Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Mohammad Firoj Jaman is a Professor of Zoology at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is currently focusing researches on wildlife ecology and island wildlife particularly on amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. He is also interested studying primate’s ecology, and behavior and completed his PhD on Primatology from Primate Research Institute at the Kyoto University, Japan in 2010. He is ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Primatology	Kyoto University	Japan	2010
Masters	Primatology	Kyoto University	Japan	2007
Masters	Zoology (Wildlife Biology)	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1992
Bachelor	Department of Zoology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1991

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Visiting Senior Professor	Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University	Japan	Mar 2019	Jan 1970
Professor	Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Apr 2014	Present
Associate Professor	Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Mar 2010	Apr 2014
Assistant Professor	Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Apr 2003	Mar 2010
Lecturer	Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Feb 1997	Apr 2003

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
EIA, Wildlife Monitoring, and Protected Area Planning and Management	Focus on Environmental Impact Assessment, monitoring of wildlife in perticular ecological settings or protected areas. Special interest on Wildlife Monitoring, protected areas Planning and Management
Primatology	Behavioural Ecology Macaques and Langurs, Primates Socio-biology, Nutritional Ecology, Primate Society, Seed Dispersal behaviour, Human-primates conflict and Co-existance
Herpetology	Diversity and Ecology of Herpeto-fauna, Urban amphibians and Reptiles, Conservation of Threatened amphibians and reptiles
Environmental and Ecological Research and Protected Species and Protected Area Management	Environmental Impack Assessment (EIA), Ecological Baseline Survey, Biodiversity Monitoring, Preparation of management plan for Species and Protected Areas.
Conservation Biology,	Conservation of Threatened Animals, Captive Breeding, Management of Zoo Animals, Behavioural Enrichment of Captive Wild animals
Ornithology	Avian Divensity, Bird ecology and Conservation, breeding activities of birds, monitoring of Threatened bird species

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
Ph.D.	Assessment of Diversity and Dynamics of Wild Mammals and Tree Species along with Conservation Status of SheikhJamal Inani National Park, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	Professor Dr. Mohammed Jashimuddin	Bipul Krishna Das		2023
Ph.D.	Urban Wildlife in Two Cities of Bangladesh: Threats and Conservation Issues	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	Professor Dr. Md. Farid Ahsha	Mr. Md Rezaul Karim		2022
Ph.D.	Human-Wildlife Conflict Modeling for the Conservation of Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) in both Urban and Rural Habitats of Dhaka District	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	-	Bashir Ahmed		2020
Ph.D.	Impact of Rohingya Influx on Wildlife and Society in Teknaf Peninsula in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	Professor Dr. Md. Farid Ashan	Shital Kumar Nath		2020
Ph.D.	Behavioural patterns of Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock), Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) and Asiatic Jackal (Canis aureus) at Bangladesh National Zoo	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	-	Fariya khatun	Thesis submitted for evaluation	2016
M.Phil	Wildlife Crime in Bangladesh: Intensity, Detection and Prevention	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	-	Nigar Sultana	Writing thesis in Wildlife Crime	2017
Masters	Involvement of Wildlife in the life of the Nomadic Bengal Gypsies (Bedeys) and their Conservation	Professor Dr Mohammad Firoj Jaman	Md. Mahabub Alam	Umme Habiba Ilma		2020
Masters	Wildlife Diversity, Population Status and Conservation aspects in Marjat baor in Jhenaidah district, Bangladesh	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	Md. Mahabub Alam	Ashikur Rahman Shome		2020
Masters	Feeding ecology, Ranging Patterns and Habitat Utilization of Capped Langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) in Madhupur National Park, Tangail, Bangladesh	Professor Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman	Md. Mahabub Alam	Md. Afjal Hossain		2019

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Wildlife	Investigation of threatened wildlife in four Protected Areas of northern Dinajpur district: Key threats identification and conservation aspects	UGC & University of Dhaka	01-07-2021	30-06-2022	University of Dhaka
(wildlife) Biological Sciences	Diversity, seasonal occurrence, ecology and conservation issue of avifauna of Rohanpur union, Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology	01-07-2020	30-06-2021	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Ecology, Species Diversity And Conservation Issues Of Herpetofauna Of Northern Region (Greater Dinajpur And Nilphamari District) Of Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology	30-06-2019	30-06-2019	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Ecological and Socio-economical Aspects of Human-langur conflict (HLC) and mitigation measures in Keshabpur and Manirampur, Jessore, Bangladesh	Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forest	31-05-2019	31-05-2015	University of Dhaka
Zoology (Wildlife Biology)	Establishment of a Museum at the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project (PMBP) site	Padma Bridge Authority	30-06-2016		University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Monitoring of Migratory Birds at the Bibiyana II Gas Power Project Area, Parkul, Nabigonj, Habigonj, Bangladesh	Summit Bibiyana II Power Company Ltd	31-12-2015	31-03-2016	University of Dhaka
Zoology (Wildlife Biology)	Biodiversity Baseline Survey, Preparing a Monitoring Plan, Identifying Location of a Protected Sanctuary and development of a Sanctuary Establishment Plan at Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMBP) area	Bangladesh Bridge Authority	30-04-2015	31-01-2016	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Physical, chemical and Biological aspects of Chalan Beel, Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology	31-07-2013	30-06-2014	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Ecology and Wildlife Diversity of Keshabpur and Manirampur, Jessore	Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forest	30-04-2013	31-03-2014	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	A socio-ecological study and conservation problems of commensal rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)	University Grants Commission	31-07-2012	30-06-2013	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Master plan preparation for establishment of ropeways and aviary in the Russel Aviary Park, Rangunia, Chittagonj	Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forest	30-09-2010	31-03-2011	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	The effects of environmental differences on behavioral budgets and the feeding behavior of captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)	Primate Research Institute	30-04-2005	30-06-2010	Kyoto University
Biological Science	Species diversity, feeding behavior and niche partitioning of endangered varanid lizards from Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology	31-07-2003	30-06-2004	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Study on Coastal Biodiversity in special reference to Wildlife and Fishes and their Conservation Problems, Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology	31-07-2001	30-06-2002	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Investigation on Status, Distribution and Conservation Problems of Gharials (Gavials genetics) Project in Bangladesh	Ministry of Science and Technology	31-07-2000	30-06-2001	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	'Investigation on Crane and Storks of the North - West region of Bangladesh	University of Dhaka	31-05-1997	30-09-1997	University of Dhaka
Biological Science	Survey of Fauna NCS Project -1	Bangladesh Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forest	31-10-1995	31-12-1996	University of Dhaka

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
1	Special traning Lectures for the Teachers of Colleges under National University of Bangladesh
2	Special traning Lectures for the Teachers of Colleges under National University of Bangladesh
3	Visiting Professor and Visiting Researcher at The Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University for 3 months from March 2019 to May 2019

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	JUAB	Life Member	2020	Life Time
2	International Primatological Society	Former Annual Member	2010	Life Time
3	Former Annual member of Japan Primatological Society	Member	2005 - 2009	Life Time
4	Wildlife Society of Bangladesh	Life Member	1997	Life Time
5	Asian Primate Society	Member	2015	Life Time
6	Zoological Society of Bangladesh	Life Member	1997	Life Time

Book
1	M.F. Jaman Behavioural Ecology of Northern Plains Sacred Langur and Human-Langur Coexistence.. Dhaka: Bangladesh Forest Department, 2015 .
2	M. F. Jaman and M.A. Huffman Behavioral budgets and feeding ecology of Japanese macaques:The effects of natural vegetation of environmentally enriched enclosures on monkeys’ well being. Germany: Lambert Academic publishing GmbH & Co. KG, 2010 .

Journal Article
1	Jaman, MF, Rabbe, MF, Alam, MM and Shome, AR : Students' perceptions on snake in Northwestern Bangladesh, ASIAN JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOG Y (impact factor:-) , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.62-69 , 2020 . View More
2	Rabbe, M. F., Jaman, M. F., Rahman, M. M. and Alam, M. M : Some behavioral aspects on the Hemidactylus species of Bangladesh, J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag, Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresources Management , no.Accepted , 2019 .
3	Rabbe, M. F., Jaman, M. F., Rahman, M. M., Alam, M. M and Sarker, M. A. R : Species Diversity, Composition and Distribution of Herpetofauna in Northwestern Region of Bangladesh, , pp.Under reviewed , 2018 .
4	Islam, M, Jaman, M. F., Rahman, M. M. and Alam, M. M. : Wildlife diversity and population status of Kashimpur Union, Gazipur, J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh Sci. , vol.44 , no.2 , pp.101 - 115 , 2018 . View More
5	Khatun, M. T., Jaman, M. F., Rahman, M. M. and Alam, M. M. : The effect of urban and rural habitats on activity budgets of the endangered Northern Plains sacred langur, Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797) in Jessore, Bangladesh, mammalia , vol.82 , no.5 , pp.423-440 , 2018. . View More
6	Sarker, M. A.R., Sanders, K. L., Ukuwela, K. D. and Jamam, M. F. : Snakes of Bangladesh: A Preliminary Survey of Cox’s Bazar District With Notes on Diet, Reproduction, and Conservation Status, Herpetological Conservation and Biology , vol.12 , no.2 , pp.384–393. , 2017 . View More
7	Jaman, M. F, Sarker, M. A. R., Rana, A. S., Alam, M. S, Ahmed, S. and Shafi, S. M. : Limb malformation in the skipper frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis) (Amphibia: Dicroglossidae), first evidence in Bangladesh, . . The Herpetological Bulletin , 2017 . View More
8	Rahman, M. M., Jaman, M. F., Khatun, M. T., Alam S. M. I., Alam, M. M., Hossain, M. S. and Huffman, M. A. : Feeding ecology of the Northern Plains Sacred Langur Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne) in Jessore, Bangladesh: Dietary composition, seasonal and age-sex differences., Asian Primates Journal , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.24-39 , 2015 . View More
9	Jaman, M.F., Uddin, M. M., Alam, M. M., Rahman, M.M., Khatun, M.T and Alam S.M. I. : Species diversity and population status of wildlife in Keshabpur, Bangladesh, Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.9-21 , 2015 . View More
10	Rahman, M. M., Jaman, M. F, Khatun, M. T., Alam, S. M. I., Kayum, A. R. M. R and Uddin, M : Substrate Utilization by Bengal Sacred Langur, Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne, 1797) in Jessore, Bangladesh: Effect of Resource Type on Feeding in Urban and Rural Groups, nter. J. Pure and Appli. Zool , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.162-172 , 2015 . View More
11	Alam, M. M., Jaman, M. F, Hasan, M. M, Rahman, M. M., Alam, S. M. I. and Khatun, U. H. : Social interactions of Honuman Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) at Keshabpur and Manirampur of Jessore district of Bangladesh., Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.42 , no.2 , pp.217 – 225. , 2014 . View More
12	Jaman, M. F., Majumder, M. S., Hossain, M. S., Rahman, M. M and Uddin, M. : Diversity of Wildlife at Ruhitpur Union, Keraniganj, Dhaka., Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Science , vol.40 , no.2 , pp.295-308 , 2014 . View More

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
National	Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation - 2020	2020	Bangladesh	The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of the People's Republic Bangladesh has offered this Award for the Life time achievement of Education and Research on Wildlife of Bangladesh
International	Best Cited Paper	2016	Japan	Jaman, M. F. and Huffman, M. A. 2013. The effect of urban and rural habitats and resource type on activity budgets of commensal rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Bangladesh. Primates, 54: 49-59
International	Scholarship from Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho)	2004	Japan	This scholarship was awarded by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan for my Master Course and PhD.
Local	Dean's Honor Award	1994	Bangladesh	I was awarded by the Faculty of Biological Science for outstanding performance

Name & designation Dr. Mohammad Firoj Jaman Professor

Department Department of Zoology Faculty of Biological Sciences

Email mfjaman@du.ac.bd

Phone +88-01554305106