Haseena Khan

Haseena Khan is a Bangladeshi scientist, professor and fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. She is known for her lead on decoding Genome of Tenualosa ilisha from the river Padma. She was awarded Independence Day Award, the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh for her contribution on research and training. Haseena Khan is also known for her contribution to jute genome decoding under Maqsudul Alam's lead. Haseena Khan is married and mother of one daughter. After completing her PhD in England, she joined Biochemistry Department as an assistant professor. She is the head of the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Dhaka University from 1995. She has also served as chairman of Department of Genetics and Biotechnology from 2001 to 2005. Currently she is working as a fellow at the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences and Member, University Grants Commission, Bangladesh. In 2018, Haseena Khan and her team decoded the genome sequence of Bangladesh's national fish, Ilish with the "Tenualosa ilisha Genome Project".

Khan resigned from the UGC in August 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government along with Sazzad Hossain and Muhammed Alamgir.

Award and achievements UNESCO/ROSTSCA Award for Young Scientist, 1989 ISC Fellow (2023)