Mr. Ali completed PhD in Plant Pathology from College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, China. Previously he completed Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and MS in Entomology from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. He also obtained Master of Life and Environmental Science from Shimane University, Japan. He is interested in Plant-Microbe interactions, Endophytic Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria, Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens, Bacteria-fungal interaction, nanotechnology in agriculture.