Research

Research interests

Aquatic biodiversity and conservation, aquatic invasive species and its impacts on ecosystem, and wetland and riverine ecology.

Ongoing Research Project

1. Innovation in fisheries education for future leaders through capacity building and inclusive facilities (Funded by the World Bank)

2. Shellfish fishery in wetland (Funded by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh)

3. Conservation of threatened Gangetic river dolphin (Funded by the University of Rajshahi)

4. Awareness, attitudes and behaviours of wetland stakeholders towards plastic (Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology)

5. Mapping the spatial and temporal distribution of threatened freshwater fishes of Bangladesh (Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology)

6. Invasive plants and its impacts on wetland ecosystem (Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology)

Completed Research Projects

7. Stakeholders' perception about threatened fishes of Bangladesh: an analysis for appropriate conservation (Funded by the University Grants Commission/University of Rajshahi)

8. Vulnerability assessment of Chalan Beel: implications for aquatic biodiversity conservation (Funded by the University Grants Commission/University of Rajshahi)

9. The ecological impacts of signal crayfish in upland stream ecosystems (Location: United Kingdom); 2016-2020; Funded by the UK government. 

10. Effect of periphyton on the growth of monosex tilapia; 2015-2016; Funded by the University of Rajshahi/University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.

11. Comparative study on richness and evenness of fishes in community-managed and natural beels; 2013-2014; Funded by the University of Rajshahi.

12. Breeding and seed production of native ornamental dwarf gourami, Colisa lalia (Hamilton, 1822); 2013-2014; Funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh

13. Technical development and printing of the Journal of Fisheries. 2014; Funded by the Edward M Kennedy Center