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Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan

Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan

Assistant Professor

Department of Environmental Science
Faculty of Science & Technology (FST)

arifur.rahman@bup.edu.bd

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216

Biography

Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan earned a BS (Honors) in Soil, Water and Environment from the University of Dhaka's department Soil, Water and Environment. He earned his MS in Environmental Science from the same department. He worked as a graduate research assistant at the Bangladesh Australia Center for Environmental Research (BACER-DU). Additionally, he worked for other public and private institutions as well. His areas of competence in research include soil science, wastewater treatment, heavy metal pollution, waste recycling, plastic pollution, environmental pollution, and waste management. He also oversees projects, theses, and internships, advising and supervising interns and students while they conduct research. As the BES 2020 batch's advisor, he helps and mentors the students in improving and strengthening their academic performance. As the lab in-charge, he is responsible for managing the "Environmental Chemistry Laboratory". He enjoys singing, traveling and gardening in addition to research and teaching.

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Education
S.S.C, বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ, কুর্মিটোলা, ঢাকা
H.S.C, বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ, কুর্মিটোলা, ঢাকা।
Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Journal Publication

1.

Emerging small-scale textile industries in residential areas of Mirpur, Dhaka City, Bangladesh: an assessment of the discharged wastewater quality and potential impacts. 2022. Tania, K. A., Bhuiyan, M. A. R. & Ferdous, M. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 194, 560. Publisher: Springer Nature.


https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10239-w

2.

Human perspectives on rooftop gardening for ensuring food security in COVID-19 situation in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. 2021. Md Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Zannatul Ferdous. Big Data in Agriculture. 3(2), 74-78. Publisher: Zibeline International Publishing


3.

Macroplastics on Soil-Plant System: Inhibiting Effects of Macroplastics on the Growth of Green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis). 2021. M Ferdous, MAR Bhuiyan and KA Tania. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 12(6), 926-933. Publisher: SCIRP.

4.

Assessment of water quality parameters and associated health impacts of supplied drinking water in Mohakhali and Banani area of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. 2021. MI Hossain, S Khanam and MAR Bhuiyan. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology. 15(6 ii), 59-63.

5.

Cadmium and Lead tolerant bacteria isolated from industrial wastewater. 2017. MAR Bhuiyan, TF Khan, MS Chowdhury and SMI huq. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences. 26(1), 29-38.

6.

Impacts of Tannery Effluents on the Environmental Quality of Hazaribagh Area of Bangladesh and its Possible Remediation Measures: A Review. 2022.  Faria Jahan, Md Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Israt Jahan, Md Golam Muktadir, Fatema Shahinur Jahan. Journal of FST. 1(1), 241-262.


7.

CROP GROWTH ENHANCEMENT: INVESTIGATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TEA WASTE COMPOST APPLIED AS ORGANIC FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH RESPONSE OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) PLANT. 2023. Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Syeda Tahmida Mutahara Abdal, Intehum Taufique Aurnab, Rifat Ahmed Shanto, Zannatul Ferdous. Journal of Wastes and Biomass Management. 5(2). 41-45. Publisher: Zibeline International Publishing.


8.

Implementation of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the re-treatment of conventionally treated pharmaceutical wastewater: a case study of Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2023. Era Juliet Das, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Md. Mahfuz Hasan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195:1210. Publisher: Springer


9.

Assessment of the efficacy of Azolla pinnata in improving textile dye wastewater quality at varying concentrations. 2024. Nishat Tasnim, Era Juliet Das, Khadiza Akter Tania, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan & Ferdous Ara Swarna. Bioremediation Journal. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

10.

Do we unknowingly eat breakfast that contains microplastics?Unveiling the microplastic contamination in commercial flour. 2024. S. Aysha,M. B. Sultan, M. A. R. Bhuiyan, M. Toha, R. T. Ria. Food and Humanity. 3.100333. Publisher: Elsevier.


https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100333

11. Investigating the optimum conditions for azo dye (methyl orange and methyl red) decolorization from aqueous solution using oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus): A mycoremediation approach. 2024. K. A. Tania, E. J. Das, M. Tahsin & M. A. R. Bhuiyan. Bioremediation Journal. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10889868.2024.2381015

12.

Trends of Research on Water Quality in Bangladesh: A Review, Shamsunnahar Khanam, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan and M. Ishtiak Hossain. Academia Journal of Environmental Science. 10(2), 18-30.

13.

Evaluating the sources of microplastic contamination and quantifying its abundance in the Balu River, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2024. Anika Tasnim Odora, Sifat Aysha, Maisha Binte Sultan & Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196: 867. Publisher: Springer Nature.



14.

Assessing the efficacy of surgical mask-based modified conventional filtration chambers in eradicating harmful microorganisms from wastewater. 2024. Sabikun Naher, Era Juliet Das, Mohammad Toha, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan & Khadiza Akter Tania. Urban Water Journal. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Conference Papers

1. Attended seminar on "Action Against Single Used Plastics" as a "Panel Speaker" organized by the Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bangladesh University of Professionals on March 13, 2024.

2. Conference: International Conference on Environmental Science and Resource Management (16-17 May 2024), Organized By: Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh, Title: Prospects and Opportunities of Utilizing Black Soldier Flies (BSF) in Solid Organic Waste Management: A Case Study from Bangladesh Perspective.

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Researchs

1. Soil Science

2. Wastewater Treatment

3. Heavy Metal Pollution

4. Waste Recycling

5. Plastic Pollution

6. Environmental Pollution

7. Solid Waste Management

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Awards

1.

MA Basit Gold Medal (2015)

2. Dean's Award, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka (2014)

3. National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology (2014)

4. Teletalk Award (2008)

5. The Daily Prothom Alo Award (2006)

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Courses

1. Introductory Soil Science (ENV 1207)

2. Introduction to Hydrology (ENV 2103)

3. Environmental Microbiology (ENV 2201)

4. Soil Chemistry (ENV 2207)

5. Biological Pollution and Mitigation (ENV 3203)

6. Industrial Pollution and Mitigation (ENV 4203)

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

S.S.C, বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ, কুর্মিটোলা, ঢাকা
H.S.C, বিএএফ শাহীন কলেজ, কুর্মিটোলা, ঢাকা।
Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

1.

Emerging small-scale textile industries in residential areas of Mirpur, Dhaka City, Bangladesh: an assessment of the discharged wastewater quality and potential impacts. 2022. Tania, K. A., Bhuiyan, M. A. R. & Ferdous, M. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 194, 560. Publisher: Springer Nature.


https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10239-w

2.

Human perspectives on rooftop gardening for ensuring food security in COVID-19 situation in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. 2021. Md Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Zannatul Ferdous. Big Data in Agriculture. 3(2), 74-78. Publisher: Zibeline International Publishing


3.

Macroplastics on Soil-Plant System: Inhibiting Effects of Macroplastics on the Growth of Green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis). 2021. M Ferdous, MAR Bhuiyan and KA Tania. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 12(6), 926-933. Publisher: SCIRP.

4.

Assessment of water quality parameters and associated health impacts of supplied drinking water in Mohakhali and Banani area of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. 2021. MI Hossain, S Khanam and MAR Bhuiyan. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology. 15(6 ii), 59-63.

5.

Cadmium and Lead tolerant bacteria isolated from industrial wastewater. 2017. MAR Bhuiyan, TF Khan, MS Chowdhury and SMI huq. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences. 26(1), 29-38.

6.

Impacts of Tannery Effluents on the Environmental Quality of Hazaribagh Area of Bangladesh and its Possible Remediation Measures: A Review. 2022.  Faria Jahan, Md Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Israt Jahan, Md Golam Muktadir, Fatema Shahinur Jahan. Journal of FST. 1(1), 241-262.


7.

CROP GROWTH ENHANCEMENT: INVESTIGATING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TEA WASTE COMPOST APPLIED AS ORGANIC FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH RESPONSE OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) PLANT. 2023. Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Syeda Tahmida Mutahara Abdal, Intehum Taufique Aurnab, Rifat Ahmed Shanto, Zannatul Ferdous. Journal of Wastes and Biomass Management. 5(2). 41-45. Publisher: Zibeline International Publishing.


8.

Implementation of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the re-treatment of conventionally treated pharmaceutical wastewater: a case study of Radiant Pharmaceuticals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2023. Era Juliet Das, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, Md. Mahfuz Hasan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195:1210. Publisher: Springer


9.

Assessment of the efficacy of Azolla pinnata in improving textile dye wastewater quality at varying concentrations. 2024. Nishat Tasnim, Era Juliet Das, Khadiza Akter Tania, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan & Ferdous Ara Swarna. Bioremediation Journal. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

10.

Do we unknowingly eat breakfast that contains microplastics?Unveiling the microplastic contamination in commercial flour. 2024. S. Aysha,M. B. Sultan, M. A. R. Bhuiyan, M. Toha, R. T. Ria. Food and Humanity. 3.100333. Publisher: Elsevier.


https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100333

11. Investigating the optimum conditions for azo dye (methyl orange and methyl red) decolorization from aqueous solution using oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus): A mycoremediation approach. 2024. K. A. Tania, E. J. Das, M. Tahsin & M. A. R. Bhuiyan. Bioremediation Journal. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10889868.2024.2381015

12.

Trends of Research on Water Quality in Bangladesh: A Review, Shamsunnahar Khanam, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan and M. Ishtiak Hossain. Academia Journal of Environmental Science. 10(2), 18-30.

13.

Evaluating the sources of microplastic contamination and quantifying its abundance in the Balu River, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2024. Anika Tasnim Odora, Sifat Aysha, Maisha Binte Sultan & Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196: 867. Publisher: Springer Nature.



14.

Assessing the efficacy of surgical mask-based modified conventional filtration chambers in eradicating harmful microorganisms from wastewater. 2024. Sabikun Naher, Era Juliet Das, Mohammad Toha, Md. Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan & Khadiza Akter Tania. Urban Water Journal. Publisher: Taylor & Francis.

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

1. Attended seminar on "Action Against Single Used Plastics" as a "Panel Speaker" organized by the Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bangladesh University of Professionals on March 13, 2024.

2. Conference: International Conference on Environmental Science and Resource Management (16-17 May 2024), Organized By: Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh, Title: Prospects and Opportunities of Utilizing Black Soldier Flies (BSF) in Solid Organic Waste Management: A Case Study from Bangladesh Perspective.

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Soil Science
 Wastewater Treatment
 Heavy Metal Pollution Waste Recycling
 Plastic Pollution Environmental Pollution Solid Waste Management

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

MA Basit Gold Medal (2015)
Dean's Award, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka (2014) National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology (2014)
Teletalk Award (2008)
The Daily Prothom Alo Award (2006)

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025

Introductory Soil Science (ENV 1207)
Introduction to Hydrology (ENV 2103)
Environmental Microbiology (ENV 2201)
Soil Chemistry (ENV 2207)
Biological Pollution and Mitigation (ENV 3203)
Industrial Pollution and Mitigation (ENV 4203)

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025