Faculty Profile

Farhana Bintay Hye

Lecturer

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801949824158
  • Email: farhana-fes@sust.edu, farhana.bintayhye@gmail.com

Education

  • • M.Sc. (Thesis) in Forestry from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • • B.Sc. in Forestry from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Effect of biochar on seed germination, early growth of Oryza sativa L. and soil nutrients. Data Analyst. Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
  • 2. Conservation Status of Black Soft-Shell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) in Bangladesh. Research Assistant. Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
  • 3. Assessing Suitable Tree Species for Biochar Production and Their Performance in Enriching Soil Quality and Plant Growth of Oryza sativa L. and Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. Ex Benth. Principal Investigator. Feb 2018 - May 2019
  • 4. Habitat Preferences and Spatial Distributions of Wetland Tree Species at Tanguar Haor. Research Assistant. Aug 2018 - Mar 2019
  • 5. Roles of Biochar in Agricultural Performances in Arsenic Contaminated Tropical Soils. Principal Investigator. Dec 2016 - May 2017

External Affiliations

  • Conference on South Asian Regional Conference on ICT in Knowledge Management and Action Research (2017), Organized by Oxfam Bangladesh in University of Dhaka
  • Workshop on Pangolin Conservation in Bangladesh, Duration: Day long (six hours), Sylhet Agricultural University supported by The Rufford Foundation (2017)
  • Workshop on Geospatial Technology for Nature Conservation in Twenty First Century (2016), Organized by Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  • Birds of Tanguar Haor: Species Diversity, Habitat Utilisation and Conservation Initiative Through Local Community, Duration: Day long (six hours), IUCN, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (2012)

Journal Publications

  • 1. Assessing Suitable Tree Species for Biochar Production and Their Performance in Enriching Soil Quality and Plant Growth of Oryza sativa L. and Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. Ex Benth. (2025)
  • 2. Effect of biochar on seed germination, early growth of Oryza sativa L. and soil nutrients. (2018)
  • 3. Conservation Status of Black Soft-Shell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) in Bangladesh. 2018, Journal of Wildlife Research 6(2): 12-16 (2018)

Awards & Recognition

  • • Research Grant, (2018), SUST Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  • • Independent Research Grant, (2016), Nigel Gale, Director of Cultivation, Green Relief Inc. Special Graduate
  • • Best Research Proposal Award, (2016), Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, SUST
  • • UGC Merit Scholarship (2012-2015)
  • • University Merit Scholarship (Total 9) during BSc (Hons.) (2012-2015)
  • • Mokbul Trust Merit Scholarship during BSc (Hons.) (2012-2015)
  • • Government of Bangladesh Merit Scholarship for Secondary School Certificate Examination (2010-2015)
  • • Technical Seminar on Cost of the Diet study at Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka, at Suchana programme, Save the Children Internatrional.