Area of Expertise
Published two articles in peer-reviewed journals from Doctoral research in the year 2021 and 2022, third manuscript is ready for submission. Achieved a Research Grant from UNICEF in 2000 during MPhil program. Awarded with a PhD Fellowship from Ministry of Planning, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh in 2018.
Successfully finished two department seminars in PhD program in Dhaka University. Submission process of PhD thesis is going on. Hope to submit the thesis soon.
Training/Conference
- Participated in the workshop on Bioethics held on 21-22 May, 2017 organized by the Technical training unit of icddr,b.
- Conducted different training courses of students and other laboratory personnel run by HealthCare Development Project (HCDP) of BADAS from February 2005 to September 2013
- Completed laboratory safety training program module(s) safe laboratory design (M1), general laboratory safety (M2), chemical safety (M3), waste management (M4), & Biosafety (M5) in icddr,b from 7 to 8 December, 2012.
- Participated in the workshop on e-Learning held on July 30, 2011 organized by the Dept of Health Informatics of Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS).
- Undertaken management training on Motivating Employees for better Performance from Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) from April 17-27-2000.
- Conducted different training courses for laboratory personnel run by National HealthCare Network (NHN), BADAS from July 1996 to January 2005.
- Sultana R, Bhuiyan TR, Sathi AS, Sharmin S, Yeasmin S, Uddin MI, Bhuyian MS, Mannoor K, Karim MM, Zaman K, Qadri F. Validation of a Modified Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Method for Detecting lgG Antibodies against Hepatitis E Virus Using Dried Blood Spot Samples in Endemic Settings. 35th BSM (Bangladesh Society of Microbiologist) Annual Conference 2021 held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, December 11-132-22021. Poster Presentation, Abstruct ID: PCMP-05: page-65
- Sultana R, Bhuyan GS, Sarker SK, Karim MM, Qadri F, Mannoor K. High viral load of hepatitis E genotype 1 possibly resulting from low HEV – IgG antibody response in late acute stage attributed to the severity of morbidity in pregnancy with acute hepatitis in Bangladesh. 15th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD). held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka,Bangladesh, January 28-30,2020. Oral Presentation, Abstract ID: OP-011:52 (Suppl)
- Sultana R, Bhuyan GS, Sarker SK, Karim MM, Qadri F, Mannoor K. Lower HEV-IgG antibody response attributed to the severity of Morbidity in pregnancy with hepatitis in late acute stage. 4th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture (ICBHA) and Innovation in Plant and Food Sciences (IPFS) of GNOBB, held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, November 11-13,2019. Oral Presentation, Abstract ID: page – 67
- Sultana R, Bhuyan GS, Begum MN, Islam MT, Sarker SK, Rashid M, Karim MM, Qadri SS, Qadri F, Mannoor K. Nonsynonymous I553T mutation in HEV ORF2 is likely to facilitate viral escape in non-pregnant Bangladeshi women (Conference Report). 3rd National conference of BSBMB, held at the Chittagong University, 27-28 April, 2019 Abstract ID: SEPP-1, Poster-32: 128
- Sultana R, Islam T, Sarker SK, Karim MM, Qadri F, Mannoor K. Association of HEV 531 GIn variants in ORF2 with selective hepatocyte damage. 3rd international conference on Health and Agriculture, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Dec 29-30, 2017. Abstract-ID:53, Poster-55:64
- Sultana R, Sharmin S, Bhuiyan S, Bhuiyan TR, Mannoor K, Karim MM, Qadri F, Mannoor K. Molecular analyses of Hepatitis-E virus infection in pregnant urban dwellers of Bangladesh. 1st National Conference on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for Life sciences (BSBMB), Dhaka University, Bangladesh, December 10,2016. PH-33:79
- Ferdous J, Hossain RM, Mansur MA, Haque E, Chowdhury AK, Sultana R, Iqbal MM, Rahman ZF, Ahmed Z, Chowdhury S, Nahar N, Ali S, Alam AKM, Azad Khan AK. Immune status of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients against Hepatitis B virus (HBV). 3rd Single Topic Conference on HBV of the Asian Pacific Association for the study of the liver (APASL), Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct 6-7,2012. P-15:125
- Islam MN, Hossain RM, Rahman MH, Mansur MA, Hassan MS, Islam MS, Sultana R, Iqbal MM. Hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus infection among maintenance hemodialysis patient, family members and dialysis staffs. Hemodialysis International 2007; 11(Suppl 1): 108
- SB Kasem, S Neelotpol, SKA Razzaque, KB Biswas, R Sultana, TA Chowdhury, L Ali. Effect of low dose oral contraceptive pill on blood glucose and other cardiovascular risk factors in normal and under weight women. Diabetologia 2002;45 (Suppl 2): A299
- Sultana R. Recent Trends in Clinical Immunology. 7th Diabetes and Endocrine Conference, Nov 8-11, 2001, Diab Endocr J 2001; 29 (Suppl):51
- Khan WI, Sultana R, Khan AYHM, Rahman MM, Bhuiyan MH, Rahman L, Haque E and Iqbal J. Incidence of Hepatitis E and Hepatitis A viruses in community patients in Dhaka city. 15th Annual Conference, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymenshing, Bangladesh, Sept 4-5 1999, Conference Brochure; A22:40
Research/Publication
International Journal
- Roble HY, Sultana R, Moniruzzaman M, Hassan MZ. Assessment of serum uric acid level among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. International Journal of Community Medicine and public Health 2022 Feb; 9(2). DOI:http:// dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph2022.
- Sultana R, Bhuiyan TR, Sathi AS, Sharmin S, Yeasmin S, Uddin MI, Bhuiyan MS, Mannoor K, Karim MM, Zaman K, Qadri F. Developing and validating a modified Enzyme linked Immunosorbent Assay Method for detecting HEV IgG antibody from Dried Blood Spot (DBS) samples in endemic settings. Microbes and Infection 2021;doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2021.104890. (Published online 7 Oct, 2021)
- Tamanna T, Mannan T, Tasnim S, Yeasmin S, Mazid R, Sultana R. Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus Antibodies in a Group of Bangladeshi Women in Child-Bearing Age: A Pilot Study. Archives of Women Health and Care 2021; 4(3):1-5.
- Safain KS, Bhuyan GS, Hasib SH, Islam MS, Nabi MAMU, Sultana R, Tasnim S, Noor FA, Sarker SK, Islam MT, Rahat A, Leung DT, Domman D, Manzoor F, Genotypic and phenotypic profiles of antibiotic-resistant bacteria isolated from hospitalized patients in Bangladesh. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 10 April 2021; httpa://doi.org/10.111/tmi.13584.
- Sultana R, Islam MT, Bhuyan GS, Sarker SK, Noor FA, Hossain M, Rashid M, Rahmat R, Zaman K, Begum MN, Hasan Z, Karim MM, Qadri F, Mannoor K. IgG antibody response demonstrates inverse correlation with viral load in Bangladeshi women with acute Hepatitis E virus Genotype 1 infection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021;104: 482-490.
- Bhuyan GS, Noor AUZ, Sultana R, Noor FA, Sultana N, Sarker SK, Islam MT, Qadri SK, Qadri SS, Qadri FQ, Mannoor K. Frequency of Hepatitis B,C and HIV infections among transfusion-dependent Thalassemia patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Infect, Dis. Rep. 2021; 13:89-95.
- Sarker SK, Islam MT, Biswas A, Bhuyan GS, Sultana R, Sultan N,
Rakshanda S, Begum MN, Rahat A, Yeasmin S, Khanam M, Saha AK, Noor FA, Sajib AA, Islam ABMMK, Qadri SK, Shahidullah M, Mannan MA, Muraduzzaman AKM, Shirin T, Rahman SM, Qadri SS, Saha N, Akhteruzzaman S, Qadri F, and Mannoor K. Age- Specific Cut-off Values of Amino Acids and Acylcarnitines for Giagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Using liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry BioMed Res Int. Vol. 2019, Article ID: 3460902, January 6, 2019 - Begum MN, Islam MT, Hossain SR, Bhuyan GS, Halim MA, Shahriar I, Sarker SK, Haque S, Konika TK, Islam MS, Rahat A, Qadri SK Sultana R, Begum S, Sultana S, Saha N, Hasan M, Hasanat MA, Banu H,Shekhar HU, Chowdhury EK, Sajib AA, Islam ABMMK, Qadri SS, Qadri F, Akhteruzzaman S, Qadri F, and Mannoor K. Mutation Spectrum in TPO Gene of Bangladeshi Patients with Thyroid dyshormonogenesis and Analysis of the Effects of Different Mutations on the Structural Features and Functions of TPO Protein through In Silico Approach. BioMed Res Int. Vol. 2019, Article ID: 9218903, February 24,2019.
- Sarker SK, Islam MT, Hasib SH, Sultana N, Hossain SR, Biswas A, Sultana R, Bhuyan GS, Begum MN, Konica FA, Qadri SK, Qadri SS, Saha N, Qadri F, Mannoor K. A novel missense of Isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase gene associated with chronic intermittent Isovaleric academia in Bangladeshi patient. Meta Gene (Elsevier publication), Volume 20, June 2019, Article ID: 100557
- Sheikh BU, Sultana R, Rahman M, Moniruzzaman M, Evaluation of Hepatitis B and C virus Seromarkers of Donors Blood Using Three Different methods. Int J sci Res 2017 6 (7) 40-42.
- Sultana R, Rahman MM, Hassan Z and MS, Prevalence of IgG antibody against measles mumps and rubella in Bangladeshi children; A pilot study to evaluate the need for integrated vaccination strategy. Scand J Immunol 2006; 64:684-689
- Rahman MM, Haq JA, Hossain MA, Sultana R, Islam F and Islam AHMA. Prevalence of extended – spectrum beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli and klebsiella paneumoniae in an urban hospital in Dhaka , Bangladesh . int J Antimicrobial Agent 2004; 24:508-5
- Khan WI, Sultana R Rahman MM, Akhter H, Ali L, Mohsin MA and Azad Khan AK Viral Hepatitis : Recent Experiences from Serological Studies in Bangladesh. Asia pacific J Allergy Immunol 2000; 18:99-103.
National journal
- Sultana GZ, Moniruzzaman M, Mannan T, Sultana R, Seroprevalence of Subclinical HEV Infection in Health pregnant Urban Dwellers of Bangladesh. Identification of Possible Risk Factors. J Enam Med col 20218;8(2):85-89
- Hossain RM, Iqbal MM, Rahman ZF, Sultana R, Rahman MH, Islam MN, khan NN, Mansur MA, Rahman MA,  Iqbal S, Hassan MS. Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection among end Stage Renal disease Patients on maintenance Hemodialysis, their family members and dialysis staffs –A prevalence study . BIREDEM Med.J 2018;8(1): 42-26.
- Siddiqua T, Sultana R khanum H. prevalence of Entamoeba Histolytic a and Giardia Bioresearch Communicate 2017;3:435-442.
- Rabbi FJ, Alam MM, Rezwan K, Sultana R. hepatitis B Virus Infection and Anti-HBc (Total) Positivity in CKD patients before Dialysis , J Enam Med coll 2016;6:128-133.
- Rahman MT, sajani TT, Sultana R, choudhury SR, Siddiqui MMR. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Normal Reference value in Bangladesh male, a retrospective PSA analysis of 765 male. AKMMC J 2014;5:19-22.
- Rahman MT, Munu MA , Choudhury ATMM, Sultana R, Shirin S, Saideullah M, Uddin MS, Sultana R, Sajani TT. Serum Zinc , Total and free PSA, free/ total PSA ratio and prostate cancer association : A case control study AKMMC J 2013;4:15-19.
- Das S, Banu J, Parveen F, Sultana R, Association of Chlamydia trachomatis infection patients with tubal factor infertility. J Chittagong med coll teach association (JCMCTA) 2008; 19: 4-7.
- Rahman MT, Sultana R, Chowdhury SR, Seropositivity and pattern of viral hepatitis clinically suspected cases of hepatitis in Dhaka city . BMRC bull 2007; 33: 103-106.
- Rahman MT, Tahmin HA, mannan T, Sultana R, eropositivity and pattern of dengue infection in Dhaka. mymen Med J 2007; 16: 204-208.
- Ahmed MS, Raqib R, sultana R, Kamal SMM, Rahim Z, Shamima GA, Sarker P, haq I, Rahman SHZ, Hassan MS. Serological diagnosis of tuberculosis with 38 kDA+ LAM antigen a comparison of IgM, and IgA antibodies. Jalalabad Med J 2007; 4: 6-10.
Other contribution:
- Sultana R. Editorial : hepatitis E Virus A potential threat to pregnancy. J enam Med coll 2014 ; 4(4): 138-140
- Sultana R & Rahman MT. Editorial: latest updates for laboratory diagnosis of dengue bang j pathol 2008; 23:1-3.
- Sultana r, Boiyaska purusher Rokter PSA Nirnoy prothom alo 2006; Shaysthokushol : page-24 Â

