Md Rafiqul Islam
Biographic Data
| ID | 3722957 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Md Rafiqul Islam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Md Rafiqul |
| FAMILY NAME | Islam |
| SIGNATURE | ISLAM M R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dhaka |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7766-5575 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Adaptation in the informal city: Climate migration, livelihoods, and the governance of urban precarity in Bangladesh
Climate-induced migration to cities is increasingly framed as an adaptive response that demonstrates the resilience of vulnerable populations. Yet, for many migrants in the Global South, urban arrival does not eliminate vulnerability but reconfigures it through new forms of institutional and livelihood insecurity. This exploratory study examines how informal governance structures mediate livelihood adaptation following climate-induced displacemen…
Inclusive education for children with disabilities in Bangladesh: A review on policy gap
Examining the barriers of Rakhine’s political representation in Bangladesh through social capital
The endorsing party system and electoral voting converge as a traditional pattern of political participation among citizens of Bangladesh. However, the political participation of ethnic minorities has evolved through predominantly historic and systematic barriers and marginalization in Bangladesh, despite having a constitutional guarantee for the substantive inclusion of minorities. The Rakhines, in particular, are significantly underrepresented …
Leveraging Machine Learning for Insights and Predictions in Synthetic E-commerce Data in the USA: A Comprehensive Analysis
The primary purpose of this research was to leverage the potential of machine learning to extract meaningful information out of synthetic e-commerce data to overcome the limitations of traditional analysis. This research focused on the consumption patterns and trends of the US e-commerce market with specific knowledge of its idiosyncrasies and challenges. The synthetic e-commerce dataset comprises a comprehensive collection of simulated transacti…
The careful consumer: Effects of altruistic and egoistic motivation on the purchase intention of green products
Life in Transition: A Study of Climate Migrants’ Adaptation and Perceptions in Urban Slums and Rural Villages in Bangladesh
Climate migration has reshaped the socio-economic dynamics of communities in Bangladesh, with many migrants seeking settlement in urban slums while maintaining ties to their rural origins. This study explores the lived experiences, adaptation strategies, and perceptions of climate migrants, comparing their lives in Dhaka’s urban slums with those in their ancestral rural villages. Using a mixed-methods approach that combines surveys and in-depth i…
Understanding the psychology behind the boycott of Israeli-affiliated brands: A TPB-based study in Bangladesh
One significant and growing expression of public opinion on purchasing decisions is consumer boycotts, in which individuals or groups deliberately choose not to purchase goods or services from specific companies or countries. This research thoroughly examines the influence of consumer boycott activity on purchase intentions and participation. By incorporating components such as social influence, animosity, boycott attitude, subjective norms, perc…
An assessment on surging crime, gender violence, and justice mechanisms in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
AI-Driven Predictive Modeling of US Economic Trends: Insights and Innovations
While traditional economic forecasting models have significantly improved, a few significant obstacles must be overcome. Conventional methods include time series and econometric models, which may rely hugely on historical data and are underlain by linear assumptions. These models fail to handle sudden shifts in the market or unseen economic events, like the financial crisis of 2008 or the COVID-19 pandemic 2020. Traditional models also need help …
Geographic inequalities and determinants of anaemia among preeclamptic women: A cross-sectional sample-based study in Bangladesh
Determinants of anaemia must be considered with importance. In the future, periodic follow-ups of anaemia should be scheduled with a health care program and prevent maternal fatality and fetus morbidity in patients with PE
Electronic aggregated data collection on cervical cancer screening in Bangladesh since 2014: What the data tells us
A national cervical cancer screening programme using VIA method and a DHIS2-based electronic data collection backbone, is effective, sustainable, and useful to understand the screening coverage, VIA positivity rate and geographic distribution of the participants and case load to initiate policy recommendations and actions. Decentralization of the screening programme and more efforts at the primary and secondary care level is required to increase …
Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in Bangladesh
This book explores the relationship between climate change–induced migration and conflict in Bangladesh – one of the most ecologically fragile countries in the world. It explores why people migrate from their original place of land and how the migration of people with a different background to an ethnically distinctive region due to environmental changes can become a source of conflict and violence between the host peoples and migrants. The volum…
Depression Detection From Social Networks Data Based on Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: An Interrogative Survey
Users can interact with one another through social networks (SNs) by exchanging information, delivering comments, finding new information, and engaging in discussions that result in the production of vast volumes of data daily. These data, available in various forms, such as images, text, and videos, may be interpreted to reflect the user’s activities, including their mental state regarding depression. For example, depression is a chronic disease…
The State of Acculturation and Identity Distress among Stranded Adolescent Biharis in Bangladesh
The Urdu-speaking Bihari people in Bangladesh, living in dilapidated camps with compromised rights and opportunities, constitute one of the most vulnerable diasporas in the South Asian region. These camps have existed for generations and consequently house many adolescents. Yet studies on the acculturation and identity distress of adolescent Biharis are nonexistent. This paper addresses this significant topic directly. Based on a survey using the…
A changing coastal ecosystem: Cox’s Bazar in southeastern coastal region of Bangladesh
Conflict Potential of the Rohingya People in Bangladesh and Beyond
The article addresses how Myanmar's Rohingya conflict could generate a potential for conflict within the borders of Bangladesh and beyond. The conflict in Myanmar due to the Rohingyas being deprived of their national citizenship had led to the mass exodus in 2017 to Bangladeshi land and the subsequent conflict in the host place. It was referred to various situations, including disputes, killing, abduction, and tensions between the refuges and hos…
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Training Programs for Non-specialist Mental Health Professionals in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Literature
Large treatment deficits in child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) care exist in low and middle income countries (LMICs). This study reviewed CAMH training programs for non-specialist health professionals (NSHPs) in LMICs. Multiple databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles describing programs from 2005 to 2018. Educational source materials, trainee evaluation methods, and perspectives on teaching methods, course content and scheduling…
An Assessment of the Sustainability of Living for Rohingya Displaced People in Cox’s Bazar Camps in Bangladesh
Is Bhasan Char Island, Noakhali district in Bangladesh a sustainable place for the relocated Rohingya displaced people? An empirical study
ESBL Producing Escherichia coli in Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants: An Invisible Threat to Public Health in Rohingya Camps, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Introduction: Human faecal sludge contains diverse harmful microorganisms, making it hazardous to the environment and public health if it is discharged untreated. Faecal sludge is one of the major sources of E. coli that can produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs). Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing E. coli in faecal sludge samples collected from faecal sludge treatmen…
Climate change events in the Bengali migration to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh
The internal migration of Bengali people to the CHT since the 1970s has been a significant factor in the long-standing ethnopolitical conflict in this region. The prevailing view is that while poverty and environmental disasters were push factors in this migration, government settlement programmes were primarily responsible for this population shift. This article offers a fresh perspective on this historic migration by exploring its environmental…
Discovering dynamic adverse behavior of policyholders in the life insurance industry
Discovering tourist preference for electing destinations: A pattern mining based approach
Awareness and access to information on travel benefits may bear importance for tourist preference in selecting popular destination. Tourism businesses are continuously exploring to improve their competitive advantage and offering an effective method for assisting tourist in electing their preferred destinations. However, current studies are still at an emergent stage. This paper presents a tourists preferences dataset and introduces preference pa…
Landlessness as the key challenge to climate change adaptation of the rural poor in Bangladesh: An empirical study
Bangladesh is ranked top among the locations most affected locations by extreme weather events over the last two decades and one of the potential victims of the consequences of climate change. Around 3.26 million rural Bangladeshi households are landless. These landless households usually constitute the poorest and most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh and are the first victims of climatic hazards. Despite the adaptation measures taken by the gove…
Coupled Adaptive Cycles of Shoreline Change and Households in Deltaic Bangladesh: Analysis of a 30-Year Shoreline Change Record and Recent Population Impacts
This research investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of shoreline change and associated population impacts in deltaic Bangladesh. This region is among the world’s most dynamic deltas due to monsoon precipitation that drives tremendous discharge and sediment volumes from the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna drainage basin. Theoretically, it draws on the concept of adaptive cycles that theorizes systems transitioning through phases of growth, conservati…
Deep learning for misinformation detection on online social networks: A Survey and New Perspectives
An Assessment of the Sustainability of Living for Rohingya Displaced People in Cox’s Bazar Camps in Bangladesh
Landlessness as the key challenge to climate change adaptation of the rural poor in Bangladesh: An empirical study
Bangladesh is ranked top among the locations most affected locations by extreme weather events over the last two decades and one of the potential victims of the consequences of climate change. Around 3.26 million rural Bangladeshi households are landless. These landless households usually constitute the poorest and most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh and are the first victims of climatic hazards. Despite the adaptation measures taken by the gove…
An assessment on surging crime, gender violence, and justice mechanisms in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
Coupled Adaptive Cycles of Shoreline Change and Households in Deltaic Bangladesh: Analysis of a 30-Year Shoreline Change Record and Recent Population Impacts
This research investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of shoreline change and associated population impacts in deltaic Bangladesh. This region is among the world’s most dynamic deltas due to monsoon precipitation that drives tremendous discharge and sediment volumes from the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna drainage basin. Theoretically, it draws on the concept of adaptive cycles that theorizes systems transitioning through phases of growth, conservati…
Indirect Estimation and Mathematical Modeling of some Demographic Parameters of Bangladesh
Collision of marine vehicles in Bangladesh: A study on accident characteristics
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the marine vehicle accident characteristics in the inland waterways of Bangladesh, with particular emphasis on collision type accidents. Design/methodology/approach Accident data were collected from different sources such as the daily newspapers, reports of Department of Shipping (DOS) and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA). The accidents are analysed according to different variables such as…
Modelling Age Structure, 1x Values and ASDRs for Female Population of Bangladesh
Knowledge and awareness about STDs among women in Bangladesh
There is a need to improve the education in Bangladesh about STDs particularly among those in the rural areas and older ages of women (30-49 years). Formal, informal and special educational knowledge and awareness programmes may be implemented to educate people concerning STDs in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Chittangong division. Campaigns and mass media can be used to increase the knowledge and awareness among the community, especially among women. Poli…
Assessment of knowledge regarding tuberculosis among non-medical university students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
In the present study demonstrated that the level of general knowledge about TB was insufficient among non-medical university students. Consequently, health education program is needed to improve the knowledge among university students regarding TB
Assessing the link between witnessing inter-parental violence and the perpetration of intimate partner violence in Bangladesh
Committing violence against an intimate partner is an all too frequent practice among men in Bangladesh. The study indicated that men who had witnessed father-to-mother violence were more likley to perpetrate IPV, suggesting an intergenerational transmission of violence. This transmission of violence may operate through the learning and modelling of attitudes favourable to spousal abuse. In support of this, witnnessing inter-parental violence was…
Asthma hospitalisation trends from 2010 to 2015: Variation among rural and metropolitan Australians
We demonstrated a higher overall hospital separation rate in metropolitan Victoria. For children in metropolitan areas, males were hospitalised at higher rates than females, while the inverse was demonstrated for children residing in rural areas. Therefore, optimising asthma management requires consideration of the patient's age, gender and residential context. Primary health care may play a leading role in increasing health literacy for patients…
Association between high-risk fertility behaviours and the likelihood of chronic undernutrition and anaemia among married Bangladeshi women of reproductive age
Objective To explore the association between high-risk fertility behaviours and the likelihood of chronic undernutrition, anaemia and the coexistence of anaemia and undernutrition among women of reproductive age. Design The 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, conducted from 8 July to 27 December 2011. Setting Selected urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. Subjects A total of 2197 ever-married women living with at least one child younger…
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Bangladesh: Do eating habits and physical activity have a gender differential effect?
The aim of this study was to examine the gender differential effects of eating habits and physical activity on overweight and obesity among school-aged adolescents in Bangladesh. Nationally representative data extracted from the 2014 Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) were utilized. The survey collected information related to physical and mental health from 2989 school-aged adolescents in Bangladesh. An exploratory data analysis and…
Explaining mobility using the Community Capital Framework and Place Attachment concepts: A case study of riverbank erosion in the Lower Meghna Estuary, Bangladesh
Deep learning for misinformation detection on online social networks: A Survey and New Perspectives
Is Bhasan Char Island, Noakhali district in Bangladesh a sustainable place for the relocated Rohingya displaced people? An empirical study
ESBL Producing Escherichia coli in Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants: An Invisible Threat to Public Health in Rohingya Camps, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Introduction: Human faecal sludge contains diverse harmful microorganisms, making it hazardous to the environment and public health if it is discharged untreated. Faecal sludge is one of the major sources of E. coli that can produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs). Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing E. coli in faecal sludge samples collected from faecal sludge treatmen…
Climate change events in the Bengali migration to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh
The internal migration of Bengali people to the CHT since the 1970s has been a significant factor in the long-standing ethnopolitical conflict in this region. The prevailing view is that while poverty and environmental disasters were push factors in this migration, government settlement programmes were primarily responsible for this population shift. This article offers a fresh perspective on this historic migration by exploring its environmental…
Discovering dynamic adverse behavior of policyholders in the life insurance industry
Discovering tourist preference for electing destinations: A pattern mining based approach
Awareness and access to information on travel benefits may bear importance for tourist preference in selecting popular destination. Tourism businesses are continuously exploring to improve their competitive advantage and offering an effective method for assisting tourist in electing their preferred destinations. However, current studies are still at an emergent stage. This paper presents a tourists preferences dataset and introduces preference pa…
Landlessness as the key challenge to climate change adaptation of the rural poor in Bangladesh: An empirical study
Bangladesh is ranked top among the locations most affected locations by extreme weather events over the last two decades and one of the potential victims of the consequences of climate change. Around 3.26 million rural Bangladeshi households are landless. These landless households usually constitute the poorest and most vulnerable groups in Bangladesh and are the first victims of climatic hazards. Despite the adaptation measures taken by the gove…
Coupled Adaptive Cycles of Shoreline Change and Households in Deltaic Bangladesh: Analysis of a 30-Year Shoreline Change Record and Recent Population Impacts
This research investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of shoreline change and associated population impacts in deltaic Bangladesh. This region is among the world’s most dynamic deltas due to monsoon precipitation that drives tremendous discharge and sediment volumes from the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna drainage basin. Theoretically, it draws on the concept of adaptive cycles that theorizes systems transitioning through phases of growth, conservati…
Conflict Potential of the Rohingya People in Bangladesh and Beyond
The article addresses how Myanmar's Rohingya conflict could generate a potential for conflict within the borders of Bangladesh and beyond. The conflict in Myanmar due to the Rohingyas being deprived of their national citizenship had led to the mass exodus in 2017 to Bangladeshi land and the subsequent conflict in the host place. It was referred to various situations, including disputes, killing, abduction, and tensions between the refuges and hos…
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Training Programs for Non-specialist Mental Health Professionals in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Scoping Review of Literature
Large treatment deficits in child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) care exist in low and middle income countries (LMICs). This study reviewed CAMH training programs for non-specialist health professionals (NSHPs) in LMICs. Multiple databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles describing programs from 2005 to 2018. Educational source materials, trainee evaluation methods, and perspectives on teaching methods, course content and scheduling…
An Assessment of the Sustainability of Living for Rohingya Displaced People in Cox’s Bazar Camps in Bangladesh
Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in Bangladesh
This book explores the relationship between climate change–induced migration and conflict in Bangladesh – one of the most ecologically fragile countries in the world. It explores why people migrate from their original place of land and how the migration of people with a different background to an ethnically distinctive region due to environmental changes can become a source of conflict and violence between the host peoples and migrants. The volum…
Depression Detection From Social Networks Data Based on Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques: An Interrogative Survey
Users can interact with one another through social networks (SNs) by exchanging information, delivering comments, finding new information, and engaging in discussions that result in the production of vast volumes of data daily. These data, available in various forms, such as images, text, and videos, may be interpreted to reflect the user’s activities, including their mental state regarding depression. For example, depression is a chronic disease…
The State of Acculturation and Identity Distress among Stranded Adolescent Biharis in Bangladesh
The Urdu-speaking Bihari people in Bangladesh, living in dilapidated camps with compromised rights and opportunities, constitute one of the most vulnerable diasporas in the South Asian region. These camps have existed for generations and consequently house many adolescents. Yet studies on the acculturation and identity distress of adolescent Biharis are nonexistent. This paper addresses this significant topic directly. Based on a survey using the…
A changing coastal ecosystem: Cox’s Bazar in southeastern coastal region of Bangladesh
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