Short Biography:
Md. Fazle Rabbe is a passionate teacher, researcher and conservationist, with a keen interest in the fascinating world of wildlife. With a focus on herpetology, urban wildlife, ethology, ethnozoology, and wildlife diseases, he is dedicated to exploring and understanding the complex relationships between wildlife and their environment. His research is ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Masters | Wildlife Biology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| Bachelor | Zoology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2016 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| House Tutor | Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall | University of Dhaka | 27, Jun 2024 | Currently Working |
| Assistant House Tutor | Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall | University of Dhaka | 21, Jul 2022 | 26-06-2024 |
| Lecturer | Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 30, Dec 2021 | Currently Working |
| Junior Ecologist | JRECD Project, Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) | Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 01, Aug 2021 | 29-12-2021 |
| Field Officer cum Museum Assistant | Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project, Bangladesh Bridge Authority | SA-1, Dogachi, Munshiganj, Bangladesh | 18, Jun 2019 | 30-04-2021 |
| Research Assistant | Wildlife Laboratory, Department of Zoology, DU | University of Dhaka, Bangladesh | 12, Feb 2017 | 02-06-2019 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Urban Wildlife | ||
| Anthrozoology | ||
| Wildlife Diseases | ||
| Herpetology |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Hunting Pattern and Bushmeat Collection of Wildlife in Bangladesh | Md. Fazle Rabbe | Sirazum Munira | Human-wildlife interaction |
2023 | |
| Masters | Migratory and Non-migratory Birds of Jahangirnagar University Campus, Bangladesh | Md. Fazle Rabbe | Sumaiya Barkatullah | Avian diversity |
2023 | |
| Masters | Activity Budget, Ranging Behavior, Habitat Utilization, and Seed Dispersal Behavior of Capped Langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) in Madhupur National Park, Bangladesh | Md. Fazle Rabbe | Arnob Saha | Primate behaviour |
2023 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Herpetology | Gharial Conservation Project | NAGAO Natural Environment Foundation, Japan & CASRBS, DU | 14-07-2023 | 20-07-2025 | |
| Transboundary Wildlife | Present Status, Habitat Preference, Threat Assessment and Conservation Issues of Threatened Wildlife in the Transboundary Area of Ganges River, Bangladesh | Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh | 02-07-2023 | ||
| Herpetology | Population status, habitat preference, threat assessment and conservation issues of threatened turtles in Jamuna river of Bangladesh | Turtle Conservation Fund & Re:wild, USA | 15-02-2023 | 15-01-2024 | |
| Wildlife Diseases | Detection of Ranavirus and assessment of its’ spatiotemporal pattern in amphibians of Northeastern Bangladesh | Biotechnology Research Centre, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh | 24-07-2022 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | South Asian Amphibian Event (virtual) | Amphibian research and education in Bangladesh | SAVE THE FROGS! India | 30 April, 2023 |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | IUCN SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group | International | 2024 | |
| 2 | IUCN SSC Monitor Lizard Specialist Group | International | 2024 | |
| 3 | Global Ranavirus Consortium | International | 2023 | |
| 4 | IUCN SSC Asia | International | 2021 | 2025 |
| 5 | IUCN Crocodile Specialist Group | International | 2023 | |
| 6 | Zoological Society of Bangladesh | National | 2018 | |
| 7 | SAVE THE FROGS! | International | 2021 |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Azizul Islam Barkat, Md. Rokonuzzaman and Md. Fazle Rabbe : Use of Roads by Rainbow Mudsnakes (Enhydris enhydris) during Parturition,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.31 , pp.e21322 , 2024
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Afsana Emrose, Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Mohammed Mukteruzzaman and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : Odonata Diversity in a Tropical Landscape of Bangladesh,
Proceedings of the Zoological Society Springer Nature , 2024
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Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md Mahabub Alam, Tanvir Mia, Umme Habiba Ilma, Mehedi Hasan Tareq and Md Fazle Rabbe : Unveiling the avian community structure, habitat preference, and conservation concerns in the sal forest of central Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.33 , no.1 , pp.1-21 , 2024
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Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Sultan Ahmed, Sakhawat Hossain and Md Fazle Rabbe : Activity Budget of Bengal Monitor Varanus Bengalensis: Effect of Daytime, Season, Age and Temperature,
Heliyon (impact factor:4) , vol.10 Cell press , pp.e28504 , 2024
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Afsana Emrose, Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Niloy Hawladar and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : Northwestern transboundary area of Bangladesh: a key to sustaining a quarter of the country’s avian species,
Ornithology Research (impact factor:1.1) Springer Nature , 2024
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Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Arnob Saha, Ashikur Rahman Shome and Md. Mahabub Alam : Wildlife diversity and community structure in northern deciduous forest of Bangladesh,
Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences , vol.47 , no.2 , pp.249-265 , 2023
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Iftiker Mahamud, Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Fazle Rabbe, M. Monirul H. Khan, Adnan Azad, Sourav Mondal and Mahfuzur Rahman : First record of the Mizo rain snake Smithophis atemporalis from Bangladesh,
The Herpetological Bulletin , vol.166 British Herpetological Society , pp.35-37 , 2023
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Noor Jahan Sarker, Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Dipto Biswas and Md. Fazle Rabbe : Human-carnivore interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh,
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology (impact factor:0.40) , vol.12 , no.2 Turtle Conservation and Research Programme Foundation (TCRF) , pp.231-238 , 2023
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Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe and Ashikur Rahman Shome : Temporal variation, habitat heterogeneity and anthropogenic stressors influencing wildlife communities in an oxbow shaped wetland of lower ganges floodplain in Bangladesh,
Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management , vol.9 , no.2 Biodiversity Conservation Trust Foundation (BCTF) , pp.83-98 , 2023
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, Sumaiya Akter, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman and Azizul Islam Barkat : New insights into the distribution of the gharial Gavialis gangeticus in Bangladesh from the analysis of news reports,
The Herpetological Bulletin , vol.163 , no.1 British Herpetological Society , pp.28-30 , 2023
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Dipto Biswas, Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe and Ashikur Rahman Shome : Community structure, ecology, and conservation issues of avifauna of two human-dominated landscapes in Faridpur district, Bangladesh during Covid-19 pandemic,
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science , vol.48 , no.1-2 , pp.53-66 , 2023
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Tanvir Mia, Sirazum Munira, Umme Habiba Ilma and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : Ecology of Avifauna in Green Spaces of a Sub-Tropical Urban Landscape: Community Structure and Habitat Preference,
Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management , vol.8 , no.2 Biodiversity Conservation Trust Foundation (BCTF) , pp.37--50 , 2023
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Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Ashikur Rahman Shome, Arnob Saha, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Md. Abu Sayeed Rana, Md. Abdur Razzaque Sarker and Md Rahman : Diversity and community structure of wild vertebrates in the Sandwip Island of Bangladesh,
Tropical Ecology (impact factor:1.33) Springer , pp.1-14 , 2022
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Md. Mahabub Alam, Seam Ferdous Emon, Md. Mazaharul Islam, Razia Sultana Setu, Nahla Khan, Dipto Biswas and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : Avifauna in an Urban Landscape of a Lower Ganges District Of Bangladesh: Community Structure, Seasonality, Habitat Preference and Conservation Issues,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.31 , no.2 , pp.343--360 , 2022
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Md Rahman, Hawa Jahan, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Moumita Chakraborty and Md Salauddin : First Detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Wild Frogs from Bangladesh,
EcoHealth (impact factor:4.464) , vol.18 , no.1 Springer , pp.31-43 , 2021
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Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Mahatub Khan Badhon, Md Salauddin, Md Fazle Rabbe and Md Sirajul Islam : Chytrid infection in Asia: How much do we know and what else do we need to know?,
Herpetological Journal (impact factor:1.194) , vol.30 , no.2 , pp.99-111 , 2020
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : Ecology and diversity of wildlife in Dhaka University Campus, Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.30 , no.3 (Centennial Special Issue) , pp.429-442 , 2022
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Taniza Tabasshum, Fahmida Tasnim Liza, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Mandira Mukutmoni, Md. Mahabub Alam and Aleya Begum : Occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in captive Olive Baboon and Common Langur in Bangladesh,
Animal Diseases , vol.2 , no.1 Springer , pp.1-6 , 2022
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman and Abdur Razzaque Sarker : Species diversity, composition, and distribution of the herpetofauna in the Northwestern Region of Bangladesh,
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (impact factor:1.322) , vol.16 , no.1 , pp.226-234 , 2022
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md. Mahabub Alam, Ripon Chandra Roy, Shanjida Sultana, Md. Fazle Rabbe, M. Niamul Naser, Md. Mazaharul Islam, Dipto Biswas and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : First Confirmed Record of Platygomphus dolabratus Selys, 1854 (Odonata: Anisoptera) in Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.50 , no.1 , pp.135-139 , 2022
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md Mahabub Alam, Md Fazle Rabbe, Mohammad Mijanur Rahman and Mohammad Firoj Jaman : Diversity, status and habitat usage of avifauna at sadar upazila, Magura, Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.48 , no.2 , pp.441-456 , 2020
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Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Mahabub Alam, Mokhlesur Rahman, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Abu Sayeed Rana, Ashikur Rahman Shome and Sakhawat Hossain : Species diversity, distribution and habitat utilization of urban wildlife in a megacity of Bangladesh,
Biodiversity Journal , vol.12 , no.3 , pp.635-653 , 2021
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Azizul Islam Barkat and Md. Fazle Rabbe : A confirmed record of Russell’s kukri (Oligodon russelius) from Bangladesh,
TAPROBANICA The Journal of Asian Biodiversity , vol.11 , no.1 , pp.44 , 2022
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M Firoj Jaman, Md Fazle Rabbe, Md Mahabub Alam, Ashikur Rahman Shome, Md Afzal Hossain and Mohammad Abdur Razzaque Sarker : Students’ perceptions on snake in Northwestern Bangladesh,
Asian Journal of Ethnobiology , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.62-69 , 2020
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Azizul Islam Barkat and Md Mahabub Alam : New distribution record of Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837; Squamata, Colubridae) from Madhupur National Park, Tangail, Bangladesh,
Herpetology Notes , vol.13 , pp.549-551 , 2020
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, Nur Mohammad, Dipongkor Kumar Roy, Mohammad Firoj Jaman and M Niamul Naser : A rapid survey of herpetofaunal diversity in Nijhum Dwip National Park, Bangladesh,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.29 , no.1 , pp.9-16 , 2022
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Md. Fazle Rabbe and Ripon Chandra Roy : Attempted predation by an Asian House Shrew, Suncus murinus (Linnaeus 1766), on an Indian Bullfrog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin 1802), in Bangladesh,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.28 , no.3 , pp.504-505 , 2021
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, M.M. Alam, M.F. Jaman, M.S. Hossain, K.N.M. Sarafat and A.R. Shome : Chromatic leucism in the flap shell turtle, Lissemys punctata from Bangladesh,
Taprobanica , vol.10 , no.2 , pp.131-132 , 2021
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, M. Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, M.A. Razzaque Sarker and Ahsan Rahman Jamee : Human perceptions toward herpetofauna in northwestern Bangladesh,
Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (impact factor:1.322) , vol.15 , no.2 , pp.210-227 , 2021
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Azizul Islam Barkat, Fahmida Tasnim Liza, Sumaiya Akter, Ashikur Rahman Shome and Md. Fazle Rabbe : Wildlife hunting practices of the Santal and Oraon communities in Rajshahi, Bangladesh,
Journal of Threatened Taxa , vol.13 , no.11 , pp.19484-19491 , 2021
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Md. Fazle Rabbe : Interspecific amplexus between a Bangladeshi Cricket Frog, Minervarya ornata (Bolkay, 1915), and a male Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog, Microhyla ornata (Microhylidae), from Bangladesh,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.28 , no.2 , pp.310-311 , 2021
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Ashikur Rahman Shome, M Firoj Jaman, Md. Fazle Rabbe and Md Mahabub Alam : Bird diversity, composition and response during COVID-19 in an urban landscape, Jamalpur, Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.30 , no.2 , pp.261-274 , 2021
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Md. Fazle Rabbe and Fahmida Tasnim Liza : Foraging Participation Within a Pair of White-Browed Wagtail Motacilla Maderaspatensis Gmelin, 1789 From Dhaka City,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.49 , no.1 , pp.181-185 , 2021
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AK Mandal, MF Jaman, MM Alam, Md. Fazle Rabbe and AR Shome : Vertebrate wildlife diversity of Sreepur upazila, Magura, Bangladesh,
Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management , vol.7 , no.1 , pp.51-62 , 2021
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, Sultan Ahmed, Ashikur Rahman Shome and M Firoj Jaman : Are Feral Cats a New Threat for the Reptiles of Bangladesh? Observations of Predation of Snakes and Lizards by Feral Cats,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.295-296 , 2020
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M Rashedul Kabir Bhuiyan, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Mohammad Firoj Jaman, Ananda Kumar Das and Samiul Mohsanin : A new country record of Smooth-backed Gliding Gecko Gekko lionotum (Annandale, 1905)(Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Bangladesh,
Journal of Threatened Taxa , vol.12 , no.15 , pp.17161-17164 , 2020
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, Deponkor Kumar Roy, Nur Mohammad, Fahmida Tasnim Liza, M Mukutmoni, Md Mahabub Alam, Aleya Begum and M Firoj Jaman : A Novel Natural History Phenomenon: A Free-living Marine Flatworm (Polycladida) Attached to a Common Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus),
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.293-294 , 2020
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Sanjoy Biswas Kajol, Md. Fazle Rabbe, Mahfuzur Rahman, Adnan Azad Asif, KH Newaz, Md Sarafat and Ashikur Rahman Shome : Range Extension of the Collared Black-headed Snake, Sibynophis collaris (Gray 1853): A New Record from Southeastern Bangladesh,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.254-254 , 2020
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Md Mahabub Alam, Md Fazle Rabbe and Md Mokhlesur Rahman : New record of Sphenomorphus maculatus (Blyth, 1853) in northwestern Bangladesh,
Herpetology Notes , vol.12 , pp.915-917 , 2019
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, MF Jaman, MM Rahman and MM Alam : Some behavioural aspects on the Hemidactylus species of Bangladesh,
Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.77-84 , 2019
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Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Md. Fazle Rabbe and Md Mahabub Alam : Reproductive biology of the Assam Forest Frog, Hydrophylax leptoglossa (Cope 1868)(Anura: Ranidae), from Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh,
Reptiles & Amphibians , vol.25 , no.2 , pp.139-141 , 2018
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Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Md Mahabub Alam and Md. Fazle Rabbe : First record of Uperodon globulosus (G{"u}nther, 1864)(Anura, Microhylidae) in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh,
Check List , vol.14 Pensoft Publishers , pp.277-280 , 2018
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, MM Alam and MM Rahman : Geographic distribution of Hemidactylus bowringii (Oriental Leaf-toed Gecko),
Herpetological Review , vol.48 , no.4 , pp.811 , 2017
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, MM Alam and MM Rahman : Geographic distribution of Eutrophis dissimilis (Striped Grass Skink),
Herpetological Review , vol.48 , no.4 , pp.811 , 2017
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MS Hasan, Md. Fazle Rabbe and MM Alam : Geographic distribution of Uperodon globulosus (Balloon Frog),
Herpetological Review , vol.48 , no.4 , pp.808 , 2017
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, Hawa Jahan, Azizul Islam Barkat, Ashikur Rahman Shome and Mohammad Firoj Jaman "Detection of Ranavirus and assessment of its’ spatiotemporal pattern in amphibians of Bangladesh."
10th World Congress of Herpetology
Kuching, Malaysia: 2024
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, M. Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, M.A. Razzaque Sarker and Ahsan Rahman Jamee "Human perceptions toward herpetofauna in north-western Bangladesh."
North American Congress for Conservation Biology
2020
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Md. Fazle Rabbe, M. Firoj Jaman, Md. Mahabub Alam, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman and M.A. Razzaque Sarker "Species Diversity, Composition and Distribution of Herpetofauna in Northwestern Region of Bangladesh."
Student Conference on Conservation Science
Bengaluru, India: 2019
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Save The Frogs Day grant | 2024 | United States | To educate and conserve the frogs of Bangladesh |
| International | Save The Frogs Day grant | 2023 | United States | To educate and conserve the frogs of Bangladesh |
| Local | Silver Jubilee Award | 2019 | Bangladesh | For outstanding performance in the BS (Honors) examination, 2016 |
| National | Education Board Scholarship | 2019 | Bangladesh | For outstanding performance in BS (Honors) examination in 2016 |
| National | National Science and Technology Fellowship | 2017 | Bangladesh | Awarded for conducting the MS thesis |
| National | Zoology Olympiad Competition | 2016 | Bangladesh | National Champion in Zoology Olympiad (Graduate and Post-graduate level) organized by Zoological Society of Bangladesh |
| Local | Dean’s Award | 2016 | Bangladesh | Awarded for outstanding performance in BS (Honors) examination, 2016 |
| Local | 1990 Zoology Reunion Trust Fund Scholarship | 2013 | Bangladesh | For remarkable performance in the first year BS (Honors) examination |
| National | Education Board Scholarship | 2012 | Bangladesh | For outstanding performance in higher secondary certificate examination |
| Local | General Scholarship | 2004 | Bangladesh | Awarded by North Bengal Kinder Garten |
Md. Fazle Rabbe
Lecturer
Department of Zoology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: fazle_zool@du.ac.bd