1. Family information:
a) Name : Dr. N.I.M. Abdus Salam Bhuiyan
b) Date of birth : 31st December, 1947
c) Permanent address:
Village : Jagatpur
P.O. : Jagatpur
P.S. : Titas (formerly Daudkandi)
District : Comilla, Bangladesh
d) Permanenr address: Professor, Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
e) Father’s name : Mvi Talebur Rahman Bhuiyan (Retd. Agriculture officer)
f) Mother’s name : Pirzadi Umme Qulsum
g) Number of sibs and position among sibs: 6 Children,eldest
h) Religion : Islam (Muslim)
i) Nationality : Bangladeshi
Academic Profile
a) Primary : Jagatpur Primary School, Jagatpur, Titas, Comilla.
b) Secondary : Jagatpur Sadhana High School, Comilla ( 1958-1964),1966
c) Higher Secondary : Dhaka College, Dhaka(1964-66),1966
d) Graduation : B.Sc. Hons. in Zoology (2nd Class 1st), 1969
Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, Dhaka University
e) Post graduation : M.Sc. in Zoology (Fisheries) ( First class 4 th), 1970
Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, Dhaka University
f) Ph.D. : Ph.D. ( Fisheries) from Zoology Department.
Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-1985.
g) Postdoctoral visit : Post doctoral visit to the University of
Newcastle upon Tyne,U.K. 1992
h) F.N.E.S.A. : Fellow, National Environmental Science
Academy,(New Delhi),1996.
i) F.Z.S.B. : Fellow, Zoological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka-1997.
j) Higher training : Trained at A.I.T. Bangkok, Thailand, 2002
(Sufer Project, DFID)
Profession: Served as:
a) Lecturer in Zoology: Feni College, Feni 28th Feb. 1972 to 14th Feb.1974.
b) Lecturer in Zoology: Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 16th Feb. 1974 to 15th Feb. 1977.
c) Assistant Professor of Zoology: Rajshahi University, 16th Feb. 1977 to 24th June.1986
d) Associate Professor of Zoology: Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, 25th June 1986 to 28th October, 1991.
e) Professor of Zoology: Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, 29th October, 1991.
f) Professor (Selection grade) : Rajshahi University, Rajshahi from 28/06/99 to date
g) Chairman: Dept. of Zoology: Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, 25 th July, 1989 to 24 th July, 1992 (3 years)
h) Chairman: Dept. of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Rajshahi University, from13th July, 2002 to 12th July, 2005
i) Dean: Faculty of Agriculture, Rajshahi University, from 2nd February, 2003 to 1 st February, 2005
Contribution: (Publications): Published more than 70 scientific papers and 35 abstracts both in National and International journals and proceedings
a) Chairman, Board of Editors, University Journal of Zoology, Rajshahi University
b) Executive Editor: the University Journal of Zoology, Rajshahi University
c) Chief Editor : The “ Probal”, a vernacular magazine( in Bengali)
d) Member : The Editorial Boards of the journals; University Journal of Zoology, Journal of Bio-science, Rajshahi University studies etc.
Association with learned bodies:
a ) Life member and Fellow Zoological Society of Bangladesh
b) Member Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science.
c) Member Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
d) Member Fisheries Society of Bangladesh.
e) Life member and Fellow National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, India.
f) General Secretary Greater Comilla Welfare Association, Rajshahi (1994-96), 2 years.
g) Chairman Greater Comilla Welfare Association Rajshahi (1996-99), 2 years.
Also served as:
i) Elected Vice-President
Zoological Society of Bangladesh 1992 and 1993 Council
(2 Years).
ii) Elected Secretary Section-9 (Biology Section) Bangladesh
Association for the Advancement of Science, Dhaka
iii) Regional Secretary National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, India.
iv) Elected Senator Rajshahi University Senate, 2004
v) Regional Secretary Rajshahi Region, Zoological Society of Bangladesh
6. Spouse and children:
Name of wife Begum Mahmuda Salam
Wedding date 8th December, 1974
Number of children One daughter, 2 sons
Other information:
a) Participated and presented papers in many national conferences and seminars etc.
b) Participated and presented papers in many international conferences held at-
i) Institute of All Indian Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1987
ii) Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, (India) 1989
iii) Hamdard University, New Delhi, 1995
iv) Marine Dove Research Laboratories, University of Newcastle upon Tyne,U.K, 1992
v) Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. 2002
Sarved as:
1. Expert Member, Selection Committee, Bangladesh Public Service Commission, Dhaka, 1995
2. Member (Syndicate Nominee) Selection Committees, for Associate Professors and Professors, Dept. of Sociology and Genography, Rajshahi University.
3. House Tutor, Habibur Rahman Hall, Rajshahi University for 3 years. I was also in charge of Provost of the Hall for about a year.
4. Member, (Rajshahi University nominee) Bangladesh Medical Council (for 3 years)
5. Member, Selection Committees for teachers, Khulna University.
6. Member, Selection Committees for Lecturers, Associate Professors and Professors, Chittagong University.
7. Served as Chairman, Chairmen’s Council, Rajshahi University(for 2 years) .
8. Senior Member, Steering Committe, BNP-Islam loving teachers group, Rajshahi University .
9. Ex-Member, Executive Council, Rajshahi University Teachers Association.
Supervision of researches:
1. Ph.D.-15
2. M.Sc.- more than 100
Pilgrimage :
Performed the holy Hajj in Makka and Madina, 2001
Special Award:
Awarded Scientist of the Year Award 1999 (Gold Medalist) by the National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi, India, 1999.
Field of specialization:
Specialized in Zoology and Fisheries. At present teaching and conducting researches on vertebrate biology, fish biology, hatcheries and hatchery management, carp fisheries, limnology, fish parasitology etc.
