Faculty Profile

Rahela Khatun

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801794738298
  • Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Education

  • M.Sc.( Thesis) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • B.Sc. (Honors) in Forestry, Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

Research Interests

  • Watershed management
  • Plant Diseases
  • Soil Properties
  • Genetic and Plant Breeding

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Co-investigator of the study titled "Assessment of the diversity of wood-decay fungi in selected sawmill depots of Sylhet district, Bangladesh". Funded by Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh (2020-21).
  • 2. Principal investigator (2022-23) titled Patterns and drivers of stem and foliage methane fluxes from an upland tropical forest in Bangladesh” funded by SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet.
  • 3. Co-investigator (2021-23) titled “Developing Habitat-based Forest Tree Species Distribution and Diversity Models to Support Sylhet Hill Forests Conservation” funded by “World Bank”

Journal Publications

  • 1. Automated plant species identification from the stomata images using deep neural network: A study of selected mangrove and freshwater swamp forest tree species of Bangladesh. (2023)
  • 2. Identification, diversity and host specificity of the wood-decay fungi in major sawmill depots of north-eastern Bangladesh (2023)
  • 3. Comparative performance of four CNN-based deep learning variants in detecting Hispa pest, two fungal diseases, and NPK deficiency symptoms of rice (Oryza sativa) (2022)
  • 4. Agar (Aquilaria agallocha Roxb.) based small-scale enterprises in Bangladesh: Management, production, marketing and role in socio-economic development. (2021)
  • 5. Characterisation and lethal dose determination of EMS induced mutation in Gallong jhum rice (Oryza sativa L.). (2021)
  • 6. Evaluation of phenotypic and genotypic variation of local pumpkin germplasm for improved breeding purposes (2021)

Teaching

  • Watershed, Water Resources and Wetland Management
  • Forest Engineering
  • Non-Timber Forest Products
  • Forest Zoology

Awards & Recognition

  • Prime Minister Gold Medal Award 2017

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Climate Smart Agricultural Technology Adaptation for Climate Resilient Livelihood in the Northeastern Region of Bangladesh.