Empowering to build a healthy nation

NUTRITION SUMMIT 2025

31 Jan-1 Feb, 2025
Shaheed Abu Sayed International Convention Center, 1 Minto Road, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Nutrition Summit 2025

Message from Chief Advisor

Food and Nutrition are integral part of human life. Instead of differentiating food which provides energy to the body from nutrition, nowadays we club them together as nutritious food. Since the present-day the triple burden of malnutrition which includes undernutrition, overweight and obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies—affects people all over the world, regardless of whether they reside in high, upper, lower middle, or low-income countries.  Due to lack of awareness about healthy diets, proper calorie measurement, the impact of junk food, and the complex relationship between diet and diseases we are facing these types of burden. Moreover, intake of only calorie rich food is insufficient to keep someone healthy unless balanced nutrition is also added to the food. Changing lifestyle due to present day hectic work schedule has necessitated the importance of nutrition and nutritious food.

In this backdrop, Bangladesh first ‘Nutrition Summit’ 2025 is going to be held in Dhaka on 31 January to 01 February 2025. This conference will create a platform to understand various aspects of Food and Nutrition and the related topics in a better way. Along with Senior scientist, researcher, academic nutritionist, clinical dietician, food industrialist, policy maker; general people will also participate in this summit.

Interaction with food and nutrition industries, academician, policy makers and clinical dieticians will clarify lot of issues associated with the food & nutrition industries. This summit will also provide a good platform to understand the global scenario. Through a series of keynote address, common discussions, hands on training and various awareness display the summit will deliberate on various issues and challenges in food & nutrition industries, the diversity in the nutrition field, innovation, new technologies and global trend.

I like to request the participants to make the best use of the platform by sharing knowledge and information. Key management personnel and decision makers will enrich the conference with their vast expertise and crucial insights.

Sign-AK Azad Khan

National Professor A K Azad Khan
President, BADAS &
Chief Advisor, Nutrition Summit

Organizer

In Collaboration with

Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN)

Institute of Nutrition and Food Science (INFS)

Government College of Applied Human Science (GCAHS)

Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)

International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)

Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

Be a part of Bangladesh’s first ever NUTRITION Summit!

The Nutrition Summit 2025 is your opportunity to engage with leading experts in nutrition, health, agriculture, and food science! This event will bring together nutritionists, public health professionals, clinicians, scientists, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders to discuss sustainable nutrition solutions for Bangladesh. This year’s summit’s theme, “Empowering to build a healthy nation,” aims to tackle malnutrition, promote healthy eating habits, and explore the relationship between diet and diseases.

Who Can Attend?

  • Nutritionists and Dietitians
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Researchers & Academicians
  • Food Industrialist
  • Farmers and Agriculturists
  • Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Nutraceutical Companies
  • Policy Makers and Government Officials
  • Community Leaders and NGOs
  • Restaurant Publicist
  • Cookbook Author
  • Food Blogger
  • General People (Exhibition only)

Why Attend?

For Professionals

  • Network with global leaders and industry experts.
  • Interact with eminent International speakers
  • Participate in insightful discussions with eminent national and international speakers
  • Share your knowledge to enhance the growth of your field
  • Showcase your research in oral or poster presentations.
  • Gain participatory certification

 For General Visitors (Exhibition Access)

  • Learn about healthy diets and daily calorie requirements.
  • Gain practical knowledge on how nutrition affects diseases.
  • Opportunity to get personalized diet plan
  • Interact with eminent national clinical nutritionist
  • Understand the impact of junk food on your health.
  • Get free admission to healthy cooking class

Advisory Board

Nutrition Summit 2025

National Professor A.K Azad Khan

National Professor A.K Azad Khan

Chief Advisor

President, BADAS

Prof. Dr. Shah Golam Nabi

Prof. Dr. Shah Golam Nabi

Member

Director, Institute of Public Health Nutrition (IPHN)

Md. Saidul Arefin

Md. Saidul Arefin

Member

Director, Institute of Nutrition and Food Science (INFS) University of Dhaka

Professor Nargish Akhter Jahan

Professor Nargish Akhter Jahan

Member

Principal, Government College of Applied Human Science (GCAHS)

Mohammed Abu Sayeed

Mohammed Abu Sayeed

Member

Department of Community Medicine, IMC

Prof. Dr. Md. Hafizur Rahman

Prof. Dr. Md. Hafizur Rahman

Member

President, Bangladesh Endocrine Society

Shamsun Naher Mohua

Shamsun Naher Mohua

Member

CNO & HOD, Diet & Nutrition, BIRDEM

Rehena Akhter

Rehena Akhter

Member

Executive Director, Additional Charge (Deputy Secretary) Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)

Prof. Syeda Saliha Saliheen Sultana

Prof. Syeda Saliha Saliheen Sultana

Member

Professor and head, Dept. of Institutional Food Management, Govt. College of Applied Human Sciences (GCAHS)

Professor Nazmun Nahar

Professor Nazmun Nahar

Member

Professor of Pediatric and Former DG, BIRDEM

Ayub Bhuiyan

Ayub Bhuiyan

Member

General Secretary, National Press Club

Speakers: Scientific Sessions

Nutrition Summit 2025

Dr. Zeba Mahmud

Dr. Zeba Mahmud

Country Manager at Alive & Thrive, FHI 360 & Advisor, Nutrition Solutions

Dr. Nazma Shaheen

Dr. Nazma Shaheen

Professor, Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka

Prof. Dr. Begum Rokeya

Prof. Dr. Begum Rokeya

Dean, Faculty of Basic Sciences Head, Department of Pharmacology & Research Coordinator, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shoeb

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shoeb

Member, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, Ministry of Food

Dr. Sayma Rahman

Dr. Sayma Rahman

Senior consultant, Geriatric clinic, Capio Vårberg, Stockholm

Sharifa Sultana Dipti

Sharifa Sultana Dipti

Principal Scientific officer, Grain Quality and Nutrition Division (GQN), Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

Dr. Mohammad Mostafa

Dr. Mohammad Mostafa

Member (Public health & Nutrition), Bangladesh Food Safety Authority

Shamsun Naher Mohua

Shamsun Naher Mohua

Chief Nutrition Officer & Head, Department of Nutrition, BIRDEM

Quamrun Nahar

Quamrun Nahar

Chief Research Officer and Course Coordinator, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Training Program, BIRDEM

Saiqa Siraj

Saiqa Siraj

Country Director, Nutrition International

Professor Liaquat Ali

Professor Liaquat Ali

Honorary Chief Scientist, Pathikrit Institute of Health Studies

Mohammed Abu Sayeed

Mohammed Abu Sayeed

Department of Community Medicine, Ibrahim Medical College

Prof. Dr. Sohel Reza Choudhury

Prof. Dr. Sohel Reza Choudhury

Prof. and Head, Dept. of Epidemiology & Research, National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka

Dr. Afsana Habib Sheuly

Dr. Afsana Habib Sheuly

Head of Nutrition and Health, Helen Keller Intl

Dr. Md Iqbal Hossain

Dr. Md Iqbal Hossain

Consultant & Former Senior Scientist, Nutrition Research Division, ICDDRB

Chowdhury Tasneem Hasin

Chowdhury Tasneem Hasin

Chief Nutrition Officer, Dietetics and Nutrition, United Hospital, Dhaka

Abdul Muktadir

Abdul Muktadir

Chairman & Managing Director, Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Akhtarun Nahar Alo

Akhtarun Nahar Alo

Consultant Nutritionist, & Former Head, Diet and Nutrition Department, BIRDEM

Dr. Mehjabin Tishan Mahfuz

Dr. Mehjabin Tishan Mahfuz

Assistant Scientist, Nutrition & Clinical Services Division, ICDDRB

Dr. Md. Mohsin Ali

Dr. Md. Mohsin Ali

Public Nutrition and Health Consultant & Advisor, Nutrition Solutions

Tasnima Mahjabin

Tasnima Mahjabin

Principal Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)

Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed

Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed

Professor, National Institute of Mental Health & Hospital, Dhaka

Speakers: Open Sessions

Nutrition Summit 2025

Ishrat Jahan

Ishrat Jahan

Nutritionist

Juwel Rana

Juwel Rana

Assistant Professor, Daffodil International University

Shamina Zaman Kajori

Shamina Zaman Kajori

Nutritionist

Jaheda Begum

Jaheda Begum

Culinary Trainer & Kitchen Consultant

Dr. Shahria Hafiz Kakon

Dr. Shahria Hafiz Kakon

Project Research Manager, ICDDR'B

Muhammad Sajal

Muhammad Sajal

Clinical Nutritionist

Benajir Shams

Benajir Shams

Public Health Researcher and Fitness Nutritionist, British Columbia Canada

Sultana Sharmin

Sultana Sharmin

Nutritionist & Clinical Dietician

Khaleda Khatun

Khaleda Khatun

Principal Nutrition Officer Department of Diet & Nutrition, BIRDEM

Sumaia Siraji

Sumaia Siraji

Dietitian and Special Educator

Taslima Khatun

Taslima Khatun

Associate Professor , Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

Program Schedule

Nutrition Summit 2025

Collection of the Registration Kit

Inaguration

  • 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tea/ Coffee

Scientific Sessions-1: Scaling Up Nutrition [SUN]

1. Progress of SUN activities in South-East Asia to date
-Dr. Zeba Mahmud, Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnerships and Knowledge Learning, FHI 360 and Honorary Advisor, Nutrition Solutions

2. Biref update from SUN Civil Society Network (SUN CSA) -
-Saiqa Sheraj, Country Director, Nutrition Interntaional (NI)

3. Brief update from SUN Business Network (SBN) -
-Ashfaque Kabir, Private Sector Coordinator, GAIN

4. Brief update from SUN Youth Network (SYN)-
-Mehedi Hasan Bappy, Project Coordinator, Youth and Adolescent Nutrition and Focal, SUN Youth Network Bangladesh, GAIN

5. Brief update from SUN UN Network

6. Brief update from SUN donor Network

7. Readiness of the existing health system to achieve the SUN targets-
-Dr Nazma Shaheen Professor, Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka

Scientific Sessions-2: Nutritional Epidemiology

1. Nutritional epidemiology: investigating the relationship between diet and health outcomes
-Prof. MA Sayeed, Department of Community Medicine, Ibrahim Medical College

2. Evaluating the impact of urbanization on dietary changes: findings from nutritional surveillance
-Prof. Dr. Sohel Reza Choudhury Prof. and Head, Dept. of Epidemiology & Research, National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka

3. School Meal Programs as an Intervention for Reducing Nutritional Disparities: An Epidemiological Perspective
-Dr. Afsana Habib Sheuly, Head of Nutrition and Health, Helen Keller Intl

  • 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM

Prayer, Lunch Break & Poster Session

Scientific Sessions-3: Maternal and Child Nutrition

1. Nurturing healthy beginnings: the crucial role of maternal nutrition
-Shamsun Naher Mohua, Chief Nutrition Officer & Head, Diet and Nutrition Department, BIRDEM

2. Maximizing Windows of Opportunity: critical periods in child nutrition and development
-Dr. Md Iqbal Hossain, Consultant & Former Senior Scientist, Nutrition Research Division, ICDDRB

3. Enhancing growth and development: nutrition strategies for preschoolers and school-aged children
-Chowdhury Tasneem Hasin, Chief Nutrition Officer, Dietetics and Nutrition, United Hospital, Dhaka

  • 04:00 PM-04:30 PM

Tea Break

Scientific Sessions-4: Advanced Nutrition

1. Role of nutraceuticals and natural medicine in promoting health and preventing disease: a scientific exploration
-Prof Begum Rokeya, Professor of Pharmacology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

2. Implementing good hygiene practices and HACCP: ensuring food safety and quality control
-Prof. Mohammad Shoeb, Chemistry Department, DU & Member, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority

3. Nutritional approaches in Autism Spectrum Disorder: impact on development and behavior
-Dr. Sayma Rahman, Senior Consultant, Geriatric Clinic Capio Vårberg Stockholm

Scientific Sessions-5: Diet and Metabolic Disorders

1. Clinical and translational nutrition: connecting research and practice to enhance health outcomes
-Prof Liaquat Ali, Pothikrit Institute of Health Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in the management of chronic diseases
-Akhtarun Nahar Alo, Consultant Nutritionist, & Former Head, Diet and Nutrition Department, BIRDEM

3. Sports, physical activites and health diet on weight management in child and adults
-Dr. Mehjabin Tishan Mahfuz, Assistant Scientist, Nutrition & Clinical Services Division, ICDDRB

  • 10:30 AM-10:45 AM

Tea Break & Poster Display

Scientific Sessions-6: Applied Nutrition

1. Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) card: a tool for tracking child development and nutritional status
-Dr. Md. Mohsin Ali, Public Nutrition and Health Consultant & Advisor, Nutrition Solution

2. Food-based dietary guidelines and the application of the plate model in Bangladesh: a framework for balanced nutrition
-Dr. Quamrun Nahar, Chief Research Officer, BIRDEM

3. Enhancing nutrition, health, and well-being in adolescent girls and women through nutritional interventions and Iron-Folic Acid supplementation
-Saiqa Siraj, Country Director, Nutrition International, Bangladesh

4. Applied nutrition strategies for combating malnutrition in developing countries
-Tasnima Mahjabin, Principal Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN)

  • 12:30 AM-01:00 PM

Poster Session

  • 01:00 PM-02:00 PM

Prayer and Lunch Break

Scientific Sessions-7: Nutrition in Agriculture

1. Malnutrition and Chronic Diseases - Potential Solution through Fortified and GI Rice
-Dr. Sharifa Sultana Dipti (Ph.D), Principal Scientist, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BIRRI)

2. Food Security, Safety, and Adulteration: Addressing Challenges for a Safe and Sustainable Food Supply
-Dr. Mohammad Mostafa, Member (Public Health and Nutrition), Bangladesh Food Safety Authority

  • 03:15 PM-03:40 PM

Tea Break

Scientific Sessions-8: Geriatric Nutrition

1. Effect of nutrient deficiencies on cognitive health in aging populations
-Dr. Sayma Rahman, Senior Consultant, Geriatric Clinic Capio Vårberg Stockholm

2. Depression and anxiety in aging: addressing mental health in the elderly population
-Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed, Associate Professor, National Institute of Mental Health & Hospital, Dhaka

  • 04:45 PM-05:30 PM
  • Prof. Farzana Saleh, Benajir Shams, Saiqa Siraj

Scientific Sessions-9: Careers in Nutrition

1. Careers in Nutrition: Keeping Everyone Healthy
-Prof. Farzana Saleh Professor and Head of Community Nutrition Department Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

2. Aspiring Nutrition Professionals: Set yourself up for success
-Benajir Shams Public Health Research and Fitness Nutritionist, British Columbia Canada

3. Navigating Nutrition Careers: Connecting the dots
-Saiqa Siraj, Country Director, Nutrition International, Bangladesh

  • 10:00 AM
  • Ishrat Jahan

Open Session-1

Topic: Food: Either the most powerful form of medicine or slowest form of poison
Speaker: Ishrat Jahan Nutritionist & Coordinator , Health Project , Sajida Foundation

  • 11:00 AM
  • Shamina Zaman Kajori

Open Session-2

Topic: Nutrition myths debunked: Common misconceptions about food and nutrients.
Speaker: Shamina Zaman Kajori, Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs, Nestle

  • 12:00 PM
  • Dr. Shahria Hafiz Kakon

Open Session-3

Topic: Screen Time and it's effect on child health.
Speaker: Dr. Shahria Hafiz Kakon, Project Research Manager, Icddr,b

  • 2:00 PM
  • Jaheda Begum

Open Session-4

Topic: Micronutrients loss: Techniques of prevention .
Speaker: Jaheda Begum Head of Culinary Training, Parjatan Corporation & Kitchen Consultant

  • 3:00 PM
  • Sultana Sharmin

Open Session-5

Topic: Why KIDs love processed foods and how to fix it?
Speaker: Sultana Sharmin, Nutritionist & Clinical Dietician, Faridpur Green Hospital Ltd.

  • 4:00 PM
  • Mohammad Sajal

Open Session-6

Topic: Dietary supplements: What works and what doesn’t?
Speaker: Mohammad Sajal Clinical Nutritionist, Thyrocare Bangladesh

  • 10:00 AM
  • Juwel Rana

Open Session-1

Topic: Food Technologists: Key drivers of Sustainable, affordable and Nutritional Security
Speaker: Juwel Rana, Assistant Professor, Daffodil International University

  • 11:00 AM
  • Jaheda Begum

Open Session-2

Topic: Micronutrients loss: Techniques of prevention
Speaker: Jaheda Begum, Head of Culinary Training, Parjatan Corporation & Kitchen Consultant

  • 12:00 PM
  • Taslima Khatun

Open Session-3

Topic: Food Adulteration and Health Hazards
Speaker: Taslima Khatun Associate Professor , Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

  • 2:00 PM
  • Ms. Benajir Shams

Open Session-4

Topic:Fitness Through Micro-Habits: Small Changes, Big Result
Speaker: Ms. Benajir Shams, Public Health Research and Fitness Nutritionist, British Columbia Canada

  • 3:00 PM
  • Khaleda Khatun

Open Session-5

Topic: How dietary modifications can help to manage your diabetes, heart disease, and cancer
Speaker : Khaleda Khatun , Principal Nutrition Officer, Department of Diet & Nutrition, BIRDEM

  • 4:00 PM
  • Sumaia Siraji

Open Session-6

Topic: Which Diet is right for your special needs child?
Speaker: Sumaia Siraji, Dietitian and Special Educator, Proyash

Venue

Shaheed Abu Sayed International Convention Center

1 Minto Road, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Near Shahbagh Metro station and opposite to InterContinental Dhaka)

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