Author: Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan
Born: 1 September 1946
Bio: **PERSONAL  PARTICULARS**

***Date of Birth*** : September 1, 1946
***Marital Status*** : Married with 3 children
***Sex :*** Male
***Nationality :*** Bangladeshi

**EDUCATION :**
1976 - Aston University, Ph.D in Physics
1968 - University of Dhaka, M.Sc. (Thesis Group) in Nuclear Physics *First Class*
1967 - University of Dhaka, B.Sc. (Honours Group) in Physics *First Class*
1964 - Dhaka Board, Intermediate, Science Group *First Division*
1962 - Dhaka Board, Matriculation, Science Group *First Division*

**WORK EXPERIENCE :**

***Date :*** November 1993 - August 2005 
***Corporation :*** Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation.
***Position :*** General Manager, Market Promotion Office for Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe                                            and Trade Commissioner of Bangladesh for Africa.

***Job Description :***
Head of Bangladesh Trade Mission and General Manager, Market Promotion and Sales of Jute Goods in African continent. The market size is about 40-50 million US$. The job requires sales and promotion of jute goods, market analysis, communication and negotiation with the buyers, supporting the buyers with technical information, documentation and logistic support. The job also involves extensive tours of the continent, meeting heads of the states, Trade Ministers for State purchases and businesspersons. During my tenure in Africa, I met Presidents of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Sudan, and Ministers of Cameroon, Cote de I'vore, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. My diplomatic position allows me to meet frequently with foreign Heads of the Missions based in Harare. Due to diligent handling of this office, the Bangladesh share of African Jute goods market is over 75%.

***Date :*** October 1989 - November 1993
***Corporation :*** Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation
***Position :*** General Manager (Marketing/Market Research & Promotion)

***Job Description :***
In charge of jute goods marketing in the Middle East countries, Iran and Turkey.  Since takeover, the export in 1989-90 in this region exceeded 100,000 tonne ($ 60 million) against previous 5 years average of 77 000 tonne.  Export in 1991 - 92 broke the export record of 1989 - 90.  

During 1989-91 concurrently held the charge of General Manager, Market research and Promotion, entrusted with the worldwide market research and promotion activities of BJMC. The job included compilation and maintenance of a database on  world jute goods market, identification of the trends and forecast of individual market, promotion needs, formulation of market policy for BJMC, publication of BJMC brochures, calendars, diaries and other literature and identification of market for diversified products. 

During 1991-93, I was given the additional charge of shipping in lieu of MRP. Chartered vessels and hired space for marine shipment for about 400,000 tonnes. Due to diligent handling, reduced the freight by 20 - 30% on all destinations. Also was in charge of inter-ministerial policy coordination, foreign office coordination and contact point for jute consultants for the entire period.  Frequent contributor to market policy and jute sector policy formulations.
                                                                     

***Date :*** Oct 1985 - Sept 1989
***Corporation :*** Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya
***Position :*** Associate Professor, Dept. Of Nuclear Engineering

***Job Description :***
Taught courses on Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear instruments and electronics, Radiation Measurement and Application of radioisotopes.  Was in charge of nuclear teaching laboratories. Organized research on radiation measurement.  Developed graduate and undergraduate courses.

***Date :*** Jul 1980 - Oct 1985
***Corporation :*** Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation
***Position :*** General Manager (MIS & Marketing)

***Job Description :***
The job involved the duty of designing, organizing and implementing computer based Management Information System in 70 jute mills with 250,000 employees. The system maintained a data bank on operation, purchase, stock inventory, finances, worldwide sales and shipment of jute goods from the mills, development on jute and goods market worldwide which were processed routinely for decision  making. MIS in BJMC was considered the best system in Bangladesh at that time.

From 1983 I was entrusted with the concurrent additional duty of General Manager (Marketing) for international sales of jute goods with approximate annual turnover of US$ 70 million. The export in the region during the tenure broke all previous records.  Drew up a large number of contracts on international deals including commodity exchange contracts with Pakistan, USSR, Burma, Vietnam and contributed to the International Jute Marketing Policy Conference at ITC and underwent FAO sponsored marketing and management courses held at Rome, Paris, London and Brussels

***Date :*** Jan 1976 - Jan 1979
***Corporation :*** Nuclear Research Center AEO-Iran
***Position :*** Consultant

***Job Description :***
The job involved the duty of directing and performing research on Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) analysis using a 3 Mev Van de Graaff Accelerator, X-ray Fluorescence analysis using Ortec tube excited X-ray analysis system.  Supervised four students for their M.Sc thesis and published 16 articles in prestigious science journals of Europe and USA.

***Date :*** Jul 1972 - 1976	
***Corporation :*** University of Aston in Birmingham, UK
***Position :*** Commonwealth Scholar

***Job Description :***
Awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship and pursued measurement of  X-ray ionization cross-sections induced by 1-3 Mev protons for the degree of Ph.D. Developed thick target techniques for ionization cross section measurement and computer programs for the data analysis and evaluation of the prediction theories. Also developed PIXE method for trace element analysis at sub ppm level. 

***Date :*** Jul 1970 - May 1972
***Corporation :*** Dhaka University
***Position :*** Lecturer

***Job Description :***
Responsible for teaching theoretical and experimental aspects of physics in undergraduate and graduate classes, reorientation of final year physics laboratory, problem solving tutorials, research on neutron cross-section measurement.

***Date :*** Sept 1969 - Jul 1970
***Corporation :*** Atomic Energy Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
***Position :*** Scientific Officer

***Job Description :***
Installation of state of art Gamma Ray measuring system, calibration of Ge (Li) detector, analysis of Gamma resonances induced by 1-3 Mev proton, energy level studies and shape calibration and peak to total ratio measurements on a 5” x 6” NaI (Tl) spectrometer using advanced computer software.


**AUXILIARY SKILLS :**

***Training/Trainer :***

A) Contributed and participated in the International Conference on Jute and Allied Fibers held in the Hague, Netherlands, 1993.
B) Undertook month long market promotion training in European Countries.
C) Contributed and participated in TIC conference in Bangkok on market strategy development.
D) Presented numerous papers on market promotion, marketing strategy and MIS in national and international seminars.
E) Wide acquaintances with computer applications.

**LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY :**

A) English and Bengali - Proficient in reading, writing and speaking.
B) Arabic - Working knowledge in reading, writing and speaking.
C) Persian, Urdu and Hindi - Working knowledge of speaking.

**ASSOCIATION WITH ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL/SOCIAL ORGANIZATION :**

Member : Was elected member of the Institute of Physics, London, U. K
Founder Member : Biggan Samaj (Science Society), Bangladesh
Member :  Lion’s Club of Harare for couple of years.

**PUBLICATIONS :**

***Published :***  
A) Sixteen Science research articles in prestigious referral journals of Europe and USA 
B) Six research articles in non-referral journals 
C) Many articles  on jute, society and politics in local dailies and 
D) Four books on Popular Science

**COUNTRIES VISITED :**

Visited numerous countries including Belgium, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia, Zimbabwe, U.A.E, Uganda, U.K. and U.S.A.

**REFERENCE :**

1.     Mr. M.A. Halim, Secretary, Ministry of Establishment, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka.
2.	Mr. Fazlur Rahman , Retired  Secretary, Ministry of  Health, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka.
3.	Mr. A.H.M. Karim, Political Advisor to Begum Khaleda Zia, the Hon. Prime Minister of Bangladesh 


**ADDRESS :**

***Mailing address :***

Dr. Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, 
Flat: 4B, 37 Garibe Newaz Avenue,
Sector- 13
Uttara Model Town, Dhaka
Tel: 0173062477/ 8931242
Rashiduzzaman_khan@yahoo.com 


**LIST OF PUBLICATIONS :**

***A) PUBLISHED ARTICLES (REFEREED JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES) :***

1) “Proton induced X-ray production in titanium, nickel, copper, molybdenum and silver”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, D Crumpton and P. Francois, J.Phys. B. Atom, Molec. Phys, Vol.9. No. 3 (1976) 445-460, U.K.

***Abstract :*** Measurements have been made of the K X-ray Production from elements bombarded with protons. Thick targets of  Ti, Cu, Ni, Mo and Ag have been used and the yield of  X-rays measured as a function of proton energy in the range of 1-3 MeV. From these measurements values of K-shell ionization cross sections in this energy range have been calculated and these were compared with the results of other workers and with the predictions of  the plane wave Born approximation (PWBA) and binary encounter approximation (BEA). 

2 ) “Proton induced X-ray production  in vanadium, iron, zinc, gallium, yttrium, cadmium, indium and tin”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, A. Hopkins and D. Crumpton, X-ray Spectrometry, Vol. 6, No.3 (1977) 140-143, U.K.

***Abstract :*** Measurements have been made of the K X-ray Production from elements bombarded with protons. The X-ray yields have been measured from thick targets of  V, Fe, Zn, Ga, Y, Cd, In and Sn as a function of proton energy in the range of 1-3 MeV.  K-Shell ionization cross-sections have been derived from experimental data and these have been compared with results of other workers and with the predictions of  the plane wave Born approximation (PWBA) and binary encounter approximation (BEA). 
 
3) “ A simple and accurate dead time measuring system for a Si(Li) x-ray spectrometer system”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan and D. Crumpton, Nucl. Instr. Meth. Vol. 144 (1977) 351-352, NETHERLANDS.

***Abstract :*** A circuit is described for accurate measurement of  dead time of a Si(Li) X-ray Spectrometer system. Results are presented for counting rates 10^4 cps.

4) “Proton induced  L  X-ray cross section from In, Sn, Nd, Dy, Pt and Au”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan,  A.G. Hopkins and D. Crumpton, Z. Physik, A-288 (1978) 133-137, GERMANY.

***Abstract :*** Proton induced L X-ray yields from thick targets of In, Sn, Nd, Dy, Pt and Au have been measured in the energy range 1-3 MeV. Cross-sections have been derived from these thick target yields and are compared with the predictions of non relativistic PWBA, BEA and CBEA theories. The ratio’s of cross-sections of L sub shells have also been presented.

5) “Proton induced X-ray emission analysis of thick targets- a new approach”, 
Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, Appl. Phys., Lett. 33 (77), 1978, 676-677, USA

***Abstract :*** A new procedure is proposed for the analysis of thick target x-ray yield data from a proton-induced x-ray emission technique.

6) “Thick target technique for proton induced ionization cross section measurement, a re-evaluation”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan and D. Crumpton, Applied Physics, Vol. 15 (1978) 335-339, Germany.

*Abstract :* The potential of thick target technique for measurement of proton induced ionization cross-section is re-examined. The usefulness  of this technique  is compared with that of thin target  technique. For medium Z elements and proton energies of above 1 MeV the thick target approach is found to produce K-shell ionization cross-sections which are comparable in accuracy with those obtained from thin target measurements.

7) “The response of the Si (Li) detector systems to Microphonics”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, A.S. Lodhi and D. Crumpton, Nucl. Instr. Meth. 160 (1979) 127-129, NETHERLANDS.

***Abstract :*** The effect of microphonics on high resolution Si(Li) spectrometer is illustrated. The suggestion is made that microphonics characteristics of detector systems should be included in the normal specifications.

8) “Trace element analysis of whole blood and urine samples of diabetic patients”,  A.S Lodhi and Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, Journal of Radioanalytical Chemistry, 49(1) (1079) 89-94 CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

***Abstract :*** A number of samples of whole blood and urine from diabetic and non diabetic persons have been analyzed for their  trace elemental contents using the proton-induced x-ray emission. The elemental contents of diabetic and non-diabetic samples are compared.

9) “K shell ionization in proton induced X-ray emissions analysis”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan and M. Karimi, Nucl. Instr. Meth. 160 (172) (1) (1980), 577-581, NETHERLANDS.

***Abstract :*** The importance of the knowledge of  K-shell ionization cross-sections in proton Induced X-ray emission analysis is discussed. Polynomials have been fitted to the measured cross-section data available. The coefficients of the polynomials are presented.

10) “K /K  ratios in energy dispersive X-ray emission analysis, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan and M. Karimi,  X-ray Spectrometry, 9(1) (1980) 32-35, U.K.

***Abstract :*** A set of most probable K  / K   values estimated on the basis of all available experimental Data is presented.

11) “Proton induced X-ray analysis” (invited article), Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan and D. Crumpton, CRC CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. Part 1: Vol.11, Issue 2, pages 103-160, Part II: Vol.11 issue 3, Pages 161-193, 1980, USA.

12) “Angular distribution of continuous background in charge particle induced X-ray emission ”, P. Sioshansi, A.S. Lodhi, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, H. Payrovan, Kh. Mardani, Proc. Of the 3rd. Int. Conf. On the use of Small Accelerators, North Texas University, USA 1976.

13) “Proton induced inner-shell ionization cross-sections in the 1-3 MeV region of interest in microanalysis”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, A. Hopkins and D. Crumpton, Proc. of the Conf. On X-ray Optics and Microanalysis, August 18-24, Boston, USA 1977.

14) “Measurement of the relative intensities of the X-ray from high Z elements induced by 1-3 MeV protons”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, M. Karimi, A.S Lodhi and P. Sioshansi , IBID.

15) “Quantitative analysis of trace elements in blood and urine samples from diabetic patients”, A.S. Lodhi, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan and P. Sioshansi, IBID.

16)	“Escape peak losses in Si. (Li) detectors”, P. Sioshansi, A.S. Lodhi and Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, 27th Annual Denver Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis USA, 1978.


***B) PUBLISHED ARTICLES (JOURNALS NOT SUBJECTED TO A REFERRAL PROCESS :***

1) "Shape Calibration and peak to total ratio of 5” x 6” NaI (Tl) scintillation spectrometer”, AEC, Dhaka 1969.

2) “New resonances in 54 Fe(p, ) 55 Co reactions”, IBID.

3) “Proton induced X-ray emission analysis”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, Tech., Review 
AEOI-78, NCR-76-37, AEO-Iran,  (98 pages) 1976.

4) “K shell ionization by protons”, Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, Technical Review 
AEOI-78, NCR-77 - 45, AEO-Iran, 1977.

5) “Trace element analysis of drinking water”, P. Sioshansi, A.S. Lodhi and H. Payrovan and Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, AEO-Iran, Tehran, 1979.

6) “Angular distribution of continuous bremsstrahlung radiation”, P.  Sioshansi, A.S. Lodhi, H. Payrovan and Md. Rashiduzzaman Khan, AEO-Iran, Tehran, 1979.

7) Numerous articles on jute and jute related issues presented in national and international seminars and published in local media.

8) Numerous articles on Social and civil issues published in local dailies.


***C) DISSERTATIONS :***

***Ph.D*** - Proton Induced X-ray Analysis

***M.Sc.*** - Shape Calibration and Peak -to- Total ratio of a 5” x 6” Nal (TI) 
Scintillation spectrometer and New resonance’s of 54 Fe(p, ) 55 Co 
Reactions.



***D) BOOKS : Author of the following popular science books in Bengali :***

1) Relativity Sobar Jonno (Relativity for all), 82, pages, Bangla Academy, Dhaka.

2) Adhunik Bigganer Gorar Katha (ABC of Modern Science),  Accepted for Publication 300 pages, Bangla Academy, Dhaka.

3) Paramanbik Shakti O Boma (Nuclear Energy and Bombs),  120 pages, Bangla Academy, Dhaka.

4) Metric Paddhati ( Metric System), 50 pages, Granthalok, Dhaka