Three Bangladeshi Women Scientists Feature In Top 100 Asian Scientists List
Women of Bangladesh have made big strides in
the field of science and technology
1. Dr Salma Sultana was awarded for her field
research on veterinary science and her help to small farmers.
2. Dr Ferdousi Qadri was awarded for her
advocacy of global vaccination, prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and
infectious diseases affecting children.
3. Prof. Samia Sabrina was awarded for her
research on properties and use of nanomaterials.
4. Apart from themed Tabassum Naz, Dr Hasibun
Nahar, Dr Tanzema Hashim and Dr Nasima Akhtar also made it to the list in
previous years.
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New Age Islam Staff
Writer
29 April
2021
Dr
Salma Sultana, Dr Ferdousi Qadri and Prof. Samia Sabrina/ Photo courtesy:
Pratham Alo
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Three
Bangladeshi women scientists have featured in the list of top 100 scientists
list 2021 for their outstanding work in the field of science and technology.
Asian
Scientist, a Singapore-based English magazine for science and technology has
published this year's list of top 100 Asian scientists. Dr Salma Sultana, Dr
Ferdousi Qadri and Prof. Samia Sabrina from Bangladesh have been included in
the list.
The list
features only those who have won any national and international award in the
previous year or have made any important discovery or invention while working
for any educational or scientific institution.
Dr Salma
Sultana is the founder of Model Livestock Advancement Foundation. In 2020, she
won Norman E Borlaug Award from World Food Foundation for her field research
and application. She has helped small farmers through her veterinary outreach
and livestock supply.
Dr Ferdousi
Qadri is associated with International Centre for Dirrhoeal Diseases Research
and won L'Oreal UNESCO of Women in Science Award in 2020 for her advocacy of
early diagnosis, global vaccination and prevention of infectious diseases among
children.
Prof Samia
Sabrina is a professor in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Department
of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology. She won the Early
Career Women Award in 2020 from OWSD-Elsevier Foundation. She won the award for
her research on properties and use of nanomaterials.
OWSD-Elsevier
Foundation has been awarding women scientists from developing world since 2012.
Notably, Bangladesh women scientists have won this award in previous years as
well. In 2019, Tabassum Naz of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission won this
award. In 2018, Hasibun Nahar of BRAC University was conferred this award. In
2017, Tanzema Hashim of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
won this award and in 2013, Dr Nasima Akhtar of Centre for Nuclear Medicine and
Ultrasound was the recipient of this award.
The long
list of young women scientists of Bangladesh being recognised internationally
makes it evident that the women of Bangladesh are fighting against all odds to
make a mark in the field of education and learning and that in Bangladesh women
have found their space and opportunity to prove their abilities.
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