Mrs. Nazmun Naher

Nazmun Naher
Assistant Director (Chemical)
Chemical Testing Wing,
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)

Professional Experience:

Assistant Director (Chemical) September 2020 to present
Chemical Testing Wing, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)
Senior Examiner (Food & Bact.): September 2014 -August 2020
Chemical Testing Wing, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)
Examiner (Food & Bact.): January 2010-August 2014
Chemical Testing Wing, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI),
116/A Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1208.
Responsibility:
As the Assistant Director and Lab Manager of the Microbiology Laboratory at BSTI, I oversee the microbiological testing of mandatory food and dairy products in Bangladesh to ensure their safety and quality. I am responsible for maintaining ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation by upholding rigorous quality management and testing standards. Additionally, I actively contribute to developing and improving national standards for food and dairy products to strengthen public health protection and consumer confidence.
PhD student: Department of Microbiology, University of Dhaka. December 2017 to present

Research Experience:

MS Thesis Research Work August 2007– September 2008
University of Chittagong
Thesis title: “Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia Coli from Hospital, dairy, and student hall wastes.”

Publication:
1. Isolation and Characterization of multidrug resistant Escherichia Coli from hospital, dairy and student hall wastes. The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci., Vol. 5(1&2):19-25, 2010.

PhD Thesis Publications:
1. Detection of Legionella pneumophila in the Water Samples of Food Industries and Hospitals in Bangladesh. Microbial Bioactives 1 (1) 198-203 https://doi.org/10.25163/microbbioacts.525320
2. Risk Assessment and Detection of Legionella species in the Water System of A Luxury Hotel in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology 40(1):33-39 DOI:10.3329/bjm.v40i1.71711

Academic Credentials:

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology CGPA: 3.65/4.00
University of Chittagong
April 2004 – August 2007

Master of Science in Microbiology GPA:3.79/4.00
University of Chittagong
August 2007 – September 2008
Technical Skills:
 Assessor Training Course on ISO/IEC 17025:2005, 14-18 January/2018, Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Course on Quality System Management & Internal Audit based on ISO/IEC 17025, 10-12 June/2010, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Training on Microbiological Techniques, June 28-July2/ 2010, SRI, Delhi, India

 Workshop on Proficiency Testing (PT) and ISO/IEC 17043, 27-28 January/2013, Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Workshop on Risk Assessment in Food Safety in Bangladesh, 08-09 June/2013, IEDCR & CARS, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 On the JOB Research Capacity Building (Research-Based Food Microbiology Training), October 10/2013-January 10/ 2014, UNI-ISP & CARS, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Training on microbiological examination of food, 08-12 October/2017, FAO & CARS, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Workshop on Food Safety and AMR Surveillance of Food of Animal Origin held on March 28-30,2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh, organized by the UNIDO

 Training on Linux and NGS data analysis held online 14-15 June 2023, organized by the National Institute of Biotechnology (NIB), Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Participation in the BSTI-BTF Collaboration Training on Method Development for Halal Testing held on 12-13 March 2025 at BSTI

 Participation in the course, Sustainable Food System: Resource Efficiency, Food Loss and Food Waste, arranged by Danida Fellowship Centre and University of Copenhagen in 2025

Linguistic Proficiency
 English (Fluent Working Proficiency)
 Bangla (Native Language)

Extra-curricular activities, awards, and achievements:

 I-Poster presentation on “Evaluation Of Culture-based & Pcr Methods & Detection Of Legionella pneumophila From Water Samples,” World Microbe Forum, 20–24 June/2021
 Poster presentation on “Studies on the prevalence of Legionella pneumophila in Water Systems of a Luxury Hotel at Dhaka” & attended 4th AFSA International Conference on Food Safety and Security, 10 – 12 August/ 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia
 Poster presentation on “Prevalence of Legionella pneumophila in different Water Systems at Dhaka” at the 33rd BSM Annual Conference and awarded 1st prize, December 26, 2019
 Poster presentation on “Prevalence of Legionella pneumophila in Water Systems of Luxury Hotel at
Dhaka” at International Conference on Genomics, Nanotech & Bioengineering (ICGNB); June 2022,
Dhaka.
 Oral presentation on “A novel PCR-based method to detect Legionella pneumophila: a hidden threat
in water systems” & attended the International Biotechnology Conference 2025, 20-21 June 2025,
Dhaka.
 Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) conference 2023, 2024 and 2025
 Abstract accepted for poster presentation at the Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM) Annual conference 36th (2022) and 37th (2023)
 Participated in the ISBM International E-conference 2025, September 6-7,2025
 Fellow of the American Society for Microbiology Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship (ASM FLMF) Cohort 2 (2023)
 Student Membership of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Membership ID: 200103769
 Life member of the Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists (BSM).Life Member Number:202508
 Student member of the International Society of Bangladesh-affiliated Microbiologists (ISBM)
 PhD fellowship from Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh
 Full Free Scholarship in B. Sc from the University of Chittagong
 Scholarship for Honours’ results from the Bangladesh Scholarship Council (BSC)
 Member of Chittagong University Debating Society (2004 -2008)