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2013
Research Investigator, Enteric and Respiratory Disease Program, Infectious Diseases Division, icddr,b
2012 - 2013
Senior Research Trainee, Centre for Communicable Diseases, icddr,b
2010 - 2012
Research Fellow, Program for Infectious Disease & Vaccine Sciences (PIDVS), icddr,b
2009 - 2010
Research Assistant, Department of Maxillofacial surgery, Shaheed Shurawardy Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
2009 - 2009
Honorary Medical Officer, Department of Maxillofacial surgery, Shaheed Shurawardy Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka
My research focuses on reducing communicable diseases, particularly reducing maternal and child mortality in developing countries. My research also focused on developing low cost hand washing agents and chlorination devices to improve health both in urban and rural communities.
I am also coordinating a project on reporting real time cholera/diarrhea incidence using "choleraphone" in an urban community of Dhaka. This expertise can be used to report real time child mortality from the community level.
I am also leading a number of projects including WASH-Benefit, Soil Transmitted Helminthes-re-infection, Spillover effects of WASH intervention and impact evaluation studies. I provide my support to hospital based hand washing and water treatment studies with other research groups.
My future works will be focused on mass media promotion of low cost hand washing agents, automated chlorination to treat water in schools, WASH promotion for disable person, and impact of oral hygiene on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Â Â Â
2015
Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, USA
2014
Travel award for summer school, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
2008
Treasurer, Bangladesh Academy of Aesthetics Dentistry
2007
Member, Bangladesh Dental Society