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About Md. Nazmus Sakib

Md. Nazmus Sakib, Lecturer of the Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka. was born in Narsingdi district. His father, Md. Abdul Karim, the headmaster of Dakkhin Shilamandi Government Primary School, and his mother Kamrunnahar are working with a reputation as headmasters of Basail Government Primary School. He is also a Masters Degree student of the same department. He received the UGC Merit Scholarship 2022 for securing the first rank in the Faculty of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Marine Science with the highest CGPA of 3.96 out of 4.00. Recently he was awarded Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Scholar- 2022 by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Mrs. Sheikh Hasina. This award is awarded for his excellent academic results, many impactful pieces of research, and extraordinary co-curricular activities. Previously in SSC - 2014, JSC- 2011, and Primary Education Exam- 2008, he had obtained 11th place in Dhaka Board, 2nd place in Narsingdi District, and 5th place in Narsingdi Sadar Upazila and got government scholarships in the 'Talent Pool' category in each. He attended the Higher Secondary Examination from Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka, and the Secondary School Examination from Brahmandi Kamini Kishore Maulik Government High School. Currently, he is involved in various research activities in the fisheries sector at the Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab, SAU along with his postgraduate studies. It should be noted that he has worked as a research assistant in the research project 'Fish Diversity and Ecosystem Services of Dubla Island of Sundarbans, Bangladesh' funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Several research articles have already been published as co-authors in international journals and some more research articles are in the process of publication. Apart from his academic activities, he is the newly departed President of the SAU Computer Club, the founding 'Head of Control Board' of the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences-IAAS Bangladesh SAU-Dhaka, SAU Entrepreneurship Development Club as founding Joint-General Secretary, served as Event Planning Secretary of the SAU Photography Society and involved in various cultural and social organizations of his university. He is also serving as the IT and Communication Secretary of 'Bangladesh Fish Hospital', a non-profit organization that provides free fisheries services to the fishermen and farmers of rural Bengal. Moreover, he has several achievements as a winner in essay writing, drawing, general knowledge, poetry recitation and debating competitions at school, college and university level.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Scholar - 2022

Md. Nazmus Sakib is awarded the 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Scholar - 2022' by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Mrs. Sheikh Hasina on 11th June, 2023. This award is given for his excellent academic results, many impactful pieces of research, and extraordinary co-curricular activities by competing with the post graduate students of all universities of Bangladesh.

Education

M.S. in Fisheries Biology and Genetics

at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207. Admitted on October 2022 and now going on obtaining GPA 4.00 in the 1st Semester.

B.Sc. in Fisheries (Honors)

under Faculty of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Science at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University obtaining CGPA 3.96 out of 4.00 (1st Merit Position)

HSC in Science

from Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka, in Science Group in 2016, obtaining a GPA 5.00 out of 5.00

SSC in Science

from Brahmondi Kamini Kishore Moulik Government High School, Narsingdi, in Science Group in 2014, obtaining GPA 5.00 out of 5.00 in all subjects.

Professional Experiences

Master's Research Fellow

From March 01, 2022 to the present involved in all the projects of the Aquatic Bioresource Research Laboratory (ABR Lab), Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Marine Science, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207 (www.abrlab.org).

Research Associate of Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab (ABR Lab) has taken the initiative to enhance access to information on the marine biodiversity of Bangladesh which will be of interest to academia, researchers, students, professionals, naturalists, policymakers, educators, and activists, as well as the curious citizen and the netizen.

Serving as Web Manager and Research Associate of the Marine Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh (www.marinebiodiversity.org.bd). This portal was published on 21 November 2023.

Academic Scholarships

National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship 2023-24

The Ministry of Science and Technology awards National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowships to MS / MPhil, PhD, and Post-Doctoral level students/researchers in science and technology-related subjects at various universities for the development of science and technology. I have been awarded NST Fellowship 2023-24 in the group of "Food & Agricultural Science".

UGC Merit Scholarship 2022

from the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for 1st Merit Position in Faculty during Bachelor.

SSC “Medha Talent” Scholarship

from Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka for being 11th in Secondary School Certificate Examination 2014.

JSC “Talent Pool” Scholarship

from Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka for being 2th in Narsingdi District in the Junior School Certificate Examination 2011.

Primary School “Talent Pool” Scholarship

from the Directorate of Primary Education, Bangladesh, for being 5th in Narsingdi Sadar Upazilla in the Primary School Scholarship Examination 2008.

Extracurricular Activities & Experiences

Bangladesh Fish Hospital

Communication and IT Secretary

Executive Committee 2022-23

from September 16, 2022, to the present.

SAU Computer Club - SAUCC

President

Executive Committee 2022-23

from 07 March, 2022 to 17 May, 2023.

IAAS Bangladesh SAU-Dhaka

Head of Control Board

Executive Committee 2021-22

from 24 August, 2020 to 10 August, 2021.

SAU Photographic Society

Event Planning Secretary

Executive Committee 2020-22

from 04 February, 2020 to 23 January 2023.

SAU Entrepreneurship Development Club

Joint Secretary

Executive Committee 2020-22

from 13 May, 2019 to 15 January, 2022.

Bangladesh Fisheries Community

Moderator

Founding Member

from 24 March, 2017 to present.

Bangladesh Biology Olympiad

Enzyme

Organizing Committee 2018

Enzyme ID: 012018080

Grameenphone

Campus Ambassador

Grameenphone Campus Ambassador Program 2018

Hult Prize

Campus Director

Hult Prize Campus Director 2018-2019

Publications in Journals

DNA barcoding of reef-associated fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh

Habib, K. A., Islam, M. J., Sakib, M. N., Brishti, P. S., & Neogi, A. K. (2023). DNA barcoding of reef-associated fishes of Saint Martin's Island, Northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10641. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10641

Cyclical disparity on catch configuration and effects of fishing gears on fish production of north-western part of the Chalan Beel, Bangladesh.

Md. Abdul Hannan, Md. Sultan Mahmud, Mohammed Nurul Absar Khan, Md. Nazmus Sakib, Sadia Afrin Kamal, Md. Masud Rana. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2023;11(2):42-49.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/fish.2023.v11.i2a.2789

A popular article entitled "SAU-DOF Smart Solar-Sun Dryer: An Effective System for Quality Dried Fish Production Using Renewable Energy" has been published in "Jatiya Matsya Saptah Songkalan-2023", a magazine published by Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh. In this article, Md. Nazmus Sakib is one of the Co-authors.

Writer of Training Manual

A training manual entitled "Production of Safe Dried Fish Using SAU - DoF Smart Solar - Sun Dryer " has been developed by Prof. Dr. Kazi Ahsan Habib, under the Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project (SCMFP), Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh. Md. Nazmus Sakib is one of the Co-authors of this training manual.

Poster Presentations

“First attempt to assess fish diversity of the Sundarbans mangrove wetland and Saint Martin’s coral island of Bangladesh using eDNA metabarcoding”

Poster presentation by Kazi Ahsan Habib, Mohammad Rashed, Md Jayedul Islam, Md. Nazmus Sakib, Sk. Ahmad Al Nahid, Md. Nahiduzzaman and Md. Abdul Wahab at Print this page Email this to a friend Tweet a link to this page Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn International Symposium on Environmental DNA for Conservation and Biomonitoring in Southeast Asia 2023 at the University of Nottingham, Malaysia.

'Genetic diversity and population structure of Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.'

Poster presentation by Kazi Ahsan Habib, Md. Nazmus Sakib, and Md. Jayedul Islam at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Fisheries (ICSF) 2022, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet.

'Genetic diversity and population structure of Flathead sillago, Sillaginopsis domina in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh.'

Poster presentation by Md. Nazmus Sakib, Md. Jayedul Islam, Mohammad Rashed, Md. Yeamin Hossain and Kazi Ahsan Habib, at Un-Decade of Ocean Science–Imperatives for Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU), Bangladesh.

'Population genetic structure and diversity of Paradise threadfin (Polynemus paradiseus) in the Bangladesh coast of the northern Bay of Bengal.'

Poster presentation by Meherunnessa Jamy, Md. Jayedul Islam, Md. Nazmus Sakib, Md. Yeamin Hossain, Ireen Parvin, and Kazi Ahsan Habib, at Un-Decade of Ocean Science-Imperatives for Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU), Bangladesh.

Research Interest

Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Induce Breeding, Aquatic Ecology, Fisheries Resource Management, Fish Population Dynamics, Stock Assessment, Fish Population Genetics, Genomics, Fisheries Genetic Engineering, Fisheries Molecular Biology, Fisheries Biotechnology, Marine Biology, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, and Climate Change etc.

Digital & IT Skills

Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, qGIS Mapping, Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA), Chromas Software, DNAsp Software, Arlequin, TCS Software, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects, etc.

Language Skills

Mother tongue: Bangla

Fluent in speaking, reading, listening & writing

Other languages: English

Fluent in speaking, reading, listening & writing

Training, Courses and Workshops

Training Workshop on Monitoring Marine Fish Communities with Environmental DNA Method, 27-29 November 2023, Phuket, Thailand

This Training Workshop is organized by the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), in partnership with the Marine and Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute (Thailand), and the Nanjing University (China).

Python Programming Language for Biological Researches (2023-24)

National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB) is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Bangladesh has arranged the training.