program leadership workshop for early and mid-career
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Program Leadership Workshop for Early and Mid-Career Academics and Researchers
23-31 August 2021 Day 1: 23 August 2021 (Monday)
Opening session
Moderation and Welcome: Professor Dr.. Atiar Rahman, Vice President, NYAB
Address by Special Guest: Professor Dr.. Roula Inglesi-Lotz
Co-Chair, Global Young Academy
Address by Special Guest: Professor Dr. Samir Kumar Saha,
Executive Director. Child Research Foundation, Bangladesh
Address by Chief Guest: Professor Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder,
Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Address by Chair: Professor Dr. Mohammed Abdul Basith
President, NYAB
Vote of Thanks: Professor Dr. ABMM Khademul Islam,
Co-lead, SciDip&LS working group, NYAB
Topic 1: Understanding Leadership Time- 7:30 PM BST
Speaker: Dr. Monir Uddin Ahmed Dr. Monir Uddin Ahmed is a Microbial biotechnologist with having
master’s degree in both Microbiology and Biotechnology from the
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the Swinburne University of
Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He obtained a scholarship throughout
his academic life and did MS in Biotechnology with an AusAID scholarship.
Obtained PhD degree, from the Swinburne University of Technology in
2014 with a scholarship from The State Government of Victoria, Australia,
in the broader area of food safety researching in the specific area of
Molecular/Microbial Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni, the most
frequently isolated bacterial foodborne pathogen in the world.
He has also been the founder of a bilingual science magazine named “Scientific Bangladesh” with
the objective of “ Science Review for Developed Bangladesh” and serving as Editor. Presently
working as Assistant Professor in Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. Along with working for food
safety in the laboratory, he focuses to improve the laboratory management and leadership ability
of scientists globally, particularly in Bangladesh and South Asia, and thus playing role in global
scientific advancement.
He has authored a book on leadership titled: ননননননননন নননননননন ননননননন -
ননননননননন, নননননন, ননননননন ও নননননননন নননননন নননন (Basic Understanding of Leadership- For Family, Professional, social and political life). As Co-lead (2020-2021) of Science Diplomacy in the South Asia working group of Global Young Academy, he played a key role in organizing the first-ever Science Diplomacy in South Asia workshop. He is one of the founding members of the National Young Academy(NYAB) and the founder of the Science Diplomacy and Leadership working group of NYAB.
Day 2: 24 August 2021 (Tuesday)
Topic -1: Communication- The Mother Skill for Leadership
Time: 7.30 PM BST, 13:30 UTC, 3:30 PM, 3:30 PM São Paulo, Brazil
Speaker: Dr. Almas Taj Awan Dr. Almas Taj Awan is a Scientific Researcher, Innovation expert, and Entrepreneur residing in the Sao Paulo State of Brazil. She has managed many STEM-related programs/ innovative projects, including energy, smart villages, health, science education, etc., and has won awards at both the national and international levels. She has been working with organizations across Europe, the US, and Asia and has liaised with senior stakeholders within governmental and non-governmental bodies. Her career goals made her travel to more than 15 countries across the globe. Life story:
Dr. Almas T. Awan received her Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the Campinas State University (UNICAMP), Sao Paulo, Brazil. She is an independent science policy analyst, science diplomacy activist, and founder of the science diplomacy working group within the Global Young Academy (GYA). She is also running different startup initiatives as founder/ co-founder. She is the Co-Director, and Host of an online series in partnership with an international organization, ‘Traces Dreams,’ where innovators from countries of the Global South are interviewed. She has been the executive committee member of the GYA, the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentee for the Mentoring Women in Business program (London, UK), one of the 30 finalists of the Global Innovation through Science and Technology program of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Sciences), and the finalist of Falling Walls Venture (Berlin). She has authored peer-reviewed publications and has presented numerous lectures to national and international audiences. Besides her academic career, she had been an Anchorperson and Producer of Radio programs for four years and also on National TV Channel (PTV) for one year in Pakistan. She is a member of The American Association for the advancement of Sciences, The American Society for Mass spectrometry, and the Brazilian Society of Mass spectrometry. Her career goals made her travel to more than 15 countries across the globe. Some of her achievements/ awards are: 1. Falling Walls Venture Finalist (Germany, 2019) 2. Finalist EmergeLab-Eurofarma Innovation Category (Brazil, 2019) 3. Outstanding Woman Alumna Pitch Award @ Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC,
Istanbul, 2018) 4. Inova Project Innovation Award Campinas State University (UNICAMP, Brazil, 2017) 5. GIST-Technology Idea Finalist Award @ Initiative by President Obama, Programmed by AAAS
and U.S. Department of State at Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES, Kenya, 2015)
6. Finalist-7 Best Innovation Ideas in BioVision.Next/TWAS - World Life Sciences Forum (France, 2015)
7. Best Oral Presentation Award in International Conference, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology & Spectroscopy: Tools of success in the coming Era. Nakaa Nanotechnology network (Egypt, 2012)
8. TWAS 1st prize winner award of 3000 USD on Sustainable Energy Projects, by The World Academy of Science on ‘International Week of Science’ (Italy, 2012)
9. Inova UNICAMP Award for Scientific innovation, PIBIC Congress (Brazil, 2012)
Topic -2: Motivating - Self and Team members.
Time: 8.45 PM Bangladesh Time, 14;40 UTC, 24 August, Tuesday
Speaker: Dr. Sabrina M Elias
Email: Sabrina M. Elias, PhD is currently appointed as an Assistant
professor in the School of Environment and Life Sciences
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). She has completed her
Doctoral study as a fellow of Beachell-Borlaug International
Scholars Program, jointly in the University of Dhaka, University of
Nebraska Lincoln, the University of Texas at Austin, and
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). She did her MS and BSc
(Hons) from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology at the University of Dhaka. Her academic training and work
experience have included both domestic and international
perspectives on research. This includes implementation of
bioinformatics, next-generation genomics, phenomics and
molecular biology focusing on Bangladeshi rice genomic diversity
and abiotic stress tolerance of rice. Previously she had worked in the National Jute genome
Project in Bangladesh, BCSIR, Plant Biotechnology Lab (DU), and in Australian National University.
She has published a handsome number of research articles in international peer-reviewed
journals and has contributed to six book chapters. She has also contributed to a textbook of
genetics for undergraduates, as an associate editor. Previously she was selected as
TWAS.BVA.NXT fellow and FAOBMB young scientist travel fellowship awardee in 2012. She had
obtained TWAS individual research investigator fund and IUB sponsor research fund for
continuing research studies in 2019. For her impactful research works after doctoral study, she
was selected as an awardee for the BBIS Impact award in 2020 from Bayer. She got professional
leadership training from Tero international in consecutive two years as a part of the awards. In
2021 she has been selected as a young affiliate of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for
five years tenure. She is an executive committee member of the Global Network of Bangladeshi
Biotechnologists (GNOBB) and a founding member of the National Young Academy of Bangladesh
(NYAB) where she is elected as the treasurer and currently working as the Secretary (in charge)
in NYAB. She has been actively involved in arranging international meetings and conferences as
a part of these organizations.
Website: http://directory.iub.edu.bd/staffs/477
Email: [email protected]
Day 3: 25 August 2021 (Wednesday)
Topic -1: Team building and Sustaining
Time: 7.30 PM Bangladesh Time, 13;30 UTC, 24 August, Tuesday Quazi M. Ahmed
CEO, Future Leaders Founder & President, BOLD, TEDx Speaker, Int'l Trainer, Coach & Consultant in Leadership, Sales & Soft Skills Life Story:
Educated and trained in the USA, Japan, Norway, and Bangladesh, Quazi M. Ahmed is one of the top leadership and soft skills facilitators in Bangladesh. He is considered the pioneer of the modern approach to L&D in the country. He has completed the following certifications in recent years: Certified facilitator, from
InsideOut Coaching/Development (USA & India), Certified Professional Trainer from Global Trainers Federation, Certified L&D Professional from Aon Hewitt Learning Center, and Certified PPA Practitioner from Thomas Assessment Pvt. Ltd.(UK and India). Mr. Ahmed received the “Global Training and Development Leadership Award” in February 2017 which was presented by the Mumbai-based World HRD Congress in its 25th-anniversary celebrations. With more than 25 years of training, teaching, and consulting experience, he has facilitated training sessions attended by close to one hundred thousand people in the nonprofit, private, and public sectors in Bangladesh. In addition, he has conducted training and or presented keynotes in Afghanistan, the USA, UK, Denmark, Malaysia, India, and Nepal. In recent years, he has successfully completed individual and organizational capacity development assignments for various private, nonprofit, government sector organizations in Bangladesh and Malaysia Afghanistan such as the following: Walmart, Coats, Samsung, Ericsson, Huawei, GP, Robi, DHL, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA), Republic of Afghanistan, a2i Programme (PMO Office), UNDP, ILO, UNHCR, UNOPS and in other agencies.
Topic -2: How to Conduct Effective Meetings? Time- 9:00 PM BST
Speaker: Minhaz Anwar
Chief Story Teller, Better Stories Limited
Day 4: 26 August 2021 (Thursday)
Topic -1: Project Management for Researchers Time- 7:30PM BST
Speaker: Dr. Md. Azizul Haque
Md. Azizul Haque earned his graduation (B.Sc. Hons.) and M. Sc. (Thesis) from the dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, the University of Rajshahi in 2008 and 2010, respectively. He was awarded Ph.D. in Applied Life Sciences (Major: Molecule Genetic) from the Gyeongsang National University, South Korea in 2014. Next, he started working as a post-doctoral researcher in the Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, South Korea. In 2016, he came back to Bangladesh and started working as an assistant professor at dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology-
-University (HSTU), Dinajpur. He published thirty-one (31) original research articles in international peer-reviewed journals and four (4) articles in regional journals. He discovered a new enzyme named cellulose microfibril swelling enzyme and its colorimetric assay method. His current research focuses on genomics-bioinformatics studies on bacterial isolates dealing with bioethanol as well as pesticide degrading endophytic bacterial diversity, plant growth promotion, and genomics. He had participated in OPCW-TWAS sponsored joint workshop on Policy and diplomacy for scientists at ICTP in Trieste, Italy, in Sept. 2017 and received TWAS young scientist research grants in 2018. He has been elected as a Member of the National Young Academy of Bangladesh (NYAB) in 2020.
Topic -2: Research Culture Development in the Laboratory and Research Institutes Time- 8:45 PM BST
Speaker – Dr. Md. Atiar Rahman Md. Atiar Rahman PhD is working as a professor and Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Chittagong. Dr. Rahman is the principal investigator of the Laboratory of Alternative Medicine and Natural Product Research of the aforesaid department. He has completed his PhD from the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Japan. He is carrying out the research to explore the novel and indigenous phytomedicinal and functional food sources as alternative therapeutics to deliver in the cellular target. He published more
than a hundred articles in peer-reviewed and high-impact journals. Dr. Rahman is serving as vice president of National Young Academy Bangladesh (NYAB), Joint secretary of Bangladesh Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology(BSBMB), ExCo member of Bangladesh Biosafety and Biosecurity Society (BBBS), ExCo member of Global Network of Bangladeshi Biotechnologists (GNOBB), ExCO member of Federation of Asian Biotechnology Associations (FABABA) and Board member of Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB). He is also working as an editorial board member of quite a good number of journals and he presented his works in around twenty countries. He has been awarded BAS-AASSA young Scientists Award 2108, Biosafety Award 2017, Joint Travel Award by Malaysian Academy of Science and US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017) MEXT scholarship 2003, NRF Fellowship, South Africa. His research Interest: Medicinal & functional foods, Bioactive Natural products, Complementary and alternative medicine for chronic diseases. He can be reached by
Email: [email protected] or [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atiar-rahman-324b4524?trk=hp-identity-name Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atiar.atique.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/atique06 ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-8923 ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/362002/rahman-md-atiar/ Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55457954600 Webpage:www.am-npr.cu.ac.bd Institutional Webpage: https://www.cu.ac.bd/public_profile/index.php?ein=4285
Day 5: 27 August 2021, (Friday)
Topic -1: Research Grant Management Time: 7:00 PM BST, 13:00 UTC, 10:00PM Japan
Speaker: Dr. Abidur Rahman
Professional Preparation and appointments
Dr. Abidur Rahman completed his undergraduate and M.Sc. from the Department of Biochemistry. Dhaka University. In 1997, he started his Ph.D. in Biological Science (focusing on Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology) in Kobe University, Japan as a MEXT fellow. He completed his Ph.D. in September 2001. After completing his Ph.D. he was awarded prestigious JSPS postdoctoral fellow in Japan Atomic Energy Institute. He worked there from Nov 2001 to December 2002. After that, he moved to
the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, as a senior Postdoctoral Researcher and served there till September 2006.
In October 2006 Dr. Rahman joined as an Assistant Professor in the Cryobiofrontier Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Japan. In April 2010, he was promoted to Associate professor in the same center. After organizational reconstruction, in April 2015 Dr. Rahman moved to the Dept. of Plant BioSciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, and working there as an Associate professor till today. He also holds visiting professorships in the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Wake Forest University, USA, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Research:
Dr. Rahman’s research is focused on understanding the role of hormones in regulating plant growth and development under both optimum and stress conditions, identifying new metal transporters for use in phytoremediation, and developing eco-friendly new herbicides. His lab uses the combinatorial approach of physiology, molecular biology, gene editing, cell biology to answer the questions. So far, Dr. Rahman and his group have published more than 50 articles in high-impact journals like Molecular Plant, Plant Cell, Plant Physiology, Plant Journal, Current Biology, Trends in Plant Science etc. One of his research mottos is to publish quality high-impact articles.
According to Google Scholar, Dr. Rahman’s work has been cited 3127 times till today and in the last 5 years, the citation number is 1433, which clearly reflects the importance and wide acceptance of his research work worldwide. In plant hormone biology research, he ranks among the top 5% of scientists worldwide. Currently, his lab is composed of 13 members: 4 Ph.D. students, 3 MS students, 4 undergraduate students, and one technician. Of them, two Ph.D. students are from Dhaka University.
Editorial and Professional Activities
Dr. Rahman serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Plant Sciences (Plant Cell Biology section and editor for PLoS ONE, Journal of Plant growth regulation. He also serves as a reviewer for PNAS, Plant Cell, Molecular Plant, Plant Communications, Nature Plant, Plant Physiology, Plant Journal, Physiologia Plantarum, Journal of Experimental Botany, Annals of Botany, Journal of Integrative Plant Biology etc.
Dr. Rahman reviews grant applications for several international grant agencies: National Science Foundation (NSF), Israel Science Foundation (ISF), The United States- Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund. Austria Science Foundation (ASF).
Currently, he is the head of the international affairs section of the united graduate school of agricultural sciences, Iwate University. He also serves as Program coordinator of Iwate University-University of Saskatchewan dual Ph.D. program. During his tenure at Iwate University, Dr. Rahman has developed curricular materials for graduate and undergraduate and new international programs. He was the key person to develop MOU between several universities, including Dhaka University.
Topic -2: Leadership in Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Time – 8.15 BST, 14:15 UTC, 5:15 PM Turkish Time
Speaker - Dr. Yusuf Baran
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran is a professor in Molecular Biology and
Genetics. Dr. Baran has been serving as the President of İzmir Institute of
Technology and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the İzmir
Technology Development Zone since October 28th, 18.
After completing his bachelor’s degree in Biology at Dicle
University from 1994 to 1998, he earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Middle East Technical
University in 2002 and 2006, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he worked at the Medical University
of South Carolina for six months from 2005 to 2006. He has been working at the Izmir Institute of
Technology since 2007. He worked as the Founder Dean of Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences (2015-
2018) and as Vice President for R&D in Abdullah Gül University.
Dr. Yusuf Baran has been involved in more than 40 scientific research projects supported by
national and international organizations. He has more than 350 published scientific articles and
conference papers and has published one book. He also presented at over 200 national and
international conferences, meetings and forums on science, technology and diplomacy (including in
the U.S., Brazil, China, Pakistan, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Israel, Germany, Chili, the Sudan, Greece,
Macedonia, Thailand, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Russia, Malaysia, and South Africa). He was
invited to and presented at many important conferences of global institutions including the United
Nations, the European Parliament, G20 Digital and Research Ministries Meeting, the World Science
Forum, the Global Baku Forum, the World Economic Forum and, the World Life Sciences Forum.
Dr. Baran’s scientific achievements have been recognized by national and international
accredited institutions, and he has received more than 100 awards. He was honored with the "2013
Young Scientist" award by the World Economic Forum (WEF), conferred annually to 40 scientists under
the age of 40 who “actively play a transformational role in integrating scientific knowledge into society
for public good.” The Junior Chamber International (International Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs)
awarded him the title of “Most Outstanding Young Scientific Leader of Turkey” in 2014. He earned the
“Young Member Honor” in 2015, given to 25 scientists under the age of 40 by the World Science
Academy. He was selected as one of 30 people to participate in the “Science Diplomacy Workshop” in
2016 by The World Academy of Sciences. Dr. Baran also earned the “Outstanding Young Scientist
Award” by the Turkish Pharmaceutical Academy in 2017, by the Experimental Hematology Association
in 2016, by the Science Heroes Association in 2013, and by the Turkish Academy of Sciences in 2010.
Dr. Baran’s doctoral thesis won the “Year’s Thesis” award in 2007. Most recently, in 2018, he was one
of the 28 people chosen by the American Science Advancement Organization to participate in the
“Science Diplomacy and Leadership Workshop.”
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran is a member of The Global Young Academy, an Executive Committee
member of The World Academy of Sciences Young Affiliates Network (2016-Present), a founding
member of the Developing World Academy of Engineering and Technology (2016-Present), a member
of the World Association of Young Scientists (2015-Present), and a member of the World Economic
Forum’s Young Scientists Program (2013-Present). He was also a member of the TÜBİTAK Advisory
Board from 2010 to 2015. In addition, he has held various other appointments, including ambassador
for the International Young Scientist Program and advisory board member of the Academic & Scientific
Cooperation Project of Turkey.
In his research, Dr. Baran focuses on the molecular biology of cancer, science policies and
science diplomacy.
Day 6: 28 August, Saturday, 2021
Topic -1: Supply Chain Management in Research Environment
Time- 7:00 PM BST, 11 PM Australian Time
Speaker- Dr. Nawshad Haque
Dr. Nawshad is a Team Leader for Electrochemical Energy
Systems at CSIRO Energy. His team is researching technology
development and evaluation of hydrogen and renewable energy
technologies. He also contributes to sustainable mineral
processing research at CSIRO Mineral Resources. Nawshad leads
CSIRO collaboration with Bangladesh BCSIR, RMIT University, and
the Indian research organization.
Dr. Nawshad has co-supervised CSIRO sponsored 10 PhD students
and 50 vacations scholarship projects to completion.
Dr. Nawshad has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from The University of Sydney. He is an elected
Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australian Institute of Energy, and
was a Director of the Board of the Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society for 10 years. Nawshad
originally comes from Bangladesh, grew up along the India Bangladesh border area but left
Bangladesh 25 years ago. He also lived in the UK and New Zealand. Dr. Nawshad is an Adjunct
Associate Professor at the Swinburne University of Technology and an Adjunct at Monash
University and RMIT University.
Topic 2- Conflict Prevention and Resolution in the Laboratory and Beyond. Time-8.15 PM BST
Speaker: Dr. Shabab Enam Khan Professor Shahab Enam Khan is currently serving at
the Department of International Relations,
Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He is an
acclaimed scholar in the fields of Security, Foreign
Affairs, and National Integrity Institutions.
Professor Khan has served as
Advisor/Consultant/Board Members of various
international organizations, i.e. UNDP Maldives and
Bangladesh, UNODC, UNWomen, International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), USAID,
International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD), Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, and
Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka, and Jaago Foundation, Bangladesh. He also
serves as a member of various high-level committees formed by the Government of Bangladesh.
He led PVE pioneering research for UNDP Maldives, UN Women, and the British Foreign and
Commonwealth Office. Professor Khan is regularly cited and interviewed by international and
national media. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hainan Institute of World Watch, Hainan, China, and
a non-resident Visiting Fellow at the Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and
Engagement. He has completed his Fellowships at the Universities of Delaware and Birmingham
in the US and the UK. He studied at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,
University of Manchester, and the University of Dhaka.
He can be reached via [email protected]; [email protected].
Day 7: 29 August 2021 (Sunday)
Topic -1: Stress Management for Researchers Time- 7.30 PM BST
Speaker: Md Salim Hossain
Md. Salim Hossain is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Dhaka. He is a certified Motivational Interviewer, accredited by the Association for Psychological Therapist (APT, UK). He has facilitated over 500 hours of training online and offline on Workplace Counseling and Motivational Interview, Sexual Harassment, Workplace bullying, Stress & Anxiety Management, Human Resource Counseling, Depression Management with Enroute International Ltd., UCEP Bangladesh, SNV Netherlands, Epyllion group,
Bdjobs.com Ltd., ISSB, etc. He also worked with a2i of the Prime Minister's Office, PKSF, IZA Germany, UKAID, ACF, CDIP, ERG, IoM, etc. as a consultant. Mr. Salim pioneered modern Industrial-Organizational Psychology in Bangladesh and served as a key person to run MS in I-O Psychology at the University of Dhaka.
Topic -2: Continuous Improvement, Creativity, and Innovation Time-8.45 PM BST
Speaker- Dr. Muhammad Tarik Arafat
Dr. Tarik is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Prior to joining BME, BUET, he was working at the University of Leeds as a Post-doctoral research fellow funded by MeDe Innovation of the EPSRC Center for innovative manufacturing in medical devices, where he developed collagen fabric while retaining its natural triple helix structure. Dr. Tarik has been working on the synthesis and integration of polymer and/or composite and its fabrication into suitable structures for more than 12 years. His PhD
from the National University of Singapore was on the development of additively manufactured based scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. During his PhD he was attached to the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR, Singapore. He also worked in Micron Inc, as a senior engineer for three years at the photolithography department.
He was the first full-time faculty member of the newly opened Biomedical Engineering Department of BUET where he designed and developed state-of-the-art laboratories. He was a council member of the Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC). He is also actively involved in the Bangladesh Biology Olympiad as the President of the Dhaka South region.
Day 8: 31 August 2021 (Tuesday)
Closing Ceremony
Time - 7:30 PM BST
Moderation and Welcome – Dr. Sabrina M Elias, Secretary (in charge), NYAB
Address by Special Guest: Professor Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun,
Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University
Address by Special Guest: Professor Dr. Haseena Khan.
Secretary, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
Address by Chief Guest: Professor Dr. A K Azad Chowdhury,
President, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
Address by Chair: Professor Dr. Muhammad Manjurul Karim,
President Emeritus, NYAB
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Monir Uddin Ahmed,
Co-lead, SciDip&LS