They produced over a couple hundred of these sanitisers, which were available for free.
A member of the core team, Dr Ayub mentioned, "Beside myself the project was simultaneously led by Dr Firoz, Dr Imran, Dr Ayesha Sharmin, Dr Elius, Dr Nishat Sharmeen, Dr Chanchal, Dr Mahbub, Md Kausar, and the staff members and students from different departments of BUET." They have distributed the sanitisers amongst students in their dormitories.Īs the youth of the nation are doing their best to help out in this time of crisis, Dr Maksud Helali, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering of BUET, in his youthful spirit, has been making PPE for doctors by himself and looking forward to producing on a mass scale.ĭepartment of Pharmacy, Dhaka University, handed out the hand sanitisers they made amongst their teachers, staff members and hall residents. Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry of BUET, Dr Md Shakhawat Hossain Firoz, stated, "This product is not for sale, but if anyone is interested to take it for any particular community or group and distribute it for free, the Department of Chemistry will take into account the production cost only, provided, the raw materials are available in the local market," while extending his gratitude to the Forum 86 of BUET for sponsoring it. The team of Daffodil International University was led by Prof Dr Md Bellal Hossain, Dr Nizam Uddin, Dr Amir Ahmed, and Md Suzauddula, while the students contributed in the labelling and packaging, as per the Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering.įor all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Similar formulae can be found online, displaying this easy solution of compounds.
Before educational institutes were shut down owing to the pandemic, individuals from North South University, Independent University, Bangladesh, BUET, Dhaka University, Daffodil International University, Comilla University and Chittagong University produced their own hand sanitisers.ĭuring an interview, the Vice Chancellor of Comilla University, Prof Dr Emran Kabir Chowdhury shared the formula that his students are using to make these hand sanitisers, "The formula is very simple: 70 percent isopropyl alcohol, 2 percent glycerol, and 2 to 3 percent aloe vera," he said. In the face of a shortage of hand sanitisers amid rising fears of the coronavirus in Bangladesh, several leading universities produced their own hand sanitisers, not just to meet internal requirements, but also for distributing some for free amongst the masses.
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