Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management
Dr. Mohammed Shafikur Rahman  Associate Dean & Professor
Name :
Dr. Mohammed Shafikur Rahman
Designation
Associate Dean & Professor  
Department
Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/esdm/shafikur.html
E-mail
shafikur.ph@diu.edu.bd
Phone
+8809617901233
Cell-Phone
+88 01737825356
  • PhD — Nagasaki University, Japan
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics — University of Dhaka
  • Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm) — University of Dhaka
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) — University of Dhaka

 

  1. Strategic Discussion on Accreditation Preparedness and Institutional Way Forward — 14 September 2026.
  2. Training of Trainers (ToT) Program on Intellectual Property, Innovation, Patent and Commercialization Education Initiative — departmental resource person; DIU, 13 and 15 July 2026.
  3. Knowledge Sharing on Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education — 30 August 2026.
  4. Workshop on Outcome-Based Education — PSAC member; May 2026.
  5. Virtual international workshop on community medicine — Airlangga University, Indonesia; September 2021.
  6. Online certificate course in Pharmacology — Prof. Ahmed Mustafa, Purdue University, USA; April 2021.
  7. Virtual workshop on personal development — Prof. Ahmed Mustafa, Purdue University, USA; November 2020.
  8. Online seminar on Drug Reposition: Transformation of Hard Work into Smart Work — Nirmala College of Pharmacy, India; August 2020.
  9. Week-long Virtual Faculty Development Initiative — Assam DownTown University; June 2020.
  10. International Summit on Employability and Soft Skills — DIU; March 2016.
  11. Three-day Faculty Development Program — State University of Bangladesh; May 2016.
  12. Workshop on Tablet Tooling — Khan and Deen Corporation; October 2004.
  13. Workshop on Water Treatment Plant — SAKA International; September 2004.
  14. Week-long workshop on Effective Production Management for Higher Productivity — Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; August 2021.
  15. Week-long workshop on Pharmaceutical Management and Marketing Aspects — Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society; December 1997–January 1998.
  16. One-month in-plant training — ACI Pharmaceuticals Limited; August 1997.

Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology ,Biotechnology, Nutraceuticals , Pharmaceutical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Analysis

  1. Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Hasina Yasmin, Muskan Agarwala, Mst. Mahfuja Tabassum Miti, Zubaier Ahmed. The Efficacy and Safety of Moringa oleifera in HIV Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. African Journal of AIDS Research (2025).
  2. Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Hasina Yasmin, Takayuki Shibata. Advanced Detection-Integrated Separation Techniques for Amino Acid Analysis: Progress and Prospects in Analytical Performance. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research (2025).
  3. Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Hasina Yasmin, Md. Harun Or Rashid, Nihad Adnan, Mohd. R. Jamiruddin, Md. Tanvir Kabir. Evaluation of Antidiabetic, Antidiarrheal and Sedative Effects of the Methanolic Extract of Clerodendrum viscosum Roots in Mice. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology (2021). IF: 1.2.
  4. Md. Tanvir Kabir, Mayesha Samiha, Hasina Yasmin, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Md. Sohanur Rahman, Ghulam Md Ashraf, Raushanara Akter. Free Radical Scavenging, Thrombolytic and Cytotoxic Effects of the Medicinal Herb, Crassocephalum crepidioides. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology (2021). IF: 1.2.
  5. Hasina Yasmin, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Takayuki Shibata. Facile and Selective Determination of Dipeptides Using 3-Methylcatechol as a Novel Fluorogenic Reagent. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics (2018). IF: 0.905.
  6. Rummana Amin Sabana, Shadia Afrin Brishti, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman. In-vitro Evaluation of Different Brands of Desloratadine Tablets Available in Bangladesh Market. DIUJAHS (2016).
  7. Hasina Yasmin, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Takayuki Shibata, Tsutomu Kabashima, Masaaki Kai. Sensitive and Selective Determination of Peptides, PG and PGP by a Novel Fluorogenic Reagent 4-Chlorobenzene-I,2-Diol. Chemical Papers 69 (2015); listed as accepted. IF: 1.468.
  8. Hasina Yasmin, Takayuki Shibata, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Tsutomu Kabashima, Masaaki Kai. Amplified and Selective Assay of Collagens by Enzymatic and Fluorescent Reactions. Scientific Reports 4 (2014), 1–8. IF: 5.578.
  9. Nazmul Hossain, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Hasina Yasmin. Validation and Application of a Sensitive RP-HPLC Method for the Quantification of Aceclofenac in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms. Journal of SUB 5 (2014).
  10. Husna Ara Begum, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Hasina Yasmin. Validation and Application of a Sensitive RP-HPLC Method for the Quantification of Aceclofenac in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms. Journal of SUB 5 (2014).
  11. Hasina Yasmin, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Takayuki Shibata, Tsutomu Kabashima, Masaaki Kai. A Novel Fluorometric Method for Selective Determination of Pro-Gly and Pro-Gly-Pro. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics 20 (2014), 441–446. IF: 0.905.
  12. Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Tsutomu Kabashima, Hasina Yasmin, Takayuki Shibata, Masaaki Kai. A Novel Fluorescence Reaction for N-Terminal Ser-Containing Peptides and Its Application to Assay Caspase Activity. Analytical Biochemistry 43 (2013), 79–85. IF: 2.219.
  13. Hasina Yasmin, Takayuki Shibata, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Tsutomu Kabashima, Masaaki Kai. Selective and Sensitive Determination of Peptides Using 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid. Analytica Chimica Acta 721 (2012), 162–166. IF: 4.517.
  14. Hasina Yasmin, Sharmistha Das, Lutfun Nahar, Mohammad Mehedi Masud, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Suvash Chandra Roy, M. Mukhlesur Rahman, Simon Gibbons, Joydeb Kumar Kundu, Bidyut Kanty Datta, Sitesh Chandra Bachar, Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury, Satyajit Dey Sarkar. Total Synthesis and Analgesic Activity of 6-Fluoroindan-1-Acetic Acid and Its 3-Oxo Derivative. Medicinal Chemistry 5 (2009), 468–473. IF: 1.387.
  15. Hasina Yasmin, Md. Abul Kaisar, Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarkar, Mohammed Shafikur Rahman, Mohammed Abdur Rashid. Preliminary Anti-Bacterial Activity of Some Indigenous Plants of Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 8 (2009), 61–65.

Protein and peptide analysis; caspase activity assays; analytical method development and validation; phytochemical and biological analysis of plants; comparative analysis of generic pharmaceutical products.

  • Rotary Yoneyama Memorial International Scholarship, Japan (April 2011–March 2013).
  • Special Scholarship of Nagasaki University, Japan (April 2010–March 2013).
  • Society of Analytical Chemistry (Japan)
  • Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Society
  • Professor, Department of Pharmacy, City University (April 1, 2024 – December, 2024)
  • State University of Bangladesh(2013-2016)
  • NOVO Healthcare and Pharma Ltd. (2004-2010)
  • Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd. (1998-2004)