Assistant Professor
Mahatub Khan Badhon
Department of Zoology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Fish and Wildlife Conservation | Virginia Tech | United States | 2026 |
| Masters | Biodiversity, Conservation and Management | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 2015 |
| Masters | Fisheries (Zoology) | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| Bachelor | Zoology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2012 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dec 2021 | Present | |
| Lecturer | Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Feb 2017 | Dec 2021 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| No research interest is found | ||
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| No project/research work is found | |||||
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) | 2017 | ||
| 2 | American Elasmobranch Society (AES) | 2016 | ||
| 3 | Zoological Society of Bangladesh (ZSB) | 2017 |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Alam, A. B. M. S., Badhon, M. K. and Sarker, M. W.
Biodiversity of Tanguar Haor: A Ramsar Site of bangladesh Volume III: Fish.
IUCN Bangladesh, 2015 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Naser, M. N., Badhon, M. K. and Chowdhury, M. S. M. "Towards improving the migration route connectivity of Hilsa shad (Tenualosa ilisha) at the Meghna estuary of Bangladesh."
Environmental Thoughts. Islam, M. E (editor) Toyza Publications, 2019 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Mahatub Khan Badhon, Leandro Castello, M. Aaron MacNeil, Marc J. Stern, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Christine Beaudoin, Jeanne L. Coffin-Schmitt, Emma D. Rice, Claire K. Crowley-Aksamit, Alyssa M. Andersen, Ryan M. Graham, Richard Stedman, Steven J. Cooke, Elizabeth A. Nyboer and Vivian M. Nguyen : The overlooked role of food and cultural dimensions in recreational fisheries,
Ambio (impact factor:5.7) Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences/Springer Nature , 2026
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| 2 |
Emma D. Rice, Vivian M. Nguyen, Leandro Castello, Mahatub Khan Badhon and Elizabeth A. Nyboer : Applying food systems thinking in recreational fisheries: The case of shore fishing in Detroit, Michigan,
Marine Policy (impact factor:3.7) , vol.190 , no.107144 Elsevier , 2026
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| 3 |
Mahatub Khan Badhon, Gabriel C Borba, Priscila dos Reis Cunha, Emma A Hultin, Luciana A Pereira, Monalisa R O Silva and Leandro Castello : A guide to succeed in graduate school,
Fisheries (impact factor:3.1) , vol.51 , no.3 American Fisheries Society , pp.100–101 , 2026
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| 4 |
Abigail J. Lynch, Devin Bartley, T. Douglas Beard, Jr., Gabriel Borba, Steven J. Cooke, Ian G. Cowx, Vittoria Elliott, Holly Embke, Edith Gondwe, Zeb Hogan, Jonathan G. Low, Jamie C. Madden, Sui Phang, Emma D. Rice, Nicholas Sievert, Gretchen L. Stokes, Leonard Akwany, Edward H. Allison, Robert Arlinghaus, Vidyadhar Atkore, Mahatub Khan Badhon, Claudio Baigun, Jill L. Brooks, Leandro Castello, Somvilay Chanthalounnavong, Seila Chea, Soksan Chhorn, Michael S. Cooperman, Kim Crisafi, James Dalton, Caitlin A. Doughty, Jason Earl, Wasseem Emam, Rebecca Flitcroft, Daria Gundermann, Henry H. Hansen, Ian Harrison, Kathy Hughes, Külli Kangur, Ted Lawrence, Roman Lyach, Bonnie J.E. Myers, Muruganandam Muthiah, Nguyen Thi Kim Quyen, Vivian M. Nguyen, Elizabeth A. Nyboer, Julian D. Olden, Craig Paukert, Morgan L. Piczak, Yasmín Quintana, Vu Dang Ha Quyen, Shehu Latunji Akintola, Roshani Shrestha, Sokmoly Uon, Sophorn Uy and Cassie M. VanWynen : Opportunities to better integrate inland fish and fisheries in multilateral environmental agreements,
Environmental Science & Policy (impact factor:5.5) , vol.171 Elsevier , 2025
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| 5 |
Vivian Mai-Anh Nguyen, Kathryn J. Fiorella, Leandro Castello, Mahatub Khan Badhon, Christine Beaudoin, Jeanne Coffin-Schmitt, Steven J. Cooke, Aaron T. Fisk, Elizabeth Nyboer, Daniel M. O’Keefe, Emma D. Rice, Richard Stedman, Nicole Venker and Aaron Macneil : Provisioning fisheries: A framework for recognizing the fuzzy boundary around commercial, subsistence, and recreational fisheries,
Fisheries (impact factor:3.1) , vol.50 , no.8 American Fisheries Society , pp.366–379 , 2025
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| 6 |
Sarkar, S., Isalm, M.J., Mia, M.R., Badhon, M.K., Brishti, P.S., Akter, S., Billah, M.B. and Habib, K.A. : First record of three species of leucosiid crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) Arcania heptacantha (De Man, 1907), Arcania septemspinosa (Fabricius, 1787) and Ixa cylindrus (Fabricius, 1777) from Bangladesh,
Discover Oceans , vol.1 Springer Nature , 2024
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| 7 |
Roy S., Hossain M. S., Badhon M.K., Chowdhury S. U., Sumaiya N. and Depellegrin D. : Development and analysis of a geospatial database for maritime spatial planning in Bangladesh,
Journal of Environmental Management (impact factor:4.62) , vol.317 Elsevier , pp.115495 , 2022
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| 8 |
Rahman, M. M., Badhon, M. K., Salauddin, M., Rabbe, M. F. and Islam, M. S. : Chytrid infection in Asia: How much do we know and what else do we need to know?,
The Herpetological Journal , vol.30 , no.1 British Herpetological Society , pp.99-111 , 2020
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| 9 |
Badhon, M. K., Uddin, M. K., Nitu, F. K. and Siddique, E. M. K. : Identifying Priorities for Shark Conservation in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh,
Frontiers in Marine Science , vol.6:294 , 2019
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| 10 |
Akash, M., Jahan, N. and Badhon, M. K. : On the first occurrence of a huntsman spider Olios lamarcki Latreille, 1806 (Araneae: Araneomorphae: Sparassidae) from Nijhum Dwip, Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Zoology , vol.45 , no.1 , pp.97-100 , 2017
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| 11 |
Habib, K. A., Newaz, A. W., Badhon, M. K., Naser, M. N. and Shahabuddin, A. M. : Effects of stocking density on growth and production performance of cage reared climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) of high yielding Vietnamese stock,
World Journal of Agricultural Sciences , vol.45 , no.1 , pp.97-100 , 2015
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Badhon, M.K. and Uddin, M.K. "Feasibility of a releasing scheme for Threatened sawfishes in the Bay of Bengal mixed species fishery."
6th International Marine Conservation Congress
Virtual (due to COVID-19): 2020
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| 2 |
Nitu, F.K., Badhon, M.K. and Uddin, M.K. "In their own words: The future Bay of Bengal trawler captains see for turtle excluder device."
6th International Marine Conservation Congress
Virtual (due to COVID-19): 2020
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| 3 |
Uddin, M.K., Siddique, E.M.K. and Badhon, M.K. "Conserving mega-fauna in a peopled ocean; insights from the Bay of Bengal fishers."
6th International Marine Conservation Congress
Virtual (due to COVID-19): 2020
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| 4 |
Nitu, F. K., Badhon, M. K., Uddin, M. K. and Siddique, E. M. K. "Identifying priorities of elasmobranch conservation in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh."
5th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5)
Kuching, Malaysia: 2018
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| 5 |
Uddin, M. K., Siddique, E. M. K. and Badhon, M. K. "Self-funded model for community-led in-situ conservation of sea turtles."
Pathways Conference 2017
Colorado, USA: 2017
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Badhon, M. K. "Perspectives of government practitioners on the protection of sharks and rays in Bangladesh."
3rd Marine Conservation and Blue Economy Symposium
Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2017
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| 7 |
Nitu, F.K., Badhon, M.K., Uddin, M.K. and Siddique, E.M.K. "Identifying Priorities of Elasmobranch Biodiversity Conservation in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh."
2017 Joint Meeting of Herpetologists and Ichthyologists (JMIH)
Austin, USA: 2017
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| 8 |
Habib, K.A., Badhon, M.K., Newaz, A.W. and Naser, M.N. "A preliminary investigation on the production performance of Vietnamese koi Anabas testudineus in cage culture in Bangladesh."
6th Biennial Fisheries Conference and Research Fair
Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2014
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| Local | Summer Cunningham Fellowship | 2026 | United States | Summer Cunningham Fellowship is awarded annually by the Virginia Tech Graduate School. This $8,000 fellowship supports PhD dissertation writing and preparation for the defense. |
| Local | Burd Sheldon McGinnes Graduate Fellowship | 2026 | United States | The Burd S. McGinnes Graduate Fellowship is given annually to deserving graduate students in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech. A monetary award is provided as part of this fellowship. |
| International | Small Grant | 2019 | United States | Awarded by the Shark Conservation Fund (SCF) |
| International | Early Career Grant | 2019 | United States | Awarded by the National Geographic Society |
| National | Research Grant | 2018 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the University Grants Commission, Bangladesh |
| International | Young Professional Recruitment Fund Award | 2016 | United States | Awarded by the American Elasmobranch Society |
| International | Commonwealth Scholarship | 2014 | United Kingdom | Awarded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission |
| Local | Dean's Award | 2014 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka |
| National | National Science and Technology Fellowship | 2013 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh |
Name & designation
Mahatub Khan Badhon
Assistant Professor
Department
Department of Zoology Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email
mahatub.badhon@du.ac.bd
Phone
01738135135