05/06/2025
MS Thesis Defended!
Let us congratulate three master’s students — Hassan Shafkat Siam, Nurul Alam and Swapno Biswas for successfully defending his thesis at the Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh last May 15, 2025. Their research focused on crucial issues in antibiotic resistance and post-harvest fish quality: (1) Identification of multidrug resistant Aeromonas species isolated from diseased stinging catfish (Heteropneustes fossilis) in north-central Bangladesh, (2) Effects of post-harvest handling on quality of silver croaker and javelin grunter in the Cox’s Bazar supply chain and evaluation of an innovative insulated storage solution and (3) Effects of post-harvest handling on quality of pama croaker and javelin grunter in the supply chain of Kalapara upazila, Patuakhali district and evaluation of an innovative insulated storage solution. Siam worked under the Ministry of Education (MoE) funded project and reported Aeromonas veronii as the predominant fish pathogen in diseased stinging catfish during the summer months in Mymensingh district, majority of which were multidrug resistant (MDR). Nurul and Swapno both worked under the SCMF Project and assessed the changes in fish quality as they move through different stakeholders in the supply chain at the artisanal marine fisheries sector of Bangladesh. We gratefully acknowledgement the kind guidance provided by Prof. Tofazzal Hossain and Prof. Nurul Haider whose mentorship was instrumental in shaping the research of all three students.
Congratulations once again to Siam, Nurul and Swapno on this major academic milestone! We at the ARB Lab wish you all the best!!
