Mr. Palash Chandra Banik, currently enrolled in the PhD program at the Center for Higher Studies and Research, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also works as an associate professor in the Department of NCD at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and MPhil in Noncommunicable Diseases from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He has completed a postgraduate diploma on “prevention strategies for non-communicable diseases” 20 CATS point; organized by the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK. In addition, he is a Research Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension and was selected as a Fellow of The International Society of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in 2017. He has more than 16 years of experience in teaching, training, and research. He has published several peer-reviewed journal articles and books. His research interests include NCD risk factors, CVD risk assessment, diabetes complications, particularly foot ulcers, and disability. He has supervised almost 40 students’ theses. Photography and traveling are his hobbies.
BRAC University, Bangladesh
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health was founded in 2004 in Dhaka, Bangladesh to address the unmet public health challenges particular to Asia, Africa and South America. The School is at BRAC University, a premier higher education and development research institution. The School applies an interdisciplinary integration of Education, Training, Research and Advocacy to diverse health challenges such as, Maternal & Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Gender Equity, Sanitation, Non-communicable Diseases, Urbanisation and Climate Change, and also focuses on implementation research.
Bangladesh University of Professionals
Establishment of a university for the armed forces educational and training institutes was a long felt need. National security, war strategy, medical, engineering and technology related to higher studies are in high demand at present. To keep pace and to be at par with the fast developing world, the national higher studies, research enabling modern knowledge and creating scope for education and studies are the obligations to be fulfilled. In order to expand and integrate the existing educational and training institutes of the armed forces, they were needed to be brought under a single umbrella or authority. Thereby, the establishment of “Bangladesh University of Professionals,” (BUP) took place in that process and came in to being as 31st public university of Bangladesh on 05 June 2008. BUP is a unique public university run by the armed forces with upholding the motto “EXCELLENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE”. The youngest university is confident in furthering the knowledge in the field of national security, technology and modern science to achieve the desired human resources development of the country.
