Md. Anwarul Abedin

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• PhD (Kyoto University) and Postdoc (Kyoto Uni. Japan & Northumbria Uni.UK
• Professor at Bangladesh Agricultural University

The present study investigated the application of zero valent iron to remediate the arsenic in naturally contaminated groundwater. A performance evaluation was conducted in the laboratory on groundwater contaminated with artificial arsenic using sodium arsenate (Na 2HAsO 4.7H 2O) to simulate the arsenic concentration in the groundwater. Batch and c...

Climate change poses challenges on a new scale for humanity, particularly for the populations of lower income countries like Bangladesh. There has been relatively limited in-depth analysis of the gender dimensions of climate change to date, partly because of the uncertainties of climate change science and the lack of downscaled data. Therefore, it...

Bangladesh has a primarily agrarian economy. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of the economy. Soil is the predominant aspect for a successful crop production; whereas, good soil health is a prerequisite for sustainable agriculture and food security. On the other hand, more than 30 % of the cultivable land in Bangladesh is in the c...

Globally a huge amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) is being produced which is very difficult to dispose. Composting of MSW is one of the options of solid waste recycling, but its use by the farmers is limited because of its low nutrient status. This study has considered some organic amendments to increase nutrient status of MSW compost for its p...

Despite the different studies related to Cyclone Aila-induced loss and damage in Bangladesh, few have addressed the primary education sector. Furthermore, no study has examined the extent of the improvement in the disaster knowledge and understanding of primary school students and teachers after government and non-government organisations have init...

Bangladesh is a highly disaster-prone country suffering from natural and anthropogenic disasters. Therefore, the government has developed a comprehensive legal framework and laws to address disaster management and mitigation. These disaster management laws and frameworks have been a major focus, with investments in disaster management significantly...

According to the Global Climate Risk Index (2021), Bangladesh ranked as the seventh-most affected by climatic calamities across the world during the period 2000–2019. Climate change poses a great threat to Bangladesh’s economy because of its high dependence on agriculture. Today, the agricultural sector employs about 40.6% of the country’s labor fo...

Machine learning (ML) models for accurately predicting heavy metals with inconsistent outputs have improved owing to dataset outliers, which influence model reliability and accuracy. A comprehensive technique that combines machine learning and advanced statistical methods was applied to assess data outlier’s effects on ML models. Ten ML models with...

Bangladesh, characterized by its riverine ecosystem, is highly susceptible to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, and riverbank erosion, which pose significant threats to its agricultural sector. The agricultural sector in Bangladesh is the backbone of its economy, providing livelihoods for a significant portion of the population. Howeve...

In hydrology, accurate predictions and monitoring of river discharge are critical for river engineering, flood mitigation, water resource management and agricultural purposes. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna in Bangladesh, one of the highest discharge rivers in South Asia, is fundamental to the region’s socio-economic structure and a major driver of floodin...

Traditional and local knowledge (TLK) can be instrumental in mitigating the risks of disasters. There are calls to prioritize such knowledge to promote community resilience against disasters. This study examines the integration of TLK into disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies in Nepal, India and Bangladesh using a qualitative content analysis. We...

Identifying the primary source of heavy metals (HMs) pollution and the key pollutants is crucial for safeguarding eco-health and managing risks in industrial vicinity. For this purpose, this investigation was carried out to investigate the pollution area identification with soil static environmental capacity (QI), receptor model-oriented critical s...

Humanity faces a rising number of challenging disasters due to their increasing unpredictability and scale. While large-scale engineering solutions have been the mainstream approach, there is a growing acknowledgment that ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR) is a suitable approach in the long term due to its cost-effectiveness, social...

Improving rice productivity is the challenge for the farmer due to rapid soil health deterioration in intensive agricultural system. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate comparative performance of different nutrient management practices in rice production in Bangladesh. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block de...

The surface and groundwater sources in Bangladesh are getting contaminated due to rapid unplanned urbanization and high population density. These water sources are contaminated from toxic trace metals, untreated industrial effluents, improper disposal of domestic waste, and agricultural runoffs. Furthermore, the availability of surface water is not...

Organic matter (OM) shows a critical role in mobilization and uptake of arsenic (As) by rice, and water management practice can mitigate this problem. However, very few research highlighted the impact of management of water on rice as influenced by OM amendment. Therefore, this study has evaluated the changes in As mobilization in paddy soil under...

Background People living in the southeastern hilly areas of Bangladesh are primarily dependent on agriculture and face the problem of nutrient deficiency in soils. This research was conducted to assess the fertility status of paddy soils for better fertilizer management. Grid sampling (1 km × 1 km) was followed to collect soil samples, avoiding unu...

Salicylic acid (SA) and proline exhibit protective effects against a wide range of stresses. However, the combined impact of SA and proline on rice under drought stress is still unknown. Therefore, we investigated the protective roles of SA and/or proline in conferring drought tolerance in rice. There were eight treatments comprising the control (T...

Social capital has long been recognized as a facilitator of socio-economic development in different communities. However, the role of social capital (interaction, trust, sharing) in the resilience of displaced women in Bangladesh has not yet been adequately studied. Applying an empirical approach among 346 displaced women living in eight different...

Elevated price of chemical fertilizers and poor nutrient content in conventional organic sources such as municipal solid waste (MSW) compost necessitate the production of nutrient enriched compost which could serve as a potential alternative organic fertilizer option. We studied three types of amended compost that were prepared by mixing 20% mustar...

Being an agrarian country, crop agriculture in Bangladesh is often constrained by different climatic hazards such as floods, droughts, soil and water salinity, cyclones, and storm surges. Among these, salinity intrusion is more common in coastal Bangladesh. About 53% of the coastal region is affected by different degrees of salinity. For instance,...

Bangladesh is a developing country where agriculture has been considered as the largest sector of the economy. A significant proportion of the people of this country depend on agriculture as the key source of income and employment. In Bangladesh, the agricultural sector possesses particular importance for the sustained food and livelihood security...

The southwestern coastal part of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to different kinds of disasters due to the changing climatic conditions. With the lenses of rural communities here an approach to examine how were the different disasters experiences, what lesson they learnt and what are their present disaster associated problems and stakeholder’s net...

Water scarcity is a significant global concern affecting every continent. The problem of accessing safe water mainly occurs due to climate change, the increasing global population, and urbanization. The safe water crisis is more distressing in climate hot spots such as coastal areas, areas of low rainfall, and urban areas. Being a developing count...

Microplastics (MPs) pollution of environments due to human activities is a global concern. In the present study, we examined the occurrence of MPs in coastal hill soils (burned and non-burned) collected from the Rohingya Refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The total number of MPs per kg of burned soil (402–403 items/kg) sample was significant...

This study intends to explore the extent of the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in flash-flood-prone haor (wetland ecosystem) areas of north-eastern Bangladesh. Addressing the situation of severe flash floods in 2017 at the community level, this study aims to examine the constraints and challenges in using ICT for flash flood...

Develoment of weed competitive crop cultivars is an attractive low-cost strategy of integrated weed management program that can reduce the heavy dependence of crop cultivation to chemical herbicides. Hence, to evaluate the weed competitiveness Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) released selected monsoon rice varieties, a field experiment was...

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the conventional educational approaches in higher educational institutions. It has forced to transform the learning system from traditional classroom learning to a digital or online approach. In Bangladesh, however, as in other parts of the world this tremendous transformation at university levels alters...

The critical limit for zinc (Zn) varies from 0.38 to 2 µg/g soil depending on the crop and soil type. However, the critical limit for Zn was not explored recently for rice and potato cultivation in the floodplain soils of Bangladesh. A pot experiment was conducted to determine the critical limits of Zn in soil and plants for rice and potato cultiva...

Purpose This study aims to analyze how English-language versions of e-newspapers in the first two countries affected, China and Japan, which are non-English-speaking countries and have different socio-economic and political settings, have highlighted Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic news and informed the global community. Design/method...

Purpose This study aims to analyze how English-language versions of e-newspapers in the first two countries affected, China and Japan, which are non-English-speaking countries and have different socio-economic and political settings, have highlighted Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic news and informed the global community. Design/method...

The landslide has become a common hazard in Bangladesh. The south-east and north-east part has been identified as one of the significant hotspots facing frequent landslide disaster. The location, frequency, and extremity of landslide hazards are mostly dependent on the combined effect of natural and anthropogenic activities. Human induced activitie...

Wheat blast (Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum) in Bangladesh and South America is recognized as one major limiting factor of wheat production. Its control using chemical pesticides raises concerns about food safety and pesticide resistance, which have dictated the need for alternative blast management approach, nutrient supplementation could be an ecofr...

Moringa (Moringa oleifera L.) leaf extract is a natural plant growth stimulant that is well-known for its ability to improve plant growth and development. A field study was conducted to evaluate the influence of MLE (Moringa Leaf Extract) on the growth, yield and nutritional improvement in two vegetable crops [Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and Indi...

Globally, the risk of arsenic (As) contamination in soil and rice is well documented across the globe. In Bangladesh, drinking water and rice are two major exposure pathways of As to humans. Therefore, the efficiency of recent technologies to reduce rice As and associated human health risks still need to be deeply investigated. In this direction, a...

Purpose This study aims to explore whether socio-economic factors determine the level of menstrual knowledge and perceptions of schoolgirls in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to understand how knowledge and perceptions vary with variations in the different socio-economic factors in a schoolgirl’s life such as place of residence, religion, age,...

The conception of critical limit (CL) of a nutrient element distinguishes its deficiency from sufficiency, which could advise fertilizer application. A pot culture experiment was conducted during Rabi season (2019–2020) to study the CL of sulphur (S) in soil and plant. A total of 20 soil samples collected from intensive cropping areas of three agro...

The water crisis is a severe problem in the southwestern part of Bangladesh, which has been identified as one of the climate hotspot regions. Researchers and community people collaborate with the government and local administration to find a better and sustainable water solution for the community people. The sustainable, smart water solution can be...

Composting is a good option of solid waste recycling, but its use by the farmers is limited because of its low nutrient status. Our study has considered organic amendments to increase nutrient status of MSW compost. We prepared three types of amended compost by mixing 20% mustard oil cake (MOC) and 30% poultry manure (PM) or cowdung (CD) or sugarca...

Purpose Our study had considered some organic amendments to enhance nutrient level of marketed municipal solid waste (MSW) compost for its potential use as fertilizer for growing crops in alluvial soils. Method We prepared three types of amended compost by mixing 20% mustard oil cake (MOC), and 30% poultry manure (PM) or cowdung (CD) or sugarcane p...

Soil physico-chemical properties are an important phenomenon for sustainable crop production and maintenance of optimum soil health. Hence, a laboratory measurement was conducted with soil samples of three years long experimental field of the Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh to assess the changes in five se...

Purpose: The experiment was conducted to investigate into the allelopathic potential of the aqueous extracts of different parts of Jatropha curcus on seven selected field crop species. Research Methods: Leaf, stem, bark, twig, root, pericarp, seed and oilcake extracts of J. curcus at four different concentrations (1:5, 1:10, 1:15 and 1:20 (w/v)) we...

Due to differences in the location, topography and socio-economic characteristics, flood risk and resilience are not the same for all communities. This study analysed flood resilience and its variations in different parts of the Temerloh Municipal Council area, Malaysia. Due to its location in the Pahang River basin, this town is highly vulnerable...

Proper soil fertility management is one of the prime importance in an endeavor to increase crop productivity. Hence, an experiment was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory, BAU, Mymensingh during Aman season of 2017 to investigate the growth and yield performance and rice quality under different fertilizer management. The experiment was l...

Water is considered the lifeblood of the earth and intimately associated with all kinds of ecosystems. In recent times, safe drinking water has become a hot issue around the world. The dynamics and management of water resources need to be improved. There are many technologies to supply safe drinking water, such as pond sand filter, rainwater harves...

During all critical incidents, the media frame our understanding and create powerful forces at both individual and societal levels. The mental health of readers and viewers can also be affected by the media after tragic events. Potentially, the media have a proactive role in shaping the actions of the mass population and thereby influencing policy...

Extreme weather is becoming one of the fierce symptoms of rapidly changing climate era which is causing long and short term damage at different aspects of our day-today life. Extreme weather events like heavy rains cause sewers to overflow and may result in urban flooding a common scenario to the cities in developing countries like Bangladesh. With...

Extreme weather is becoming one of the fierce symptoms of rapidly changing climate era which is causing long and short term damage at different aspects of our day-today life. Extreme weather events like heavy rains cause sewers to overflow and may result in urban flooding a common scenario to the cities in developing countries like Bangladesh. With...

Composting of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a good option for solid waste recycling, but its use by the farmers is limited because of its very low nutrient status. Aims: The study aimed at nutrient enrichment of marketed MSW compost by using some organic materials and evaluating the influence of nutrient enriched MSW compost on yield and nutrient...

Arsenic (As) contamination in rice has become a global concern as a potential dietary risk to human health. A pot culture experiment was conducted in the net house of the Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh to study the effect of soil As contamination on rice (BRRI dhan47) and its management through wate...

Composting is a suitable environment-friendly technique to modify organic waste to organic fertilizers and works as soil conditioners by regulating different biological processes. The main objective of a sustainable agricultural production system can be achieved by using quality compost and thereby improving soil health and increased crop yield. Th...

0.1 Introduction The northwest part of Bangladesh frequently experiences droughts. Drought is more frequent in Bangaldesh due to high temperature and low rainfall. Droughts during the dry period are quite common in Bangladesh, but the type and extent of drought varies according to the quantity, intensity and type of precipitation. Every year Bangla...

Irrespective of the nations and media, from 20 January 2020 to the date, the term 'coronavirus' is uttered and or written most frequently. Recent emergence of this coronavirus related disease, which is called COVID-19, first reported from Wuhan city of the capital of Hubei Province of China (mainland) during December 2019, and this virus has caused...

Moringa is a valuable plant whose leaves are enriched with antioxidants, amino acids, vitamins and mineral nutrients and can be used as a bio-stimulant. A field work was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, during rabi season from November 2017 to February 2018 in order to investiga...

Sediments and water quality parameters are the key determinants for sustainable shrimp farming in Bangladesh. In this context, an investigation was carried out to assess the physicochemical properties of sediments and water in shrimp farming areas of Dacope Upazilla of Bangladesh. The data were collected from 21 shrimp farms located in three villag...

World water resources are facing dramatic changes as a result of global climate change, high water demands, population growth, industrialization and urbanization, and safe drinking water is one of the most pressing commodities in the developing world. Among others, Bangladesh provides an excellent setting for investigation; with two-thirds of its l...

The world is facing a global water crisis with the capacity of the hydrological cycle to supply water challenged by excessive demand, pollution of water resources and poor water management. Many districts in West Bengal are affected by diminishing water reserves and exposure to contaminants in the groundwater system with serious health impacts. Exp...

Irrespective of the nations and media, from 20 January 2020 to the date, the term ‘coronavirus’ is uttered and or written most frequently. Recent emergence of this coronavirus related disease, which is called COVID-19, first reported from Wuhan city of the capital of Hubei Province of China (mainland) during December 2019, and this virus has caused...

Natural plant growth stimulants play important roles in triggering growth and boosting economic yield of crops. A field experiment was conducted at Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during Rabi season in order to investigate the effect of moringa leaf extract (MLE) on growth, yield and nutritional quali...

The present study investigated the allelopathic potential of sawdust obtained from eleven tropical tree species available in Bangladesh viz., Azadirachta indica, Swietenia macrophylla, Acacia auriculiformis, Tamarindus indica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Syzygium cumini, Mangifera indica, Albizia saman, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Diospyros discolor an...

Plant bio-stimulants play a significant role in triggering growth and boosting economic yield of crops. Even so, little information is found on the use of moringa leaf extract (MLE) as a natural bio-stimulant to improve growth and yield of vegetable crops in Bangladesh. Therefore, a field study was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of...

Plant bio-stimulants play a significant role in triggering growth and boosting economic yield of crops. Even so, little information is found on the use of moringa leaf extract (MLE) as a natural bio-stimulant to improve growth and yield of vegetable crops in Bangladesh. Therefore, a field study was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of...

Climate change has become one of the major developmental concerns of countries in the Bay of Bengal region, which is already causing setbacks such as flooding, waterlogging, and drinking water problem. Around 3.49 billion people or more than half the world’s population lives in urban area, of which 827.6 million are slum dwellers. Dhaka the mega ci...

Climate change has become one of the major developmental concerns of countries in the Bay of Bengal region, which is already causing setbacks such as flooding, waterlogging, and drinking water problem. Around 3.49 billion people or more than half the world’s population lives in urban area, of which 827.6 million are slum dwellers. Dhaka the mega ci...

Climate change may affect human health through multiple and interactive pathways that include safe water scarcity. However, impacts of climate change-induced water scarcity on health and well-being are complex. About 80% of illnesses in developing countries are attributed to unsafe drinking water and waterborne diseases. In Southwestern Bangladesh,...

p>Rice is the most extensively cultivated cereal crops in Bangladesh and nitrogenous fertilizer, especially urea is the most pressing fertilizer to supply nutrient in the paddy field. With this view, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of deep placement and foliar application of urea fertilizer on BRRI dhan29 rice cultivar in boro se...

The haor areas of Bangladesh regularly face flash floods because of heavy downpour in the Meghalaya and Asham regions. It happens in this area by sudden flow of water from the surrounding hills during the period of late March to May and causes significant losses of agriculture. Since the paddy fields in hoar area remain under water for half of the...

A field experiment was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, during rabi season to evaluate the effect of foliar application of moringa leaf extract on productivity and nutrient uptake efficiency of wheat plants. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with...

Moringa oleifera leaf extract has a potential effect as a growth enhancer of many crops. An experiment was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh to evaluate the effect of foliar application of moringa leaf extract on growth and yield of late sown wheat (BARI Gom-26). The experim...

The coastal area in Bangladesh constitutes about 32 % of the country. This one-third of the country’s land is recognized as a zone subject to intensive human use. Land use in the coastal Bangladesh is diverse, competitive, and conflicting. Over the last half-century, coastal land uses of Bangladesh have gone through major changes. Since the 1950s n...

p>The present study was conducted in the Soil Science Field Laboratory at Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during November 2014 to April 2015 to study the effect of moringa leaf extract on growth and yield of maize. The experiment comprised of five treatments viz., T₁(control), T₂ (water sprayed at every 2 weeks...

This study was carried out with a view to evaluating the effect of foliar application of urea on BRRI dhan29. The experiment was laid out in a RCBD design with seven treatments (T1 : Full dose of prilled urea @ 140 Kg N ha-1) (control), T2 (50% prilled urea + 5 foliar spray @ 0.5% N solution @ 5.5 kg N spray-1),T3 (70% prilled urea + 3 foliar spray...

Climate change impacts and natural disasters are the leading cause of hunger and affect all dimensions of food security including access to food, availability and stability of supplies, and nutrition across the world. The global food crisis is exposing existing and potential vulnerabilities of households, governments, and the international system t...

Natural disasters are projected to increase in many regions of the world due to the growing exposure of human activities, combined with increased vulnerability and the projected increase in frequency and intensity, and the effects of climate change and global warming. To combat disasters, university network is gaining importance as it plays a proac...

This paper focuses on the status of solid waste generation, waste management system and waste management problems in Bangladesh. Solid waste generation is in increasing trend with the growth of urban population. The country is generating about 8000 tons of solid waste each day from the six major cities (Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barisal...

Coastal Bangladesh experiences significant poverty and hazards today and is highly vulnerable to climate and environmental change over the coming decades. Coastal stakeholders are demanding information to assist in the decision making processes, including simulation models to explore how different interventions, under different plausible future soc...

The global food crisis is exposing existing and potential vulnerabilities of households, governments and the international system to food and nutrition insecurity. Most of the rural poor are smallholder farmers whose capacities to benefit from high food prices are severely constrained by the lack of inputs, investment and access to market. Similarl...

Globally, food security problem is identified that there is enough food in the world, but the distribution is deficient. Food security is not only about having enough production; it is also about having an equal chance of access to food for all. The problem is similar in case of Bangladesh. Food security is hindered by various climatic and anthropo...

A series of recent events have stimulated broader interest in food security and food systems. About 850 million people in the world are undernourished, particularly in the developing countries. In spite of making considerable progress in food sufficiency, however, food security is a major concern in Bangladesh, as being over populated and disaster...

Bangladesh has a primarily agrarian economy. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of the economy. Soil is the predominant aspect for a successful crop production; whereas, good soil health is a prerequisite for sustainable agriculture and food security. On the other hand, more than 30 % of the cultivable and in Bangladesh is in the co...

One of the most serious resource and health issues in coastal communities of Bangladesh is the scarcity of safe drinking water, triggered by the combined effects of salinity, arsenic, and drought. This article explores community perception of vulnerabilities in daily life, livelihood, and environment, and investigates how communities and institutio...

Millions of people in Southwestern Bangladesh drink groundwater that has arsenic contamination levels above both Bangladeshi and WHO standards. Thus, arsenic, the king of poisons, presents significant social problems in the rural communities of Bangladesh. Lacking arsenic-free drinking water, the local populations are most adversely affected. Arsen...

Water insecurity is a big threat and a defining global challenge that causes social dilemma in the society. Analyzing all the previous chapters in this volume, this final chapter will discuss water use and its consequence of social dilemma, the key lessons and observations that trigger water insecurity, major challenges and success factors toward w...

Water quality and quantity will become the principal limiting factor for sustainable development in many countries across the world. “Everything living is created from water” is an ancient quotation, which closely describes the importance of water. Water insecurity is a social dilemma in the recent decades because of several factors. Moreover, the...

The contamination of groundwater by natural arsenic is currently a world- wide epidemic. Arsenic-contaminated groundwater has been reported in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, China, Hungary, West Bengal in India, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. Of these regions, Bangladesh and West Bengal are the most seriously affected in terms of the size of the population at...