Research

Research Projects Completed


Year: 2024 – 2025


Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh


To assess the prevalance and to analyze the risk factors of Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) development in tea leaves pluckers by using RULA and OWAS tools and to investigate the effect of fatigue during tea leaves plucking by pluckers in Sylhet Bangladesh


Managing critical factors of Circular Economy (CE) adoption for assessing their impact on business performance in Manufacturing SMEs of Bangladesh.


Driving the organizational performance: unveiling the impact of I4.0 Technology Adoption, Technological Capabilities, and Information Sharing


Micro Machining of Non-metallic Materials: Optimization from Technical and Environmental Perspectives


Designing for Tomorrow: Investigating Sustainable Practices of FDM through Performance Optimization


Supply Chain Performance Evaluation and risk Assessment of the Agro-industry in Bangladesh


Effects of dust and a passive cooling method using phase change materials on PV module power output


Bio-heat Transfer Analysis through the Human Body During Exertion Activities in Different Environmental Conditions using Finite Element Method


Year: 2023 – 2024


Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh


Bio-heat Transfer Analysis through the Human Body in an Air-conditioned Space and Thereafter in Outdoor Conditions.


"Exploring and managing key success factors for strategic consideration of sustainability in supply chain management."


Effects of Interconnectivity and Information Sharing on Cyber-Physical System Implementation


Micromachining of temperature-sensitive and transparent materials


Performance Evaluation and Future Prospects of Agro-Processing Industry in Sylhet


Analysis of springback effects for forming force, loading time and heat treatment in the V-bending operations on commonly used sheet metals               


An ergonomic study of the workplace and analyzing the musculoskeletal disorders based on RULA-REBA, Owas, and NORDIC body map method of workers od selected brickfields in Sylhet, Bangladesh


Developing Circular Business Model for End-of-Life Electric Vehicles in Bangladesh


Year: 2022 – 2023


Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh


Prevalence and Analysis of Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorder among farmers who are involved with Cultivation of Rice in Bangladesh.


First Aids Treatment of Burn and Scald, A Heat Transfer Perspective.


Energy Recovery and Recycling through Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management System- Opportunities and Challenges in Greater Sylhet.


Sustainable Manufacturing of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Model Development and Strategy Formulation for Performance Enhancement.


Efficiency enhancement of solar PV modules employing heat sinks made of locally-available phase change materials (PCM).


Development of a Circular Economy model for small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh.


Implementation of Industry 4.0 in the selected industrial sector and its Relevance with Supply Chain Components.


Thermal effect on material removal in machining non-metallic material.


Developing a single vendor multi-buyers integrated mathematical inventory model with practical implementation in a selected manufacturing company.




Year: 2021 – 2022



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh




  1. Study of impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) and reaction by the selected tea estates workers to the change on working environment in Bangladesh.

  2. Development of Parallel Finite Element Code for the Analysis of Bio-heat Transfer Through the Whole Human Body.

  3. The Emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) in the industrial section of Bangladesh: exploring and managing key success factors.

  4. Technology adaption and its challenges in selected Industrial Sector

  5. Micro channel fabrication on non-metallic material using laser beam machining

  6. Course Drop out by Engineering Student-Scenario Development and Root Cause Identification



Year: 2020 – 2021



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Study on the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Reaction of Tea Gardens employees to the Change on Working Environment in the Selected Tea gardens’ workers of Bangladesh.



2. Entrepreneurship Development in Greater Sylhet – A Critical Assessment and Framework Development



3. Energy Consumption and Production Rate in Manufacturing: Prediction, Optimization and Environmental Impact Assessment.



4. Experimental Investigations on Thermal Degradation of Solar PV Module at Outdoor Conditions and the Enhancement of Module Output Using Different Cooling Techniques.



5. Research facilities development for the hybrid micro-machining work cell through augmentation of existing malfunctioned CNC machines.



6. Incorporating sustainability strategies into the supply chain management practice: cases on manufacturing companies.



7. Challenges and prospects of adapting technology and innovation in the manufacturing sector of Bangladesh.



8. Course Dropout at the Undergraduate level in Engineering Discipline- Current Scenario, Causes, and Consequences.



9. Feasibility Study of the Application of Industry 4.0 in the RMG Sector of Bangladesh.



10. Prediction of liquid loading for producing wells of Rashidpur gas field, Bangladesh.



Year: 2019 – 2020



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Study of fire safety and risk assessment of chemical and textile industries.



2. Design and feasibility study of a photovoltaic (PV) power generation system for a proposed academic building of SUST based on experimental investigations.



3. Design and development of a security system for household gas stove



4. Incorporating sustainability strategies into the supply chain management practice: cases on manufacturing companies



5. Service time reduction of a Health Care Facility through the application of lean tools.



6. The Influence of green innovation on sustainability performance: an RMG industry context.



7. Development of Efficient and Cost-effective Production Process of Energy Efficient Charcoals made from Rice Husk- An exploratory study with the aim of developing local Industry



Year: 2018 – 2019



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Assessment of the status of safety culture practices in selected thermal power plant industries in Bangladesh.



2. The bioheat transfer to and through human skin during burns and their treatments: an investigation using finite element method.



3. Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding personal protective measures: A concern among labor-oriented unorganized small industries.



4. Design and feasibility study of a photovoltaic (PV) power generation system for a proposed academic building of SUST based on experimental investigations.



5. Design and development of a security system using renewable energy and Its Feasibility Study.



Year: 2017 – 2018



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. A Study on present energy scenarios and future alternative energy sources in Bangladesh.



2. A Disruption mitigation model in a production inventory system with demand uncertainty and uncertain disruption time.



3. Evaluation of environmentally sustainable manufacturing practices and their effect on competitive outcomes.



Funding Organization: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain



1. What matters in a global manufacturing relocation decision?  A European manufacturing perspective.



Year: 2016 – 2017



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Study on existing occupational health hazards of selected tea gardens in Sylhet, Bangladesh



2. Development of a disruption mitigation model in a production-inventory system with demand uncertainty and uncertain disruption time.



3. Optimization of energy utilization in steam generation unit used in textile and apparel industry.



4. Study of skin burns injuries and development of a two-dimensional finite element model for analysis of heat transfer in human skin layers.



5. Service time reduction through facility relocation of existing hospital facilities.



Funding Organization: Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh



1. Study on present energy scenarios and future alternative energy sources in Bangladesh



Year: 2015 – 2016



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Comparison of energy consumption between a battery-operated rickshaw and electric powered easy bike and their user-friendliness in Sylhet city, Bangladesh.



2. Relationship among grip strength, work capacity, and anthropometric parameters.



Year: 2014 – 15



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Develop and implement a finite element model for the numerical solution of the bio-heat equation with applications on human tissue.



Year: 2013-14



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Development of electrochemical micromachining work cell with CNC machine augmentation.



Year: 2012-13



Funding Organization: SUST Research Centre, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh



1. Design and development of a low-cost domestic natural convection-based solar dryer: an effective tool for fruit and/or vegetable preservation.