Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management
Ms. Anika Nawar  Lecturer
Name :
Ms. Anika Nawar
Designation
Lecturer  
Department
Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/esdm/anika-esdm.html
E-mail
Phone
Cell-Phone
01521202425

MSc in Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 
CGPA: 3.95/4.00 (2019-2022 )

BSc in Soil Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
CGPA: 3.60/4.00 (2015-2018)

Training Experience:

  • Training on LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS from Central Analytical and Research Facilities, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka

Various Project:

  • R&D Project, BCSIR, Dhaka: Airborne multipollutant in and around Dhaka city: source apportionment and risk assessment
  • Pursued Master’s thesis in the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS), University of Dhaka, on “Abundance Types and Polymer Composition of Microplastics Present in a Coastal Region of Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh”.

Worked as a project researcher in the Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, on two projects namely

  • Combined Application of Biochar and Compost Improves Soil Nutrient Status and Grain Yield of Boro Rice in Three Different Soil Series of Bangladesh.
  • Microplastics pollution in two urban rivers and an associated water treatment plant in Bangladesh.

Published Journal Articles

  • Nawar, A., Shahrukh, S., Sadia, M. M., Miazi, R., Jashim, Z. B., Yasmin, F., Sultana, G. N. N., Moniruzzaman, M., & Hossain, M. E. (2025). Microplastic pollution in coastal Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Quantification, distribution, and characteristics. Journal of Hazardous Materials.
  • Sadia, M. M., Shahrukh, S., Jashim, Z. B., Nawar, A., Miazi, R., Moniruzzaman, M., Sultana, G. N. N., & Hossain, M. E. (2025). Microplastics pollution and risk assessment in two urban rivers and an associated water treatment plant in Bangladesh. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 89, 104286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104286
  • Parvin, A., Moniruzzaman, M., Hossain, M. K., Saha, B., Parvin, A., Dey Suchi, P., Gulshan, J.-E., Nawar, A., Shahrukh, S., Alam, M. S., Ankhy, R. S., Selim, A., & Khan, M. F. (2025). Multivariate toxicological assessments of inhaled fine-submicron particle-bound metals in school-aged children of Dhaka city. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16, 102545.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2025.102545
  • National Science and Technology Fellowship, 2020-21 
  • University Postgraduate Scholarship, 2018-19 
  • HSC & SSC Scholarship from Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Bangladesh

Research Fellow Soil and Environment Section, Biological Research Division, BCSIR, Dhaka 
Duration: 01/03/2023-14/09/2025 

Part-Time Lecturer Department of Environment and Development Studies, United International University (UIU) 
Duration: 01/09/22-01/02/23