A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
PhD in Pharmacy, University of Dhaka (Ongoing).
M. Pharm. in Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Dhaka, 2007.
Ms. Nigar Sultana Tithi is an enthusiastic learner who currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy of East West University. She started her professional journey in the pharmaceutical industry right after she graduated from the University of Dhaka in 2008 and later joined academia in 2012. Her research interests in awareness, risk factors, and clinical practices regarding communicable and non-communicable diseases led her to conduct projects that can improve public health. She has received research funding from the East West University Center for Research and Training. She has also been awarded several scholarships throughout her academic life for brilliant results in her Bachelor of Pharmacy, higher secondary, secondary, and primary school levels through competitive assessments. She is interested in educational quality enhancement initiatives and working as a member of the 'Program Self-Assessment Committee' of the department under IQAC, EWU. She is also a member of various departmental committees involved in curriculum development, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities. Currently, her research projects focus on identifying new drugs from natural sources and finding solutions for drug-resistant microbial infections.
‘Senior Lecturer’ in Department of Pharmacy, East West University from 29th June 2014 to till date.
‘Lecturer’ in Department of Pharmacy, East West University from 10th January 2012 to 28th June 2014.
‘Training Executive’ in Marketing Strategy Department, Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd from 1st April 2010 to 31st December 2011.
‘Graduate Teaching Assistant’ in Department of Pharmacy, North South University from 2nd August 2009 to 4th January 2010.
‘Trainee Product Executive’ in Product Management Department, Eskayef Bangladesh Ltd from 23rd March to 22nd July 2008 and also completed 1 month in-plant training there.
Nasrin, N., Prattay, K. M. R., Tithi, N. S., Sayeed, A. A., Maruf, Md. M. R., Akter, U. S., Islam, M. S., and Asaduzzaman, M. (2026). Knowledge, awareness and practice about dengue among slum dwellers of Dhaka city: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2026.2672324 (IF: 1.7, Q2 Journal)
Islam, S., Nasrin, N., Tithi, N. S., Khatun, F., Asaduzzaman, M., Topa, A. F., Kabir, M. F., Haque, F. K. M., Jubair, M., Rahman, M., and Lehmann, C. (2024). Antimicrobial susceptibility and genomic profiles of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from nasopharynx of asymptomatic children in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Life, 14, Article 971. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14080971 (IF: 3.62, Q1 Journal)
Islam, S., Nasrin, N., Tithi, N. S., Lehmann, C., and Chisti, M. J. (2021). Clinical features of pneumonia in severely malnourished children with diarrhoea compared to those without diarrhoea. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 26(10), pp. 717-722. https://doi.org/10.52586/4982 (IF: 3.3, Q1 Journal)
Shanta, M. A., Mondal, M., Majumder, S., Islam, M. I., Hoque, N., Tithi, N. S. and Rana, M. S. (2018). Pharmacological investigations of chloroform extract of Stereospermum chelonoids leaves. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 9(10), pp. 4256-4266.
Nasrin, N., Asaduzzaman, M., Tithi, N. S., Yunus, M. S., Amin, M. I. and Hoque, N. (2018). Common Health Problems of Workers in Selected Press Industries of Dhaka City. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Research, 12(2), pp. 1-14.
Hoque, N., Rahman, S., Jahan, I., Shanta, M. A., Tithi, N. S., Nasrin, N. (2018). A Comparative Phytochemical and Biological Study between Different Solvent Extracts of Bombax ceiba Roots Available in Bangladesh. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 9, pp. 53-66. DOI: 10.4236/pp.2018.92005
Tithi, N. S., Asaduzzaman, M., Nasrin, N., Hossan, M. M., Rahman, N., Nizum, N. A. and Syeed, N. (2018). A Cross-sectional Survey on Knowledge regarding Breast Cancer and Breast Self-examination among Bangladeshi Women. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 13(1), pp. 38-44. DOI: 10.9790/3008-1301013844
Nasrin, N., Asaduzzaman, M., Tithi, N. S., Rigun, S. H., Shahjin, F. and Shanta, M. A. (2016). A comparative study on potential risk factors for childhood obesity among rural and urban population of Bangladesh. International Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Research, 5(3), pp. 41-52.
Khatun, F., Mahfuz-E-Alam, M., Tithi, N. S., Nasrin, N. and Asaduzzaman, M. (2015). Evaluation of phytochemical, antioxidant, anthelmintic and antimicrobial properties of Crataeva nurvala Buch. Ham. Leaves. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 6(4), pp. 1422-1429.
Tithi, N. S., Hossan, M. M. and Bachar, S. C. (2015). Synthesis and biological activity evaluation of indan-1-carboxylic acid-3-semicarbazone and indan-1-acetic acid-3-semicarbazone. Latin American Journal of Pharmacy, 34 (1), pp. 116-123. (IF: 0.11, Q4 Journal)
Roy, S. C. S., Jalil, M. A., Tithi, N. S., Saha, S. K., Raihan, S. Z., Chanda, U. K., Ghosh, C. K. and Bachar, S. C. (2013). Comparative toxicity assessment between generic salbutamol sulphate inhaler containing hydrofluoroalkane and Ventolin Evohaler. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 3(3), pp. 275-279. DOI: 10.4236/ojpm.2013.33037 (IF: 0.63)
Sarker, M., Mahmud, Z. A., Saha, S. K., Tithi, N. S., Ali, M. S. and Bachar, S. C. (2012). Antihyperlipidemic activity of flowers of Punica granatum in paloxamer-407 induced hyperlipidemic mice model. Pharmacognosy Journal, 4 (27), pp. 66-70. https://doi.org/10.5530/pj.2012.27.11 (IF: 1.51, Q3 Journal)
Keya, J. F., Tithi, N. S., Tasnim, F., Imrose, N., Asaduzzaman, M., and Nasrin, N. (2024). Evaluation of awareness and knowledge of adolescent girls towards reproductive health: A prospective cross-sectional study. International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (ICPHS) 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 6-7, p.126.
Rabby, R. H., Nasrin, N., Tithi, N. S., Ahmed, N., and Khatun, F. (2024). Comparative analysis of binding affinity and toxicity profiles of reported aromatase inhibitors against breast cancer via computational approaches. International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (ICPHS) 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 6-7, p.117.
Saha, A., Moomo, S. P., Priya, A. H., Keya, S. S., Noely, N. A., and Tithi, N. S. (2024). Estimation of antibacterial activity, total flavonoid content and reducing power of different solvent extracts of Dillenia indica leaves. International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (ICPHS) 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 6-7, p.98.
Tasnim, N., Tamanna, S., Sumit, E., Meem, S. Z., Khalil, M., and Tithi, N. S. (2024). Antioxidant, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of the methanolic extract of Syzygium myrtifolium leaves. International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences (ICPHS) 2024, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 6-7, p.97.
Khatun, F., Tithi, N. S., Nasrin, N. and Islam, S. (2024). Carriage state of Streptococcus pneumoniae and their antibiotic resistance profiles among healthy school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. BCSIR Congress-2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 8-10, p. 559.
Islam, S., Nasrin, N., Tithi, N. S., and Khatun, F. (2023). Multidrug resistance isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in young children of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Monash International Health Science and Technology Conference 2023 (Monash Initiate 2023), Selangor, Malaysia, October 25-26, p. 111.
Tithi, N. S., Khatun, F., Nasrin, N., and Islam, S. (2023). Carrier state and antibiotic resistance pattern of Staphylococcus aureus among healthy school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 5th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture (ICBHA), Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 1-3, p. 99-100.
Mou, N. J., Honey, U., Ane, T. A., Mia, M. M., Tithi, N. S., and Hoque, N. (2022). Prevalence of depression in students & service holders across different areas of Bangladesh during COVID-19 pandemic. BCSIR Congress-2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1-3, p.332.
Nasrin, N., Tithi, N. S., Khatun, F., Topa, A. F. and Islam, S. (2022). Prevalence of multi-drug resistant respiratory pathogens isolated from nasopharynx of asymptomatic school children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. BCSIR Congress-2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1-3, p.315.
Mitu, M. M., Tithi, N. S., Nasrin, N., and Asaduzzaman, M. (2020). Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adult population of Jhenaidah, Bangladeshi. Proceedings of 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL), Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 27-29, p. 81-82.
Hasan, K., Asaduzzaman, M., Tithi, N. S. and Nasrin, N. (2020). Study on auditory health issue and noise-related attitudes among traffic police in a selected area of Dhaka city. Proceedings of 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL), Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 27-29, p. 80-81.
Biswas, A. K., Tithi, N. S. and Nasrin, N. (2020). Study on knowledge regarding common eye diseases among university students of Dhaka city. Proceedings of 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL), Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 27-29, p. 80.
Faysal, M., Asaduzzaman, M., Tithi, N. S., Rahman, S., and Nasrin, N. (2020). Study on knowledge and attitude regarding passive smoking among Bangladeshi population. Proceedings of 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL), Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 27-29, p. 79.
Tithi, N. S., Asaduzzaman, M., Nasrin, N., and Hossan, M. M. (2017). Breast cancer knowledge and screening behaviors among Bangladeshi women. Proceedings of 56th The IRES International Conference on Medical and Health Science (ICMHS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 1-2, p. 23.
Tithi, N. S., Nasrin, N., Ferdous, J., Asaduzzaman, M. and Hossan, M. M. (2015). Awareness regarding breast cancer among Bangladeshi garment workers. 4th International Conference on Medical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences (ICMBPS’2015), Pattaya, Thailand, December 15-16, p. 166.
Tithi, N. S., Nasrin, N., Mitu, M. M., Jenny, T. I., and Asaduzzaman, M. (2025). Prevalence of eye problems and knowledge about eye health among atients visiting an eye hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 24(1), pp. 1-9.
Nasrin, N., Akter, F., Tithi, N. S., Asaduzzaman, M. and Chowdhury, A. K. A. (2020). A comparative situation analysis of childhood asthma incidence in selected hospitals inside and outside Dhaka city. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 23(1), pp. 32-38.
Nasrin, N., Asaduzzaman, M., Sharon, D., Tithi, N. S. and Hudda, S. M. N. (2019). A survey-based study on awareness of eye diseases among population of Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 5(4), pp. 292-296.
Hasan, S. S., Ghosh, C. K., Uddin, M. A., Hasan-Al Baizyd, A., Tithi, N. S. and Bachar, S. C. (2009). Comparative bioavailability of two oral formulations of ketorolac tromethamine. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 20, pp. 20-24.
Research Grant
From Center for Research and Training, East West University (CRTEWU) as Co-investigator (Project Title: Isolation, identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing of common respiratory pathogens collected from nasopharynx of asymptomatic school children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh; Duration: 2019-2024).
Scholarships:
Merit scholarship on B. Pharm. (Hons.) result provided by Ruqayyah Hall, University of Dhaka.
Board scholarships for excellent academic performances in S.S.C & H.S.C.
Merit scholarship Junior scholarship examination of Chittagong board and several non-government scholarships through competitive examination from class IV – X.
Courses Currently Teaching for B. Pharm. Program
Theory Courses: Physical Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, and Pharmaceutical Engineering.
Lab Courses: Physical Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, and Pharmaceutical Technology.
Previously Taught Courses for B. Pharm. Program
Theory Courses: Cell Biology and Anatomy, Basic Microbiology, Human Physiology, Inorganic Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis and Pharmaceutical Technology.
Lab Courses: Basic Microbiology, Human Physiology, Inorganic Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics.
A-grade registered pharmacist in Bangladesh.
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