Shahanaz Sultana

Shahanaz Sultana (; ; born 30 August 1971) Is a Bangladeshi agricultural officer and Scientist. She is the Chief Scientific Officer of the Department of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2022 by the Government of Bangladesh as part of a team for their significant contribution in research on the production of high yielding varieties of paddy.

Early life Shahanaz Sultana graduated from the Department of Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1992 and obtained her master's degree in 1997. She received her PhD in Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology in 2010 from University of Putra Malaysia. She completed an additional academic course from the University of Toronto on the bioinformatics method.

Career Shahanaz Sultana has been the Chief Scientific Officer of the Department of Biotechnology at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute since July 2018. She has been working at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute since 1998.

Award Ekushey Padak- 2022