Seven Bangladeshi Scientists Elected TWAS Fellows

Seven Bangladeshi Scientists Elected Fellows of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Photo caption: Top row, from left to right: (1) Professor Dr. Kazi Matin Uddin Ahmed, (2) Emeritus Professor Dr. M. A. Rashid, (3) Professor Dr. A. K. M. Akhtar Hossain, and (4) Professor Dr. Kamrun Nahar. Bottom row, from left to right: (5) Professor Dr. Sohel Rahman, (6) Professor Dr. Mobarak Ahmad Khan, and (7) Dr. Mohammad Abdul Latif.

Seven Bangladeshi scientists have been elected Fellows of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). In addition, Professor Dr. Kamrun Nahar of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University has received the TWAS–Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award in recognition of her contributions to environmental and agricultural science research. Their names were announced at the recent Annual General Meeting of TWAS, held online.

This year, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), an international organization dedicated to advancing science and research in the developing world, has elected a total of 87 scientists from different countries as Fellows for 2027. Among them are seven scientists from Bangladesh, all of whom are distinguished Fellows of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS).

The seven elected scientists from Bangladesh are:

1. Professor Dr. Kazi Matin Uddin Ahmed, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka;

2. Emeritus Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Dhaka;

3. Professor Dr. A. K. M. Akhtar Hossain, Department of Physics and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET);

4. Professor Dr. Kamrun Nahar, Department of Agricultural Botany, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University;

5. Professor Dr. Mohammad Sohel Rahman, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BUET;

6. Professor Dr. Mobarak Ahmad Khan, Scientific Adviser to the Research Laboratory of Ecotex Limited; and

7. Dr. Mohammad Abdul Latif, Director of the Rice Research Centre at Supreme Seed Company Limited and former Director of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI).

The international jury and Executive Council of TWAS selected these Bangladeshi scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions to geology, groundwater protection, agricultural sciences, pharmaceutical chemistry, environmentally friendly jute technologies, computer science, and quantum physics. 

Professor Dr. Kamrun Nahar received the TWAS–Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award in recognition of her contributions to environmental and agricultural science research. Her election as a TWAS Fellow, alongside receiving this prestigious award, represents dual recognition of her achievements by the international academy.

Furthermore, Dr. Firdausi Qadri, an eminent scientist and one of the distinguished Fellows of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, has been elected as the South-East Asia Representative on the TWAS Executive Board for the next three years.

The President of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Professor Dr. Zahurul Karim, and the Secretary, Professor Dr. Yearul Kabir, expressed their delight at these achievements and extended their heartfelt congratulations to the above-mentioned scientists on their outstanding success.