Abul Kalam Azad
Professor & Head
Abul Kalam Azad is a Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy at Bangladesh University. He holds both a Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm.) and a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.) from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. He has extensive experience in pharmaceutical education, academic leadership, product management, marketing consultancy, and medical services, with a professional career spanning both academia and the pharmaceutical industry.
Academic Experience
Professor Abul Kalam Azad has been serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy at Bangladesh University since 2025. Prior to joining Bangladesh University, he served as Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Development Alternative from 2005 to 2025, contributing to academic leadership and the development of pharmacy education.
Professional Practice
His pharmaceutical industry experience includes serving as Product Manager in the Product Management Department at Jaysons Pharmaceuticals Limited from 2004 to 2005, Marketing Consultant at SAS Synergy Limited from 2002 to 2004, and Product Promotion In-charge at Aristopharma Ltd. from 2001 to 2002. Earlier, he worked as a Medical Services Officer at Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. from 1999 to 2001 and as a Product Executive in the Product Management Department at Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. from 1996 to 1999. These roles provided him with professional exposure to product management, pharmaceutical marketing, product promotion, and medical services.
Research Work
Ethno-pharmacology, ethno-medicine, medical anthropology, pharmacology, functional food, nutraceuticals, nutrition & health, pharmaceutical marketing & sales, prescription survey, public health survey etc.
1. Simla Alom, Al Amin, Rodshi Abyaz, Professor Abul Kalam Azad (2025) Approved Medicinal Plants with Anticancer Properties: A Comprehensive Review, 5 (3), 27-43
2. Al-Amin, Rodshi Abyaz, Simla Alom, Sanzida Afrin Siam, Refat Raihan, Dr. Al-Imran, Professor Abul Kalam Azad (2025) The Journey of Industrial Revolutions and the Rise of AI in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, 10 (1), 1235-1251
3. Al-Amin, Rodshi Abyaz, Samorita Lodh, Shamadrita Lodh, Simla Alom, Sanzida Siam, Nargis Ara, Prodip Shadhukhan, Dr. Al-Imran, Abul Kalam Azad (2025) Regenerative Medicine: A Broad Analysis of Innovations and Therapeutic Applications, 11(1); 29-54
4. Al-Amin, Iffat Quaes Chowdhury, Rodshi Abyaz, Simla Alom, Sanzida Siam, Dr. Al-Imran, Fahmida Sultana Lia, Abul Kalam Azad (2024) Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacy: Innovations, Applications and Future Emerging Challenges, 8 (12), 1-18
5. Al-Amin, Rodshi Abyaz, Sanzida Afrin Siam, Simla Alom, Dr. Al-Imran, Dr. Samorita Lodh, Abul Kalam Azad (2024) Unveiling the Fountain of Youth: A Review of Chronological Journey from Ancient Folklore to Modern Anti-Aging Science, 7 (6), 1-7
6. Al-Amin, Rodshi Abyaz, Dr. Al-Imran and Abul Kalam Azad (2024) Exploring Ethnomedicine: An Anthropological Perspective on Traditional and Modern Healthcare. International Journal of Scientific Research in Engineering and Management, 8 (11), 408-426
7. BOOK CHAPTER: "Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants" published by Studium Press LLC, USA Volume 41 & 42: Abdullah Al- Nahian, Rownok Jahan, Abul Kalam Azad, Mohammed Rahamatullah, A Pharmacological and Phytochemical Review of Three Functional Food Plants Used in Northern Regions of Bangladesh
8. Md. Rubel Mahmud, Afsana Parvin, Irin Pervin Anny, Farzana Akter, Syeda Rehnoma Tarannom, Sumaya Islam Moury, Shahriar Kabir Joy, Shahina Akter, Sadia Yeasmin Chowdhury, Amit Chakrabortty, A.K. Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2015) Home remedies of village people in six villages of Dinajpur and Rangpur districts, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(2): 63-73
9. A.S.M. Homaun Kabir Chowdhury, Md. Hasan Shahriar, Md. Sadekur Rahman, Md. Palash Uddin, Md. Al-Amin, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Towhid Ahmed Bhuiyan, Shadia Afrin, Shuly Chowdhury, Md. Masudur Rahman, A.K. Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2015) Home remedies of rural folks: a study in Kadipur village of Chuadanga district, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4(1): 171-182
10. Md. Sadekur Rahman, Md. Hasan Shahriar, A.S.M. Homaun Kabir Chowdhury, Md. Palash Uddin, Md. Al-Amin, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Towhid Ahmed Bhuiyan, Shadia Afrin, Shuly Chowdhury, Md. Masud-ur-Rahman, A.K. Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2014) Comparative ethnomedicinal analysis of use of medicinal plants of a folk medicinal practitioner of Meherpur district, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(11): 25-37
11. Md. Hasan Shahriar, A.S.M. Homaun Kabir Chowdhury, Md. Sadekur Rahman, Md. Palash Uddin, Md. Al-Amin, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Towhid Ahmed Bhuiyan, Shadia Afrin, Shuly Chowdhury, Md. Masud-ur-Rahman, A.K. Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2014) Scientific validation of medicinal plants used by a folk medicinal practitioner of Chuadanga district, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(11): 13-24
12. A.S.M. Homaun Kabir Chowdhury, Md. Hasan Shahriar, Md. Sadekur Rahman, Md. Palash Uddin, Md. Al-Amin, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Towhid Ahmed Bhuiyan, Shadia Afrin, Shuly Chowdhury, Md. Masud-ur-Rahman, A.K. Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2014) Preliminary investigation into folk medicinal practices of Khulna and Bagerhat districts, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(11): 1-12
13. A.K. Azad, Md. Rubel Mahmud, Afsana Parvin, Amit Chakrabortty, Farzana Akter, Sumaya Islam Moury, Irin Pervin Anny, Syeda Rehnoma Tarannom, Shahriar Kabir Joy, Sadia Yeasmin Chowdhury, Shahina Akter & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2014) Medicinal plants of a folk medicinal healer of Rangpur district, Bangladesh. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 2(5): 46-50
14. A.K. Azad, Md. Rubel Mahmud, Afsana Parvin, Amit Chakrabortty, Farzana Akter, Sumaya Islam Moury, Irin Pervin Anny, Syeda Rehnoma Tarannom, Shahriar Kabir Joy, Sadia Yeasmin Chowdhury, Shahina Akter & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2014) Ethnomedicinal surveys in two Mouzas of Kurigram district, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(10): 1607-1620
15. A.K. Azad, Md. Rubel Mahmud, Afsana Parvin, Amit Chakrabortty, Farzana Akter, Sumaya Islam Moury, Irin Pervin Anny, Syeda Rehnoma Tarannom, Shahriar Kabir Joy, Sadia Yeasmin Chowdhury, Shahina Akter & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2014) Medicinal plants of a Santal tribal healer in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(10): 1597-1606
16. Abdul Wahab, Sourav Roy, Ahsan Habib, Md. Rifat Ahmed Bhuiyan, Piya Roy, Md. Golam Sorwar Khan, Abul Kalam Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2013) Ethnomedicinal wisdom of a Tonchongya tribal healer practicing in Rangamati district, Bangladesh. American Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 7(3): 227-234
17. Abdul Wahab, Sourav Roy, Ahsan Habib, Md. Rifat Ahmed Bhuiyan, Piya Roy, Md. Golam Sorwar Khan, Abul Kalam Azad & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2013) Use of plants as preventive medicine: a survey conducted in Devinagar village of Chapai Nawabganj district, Bangladesh. American Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 7(3): 219-226
18. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Md. Rokibul Hasan, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Rownak Jahan, Majeedul H. Chowdhury, Syeda Seraj, Z.U.M. Emdad Ullah Miajee, A.K. Azad, A.B.M. Anwarul Bashar & Farhana Islam (2010) A survey of medicinal plants used by folk medicinal practitioners of six villages in Greater Naogaon district, Bangladesh. American Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 4(3): 309-325
19. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Md. Ariful Haque Mollik, Mohammad Ali, Md. Fahad Bin Abbas, Rownak Jahan, Majeedul H. Chowdhury, Syeda Seraj, Z.U.M. Emdad Ullah Miajee, A.K. Azad, A.B.M. Anwarul Bashar, Anita Rani Chowdhury & Farhana Israt Jahan (2010) An Ethnomedicinal Survey of Vitbilia Village in Sujanagar sub-district of Pabna District, Bangladesh. American Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 4(3): 302-308
20. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Walied Samarrai, Rownak Jahan, Shahnaz Rahman, Nasima Sharmin, Z.U.M. Emdad Ullah Miajee, Majeedul H. Chowdhury, Sazzadul Bari, Farhana Jamal, A.B.M. Anwarul Bashar, A.K. Azad & Shamima Ahsan (2010) An ethnomedicinal, pharmacological and phytochemical review of some Bignoniaceae family plants and a description of Bignoniaceae plants in folk medicinal uses in Bangladesh. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, 4(3): 236-253
21. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Rownak Jahan, Mst. Afsana Khatun, Farhana Israt Jahan, A.K. Azad, A.B.M. Anwarul Bashar, Z.U.M. Emdad Ullah Miajee, Shamima Ahsan, Nusratun Nahar, Ishtiaq Ahmad & Majeedul H. Chowdhury (2010) A Pharmacological Evaluation of Medicinal Plants used by Folk Medicinal Practitioners of Station Purbo Para Village of Jamalpur Sadar Upazila in Jamalpur district, Bangladesh. American Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 4(2): 170-195
22. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Rownak Jahan, A.K. Azad, Syeda Seraj, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Anita Rani Chowdhury, Rahima Begum, Dilruba Nasrin, Zubaida Khatun, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Mst. Afsana Khatun & Z.U.M. Emdadullah Miajee (2010) A Randomized Survey of Medicinal Plants used by Folk Medicinal Practitioners in Six Districts of Bangladesh to Treat Rheumatoid arthritis. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, 4(2): 124-127
23. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Rownak Jahan, A.K. Azad, Syeda Seraj, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Anita Rani Chowdhury, Rahima Begum, Dilruba Nasrin, Zubaida Khatun, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, Mst. Afsana Khatun & Farhana Israt Jahan (2010) A Randomized Survey of Medicinal Plants used by Folk Medicinal Practitioners in Ten Districts of Bangladesh to Treat Leprosy. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, 4(2): 128-131
24. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Rownak Jahan, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Syeda Seraj, Dilruba Nasrin, Zubaida Khatun, Anita Rani Chowdhury, A.K. Azad, Mst. Afsana Khatun, Rahima Begum & Farhana Israt Jahan (2010) A survey of medicinal plants used by folk medicinal practitioners for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in randomly selected areas of four districts of Bangladesh. Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, 4(2): 139-147
25. Mohammed Rahmatullah, Lutfor Rahman, Fatema Rehana, Marjina Akter Kalpana, Mst. Afsana Khatun, Rownak Jahan, M. Taufiq-ur-Rahman, A.B.M. Anwarul Bashar & A.K. Azad (2010) A scientific evaluation of medicinal plants used in the folk medicinal system of five villages in Narsinghdi district, Bangladesh. American Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 4(1): 55-64
26. Mohammed Rahmatullah, A.K. Azad & Rownak Jahan (2008) Pharmacological properties and use of plants in traditional medicine. I. Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia suffruticosa. Part 2. Pharma World, May-June issue, 27-30
27. Mohammed Rahmatullah, A.K. Azad & Rownak Jahan (2008) Pharmacological properties and use of plants in traditional medicine. I. Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia suffruticosa. Part 1. Pharma World, Jan-Feb issue, 29-31
28. Keshab K. Adhikary, A.K. Azad, Rownak Jahan, A.B.M Anwarul Bashar, Afsana Khatun, Sazzadul Bari & Mohammed Rahmatullah (2006) A Review of Plants belonging to the genus Phyllanthus: their Chemical Constituents, Pharmacological Activities, and Uses in Traditional Medicine. University of Development Alternative Studies, 2(2): 139-177.
29. Azad AK, Islam A, (2006) Antibiotic market in Bangladesh- University of Development Alternative Studies, 2(2):191-210.
30. Shrestha T, Khan MAM, Azad AK, Ahsan S, and Choudhuri MSK, (2005) A study on the possible side effects of the Ayurvedic Drug Manmathabhra Rasa on the gastrointestinal system and the central nervous system in Bangladesh, Stupa Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1): 39-45
31. Ahsan S, Sarkar P, Azad AK, Rahman T, Kawsar MH & Choudhuri MSK; (2005) A disease profile study in Ayurvedic Health Service Planning, University of Science & Technology Annual, 11(1): 21-40
