Dr. Bidhan Chandra Das

Professor 

Contact:

3rd Science Building, Room 326(C)

Tel: 88-0721-750041-3216(Office)

Tel: 88-0721-750310 (Residence)

E-mail: bcdzool@yahoo.com

 Field of Interests:

Conservation Biology in a Changing Climate

Current Research Project

Biodata

List of Publication

Family

Summary of Curriculum Vitae:

Strong background in Ecology, 25 years ecology/environment related teaching and research experiences at University level. Worked as Link Coordinator, Project Director, Visiting Fellow, Research Fellow of a number of National and International Research Projects. Supervised Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.Sc. students. Delivered lectures on various aspects of the environment in home and abroad. Skilled in editing journal, proceedings, popular magazine, etc. Author of many scripts (film, stage drama, radio etc.) especially on environmental crisis. Published 60 research articles. Experienced to work in diverse social/cultural/climatic environments.

Career:

Visiting Fellow (HEI & DelPHE-R4) : School of the Environment, Natural Resource & Geography, University of Bangor, Wales, UK - 2008, 2010, 2011.

Visiting Fellow (Commonwealth): School of  Biological Sciences, University of Norwich, East Anglia, UK - 2005-2006.

Professor (2001-Present), Associate Prof. (1996-2001), Assistant Prof. (1990-1995), Lecturer (1989): Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh-1989- Present.

Programme Coordinator: Proshika Manabik Unnayan Kendra (NGO), Dhaka, Bangladesh - 1988-1989.

Junior & Senior Research Fellow: Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, WB, India - 1982-1988.

Multi-Partnership Research Project:

Capacity building to address climate change in Bangladesh and Ghana with special reference to conservation of saline and drought tolerant species (Partner Institutions: i. School of The Environment, Natural Resource & Geography,  University of Bangor, Wales, UK. ii.Volta Basin Research Project/Department of Zoology, University of Ghana. iii. Animal and Plant Sciences, Sheffield University, UK. iv. Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh. iv. Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh; Lead Partner; Funded by the DelPHE Project of DFID, UK (Commenced from 1 September 2009 for three years).

Building capacity for conservation and management of natural resources, under the challenges of a changing climate in Bangladesh (Link between School of the Environment & Natural Resource, University of Bangor, UK & Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh (Lead Partner) UK-Bangladesh Higher Education Links ; funded by UK (Commenced from 1 April 2008 for 2 years).

Recent Publications:

Das, B.C. & Dixon, A.F.G. 2011. Assessment of patch quality by aphidophagus ladybirds: laboratory study on the minimum density of aphids required for oviposition. European Journal of Environmental Sciences. 1 (1): 57-60.

Rahman, M.M., Sarker,P.K., & Das, B.C. 2011.Effect of planting date on the incidence of eggplant aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover and yield of eggplant. Bangladesh J. Zool. 39 (2): 187-194.

Sarker, P.K., Rahman, M.M.& Das, B.C. 2010. Feeding performance and developmental period of three coccinellid predators on mustard aphid Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.). Bangladesh j. entomol., 20 (1): 69-78.

Das, B.C. 2009. Conserving the zoological resources of Bangladesh under a changing climate. Integrative Zoology, 4: 213-219.

Das, B.C., Sarker, P.K. & Rahman, M.M. 2008. Aphidicidal activity of some indigenous plant extracts against bean aphid A. craccivora Koch (Homoptera : Aphididae). Journal of Pest Science, 81: 153-159.

Sarker,P.K., Rahman, M.M.& Das, B.C. 2008. Intrinsic rate of natural increase (r_m) of L. erysimi (Kalt.) (Homoptera : Aphididae). Bangladesh Journal of Entomology, 18: 45-54.

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