Chandan Kumar Dash :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Chandan Kumar Dash is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Dhaka. He completed MS specialized in Plant Cytogenetics in 2017 from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Masters	Botany	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2016
Bachelor	Botany	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2015
H.S.C	Science	Jashore Board	Bangladesh	2011
S.S.C	Science	Jashore Board	Bangladesh	2009

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Assistant Professor	Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Apr 2023	Present
Lecturer	Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Oct 2019	Apr 2023
Research Associate	Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Mar 2016	Sep 2019

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Plant Cytogenetics and Evolution	Karyotypic changes frequently accompany plant diversification and speciation. My current research focuses on analyzing and correlating morphometric variation in plants with their underlying karyotypic changes. In addition, I conduct comparative karyological analyses of different forms within prospective species to help resolve taxonomic ambiguities and clarify species boundaries.
Cell Biology	Meiotic and Mitotic chromosome behavior in plants.

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
No project/research supervision is found

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
No project/research work is found

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
1	Unraveling the Mysteries of Chromosome: Exploring its Structure, Function, and Evolution; Organized by Department of Botany, Dhaka College, Dhaka on 30 May 2023

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Dhaka University Botany Alumni Association (DUBAA)	Life Member	2019	Life Time
2	Bangladesh Botanical Society	General Member	2017	Life Time
3	Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)	General Member	2017	Life Time

Journal Article
1	Prasenjit Roy, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : CYTOGENETICS OF HERITIERA FOMES BANKS: THE DOMINANT PLANT SPECIES OF THE SUNDARBANS MANGROVE FOREST, BANGLADESH, Journal of Tropical Forest Science (impact factor:0.8) , vol.38 , no.2 Forest Research Institute Malaysia , pp.155–161 , 2026 .
2	Chandan Kumar Dash, Nowshin Anjum, Sabiha Sultana and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Comparative karyological analysis of diploid Mimosa diplotricha and hexaploid M. pudica with taxonomic insights, Discover Plants , vol.2 Springer Nature , pp.341: 1-13 , 2025 .
3	Prasenjit Roy, Chandan Kumar Dash, Ishrat Jahan Bonna and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Ploidy and karyotype diversity indicate adaptive and invasive traits in Lantana species from Bangladesh, The Nucleus (impact factor:2.6) Springer , pp.1-13 , 2025 .
4	Md. Shahidur Rahman, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Chromosomal Characterization of Five Medicinally Significant Phyllanthus Species in Bangladesh by DNA Base-Specific Fluorochrome Banding Technique, Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants (impact factor:1.75) Taylor & Francis Group , 2024 . View More
5	Israt Zahan Shupon, Ishrat Jahan Bonna, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Comparative cytological study of three Bauhinia species in Bangladesh, Cytologia (impact factor:1.027) , vol.89 , no.2 The Japan Mendel Society , pp.141-146 , 2024 . View More
6	Ifrat Jahan, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Comparative karyological investigation of four economically important ornamental Jasminum species from Bangladesh, CYTOLOGIA (impact factor:1.027) , vol.89 , no.1 Japan Mendel Society, International Society of Cytology , pp.75-80 , 2024 .
7	Chandan Kumar Dash, Nowshin Anjum, Prasenjit Roy and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyotype profile of Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roxb. Ex Fleming) Wall, Bangladesh Journal of Botany (impact factor:0.458) , vol.52 , no.4 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.1085–1089 , 2023 . View More
8	Chandan Kumar Dash, Mahin Afroz, Afsana Hossain, Syeda Sharmeen Sultana and Subroto Kumar Das : Characterization of three Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai varieties by fluorescent chromosome staining and RAPD analysis, Bangladesh Journal of Botany (impact factor:0.458) , vol.52 , no.4 Bangladesh Botanical Society , pp.1033–1040 , 2023 . View More
9	Nowshin Anjum, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyological diversity among six medicinally important species of Acanthaceae with three new chromosome counts, Nucleus (impact factor:2.1) , vol.67 Springer , pp.341-349 , 2023 .
10	Suma Akter, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyotype diversity in four Terminalia L. species and its taxonomic implications, Feddes Repertorium (impact factor:0.851) , vol.134 , no.3 Wiley-Blackwell , pp.200-209 , 2023 . View More
11	Jannatul Firdausi, Chandan Kumar Dash, Md. Harun Ar Rashid and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyotype characterization of three important aromatic Cinnamomum L. species with special emphasis on reversible chromosome banding, Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (impact factor:3.945) , vol.31 Elsevier , pp.100430 , 2022 . View More
12	Afsana Hossain, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Cytogenetic studies of three cultivated hill cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.) varieties from Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (impact factor:1.339) , vol.81 , no.1 Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding , pp.135-138 , 2021 . View More
13	Chandan Kumar Dash, M. Oliur Rahman and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyological Investigation on Three Zephyranthes Species and Its Taxonomic Significance, Cytologia (impact factor:1.027) , vol.85 , no.2 Japan Mendel Society , pp.163-168 , 2020 . View More
14	Tanusree Datta, Meghla Saha Pinky, Chandan Kumar Dash and Kazi Nahida Begum : Orcein and fluorescent banding analysis of two floral types of Catharanthus roseus L., Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.29 , no.2 , pp.219-227 , 2020 .
15	Kazi Nahida Begum, Chandan Kumar Dash and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : First karyotype report on Colocasia oresbia: a comparative cytogenetic study between two varieties, Journal of Basic and Applied Genetics , vol.31 , no.2 , pp.7-11 , 2020 . View More
16	Chandan Kumar Dash, Kazi Nahida Begum and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyotype diversity among eight Zea mays L. varieties, Bangladesh Journal of Botany (impact factor:0.214) , vol.49 , no.4 , pp.1157-1161 , 2020 .
17	Seyda Sharmeen Sultana, Chandan Kumar Dash, Sheikh Shamimul Alam and Md. Abul Hasan : Karyotype analysis and report on B-chromosome in Gloriosa superba L. by differential staining, Nucleus (Springer) (impact factor:1.8) , vol.62 , no.1 Springer , pp.31-38 , 2019 . View More
18	Rahima Khatun,, Chandan Kumar Dash, Sheikh Shamimul Alam and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Chromosomal characterization in Plumbago zeylanica and P. indica from Bangladesh, Cytologia (impact factor:1.027) , vol.84 , no.2 Japan Mendel Society , pp.153-155 , 2019 . View More
19	Md. Harun Ar Rashid, Chandan Kumar Dash, Sheikh Shamimul Alam and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Differential chromosome banding of three Rauvolfia spp., Cytologia (impact factor:1.027) , vol.84 , no.2 Japan Mendel Society , pp.143-146 , 2019 . View More
20	Chandan Kumar Dash, Md. Shahidur Rahman, Mahin Afroz and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyological investigation of Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton and Centella asiatica (L.) Urban: Two important medicinal plants of Bangladesh, Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Elsevier) (impact factor:3.40) , vol.14 , pp.100221 , 2019 . View More
21	Chandan Kumar Dash, Md. Harun-Ar-Rashid, Syeda Sharmeen Sultana and M. Oliur Rahman : Cytotaxonomy of four Floral Variants of Impatiens Balsamina L., Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences , vol.43 , no.1 , pp.1-9 , 2019 . View More
22	Chandan Kumar Dash, Sheikh Shamimul Alam and Syeda Sharmeen Sultana : Karyomorphology of Justicia adhatoda L. by differential staining, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.27 , no.2 , pp.175-181 , 2018 .
23	Chandan Kumar Dash, Mahin Afroz, Syeda Sharmeen Sultana and Sheikh Shamimul Alam : Conventional and Fluorescent Karyotype Analysis of Ocimum spp., Cytologia (impact factor:1.027) , vol.82 , no.4 Japan Mendel Society , pp.429-434 , 2017 . View More

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
Local	Professor Dr. M. Akhtaruzzaman Gold Medal-2020	2020	Bangladesh	Awarded “Professor Dr. M. Akhtaruzzaman Gold Medal-2020” for obtaining highest marks in MS examination.
Local	Jagannath Hall Gold Medal-2018	2018	Bangladesh	Awarded Jagannath Hall Gold Medal-2018 for obtaining highest CGPA in MS.
Local	Jagannath Hall Gold Medal-2017	2017	Bangladesh	Awarded “Jagannath Hall Gold Medal-2017” for obtaining highest CGPA in B.S. (Honours).
National	Board Scholarship	2017	Bangladesh	Obtained “Board Scholarship” for securing First position in B.S. (Honours).
Local	Quazi Abdul Fattah-Khurshida Banu Fattah Gold Medal-2017	2017	Bangladesh	Received “Quazi Abdul Fattah-Khurshida Banu Fattah Gold Medal-2017” for obtaining highest CGPA in B.S. (Honours) from Department of Botany, University of Dhaka. The Gold Medal was given by Honorable president of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in 50^th Convocation of the University of Dhaka.
Local	Dean’s Award-2016	2016	Bangladesh	Achieved “Dean’s Award-2016” from the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka for outstanding academic performance and regularity.

Name & designation Chandan Kumar Dash Assistant Professor

Department Department of Botany Faculty of Biological Sciences

Email chandandash@du.ac.bd