By a notification issued by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on December 18, 2025, three members have been appointed on a current charge basis to the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC).
The appointees are Dr Md Quamrul Huda as Member (Physical Sciences), Dr Md Khairul Islam as Member (Planning), and Dr Mahfuza Khan as Member (Bio Science), says a press release.
Dr Md Quamrul Huda
Distinguished nuclear scientist Dr Md Quamrul Huda joined the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission on December 12, 1991, as a Scientific Officer.
Over his 33-year career, Dr Huda has carried out a wide range of research activities at the 3 MW TRIGA Mark-II Research Reactor in Savar, including theoretical studies, heat transfer and safety analysis, and experimental work to assess the quality of shielding materials. He has also been involved in nuclear power plant code design, burn-up analysis, and the determination of safety parameters.
Dr Huda obtained his BSc in Physics in 1986 and MSc in Physics in 1987 from the University of Dhaka. He later earned a PhD in Reactor Physics from Jahangirnagar University.
He has published around 80 research papers in national and international journals.
Dr Md Khairul Islam
Distinguished nuclear scientist Dr Md Khairul Islam served as Director of the Physical Sciences Division at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission prior to assuming office as Member (Planning) of the Commission.
He obtained his BSc (Honours) and MSc (Thesis) degrees in Physics from the University of Rajshahi, securing third position in the First Class in both examinations. He later earned a PhD in Fusion Plasma Physics from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 1999.
Dr Islam further strengthened his research career by completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Tsukuba from 2003 to 2005, and subsequently served there as an Associate Professor during 2005-2006. A highly accomplished scientist, he has received several prestigious awards, including the BAS-TWAS Young Scientists Award (2006), the BAS Gold Medal (Senior Group, 2015), and the 9th Dr M. A. Wazed Miah International Gold Medal (2019).
He is the author of more than 75 research papers and the editor of the book *New Developments in Nuclear Fusion Research*, published by Nova Science Publishers, New York. In addition, he has supervised numerous research students at the PhD, MPhil, and MSc levels.
Dr Mahfuza Khan
Distinguished nuclear scientist Dr Mahfuza Khan served as Director of the Scientific Information Division at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission prior to assuming office as Member (Biological Sciences) of the Commission.
She has held several key leadership positions under BAEC, including Director of the Institute of Food and Radiation Biology (IFRB) at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE), Director of the Bioscience Division, and Director of the Scientific Information Division.
Since joining BAEC in 1995, Dr Khan has played a significant role in expanding the application of nuclear and related technologies in the field of biological sciences. She has served as National Counterpart (CP) for several International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Technical Cooperation (TC) projects, covering both RCA and non-RCA programmes. In addition, she has worked as Chief Scientific Investigator (CSI) in various IAEA Coordinated Research Programmes (CRPs).
Dr Khan earned her PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in 2005. She later completed post-doctoral and executive research fellowships at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, in 2010 and 2014 under the Australian Government's Endeavour Scholarships Programme.
In recognition of her scientific excellence, Dr Khan has received several honours. In 2015, the Australian High Commission in New Delhi honoured her as an "Australia Awards Ambassador" in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements. Earlier, in 2013, the Zoological Society of Bangladesh awarded her the "Best Zoology Researcher of the Year" award.
