis towards the development of drought resistant potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) | Dr. Tahmina Islam | Professor Dr. M. Imdadul Hoque, Dr. Rita Sarah Borna | Bivas Kumar Sarker | Current Year | |
| Masters | Genome editing for the improvement of Brassica rapa (L.) | Dr. Tahmina Islam | Saima Akhter | 2021 | ||
| Masters | Genome wide identification, characterization and expression profiling of the helicase gene family in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) | Professor Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker | Dr. Tahmina Islam | Asif Ahmed Sami | 2018 | |
| Masters | Comprehensive genome wide identification and expression profiling of Proline Biosynthesis and degradation pathway genes in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) and Oryza sativa (L.) to reveal their stress specific transcript regulation | Dr. Tahmina Islam | Shatil Arabia | 2017 | ||
| Masters | Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Stress Responsive Promoter OsGPX1 from Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its Functional Validation in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) | Professor Dr. Rakha Hari Sarker | Dr. Tahmina Islam | Zakya Sultana Jui | 2016 |
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAS-USDA (6th Phase) | CRISPR Cas9-Mediated Multi-Allelic Gene Targeting for developing disease and herbicide resistant sugarcane | Bangladesh Academy of Sciences | 01-07-2025 | 01-07-2028 | University of Florida |
| ICGEB Research Grants Programme 2021 | Development of low erucic acid containing oilseed Brassica varieties in Bangladesh through genome editing | ICGEB | 01-01-2022 | 30-12-2024 | Leibniz University of Hannover (Germany), ICGEB (New Delhi, India) |
| TWAS Individual Grant | Engineering drought tolerance in potato through CRISPR/Cas genome editing | The World Academy of Sciennce | 01-01-2022 | 30-12-2023 | Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany |
| Centennial Project | Improvement of mustard (Brassica rapa) through genome editing | University of Dhaka | 01-06-2021 | 01-12-2022 | ICGEB New Delhi |
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Invited webinar organised by Bioingene.com |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | IIT Bhubonessor | Collaboration | 2024 | Life Time |
| 2 | University of Florida | Collaboration | 2025 | 2028 |
| 3 | International Centre of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) | Collaboration | 2021 | 2024 |
| 4 | Leibniz Universität Hannover | Collaboration | 2021 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Abida Anjum, Nuram Mubina, Tamima Sultana, Abida Lotif Tamanna, Shajneen Jahan Shoily, and Tahmina Islam
Transcription factors and their role in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
Academic Press, 2026 .
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| 2 |
Shaheena Alam and Tahmina Islam
Genetics and Genomics of Biotic Stress Resistance of Jute.
SpringerLink, 2022 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Tetsuya Ishikawa, Koushik Chakraborty, Lana Shabala, Tahmina Islam, Ping Yun, Meixue Zhou, Gayatri Venkataraman, Yu Min, Gothandapani Sellamuthu, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Zhong-Hua Chen, Sergey Shabala : Revealing the mechanistic basis of differential salt-induced oxidative stress tolerance between Oryza sativa and Oryza coarctata,
Environmental and Experimental Botany , 2026
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| 2 |
Abida Lotif Tamanna, Shajneen Jahan Shoily, Tahmina Islam : WHIRLY Gene Family in Oryza: Genome-Wide Identification, Conserved Organellar Roles and Paralog-Specific Abiotic Stress Responses in Rice,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2026
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| 3 |
Sheikh Fahmida Tasnim, GM Al Amin, Shawon Ghosh, Ripa Akter Sharmin, Tahmina Islam : High-Frequency Direct Organogenesis of Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) varieties of Bangladesh,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2026
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| 4 |
Khatuna Jannat Esha, Anik Roy, Md Shamsudduha, Taslim Ur Rashid, Mohammad Shamimul Alam, Harinarayan Das, Tahmina Islam, Mahmudur Rahman, Saeed Mahmud Ullah, Ahsan Habib : Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylenimine-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for DNA Binding toward Pollen-Directed Gene Delivery Applications,
IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience , 2026
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| 5 |
Rokaiya Morshed Ema, Rifat Samad, Munira Mohtasim, Tahmina Islam : Physiological, biochemical, and molecular analysis of PEG-induced water stress responses in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.),
Journal of Plant Nutrition , 2025
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| 6 |
Nuram Mubina, RH Sarker, Tahmina Islam : Development of an Efficient Regeneration Protocol for Brassica carinata A. braun through in vitro-derived explants,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2025
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| 7 |
Ping Yun, Babar Shahzad, Md Hasanuzzaman, Tahmina Islam, Lana Shabala, Meixue Zhou, Gayatri Venkataraman, Zhong-Hua Chen, Sergey Shabala : Learning from nature: photosynthetic traits conferring superior salt tolerance in wild rice Oryza coarctata,
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences , 2025
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| 8 |
Faisal Ahmed, Mst Tamima Sultana, Niloy Chowdhury, Bivas Kumar Sarkar, GM Al Amin, Tahmina Islam, Ripa Akter Sharmin : Genome-Wide Identification and In-silico Expression Analysis of Serine Carboxypeptidase-Like (SCPL) Proteins in Soybean (Glycine max L.),
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2024
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| 9 |
Sanjida Rahman Mollika, Tahmina Islam, MI Hoque, RH Sarker : Indirect in vitro regeneration in four varieties of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) from internodal segments and leaf explants,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2024
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| 10 |
Tahmina Islam, Zakya Sultana Jui, Munira Mohtasim, Shatil Arabia : Analysis of Morpho-physiological and Biochemical Responses in Brassica Varieties under Salt Stress,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2023
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| 11 |
Munira Mohtasim, Tahmina Islam : Establishment of an effective in vitro regeneration system for sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.),
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology , 2023
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| 12 |
Saima Akhter, Asif Ahmed Sami, Tamanna Islam Toma, Bushrat Jahan and Tahmina Islam : Caffeoyl-CoA 3-O-methyltransferase gene family in jute: Genome-wide identification, evolutionary progression and transcript profiling under different quandaries,
Frontiers in Plant Science (impact factor:6.6) , vol.13 , 2022
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| 13 |
Tahmina Islam, MK Reddy : Evaluation of Cd2+ stress tolerance in transgenic rice overexpressing PgGPx gene that maintains cellular ion and reactive oxygen species homeostasis,
PLoS One , 2022
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| 14 |
Shatil Arabia, Asif Ahmed Sami, Saima Akhter, Rakha Hari Sarker and Tahmina Islam : Comprehensive in-silico characterization of Universal Stress Proteins in rice (Oryza sativa L.) with insight into their stress-specific transcriptional modulation,
Frontiers in Plant Science (impact factor:5.75) , 2021
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| 15 |
Shatil Arabia, Nur Ahad Shah, Asif Ahmed Sami, Ajit Ghosh and Tahmina Islam : Identification and expression profiling of proline metabolizing genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa to reveal their stress-specific transcript alteration,
Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants (impact factor:2.41) , 2021
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| 16 |
Asif Ahmed Sami, Shatil Arabia, Rakha Hari Sarker and Tahmina Islam : Deciphering the role of helicases and translocases: A multifunctional gene family safeguarding plants from diverse environmental adversities,
Current Plant Biology (impact factor:2.6) , vol.26 , 2021
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| 17 |
Md Soyib Hasan, Shiful Islam, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Saikat Das Sajib, Shamim Ahmed and Tahmina Islam : Genome-wide analysis and transcript profiling identify several abiotic and biotic stress-responsive Glutathione S transferase genes in soybean,
Plant Gene , vol.23 , 2020
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| 18 |
Madhury Paul, Tahmina Islam, M. Imdadul Hoque and Rakha Hari Sarker : Analysis of genetic diversity in oilseed brassica germplasm through ISSR markers and isozyme profiling,
Bangladesh Journal of Botany (impact factor:0.3) , 2020
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| 19 |
Shiful Islam, Saikat Das Sajib, Zakya Sultana Jui, Shatil Arabia, Tahmina Islam and Ajit Ghosh : Genome-wide identification of glutathione S-transferase gene family in pepper, its classification, and expression profiling under different anatomical and environmental conditions,
Scientific Reports (impact factor:3.99) , vol.9 , 2019
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| 20 |
Madhury Paul, Tahmina Islam, Rakha Hari Sarker and M. Imdadul Hoque : In vitro Mass Propagation of Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (impact factor:0.3) , vol.29 , no.1 , 2019
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| 21 |
Mihir Lal Saha, Khondokar Nowshin Islam, Taslima Akter, Iffat Ara Rahman, Tahmina Islam and Tahsin Khan : Isolation and identification of amylolytic bacteria from garbage and garden soil,
Bangladesh Journal of Botany , vol.48 , no.3 , 2019
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| 22 |
Farhana Islam Khan, Lovely Aktar, Tahmina Islam and Mihir Lal Saha : Isolation and Identification of Indigenous Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producing Bacteria from Different Waste Materials,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (impact factor:0.3) , vol.29 , no.1 , 2019
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| 23 |
Md. Shiful Islam, Mouraj Choudhury, Al -Nahian Khan Majlish, Tahmina Islam and Ajit Ghosh : Comprehensive genome-wide analysis of Glutathione S-transferase gene family in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and their expression profiling in various anatomical tissues and perturbation conditions,
Gene (impact factor:2.9) , vol.639 , 2018
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| 24 |
Ajit Ghosh, Md. Nur Ahad Shah, Zakya Sultana Jui, Sushanto Saha, Khandakar Atakia Fariha and Tahmina Islam : Evolutionary variation and expression profiling of Isopentenyl transferase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana L. and Oryza sativa L.,
Plant Gene (impact factor:2.57) , vol.15 , pp.15-27 , 2018
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| 25 |
Md. Nur Ahad Shah, Shatil Arabia, Tahmina Islam and Ajit Ghosh : Molecular evolution of SUN-domain containing proteins in diverse plant species and their expression profiling in response to developmental and perturbation stimuli,
Phytochemistry (impact factor:2.5) , vol.157 , pp.28-42 , 2019
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| 26 |
Tahmina Islam and Ajit Ghosh : Genome-wide dissection and expression profiling of unique glyoxalase III genes in soybean reveal the differential pattern of transcriptional regulation,
Scientific reports (impact factor:3.9) , vol.8 , 2018
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| 27 |
Tahmina Islam, Shiful Islam, Iffat Ara Rahman and Ajit Ghosh : Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of glutathione S-transferase gene family in tomato: Gaining an insight to their physiological and stress-specific roles,
Plos One (impact factor:3.2) , 2017
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| 28 |
Shawon Mitra, Tahmina Islam, Rakha Hari Sarker and M. Imdadul Haque : RAPD Profile Analysis of Single and Multigrain Aman Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties Available in Bangladesh,
Plant Tissue Culture And Biotechnology (impact factor:0.3) , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.195-205 , 2017
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| 29 |
Sagorika Smriti, Tahmina Islam, Mst Khadiza Begum, Nusrat Jahan Punom, Shawon Mitra, Anwar Hossain, Rakha Hari Sarker and Mohammad Shamsur Rahman : Fraudulence Detection in Fish Marketing of Bangladesh using DNA Barcoding,
Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences , vol.41 , no.1 , 2017
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| 30 |
Tahmina Islam, Shinthia Rahman, M Imdadul Hoque and Rakha Hari Sarker : Genetic Diversity Assessment in Ten Aromatic Rice Varieties of Bangladesh,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (impact factor:0.3) , vol.27 , no.2 , 2017
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| 31 |
Ajit Ghosh and Tahmina Islam : Genome-wide analysis and expression profiling of glyoxalase gene families in soybean (Glycine max) indicate their development and abiotic stress specific response,
BMC Plant Biology (impact factor:3.4) , vol.16 , 2016
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| 32 |
Mrinalini Manna, V. Mohan M. Achary, Tahmina Islam, Pawan K. Agrawal and Malireddy K. Reddy : The development of a phosphite-mediated fertilization and weed control system for rice,
Scientific Reports (impact factor:3.9) , vol.6 , 2016
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| 33 |
Lovely Aktar, Farhana Islam Khan, Tahmina Islam, Shawon Mitra and Mihir Lal Saha : Isolation and Characterization of Indigenous Lipase Producing Bacteria from Lipid?rich Environment,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (impact factor:0.3) , vol.26 , no.2 , 2016
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| 34 |
Mrinalini Manna, Tahmina Islam, Tanushri Kaul, Chinreddy Subramanyam Reddy, Dhirendra Fartyal, Donald James and Malireddy K. Reddy : A comparative study of effects of increasing concentrations of phosphate and phosphite on rice seedlings,
Acta Physiology Plantarum (impact factor:1.7) , vol.37 , 2015
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| 35 |
Tahmina Islam, Mrinalini Manna and Mallireddy K Reddy : Glutathione Peroxidase of Pennisetum glaucum (PgGPx) Is a Functional Cd2+ Dependent Peroxiredoxin that Enhances Tolerance against Salinity and Drought Stress,
Plos One (impact factor:3.2) , vol.10 , no.11 , 2015
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| 36 |
Tahmina Islam, Mrinalini Manna, Tanushri Kaul, Saurabh Pandey and Mallireddy K Reddy : Genome-Wide Dissection of Arabidopsis and Rice for the Identification and Expression Analysis of Glutathione Peroxidases Reveals Their Stress-Specific and Overlapping Response Patterns,
Plant Molecular Biology Reporter (impact factor:1.8) , vol.33 , 2015
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| 37 |
Chinreddy Subramanyam Reddy, Muvva Vijayalakshmi, Tanushri Kaul, Tahmina Islam and Malireddy K. Reddy : Improving flavour and quality of tomatoes by expression of synthetic gene encoding sweet protein monellin,
Molecular Biotechnology volume (impact factor:2.2) , vol.57 , 2015
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| 38 |
V. Mohan Murali Achary, Chinreddy S. Reddy, Prachi Pandey, Tahmina Islam, Tanushri Kaul and Malireddy K. Reddy : Glutathione reductase a unique enzyme: molecular cloning, expression and biochemical characterization from the stress adapted C4 plant, Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br,
Molecular Biology Reporter (impact factor:2.1) , vol.42 , 2015
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| 39 |
Probir kumar Sharma, Zakya Sultana Jui, Tahsin Khan, Tahmina Islam and Mihir Lal Saha : Biotechnologically Important Enzyme Producing Indigenous Bacteria Isolated from Fruit and Vegetable Wastes Samples Collected from different Local Markets,
Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (impact factor:0.3) , 2022
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| 40 |
Md. Sifatul Islam, Munira Muhtasim, Tahmina Islam and Ajit Ghosh : Aldehyde dehydrogenase superfamily in sorghum: genome-wide identification, evolution, and transcript profiling during development stages and stress conditions,
BMC Plant Biology (impact factor:4.2) , vol.22 , no.1 Springer Nature , 2022
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| Local | Dean's Research Award (Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka) | 2023 | Bangladesh | Deans Research Award for outstanding international publication |
| International | PostDoctoral Fellow | 2018 | Germany | BMBF (Germany) funded Postdocral Research Fellowship |
| International | ICGEB Pre-Doctoral Fellowship | 2011 | Italy | Awarded by International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy for persuing PhD degree. |
| National | NST fellowship | 2009 | Bangladesh | Awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of the people's republic of Bangladesh |