Professional Experience & Smart Farming Journey (2013–Present)
From managing seed multiplication across Asia’s largest government seed farm in Patuakhali and modernizing BADC’s 64-acre Kashimpur Horticulture Development Center, to winning 1st Place in the National ide@THON Contest (out of 3,147 submissions), completing a 6-month Precision Agriculture Fellowship in South Korea, and serving as Assistant Program Director (Seed) at APCU-BADC, PARTNER.
Chronological Career & Leadership Timeline
Doctoral (PhD) Fellow — Agricultural Biotechnology
Atatürk University, Faculty of Agriculture, Erzurum, Türkiye
Conducting doctoral research conceptualized around Smart Greenhouse IoT Automation and Microalgae Biotechnology for sustainable crop resilience. (Note: Specific experimental datasets, architectures, and quantitative findings are currently under confidential preparation for peer-reviewed journal publication.)
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Assistant Program Director (Seed), APCU-BADC, PARTNER & Assistant Manager, Research Cell, BADC
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Ministry of Agriculture
Leading national seed system modernization, breeder and foundation seed supply-chain resilience, and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) coordination under the World Bank & IFAD-supported PARTNER Program (JUL 2023 – Present), following service as Assistant Manager in the BADC Research Cell (FEB 2023 – JUL 2024).
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Assistant Director (TC) — DD Office (TC) & Tissue Culture Laboratory, Kashimpur
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) & Special Training at BARI
Directed aseptic micropropagation, meristem culture, and plantlet acclimatization at the BADC Tissue Culture Laboratory in Kashimpur alongside completing specialized Plant Tissue Culture training at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI).
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1st Place Winner (National ide@THON) & 6-Month Frontier Startup Fellow in South Korea
Korea Productivity Center (KPC), KIPA, Seoul Immigration (OASIS) & iDEA Project (ICT Division)
Selected as a Top National Winner out of 3,147 submissions on Dec 24, 2020—receiving the Champion Crest from ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Certificate from Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun. Completed a 6-month residential fellowship in South Korea (Mar–Sep 2021) studying Korean greenhouses, FARMMIT ($100M exporter), underground subway smart farms at Hoehyeon Station, autonomous drones, and homestead Spirulina bioreactors.
Assistant Director (AD) — Horticulture Development Center (HDC), BADC Kashimpur
64-Acre Horticultural Campus • Official BADC Chairman Commendation (03/02/2019)
Spearheaded commercial hydroponics, vertical farming, locally-adapted greenhouses, polyhouse drip/fogging automation, bonsai, vermicompost, and aquaponics across the 64-acre Kashimpur HDC—earning an official Inspection Appreciation Memorandum (স্মারকলিপি, Memo No. 420/7) from BADC Chairman Md. Fazle Wahed Khondaker. Also submitted two landmark innovation proposals to BADC in March & June 2019 and served as Resource Speaker at BARC, NATA, and BCSIR.
Baba Farm (Tamishna Group) & Singapore Soilless Smart Farming Project (Summit Group)
Team Building, Commercial CEA Implementation & Founder Consultant
Built multidisciplinary engineering teams for the Singapore Soilless Smart Farming Project (Summit Group) and directed commercial Aquaponics, Hydroponics, Indoor LED Farming, Container Farming, and Raised-Bed Farming at Baba Farm (Tamishna Group).
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Dashmina Seed Multiplication Farm (Asia’s Largest Gov. Seed Farm)
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC)
Following Foundation Attachment at Dattonagor SM Farm, served nearly four years at Dashmina Seed Multiplication Farm in Patuakhali—directing large-scale farm development, multi-crop seed multiplication, Seed Testing Laboratory operations, Barisal Seed Processing Unit coordination, and adaptive crop research.
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Official Licenses, Certifications, Education & Leadership
7 International & Post-Graduate Certifications
- Bangladesh Frontier Startups’ Business Preparation — KPC 한국생산성본부 (Korea Productivity Center, South Korea), Issued Aug 2021
- OASIS-4 Basic Start-up Class — KPC 한국생산성본부 (Korea Productivity Center), Issued Mar 2021
- OASIS-2 (2021년 서울 1차) Advanced Intellectual Property Course — Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), Issued Mar 2021
- OASIS-1 (2021년 서울 2차) Basic Intellectual Property Course — Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA), Issued Mar 2021
- ide@THON WINNER Official Credential — Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA Project, ICT Division), Issued Dec 2020
- Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Disaster Management — Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), Issued Oct 2015
- Post Graduate Certificate Course (PGCC) on Seed Technology — Gazipur Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Issued Jul 2014
Academic Degrees, SAARC Tour & Youth Leadership
- PhD Fellow in Agricultural Biotechnology (2024–Present): Atatürk University, Erzurum, Türkiye (Ranked #159 Worldwide in THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026).
- M.S. in Horticulture (Reg. No. 11-11-2725, Summer 2014): Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU, formerly BSMRAU), Gazipur-1706 — Thesis: “Influence of GA₃ on growth, yield and shelf life of broccoli” under MS Supervisor (Major Professor & Chairman of Advisory Committee): Professor Dr. Md. Azizul Hoque; Research Associate (2012–2013) & DAM Sylhet Horticultural Marketing Survey Data Collection Officer (2013).
- B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.) in Agriculture (2006–2011): Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) — Completed nationwide agricultural study tour & SAARC International Study Tour across India, Nepal, and Bhutan.
- Founder Consultant, Drip Irrigation BD Ltd. (DIBL, Jul 2019–Present) & Chief Scientist, Krishian (Jan 2020–Present).
- Sergeant, Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC, 2004–2006) & Active Member of BADHAN Blood Donors’ Organization (2007–Present).
