Dr Firdausi Qadri of Icddr,b, Dr Salma Sultana of Model Livestock Advance-ment Foundation and Prof Samia Subrina of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) three Bangladeshi women scientists have recently made us proud. They were included in the sixth edition of the Asian Scientist 100 list, which is a Singapore-based science and technology magazine. The list was published to celebrate the success of the region s best and brightest, highlighting their achievements across a range of scientific disciplines. A few months ago, another young Bangladeshi astrophysicist, Tonima Tasnim Ananna, topped the 2020 edition of
Science News magazine s list The SN 10: Scientists to Watch , for her outstanding work and research on black holes.
Firdausi is globally well-known for her role in public health research.
An emeritus scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b), Firdausi is a laureate of the 2020 L Oréal-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.
Salma 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, particularly for her efforts involving veterinary outreach, treatment and education, according to the magazine website.
3 Bangladeshis on Asian Scientist 100 list
Staff Correspondent
29th April, 2021 09:38:05
Three Bangladeshi researchers have been included in the sixth edition of Asian Scientist 100 list, which celebrates the success of the region’s 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 English language science and technology magazine published in Singapore.
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.
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 Ban
Veterinarian Dr Salma Sultana from Bangladesh has made it to the Asian Scientist 100 list of Asian Scientist Magazine, for her work surrounding Model Livestock Advancement Foundation. Her efforts were highlighted in the sixth edition of the list recently. "I just came to know about this achievement today from a peer who works for BBC news. He had shared the link with me on my