Brac University has continued to recognize researchers for a third year in a row, this time presenting “Quality Journal Publication Award 2026” to 17 “Top 2% BRACU Researchers” for publishing in journals ranked within the global top 2% of the Q1 category.
A total of 228 Q1 journal articles have been recognized through the award presentation ceremony at the Merul Badda campus in Dhaka Tuesday, August 25.
In comparison 145 were recognized last year, meaning there has been 57% increase year-on-year.
Among this year’s research, 124 publications are in journals ranked within the top 10% of their respective subject categories, while a further 104 are within the remaining 15% of Q1 journals.
The research of the awardees encompassed a myriad of contemporary issues, such as why microfinance institutions charge higher interest rates than banks and generalized multi-manufacturer multi-retailer production-delivery supply chain model and its minimum cost solution policy.
Of the 21,919 publications made from Bangladesh in 2025, some 4.1% was from Brac University, said Prof Malay Kanti Mridha, director of the Central Research and Innovation Office, at the event.
Research on the readymade garment sector helped determine periods for wage reviews and provide a clear definition of middle management, said Prof Samia Huq, dean of the School of General Education.
Brac University is enhancing industry and national capacity, such as through a video-processing research project funded by Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh and 8 advanced IC courses under ADP-supported Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program, said associate professor Sadia Hamid Kazi, chairperson of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Research outcomes of the Brac James P Grant School of Public Health are now used by the DGHS to monitor non-communicable diseases and helped launch national model pharmacies, said the school’s dean Dr Laura J Reichenbach.
Research and teaching should run simultaneously as students should also be engaged in creating knowledge, said Prof Masuma Habib, member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, as special guest.
Chief guest Abdul Khaleque, secretary to the Secondary and Higher Education Division, Ministry of Education, said the research patterns indicate that Brac University would be the leading educational institution of the future.
“We are used to drawing knowledge from outside, but we have our own BRAC, a huge repository of knowledge,” said Prof Syed Ferhat Anwar, adding that engaging in research synergy was a prerequisite to disseminating this knowledge throughout the world.
The event was also attended by Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, adviser to Brac Institute of Languages, Professor Emeritus AFM Yusuf Haider of the University of Dhaka, and senior academic and administrative leaders of Brac University.