Senjuti and Gausia are in the list of the Best Scientists in Asia

Two women scientists of Bangladesh - Gausia Wahidunnesa Chowdhury, professor of Zoology Department of Dhaka University and Microbiologist Senjuti Saha - have been included in the list of top 100 scientists in Asia.

The Singapore-based science and technology magazine 'Asian Scientist' has published their names in the list of the best scientists of 2023.

Professor Gausia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury received the OWSD-LCVIER Foundation Award for her contribution to aquatic environment and endangered species conservation last year. After graduation and post-graduation from Dhaka University, this woman scientist who obtained her PhD from Cambridge University is a board member of WildTeam, an international wildlife conservation organization. She also served in a research team at the National Geographic Society.

In addition, Gaussia has several studies on the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the environment and people. She is contributing to the employment and empowerment of rural women through training in reusing abandoned fishing nets.

And for the first time in Bangladesh, Senjuti Saha was praised for revealing the genetic pattern of the coronavirus. Senjuti has received various national and international awards and honors for her contribution to health science research. In 2020, he became the first Bangladeshi to be appointed as a TIMB member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the World Health Organization.

Since 2016, 'Asian Scientist' has been publishing the list of Asia's top hundred scientists every year in a total of 17 categories.

Along with these two women scientists from Bangladesh, there are scientists from India, China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam in the top 100 list.