MPH (Completed -2023)
Daffodil International University

MBBS: Medical Science, 05/2018
Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College - Dhaka

Title: Bronchial Asthma
Place: Bangladesh Bokkhobadi Institute
Duration: 10 Days

• Applied Nutrition
• Community Nutrition
• Human Biology
• Geriatrics
• Epidemiology
• Hospital Management
• Food Safety and Hygiene
• Field Epidemiology
• Ethics in Public Health Practice

Publications:

1. Sagor, S. R., Binta, M. S., & Chowdhury, A. A. (2025). Assessing the effectiveness of community clinics in maternal and child nutrition in Sylhet and Chattogram divisions, Bangladesh. DIU Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 11(2), 17–27. https://doi.org/10.36481/diujahs.v11i2.pxvgq246
2. Islam, M. S., Roy, C., Ishadi, K. S., Mithu, M. M. U., Abedin, E. S., Karim, M. S., Alam, M. F., Apou, A. C., Chowdhury, A. A., & Mubarak, M. (n.d.). Dietary pattern and nutritional status of school-going adolescents in rural areas of Bangladesh.
3. Mia, M. M., Saha, D. K., & Apou, A. C. (2024). Quantitative analysis of caffeine in carbonated beverages from the Bangladeshi market using spectroscopy methods. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research, 6(6), 1. https://www.ijfmr.com
4. Bellal Hossain, Mohammed A. Mamun, Arif Chowdhury Apou , Nitai Roy; Exploring mental health literacy among prospective university students using GIS techniques in Bangladesh: an exploratory study. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 11, e92, 1–15 https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.115
5. Boby, F. A., Orhan, B. E., Apou, A. C., Sohel, M., Iqbal, A., & Mia, H. (2024). In pursuit of precision: Assessing the impact of physical attributes on change of direction speed in women's cricket. Retos, 60, 841–849. © Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF).https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/index
6. Plabon, S. B., Suity, H. K., Tanny, U. H., & Apou, A. C. (2023). A comparative study about lifestyle between the sedentary and control groups of selected healthy volunteers at gymnastics in Dhaka. Daffodil International University Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 10(1), 68.
7. Islam, M. S., Chowdhury, A. A., Apou, A. C., & Mubarak, M. (2022). Water used in street food stalls: A possible source of transmission of antibiotic resistance bacteria. Daffodil International University Repository. http://dspace.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd:8080/handle/123456789/13042
8. Apou, Arif Chowdhury; Farzana, Tasnim; Suzauddula, M.; Hossain, Md. Bellal,The Physicochemical Characteristics and Quality Evaluation of Bael Fruit (Limoniaacidissima L.) Pulp Powder for the Product of Functional Food; DIU Journal of Allied Health Sciences;2019
9. Hossain B, Akhter F, AC Apou, Rubaya Ahmed, N Uddin; Assessment of antenatal care of third trimester pregnant women attending in antenatal clinic at Mohammadpur Fertility Services & Training Centre of Dhaka, Bangladesh, International Journal of Pregnancy & Child Birth, 2021
10. B Hossain*, Shameem H*, UH Tanny, AC Apou, MR Sohag, Effect of Incorporating Beetroot on Shelf-life Stability of Functional Pickles; International Journal of Membrane Science and technology, 2023, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp 1946-1955.
11. Shameem H¹* , Uh Tanny² , Ac Apou³, B Hossain⁴ , The study on the impact of Physical exercise and lifestyle on the mental health of psychiatric patients at the national institute of mental health hospital; EPH-International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences,2023
12. Patient Awareness and Use of Herbal Dietary Supplements in Managing Diabetes in Southeastern Bangladesh. Submitted to Journal of Preventive Medicine (2024)
13. Optimized Development of Energy-Dense Pangasius Fish Chips with Enhanced Nutritional and Sensory Attributes. Submitted to Journal of Food Process Engineering - Manuscript ID JFPE-2024-Nov-1274

Patent:

1. Beetroot Energy Booster; P/BD/2024/000212, dt. 9.7.2024, Letter sent to the DPDT for publication the submitted patent application on the DPDT website on 11.9.2024.
2. (Submitted 3 patent) in DPDT

• UGC PhD Scholarship Fellow 2023-2024.
• South Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship; Kathmandu, Nepal; 2018
• Independence Day Bodybuilding Competition 2018; Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation; 2018
• Victory Day Bodybuilding Competition 2017; Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation

• Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)
• Bangladesh Sports Federation
• Bangladesh Body Building Federation

• Medical Officer
  • Prome Agro Foods Ltd.
  • 04 Feb 2013--31 Mar
• Lecturer (Part Time)
  • Daffodil International University
  • 10 Jan 2019—30 June 2023
• Lecturer (Guest)
  • Daffodil Nursing College (DNC)
  • 01 Mar 2020—Continue
• Fitness Consultant
  • Xtreme Fitness Center
  • 02 Jan 2019—Continue
• Intern
  • Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College
  • 15 Jan 2018--31 Dec
• Project Research Physician
  • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research,
  • 05 Mar 2019--31 Oct 2019
• Lecturer (Part Time)
  • Bangladesh Open University (BOU)
  • 01 Jan 2020—Continue
• Trainer & Chief Instructor (Short Course)
  • Global Research Centre, FAHS, DIU
  • 01 Nov 2021--31 Dec
• Dermatologist (PGT)
  • Shaheed M. Monsur Ali Medical College, Uttara, Dhaka
  • 01 Jan 2023-- 30 Jun2023