1. Name:   Dr. Khurshid Akhter

2. Current/Present position: Director (Current Charge)

3. First joining date: 18-07-1991

4. Educational qualification: B Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry, M. Sc.(Physical Chemistry)  PhD (Ply Wood Manufactured From Treated Non-durable Wood)

5. Experiences:  Wood and bamboo Preservation, Forest Products utilization.

6. Specialization: Wood Science and Forest Products Utilization. 

7. Publications: 30 Nos.

Akhter, K.; De, B. C.; Das Gupta, S. R. and Younus-uzzaman, M. 1992. Natural Durability and Treatability of Ten Village Tree Species. Bulletin 4, Wood Preservation Series, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong. 7 pp.

Akhter, K.; De, B. C. and Younus-uzzaman, M. 1994. Natural durability and treatability of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) wood. Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science 23 (2): 74-78

Akhter, K.; Younus-uzzaman, M. and Chowdhury, M. H. 1999. Preservative treatment of different thatching materials for low cost housing. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation, IRG Document No. IRG/WP 99- 40144. 10 pp. Rosenheim, Germany, 6-11 June, 1999. 

Akhter, K. 2000. Environmental situation on Wood Preservation industries of Bangladesh. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation (IRG), Section 4 (Processes), IRG Doc. No. IRG/WP 00- 50148. 7 pp.  Kona, Hawaii, USA. 14-19 May, 2000..

Habibullah M and Akhter.K. (1988). Study of Excess Molar Volume of Binary mixture of propanaol-1 and propanalo-2 with n-hexane, cyclohexane and benzene at 30^oc, 35^oc, 40^oc,45^oc and 50^oc Chittagong University studies, part 11 science, vol. (12-1) 1988.

Akhter, K.; Younus-uzzaman, M. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2000. Treatability and natural durability of some lesser used or unused wood species of Bangladesh.  The International Research Group on Wood Preservation, IRG Document No. IRG/WP 00- 40170. 7 pp. Kona, Hawaii, USA. 14-19 May, 2000..

Akhter, K.; Younus-uzzaman, M. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2001. Preservative treatment of muli bamboo (Melocanna baccifera) by Pressure process.The International Research Group on Wood Preservation (IRG), Section 4 (Processes and Properties), IRG Doc. No. IRG/WP 01-40194. 13 pp.

Akhter, K. 2005. Preservative treatment of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) wood to increase it’s service. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation (IRG), Section 4 (Processes and Properties), IRG Doc. No. IRG/WP 05- 4032. India, 24-25 April, 2005.

Akhter, K. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2006.  Enhancing   the service life of house building materials used in rural areas of Bangladesh by using chemical preservatives (in Bangla). Palli Unnayan Academy, Yearly Journal of  Bangladesh  Palli  Unnayan Academy : 33 -45

Akhter, K. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2006. CCB Preservative treatment of split muli (Melocanna baccifera) bamboo by soaking process. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation, IRG Document No. IRG/WP 06- 40336. 8 pp.

Akhter. S and Akhter. K, (2003) Natural durability, density and extractive contents of 42 lesser used/ unused wood species of Bangladesh, 34 IRG Annual Meeting, The International Research Group on Wood.Preservation, Brisbene, Australia.

Akhter, K. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2007. Preservative treatment of golla cane (Daemonorops jenkinsiana) by pressure process. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation (IRG), Section 4 (Processes and Properties), IRG Doc. No. IRG/WP 07- 40379. 8 pp.

Akhter, K. 1993. Enhanching the service life of low-cost housing materials. Proceedings of the seminar of “world habitat day” held at Housing and Building Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh.October,4,1993.pp17.

Akhter, K.; Rahman, M. M.; Salam, A. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2011. Preservative treatment of baijja (Bambusa vulgaris) and mitinga (Bambusa tulda) bamboo sticks for betel leaf farms. Proceedings of workshop on “ Bamboo production and utilization”. 16 April, 2012  Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.Farmgate ,Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Akhter, K.; Sheikh, M.W.; Rahaman, M. M.; Chowdhury, T. A. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2008.  Preservative treatment of strips of Bambusa balcooa by soaking process using Borax-Boric acid. IRG/WP, International Research Group on Wood Preservation IRG/WP08-30478. 39^th Annual Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey

Akhter, K. and Rahaman, M. M. 2011. A model house-made of cement bonded particleboard (CBPB) an environmental friendly housing material.Procedings of the First Bangladesh Forestry Congress 19-21 April, 2011. 319 pp.

Younus-uzzaman, M.; De, B. C. and Akhter, K. 1997. Treatment of poles of five timber species by sap displacement method. Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science 26 (1): 56-61

Younus-uzzaman, M. and Akhter, K. 1999. Pressure treatment of Eucalyptus camaldulensis poles with oil borne preservative. Bangladesh Journal of Forest Science 28 (1): 47-5324

Younus-uzzaman, M.; Akhter, K. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2001. Preservative treatment of golla cane (Daemonorops jenkinsiana) by soaking method. The International Research Group on Wood Preservation, IRG Doc. No. IRG/WP 01 40197. 10 pp.

Akhter, K. and Ali, M. Rowson 2011. Properties and uses of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) wood. Proceedings of the National Workshop on Jackfruit Problem, Prospects, Research Activities and Development in Bangladesh held at Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council, Dhaka. 83-86 pp.

Akhter, K.; Hashem, M. A. and Akhter, S. 2010. Effect of borax-boric acid treatment of simul (Bombax ceiba) veneers on glue -bond quality of plywood. IRG/WP, International Research Group on Wood Preservation IRG/WP 10-405. 25^th Annual Meeting, Biarritz, France, 9-13 May, 2010.

Akhter, K.; Hashem, M. A. and Akhter, S. 2010. Preservative treatment of simul (Bombax ceiba) Veneers with hot and cold water solution of borax-boric acid by soaking process IRG/WP, International Research Group on Wood Preservation IRG/WP 10-405. 28^th Annual Meeting, Biarritz, France, 9-13 May, 2010.

Akhter, K. and Rahaman, M. M. 2011. A model house-made of cement bonded particleboard (CBPB) an environmental friendly housing material. Proceedings of the First Bangladesh Forestry Congress 2011 held in Dhaka. 19-21 pp.

Rahaman, M. M , Akhter,  K. and. Biswas, D. and Sheikh, M. W 2012 .SUITABILITY OF HYBRID ACACIA WOOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLYWOOD AND PARTICLEBOARD. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences .Vol.36.No.2.171-175,2012.

K. Akhter, M. M. Rahaman and A. Ara. 2012. Effect of preservative treatment on dimensional stability of plywood made of treated simul (Bombax ceiba) veneer.

IRG/WP 12-40575. Conference,  06-10 May, 2012 . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Akhter, K. and Rahaman, M. M. 2012.  Development of  Composite furniture   using  borak  (B. balcooa ) and mitinga ( B. tulda) bamboo. Proceedings of workshop on “ Bamboo production and utilization”. 16 April, 2012  Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.Farmgate ,Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Rahaman, M. M. and Akhter, K. 2012.  Cement Bonded Particle Board (CBPB) as an environmentalfriendly housing materials. Proceedings of workshop on “Bamboo production and utilization”. 16 April, 2012  Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.Farmgate ,Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Rahaman, M. M and Akhter, K,  2013.Manufacture of cement bonded particleboard  (CBPB) using wood and bamboo wastage. Proceedings of workshop on  Forestry technologies for capacity building ,18-19 February, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.

Akhter, K. and Rahaman, M. M. 2013.  Development of bamboo Composites  panel  using mat and planner shavings. Proceedings of Forestry technologies for capacity building. 18-19 February, 2013, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Farmgate ,Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

Akhter, K.; Salam , A. and Chowdhury, M. H. 2013. Natural durability and preservative treatment of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) wood. Proceedings of Forestry technologies for capacity building. 18-19 February, 2013, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council. Farmgate ,Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh

8. Permanent address: Vill t Sultanpur, Post t Raojan, Thana/Upazilla t Raojan, Zilla Chittagong, Bangladesh.

9. Present address:  Veneer and Composite Wood Product Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute. Chittagong, Bangladesh.

10. Telephone No.:031-681577

11. Mobile No.: 0181-8141615      

12. E-mail address:  kakhter.bfri@yahoo.com