Hridoy Roy, Khalide Hasan Parvej, Mohammad Mozammal Hosen, Md. Shahinoor Islam, Shakhawat H. Firoz,” pH-responsive release of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride from micro-, nano-, and functionalized nanocellulose” Arabian Journal of Chemistry Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2024, 105763[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2024.105763]

A.K.M.Atique Ullah , Mahmuda Akter, A.R.M. Tareq, A.K.M.Fazle Kibria,   Shakhawat H. Firoz, “ Deciphering MnOx nanoparticles: A comprehensive analysis reveals Mn2O3 as the most cytotoxic variant in cellular systems” Materials Letters Volume 355, 15 January 2024, 135520                                                                                   [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135520]

Md Shahinoor Islam , Hridoy Roy, Tasnim Ahmed, Shakhawat H. Firoz , Scott X. Chang, “Surface-modified graphene oxide-based composites for advanced sequestration of basic blue 41 from aqueous solution” Chemosphere Volume 340, November 2023, 139827 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139827]

Hridoy Roy, Dipayan Sarkar, Md. Nahid Pervez, Shuvo Paul,Yingjie Cai, Vincenzo Naddeo, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Md. Shahinoor Islam, “Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Burmese Grape (Baccaurea ramiflora) Seed Biochar for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment” Water 2023, 15(3), 394DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030394 [Publisher: MDPI]

Md. Abu Bakar Siddique, Ummey Hafsa Bithi, Aninda Nafis Ahmed, M. A. Gafur, Akter Hossain Reaz, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Md. Mominul Islam, and Shakhawat H. Firoz “Preparation of Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles with Enhanced Capacitive Properties Utilizing Gel Formation Method” ACS Omega, December 2022(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c05872) [Publisher: Published by American Chemical Society]  [December 2022]

Hridoy Roy, Md. Shahinoor Islam, Mohammad Tanvir Arifin, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Synthesis, Characterization and Sorption Properties of Biochar, Chitosan and ZnO-Based Binary Composites towards a Cationic Dye” Sustainability, 14, 14571, 2022. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114571) [Publisher: MDPI]

Hridoy Roy, Md Shahinoor Islam, M Tanvir Arifin, Shakhawat H Firoz, “Chitosan-ZnO decorated Moringa oleifera seed biochar for sequestration of methylene blue: Isotherms, kinetics, and response surface analysis” Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, Volume 18, , 100752, December 2022 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2022.100752) [Publisher: Elsevier]

Yeasin Arafat Tarek, Ragib Shakil, Akter Hossain Reaz, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Hasi Rani Barai, Shakhawat H Firoz*, “Wrinkled Flower-Like rGO intercalated with Ni(OH)2 and MnO2 as High-Performing Supercapacitor Electrode” ACS Omega 7, 23, 20145–20154, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c01986  [Publisher: ACS Publications]

Nusrat Jahan, Hridoy Roy, Akter H Reaz, Shasawti Arshi, Ehsanur Rahman, Shakhawat H Firoz, Md Shahinoor Islam, “A comparative study on sorption behavior of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide towards methylene blue, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 6, 2022, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2022.100239  [Publisher: Elsevier]

Nusrat Jahan Salim, Md Rahman, Shakhawat H Firoz, “Effect of Morphology and Concentration of Two Carbon Allotropes On the Enhancement of Specific Heat Capacity of Eutectic Molten Salt” Journal of Heat Transfer 144(9): 093501, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054716 [Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers]

Akter Hossain Reaz, Shimul Saha, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Md Abdul Wahab, Geoffrey Will, Mohammed A. Amin, Yusuke Yamauchi, Shude Liu, Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, Md. Shahriar Hossain & Shakhawat H. Firoz*, “Boosting capacitive performance of manganese oxide nanorods by decorating with three-dimensional crushed graphene” Nano Convergence, 9 (10), 2022 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40580-022-00300-2] [Publisher: Springer]

Sanjida Afrin Tisha, Ragib Shakil, Yeasin Arafat Tarek, Shakhawat H Firoz*, “A Facile Synthesis of High Performing MnxOy-rGO Hybrid Composite for Potential Supercapacitor Application” ECS Transactions,107 (1), 17483, 2022[DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/10701.17483ecst] [Publisher:  IOP Science]

Hridoy Roy, Ragib Shakil, Yeasin Arafat Tarek, Shakhawat H Firoz*, “Study of the Removal of Basic Blue-41 from Simulated Wastewater By Activated Carbon Prepared from Discarded Jute Fibre” ECS Transactions,107 (1), 8407, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/10701.8407ecst] [Publisher:  IOP Science]

Yeasin Arafat Tarek, Ragib Shakil, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Shakhawat H Firoz*, “Redox Mediated Neutral Electrolyte Solution for High Performing Ni (OH) 2-MnO2-rGO Supercapacitor Electrode” ECS Transactions,107 (1), 13429, 2022 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/10701.13429ecst ] [Publisher:  IOP Science]

Akter H Reaz, Shimul saha, Chanchal Kumar Roy, M Mozammal Hosen, Tanmay Sarker Shuvo, Md Mominul Islam, Shakhawat H Firoz, “Performance Improvement of Supercapacitor Materials with Crushed 3D Structured Graphene” J. Electrochem. Soc. 169 (1) 010521, 2022 [DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac4930] [Publisher:  IOP Science]

Hridoy Roy, M. Motiur Rahman, Yeasin A. Tarek, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Encapsulation of Industrial Cationic Pollutants from Aqueous Solution by Nanocrystalline Cellulose and It’s Modified Forms” Proceedings of International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Sciences (IEICES), 2021, 7, 116-121 [DOI: https://doi.org/10.5109/4738576] Publisher: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University

Akter H Reaz, Hasi Rani Barai, SHIMUL SAHA, Maharun Negar Mojumder, Shakhawat H Firoz, Al-Nakib Chowdhury, Sang Woo Joo, Chanchal Kumar Roy,” Self-Doped Activated Carbons from Car Exhaust as High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrode Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage System” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2021, 168 (8)

DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac1dd0] [Publisher:  IOP Science]

 

Hasi Rani Barai, Akter Hossain Reaz, Yeasin Arafat Tarek, Shimul Saha, Maharun Negar Mojumder, Keya Chowdhury, Shakhawat Hossain Firoz, Sang Woo Joo, Chanchal Kumar Roy, “Self-Doped Mesoporous Activated Carbon Prepared from Car Exhaust Exhibited Long Cycle Life and High Specific Capacitance for Supercapacitor Applications” ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 2021, 10 (7)

(DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/ac1480) [Publisher:  IOP Science]

Mohammad Motiur Rahman, Abu Hasan Howlader, Ehsanur Rahman, Hridoy Roy, Mohammad Mozammal Hosen, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Stephen Don Sarkar, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Abu Bin Imran, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Development of functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose-based polyelectrolytes with high water uptake”, Polymer Journal, 2021, 53, 913–921  (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-021-00483-1) [Publisher:  Springer Nature]

Fatema Zerin Farhana,  Muhammad Umer,   Ayad Saeed,   Amandeep Singh Pannu,   Sediqa Husaini,   Prashant Murlidhar Sonar,   Shakhawat H. Firoz  and  Muhammad J A Shiddiky, “e-MagnetoMethyl IP: A magnetic nanoparticles-mediated immunoprecipitation and electrochemical detection method for global DNA methylation” Analyst, 2021, 146, 3654-3665

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1AN00345C) [Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry]

Md Ikram Ul Hoque, Al-Nakib Chowdhury, Md Tofazzal Islam, Shakhawat H Firoz, Ummayhanni Luba, Azhar Alowasheeir, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Syed Haseeb Ali Ahmad, Rudolf Holze, Md Shahriar A Hossain, Saidur Rahman, Scott W Donne, Yusuf Valentino Kaneti, “Fabrication of highly and poorly oxidized silver oxide/silver/tin (IV) oxide nanocomposites and their comparative anti-pathogenic properties towards hazardous food pathogens” Journal of Hazardous Materials , 408, 2021, 124896 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124896 [Publisher: Elsevier]

Fatema Zerin Farhana, Muhammad Umer, Ayad Saeed, Amandeep Singh Pannu, Mahboobeh Shahbazi, Aiden Jabur, Hyun Jae Nam, Kostya Ostrikov, Prashant Sonar, Shakhawat H Firoz, Muhammad JA Shiddiky, “Isolation and Detection of Exosomes Using Fe2O3 Nanoparticles” ACS Appl. Nano Mat. 2021, 4, 2, 1175–1186

[DOI; https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c02807) [Publisher: ACS Publications]

Noman Chowdhury, Solaiman, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Tahmina Foyez, and Abu Bin Imran, “Role of Ionic Moieties in Hydrogel Networks to Remove Heavy Metal Ions from Water” ACS Omega,  2021, 6, 1, 836–844,

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c05411) [Publisher: ACS Publications]

 

YA Tarek, AH Reaz, R Shakil, H Roy, RA Jahan, CK Roy, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “One-Step Gel Formation Method for the Synthesis of NiO-MnXOY Mixed Oxide Nanomaterials as a Prospective Supercapacitor Material” 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Technologies for Industry, 2020 4 (DOI: 10.1109/STI50764.2020.9350497 ) [Publisher: IEEE]

Yeasin A Tarek, Hridoy Roy, Ragib Shakil, Akter H Reaz, Sanjida Afrin, Chanchal K Roy, Shakhawat H Firoz, “Evaluation of the Electrochemical Capacitor Performance of MnO2-NiO Nanoparticles Prepared by the Simple Gel Formation Method” International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering, December 19-21, 2020, Khulna, Bangladesh

Chanchal Kumar Roy, Syed Shaheen Shah,  Akter H. Reaz,  Sharmin Sultana,  Al-Nakib Chowdhury,  Shakhawat H. Firoz,  Md. Hasan Zahir,  Mohammed Ameen Ahmed Qasem , Md. Abdul Aziz, “Preparation of Hierarchical Porous Activated Carbon from Banana Leaves for High‐performance Supercapacitor: Effect of Type of Electrolytes on Performance” Chemistry-An Asian Journal, 2020, 16(4), 296-308

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202001342) [Publisher: Wiley]

Musanna Galib, Mohammad Mozammal Hosen, Joyanta K. Saha, Md. Mominul Islam, Shakhawat H. Firoz*, Md. Ashiqur Rahman, “Electrode surface modification of graphene-MnO2 supercapacitors using molecular dynamics simulations” Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2020 26, 251 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-020-04483-5 [Publisher: Springer]

Md. Amzad Hossain, Chanchal Kumar Roy, Stephen Don Sarkar, Hridoy Roy, A. Hasan Howlader, and Shakhawat H. Firoz*, “Improvement of Strength of Poly(acrylic acid) Hydrogels by the Incorporation of Functionally Modified Nanocrystalline Cellulose” Materials Advances, 2020, 1, 2107-2116(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00478B) [Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry]

Rabbee G Mahmudunnabi, Fatema Zerin Farhana, Navid Kashaninejad, Shakhawat H Firoz, Yoon-Bo Shim, Muhammad JA Shiddiky, “Nanozyme-based electrochemical biosensors for disease biomarker detection” Analyst, 2020, 145, 13, 4398-4420

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0AN00558D ) [Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry]

Bushra Parvin Upoma, Fatima Mahnaz, Wahidur Rahman Sajal, Nasrin Zahan, Md Shakhawat Hossain Firoz, Md Shafiul Azam, “Bio-inspired immobilization of silver and gold on magnetic graphene oxide for rapid catalysis and recyclability” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 8, 3, 103739  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.103739 ) [Publisher: Elsevier]

Md. Ikram Ul Hoque, Al-Nakib Chowdhury, Md. Shakhawat H. Firoz, Manash Kanti Biswas, Ummayhanni Luba, Yasmeen Haque, Kenya Kani, Minjun Kim, Syed Haseeb Ali Ahmad, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Rudolf Holze, Saidur Rahman, Scott W. Donne, Katsuhiko Ariga, Yoshio Bando, Md. Shahriar A. Hossain, Jongbeom Na, Victor Malgras and Yusuke Yamauchi, “ One-dimensional Sn(IV) hydroxide nanofluid toward nonlinear optical switching” Material  Horizon, 2020, 7, 1150-1159, 2020

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100911) [Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry]

 

Hridoy Roy, Ehsanur Rahman, Shoeb Ahmed, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “The seed of Burmise grape (BACCAUREA RAMIFLORA) as low cost bio-adsorbent for removal of methylene blue from wastewater’, 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development( ICCESD-2020)  February 2020, Khulna Bangladesh

Md. Aminul Islam, Imran Ali, S.M. Abdul Karim, Md. Shakhawat Hossain Firoz, Al-Nakib Chowdhury, David W. Mortona, Michael J. Angovea,  Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2019, 100911 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100911 ) [Publisher: Elsevier]

Md. Elias, Md. Nizam Uddin, Md. Asjad Hossain, Joyanta Kumar Saha, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, Dali Rani Sarker, Zidnia Rahman Diba, Jamal Uddin, Humayun Rashid Choudhury, Shakhawat H. Firoz ” An experimental and theoretical study of the effect of Ce doping in ZnO/CNT composite thin film with enhanced visible light photo-catalysis” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44(36), 20068-20078 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.06.056 ) [Publisher: Elsevier]

Md. Ikram Ul Hoque, Yusuke Yamauchi, Ravi Naidu, Rudolf Holze, Rahman Saidur, Qunting Qu, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Nagy L. Torad, Md. Shahriar A. Hossain, Minjun Kim, Jeonghun Kim, Syed Haseeb Ali Ahmad, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Md. Shakhawat Hossain Firoz, Ummayhanni Luba, Shahriar Chowdhury, and Al-Nakib Chowdhury, ” A Facile Synthesis of Hematite Nanorods from Rice Starch and Their Application to Pb(II) Ions Removal” Chemistry Select 2019, 4, 3730–3736 (DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201802462 ) [Publisher: Wiley-VCH]

A.K.M. Atique Ullah, A. Hossain, M. Akter,  M.F. Kabir,  M.N.I. Khan,  A.K.M. Fazle Kibria, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Room temperature ferromagnetic behavior of manganese/manganese oxides nanocomposites”,  Materials Letters, 2019,  238 151–154 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.12.003 ) [Publisher: Elsevier]

 

A.K.M. Atique Ullah, A.K.M. Fazle Kibria, M. Akter , M.N.I. Khan, M.A. Maksud, Rumana A. Jahan, Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Synthesis of Mn3O4 nanoparticles via a facile gel formation route and study of their phase and structural transformation with distinct surface morphology upon heat treatment” Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2017 (November) 21, 830–836

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2017.03.008 )[Publisher: Elsevier]

M. A. Jalil, Sayeed Shafayet Chowdhury, Mashnoon Alam Sakib, S. M. Enamul Hoque Yousuf, Emran Khan Ashik, Shakhawat H. Firoz, and M. A. Basith, “Temperature-dependent phase transition and comparative investigation on enhanced magnetic and optical properties between sillenite and perovskite bismuth ferrite-rGO nanocomposites, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017, 122, 084902(1-7) (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4985840)  [Publisher: American Institute of Physics]

A. K. M. Atique Ullah, A. K. M. Fazle Kibria, M. Akter, M. N. I. Khan, A. R. M. Tareq and Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Oxidative degradation of methylene blue using Mn3O4 nanoparticles” Water Conservation Science and Engineering, 2017, 1(4) pp 249–256

(DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41101-017-0017-3 [publisher: Springer]

Md. Elias, Md. Khairul Amin, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Md. Asjad Hossain, Sonia Akter, Md. Awlad Hossain, Md. Nizam Uddin, Iqbal Ahmed Siddiquey, ” Microwave-assisted synthesis of Ce-doped ZnO/CNT composite with enhanced photo-catalytic activity, Ceramics International, 2017, 43, 84–91 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.09.114) [Publisher: Elsevier]

M. A. Basith, Areef Billah, M. A. Jalil, Nilufar Yesmin, Mashnoon Alam Sakib, Emran Khan Ashik, S. M. Enamul Hoque Yousuf, Sayeed Shafayet Chowdhury, Md. Sarowar Hossain, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Bashir Ahmmad, “The 10% Gd and Ti co-doped BiFeO3: A promising multiferroic material” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017, 694, 792–799 (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.018) [Publisher: Elsevier]

Md. Ikram ul Hoque, Al-Nakib Chowdhury, Manwarul Islam, Md. Shakhawat H. Firoz, Abu Bin Imran and Md. Shafiul Azam, “Electrochemical synthesis of sulphite ion containing polyaniline nano-matrix” GUB Journal of Science and Engineering, 2014, 1, 72-76

A. K. M. Atique Ullah, M. Akter and Shakhawat H. Firoz, “Thermodynamic dissociation constants of propionic acid in water and 1-propanol-water mixtures at different temperatures” Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2014 (Dec) 36 (6), 1028-1033

Takafumi Kusunose, Takashi Yagi, Shakhawat H. Firoz, Tohru Sekino “Fabrication of epoxy/silicon nitride nanowire composites and evaluation of their thermal conductivity” J. Mater. Chem. A 2013; 1(10):3440-3445 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TA00686G) [Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry]

Rie Endo, Md. Shakhawat H. Firoz and Mashiro Susa “Evaluation of Reactivity between Mould Flux and Immersion Nozzle from the perspective of Electronic Polarisabilities of Oxygen and Fluorine” Taikabutsu, 2011 63(3), 123-128 (In Japanese) [This paper won Wakabayashi-Article prize by Technical Association of Refractories, Japan  in April 2012]

 

S. H. Firoz, T. Yagi, N. Taketoshi, K Ishikawa, T. Baba, “Direct observation of thermal energy transfer across metal thin film on silicon substrate by rear heating-front detection thermoreflectance technique” Measurement Science and Technology, 2011, 22, 024012 (1-6) [Publisher: IOP Science]

S. H. Firoz, T. Yagi, N. Taketoshi, Y. Matsushita, H. Ishikawa, A. Okumoto, H. Kiritani and T. Baba “Development of a heat spreading measurement system by spot heating using thermoreflectance probing technique” The 31st Japan Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Nov. 17-19, 2010, Kyushu, Japan

S. H. Firoz, T. Yagi, N. Taketoshi, Y. Matsushita, H. Ishikawa, A. Okumoto, T. Baba, “Thermal effusivity measurement of organic hybrid materials by sinusoidal heating thermoreflectance technique” The 30th Japan Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Oct 28-30, 2009, Yonezawa, Japan, pp124-126

S. H. Firoz, T. Yagi, N. Taketoshi, Y. Matsushita, H. Ishikawa, A. Okumoto, T. Baba, “Measurement of Thermophysical properties of high conductive organic hybrid polymer by Highly-sensitive sinusoidal heating thermoreflectance technique”, IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop and Tabletop Exhibition on Thermal Management, 2009 Oct. 6-8, Palo Alto, California, pp1-6.

 

N. Taketoshi, S. H. Firoz, T. Yagi, T. Baba, “Measurement system for thermophysical properties of thin films using ultrafast mode-locked laser” The 30th Japan Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, Oct 28-30, 2009, Yonezawa, Japan, pp 51-57

 

S. H. Firoz, T Sakamaki, R Kojima, M Susa: “Refractive index measurements on CaF2 single crystal and melt using ellipsometry”, High Temperatures-High Pressures 2008, 37, 163-173 [Old city publishing]

S. H. Firoz, K. Ishikawa, T. Yagi, N. Taketoshi, T. Baba, “Measuring instrument for thermal diffusivity of thin film” Proceedings of the 1st international symposium on Thermal Design and Thermophysical Property for Electronics: e-Therm 2008, Tsukuba Japan, 18-20 June, 2008, pp130-132

S. H. Firoz, R Endo, M Susa: “Chemical state of fluorine in slags containing fluoride in glassy and molten state from the perspective of electronic polarisability of fluorine”, Ironmaking-Steelmaking 2007, 34, 437-443 (https://doi.org/10.1179/174328107X168138) [Publisher: Taylor and Francis]

S. H. Firoz, R Kojima, M Susa: “Correspondence between electronic polarisability and electron donor power of oxygen for silicate slags containing iron oxides from the perspective of absorption spectra”, Physics and Chemistry of Glasses 2005, 46, 530-537

[Publisher: Society of Glass Technology]

S. H. Firoz, R. Endo Kojima, M. Susa: “Density measurements on silicate melts containing calcium fluoride using sessile drop method”, Current Advances in Materials and Processes-ISIJ, 2005(18) 841-844 [Publisher: The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan]

Al Mamun, S. H. Firoz, A. B. M. O. Islam: “Detection of crystal structure of chemically- deposited copper selenide thin films”, Indian Journal of Physics, 2004 78A 377- 379 [Publisher: Indian Institute of Physics]

S. Mustafi, M. Ahsan, S. H. Firoz: “Investigations on various composition of refractory castable”, Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 2004, 39 (1-2), 107-114

S. H. Firoz, S. Ahmed, S. M. Masum, S. H. Mondal: “Exploration of Durgapur (Netrokona) glass sand and its suitability for the production of clear glass”, Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res., 2003, 38, 65-72