Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam
Vice President
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Chief Scientific Officer, BFRI
Email: alammj_bfri@yahoo.com

Nasiruddin Md. Humayun
Vice President
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Deputy Director, DoF
Matshya Bhaban, Dhaka
Email: nasir_hy nasir_hyun@fishries.gov.bd

Dr. Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain
General Secretary
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Professor
BAU, Mymensingh
Email: marhossin@yahoo.com

Dr. Mostafa A R Hossain is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Fish. Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). He earned his BSc Fisheries (Honous) degree fromBangladeshAgriculturalUniversity. Later he completed his MSc in Aquaculture and PhD from the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK. After the completion of PhD from Stirling, he moved toKyoto University, Japanand worked there for two years as a Post Doc. Researcher.

 His key research interests are Biodiversity and conservation of aquatic animals; Sustainable livelihood approaches pertinent to fisheries and aquaculture; Integrated and multi layer aquaculture and Small indigenous species of fish.

Dr. Hossain has long been working with a number of public and private entrepreneurs, GOs, NGOs and projects namely DoF, World-Fish Center, FAO, DFID, ATDP-SSAID, MACH and CBFM-2 as Reviewer, Consultant, Specialist and Advisor. He published 25 research articles in international peer reviewed journals and 35 articles in Bangladeshi journals. He co-edited a number of journals, and proceedings of seminars and workshops. He is also a reviewer for a number of international and national journals. Dr. Hossain is currently involved in several national and international donor funded research projects on fish biodiversity and conservation and is developing the first Fish Museum and Biodiversity Center of Bangladesh in BAU campus.

Dr. Kabir Ikramul Haque
Joint Secretary
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Director (Fisheries)
BARC, Farmgate, Dhaka
Email: ikramfish@yahoo.com

Khandokar Lutfunnesa
Treasearer
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Manager (Planning), BFDC
Email: bfdc@citechco.net

Dr. S. M. Shamsur Rahman
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
UFO, DoF
Email: smsrahman_bau@yahoo.com

Dr. S. M. Shamsur Rahman, son of S. M. Abdul Halim (Late) and Mst. Hosna Khatun of village Itna of district Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, was born on 23 December 1960. He obtained B.Sc. Fisheries (Honours) degree in 1982 from the Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh. He joined as ‘Thana Fishery Officer’ under the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Bangladesh in 1983. Later, he completed M.S. in Fisheries Management in 2005 and obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2010 from BAU. Presently he is working as an Assistant Director of the “Expansion of Aquaculture Technology Services up to Union Level Project” of DoF. Dr. Rahman published four research articles in international peer reviewed journals and four articles in local journals. He attended the annual international conference and exposition of World Aquaculture Society, the ‘World Aquaculture 2008’, held at Busan, Korea and presented a research paper on all-male freshwater prawn. He also attended three national conferences held at Dhaka and presented research papers.

Md. Mehrul Islam
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Director, CARE Bangladesh
Email: mehrul@carebangladesh.org

Dr. Md. Anisur Rahman
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Associate Professor & Dean, JU
Email: anis_1963@yahoo.com

Dr. Md. Amzad Hossain
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Associate Professor & Head, BSMRAU
Email: m_amzad_hossain@hotmail.com

Dr. M.A. Hossain has over 20 years experience in fisheries education and research. He has served as Scientific Officer & Senior Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and as Assistant Professor of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Sci. & Tech. University.  He is presently working as an Associate Professor of Faculty of Fisheries,  Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University.   Dr. M.A.  Hossain earned his Ph.D from Kyushu University, Japan. His research interest includes: fish nutrition & feed technology, finfish and shrimp aquaculture, live feed culture, pearl culture, food security, etc. He has completed 16 research projects funded by national and international organizations. Dr. M.A. Hossain has published 14 research articles in international peer reviewed journals and 22 research articles in Bangladeshi journals.

Dr. Mohammed Mahbub Iqqbal
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Assistant Professor, SAU
Email: mmiqbal5@yahoo.com

Mehedi Mahmudul Hasan
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Assistant Professor & Chairman, NSTU
Email: mehedi_nstu@yahoo.com

Muhammad Abu Bakar Siddik
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Lecturer, PSTU
Email: siddik.gen@gmail.com

Satchidananda Biswas
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Head of M & E, Shushilan
Email: shushilan.admin@gmail.com

Imran Parvez
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Assistant Professor, HDUST
Email: imran_bau2007@yahoo.com

Imran Parvez is a Fish Biologist who received his B.Sc. Fisheries (Honours) in 2004 from the Faculty of Fisheries of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh and Master of Science in Biotechnology in 2005 from the Department of Biotechnology of same university. Since 2006 he serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics of Hajee Mohamamd Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. AUTH. He has participated three national research projects and he currently also got one international research projects. His published work mostly on fish biodiversity, reproductive biology, artificial fish seed production, genetic variations and impacts of climate change on water resources. He has participated in several national and international conferences, seminar and workshop.

His research interests are estimation of spawning biomass, reproductive biology, conservation, fish breeding and biotechnology. Showing an active interest on various aspects of research on the reproductive behaviour and ecology of fishes and the impact of the environment on the reproductive potential of fish stocks.

Mr. Samsul Alam Badal
Member
Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF)
Propritor, 37, Lichu Bagan Akua, Mymensingh
Email: agrothree@yahoo.com