Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed

Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed is the Chairman and a Professor in the Department of Botany at the University of Dhaka. His scholarship is centered on plant taxonomy, wetland ecology, and biodiversity conservation in freshwater haor ecosystems. He conducts courses in plant taxonomy, aquatic botany, and environmental conservation. He directs research identifying rare angiosperm taxa, evaluating wetland degradation, and formulating community-managed conservation reserves in the Tanguar Haor wetland. His research articles appear in prestigious botanical and environmental science journals, providing authoritative floristic databases that inform national biodiversity action plans.