Afroza Akter
Lecturer
Afroza Akter is a Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy at Bangladesh University. She holds a Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharm.) in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology and a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) from Noakhali Science and Technology University. Her academic background is focused on clinical pharmacy and pharmacology.
Academic Experience
Afroza Akter has been serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy at Bangladesh University since August 2025. Before joining Bangladesh University, she served as a Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy at R. P. Shaha University from August 2023 to August 2025. Her academic experience includes university-level teaching and engagement in pharmacy education.
Research Work
• Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigation of Medicinal Plants
• Drug Discovery from Natural Sources
• Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Effects of Medicinal Plants
• Ethnopharmacological Study of Bangladeshi Medicinal Flora
• Phytochemical Profiling and Bioactivity Evaluation of Natural Extracts
• Exploration of Plant-Based Compounds for Metabolic Disorders
• Comparative Study of Bioactive Compounds in Edible and Medicinal Plants
• Molecular Docking, HPLC and GC–MS Analysis of Plant Extracts for Drug Discovery
1. Akter, A., Roy, R., & Basher, M. A. (2023). In-vivo hepatoprotective and hypoglycemic effects of methanolic extract of Schumannianthus dichotomus rhizome. Phytomedicine Plus, 3(3), 100459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100459
2. Roy, R., Roy, J., Liya, I. J., Ahmed, J., Akter, A., & Basher, M. A. (2023). Antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of methanolic extract of Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl. Phytomedicine Plus, 3(2), 100449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100449
3. Akter, A., Basher, M. A., Roy, R., Sultana, S., & Ud Daula, A. F. M. (2019). Phytochemical content, antioxidant and antidiarrhoeal activities of Limnophila repens. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy/Majalah Farmasi Indonesia, 30(3). https://doi.org/10.14499/indonesianjpharm30iss3pp187
4. Mia, S., Roy, R., Akter, A., Barek, M. A., & Basher, M. A. (2019). Hypoglycemic effect of leaf extract of Fimbristylis miliacea in mice model. Clinical Phytoscience, 5, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40816-019-0119-x
5. Roy, R., Daula, A. S. U., Akter, A., Sultana, S., Barek, M. A., Liya, I. J., & Basher, M. A. (2019). Antipyretic and anti-nociceptive effects of methanol extract of leaves of Fimbristylis miliacea in mice model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 243, 112080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112080
6. Mukta, U. H., Roy, R., Daula, A. S. U., Ferdous, Akter, A , M., Chowdhury, A., Mia, S., & Basher, M. A. (2020). Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and antidiarrhoeal activities of methanol extract of Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 12(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.5897/JPP2019.0567
7. Karim, I., Roy, R., Hoque, M. R., Hosen, S., Bhowmik, T., Liya, I. J. Akter, A, & Basher, M. A. Effect of mouse sex on pharmacological investigations. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy Research vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 569-579 https://doi.org/10.56499/jppres20.911_8.6.569
8. Basher, M. A., Hoque, M. R., Roy, R., Hosen, S., Karim, I., Bhowmik, T., & Akter, A. (2020). Sex-dependent variations in anti-nociceptive and antipyretic effects of rhizome and stem extract of Schumannianthus dichotomus Roxb. in male and female mice. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 323-334. https://doi.org/10.22146/IJP.602
Submitted articles
1. Afroza Akter, Anamika Datta, Fatema Khan, and Afsana Rimi. Elucidation of Phytochemical Constituents, Antioxidant Potency, and In Vivo Antidiarrheal Efficacy of Ethanolic Extract from Glinus oppositifolius: An Integrative Approach. RPSU Research Journal. 2025.
2. Afroza Akter, Anamika Datta, Muaj Ibne Sahid. Exploring the Antibacterial Potential of Limnophila repens Methanolic Extract Against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pathogens. Ref: No. BJSIR/P/52/4159/, Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2025
Ongoing project
1. Comparative Evaluation of Antioxidant, Antihyperglycemic, Analgesic, and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Ethanolic Extracts from Brassica oleracea var. botrytis and Brassica oleracea var. italic: Insights from GCMS Profiling, Molecular Docking, and ADMET Analysis
