{"id":68461,"date":"2021-04-29T13:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=68461"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:03:16","slug":"3-bangladeshis-on-asian-scientist-100-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=68461","title":{"rendered":"3 Bangladeshis on Asian Scientist 100 list"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka: Three Bangladeshi researchers have been included in the sixth edition of Asian Scientist 100 list, which celebrates the success of the region\u2019s best and brightest, highlighting their achievements across a range of scientific disciplines.<\/p>\n

They are Dr Salma Sultana, Dr Firdausi Qadri and Prof Samia Subrina, according to the website of Asian Scientist, an English language science and technology magazine published in Singapore.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, the researchers have to provide leadership in academia or industry, or make a significant scientific discovery to secure a place on the prestigious list.<\/p>\n

It is stated on the website of Asian Scientist that Salma Sultana, founder of Model Livestock Advancement Foundation, was awarded the 2020 Norman E Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application by the World Food Prize Foundation for her work with small-scale farmers in Bangladesh, and her efforts involving veterinary outreach, treatment and education in particular.<\/p>\n

While mentioning about Firdausi Qadri, the magazine writes she is an emeritus scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), who is also a laureate of the 2020 L\u2019Or\u00e9al-Unesco For Women in Science Award for her advocacy of early diagnoses and global vaccination as well as her work on understanding and preventing infectious diseases affecting children in developing countries.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Samia Subrina, professor of electrical and electronic engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), is a recipient of the 2020 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her research on the properties and uses of nanomaterials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Three Bangladeshi researchers have been included in the sixth edition of Asian Scientist 100 list, which celebrates the success of the region\u2019s best and brightest, highlighting their achievements across a range of scientific disciplines. They are Dr Salma Sultana, Dr Firdausi Qadri and Prof Samia Subrina, according to the website of Asian Scientist, an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":68462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n