Twelve researchers from the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) have been named among the world’s top 2% scientists in the 2026 list published by Stanford University in the United States and international academic publisher Elsevier.
The list, released on Wednesday, 7 October, includes IUBAT researchers from disciplines ranging from economics and agricultural sciences to engineering, chemistry, computer science, tourism and hospitality management and nursing, the university said in a press release.
Among those recognised is Golam Rasul, Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, alongside Suvash Chandra Paul, Professor of Civil Engineering, and Md Harun Ur Rashid, Professor and Coordinator of the Department of Chemistry.
The list also features Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Professor at the College of Agricultural Sciences, and Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder, Associate Professor and Chairman of the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management.
From the engineering disciplines, the researchers include Md Moniruzzaman and Md Shouquat Hossain, both Associate Professors in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Nayem Hossain, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Md Alamin Talukder, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Moustaq Karim Khan Rony of the College of Nursing have also secured places on the list.
Two other researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Md Zobair Al Mahmud and Md Hosne Mobarak, complete the university’s list of 12 scientists.
IUBAT described the achievement as a significant recognition of its researchers’ contributions to international research and said it had further strengthened the institution’s global reputation.
The university said the recognition was a source of pride not only for IUBAT but also for Bangladesh’s higher education and research community.
IUBAT Vice-Chancellor Abdur Rab and Treasurer Selina Nargis congratulated the researchers on their achievements.
The university authorities also expressed gratitude to faculty members, students, officers, staff, alumni and others concerned for their contributions to its success.
Reaffirming its commitment to academic excellence and innovation, IUBAT said it would continue working towards becoming a world-class institution.
Founded in 1991 by educationist M Alimullah Miyan, IUBAT is Bangladesh’s first private university.
Located on a green campus in Uttara, Dhaka, the institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in business administration, agriculture, engineering, computer science, nursing and other disciplines.
The university aims to produce skilled, ethical and globally competent graduates through its academic and research programmes.
