Dr. Md. Aminul Haque :: Faculty Profile

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Dr. Md Aminul Haque is a Professor at the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his Bachelor's and Master of Social Sciences in Sociology from the same university. He immediately joined as a Lecturer at the Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in 1999 and later Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Population Sciences ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Public Health	Heidelberg Institute for Global Health, Heidelberg University	Germany	2015
Masters	Governance and Development	Institute of Development Policy and Management (IDPM), Antwerp University	Belgium	2003
Masters	Masters of Social Sciences in Sociology	Dept of Sociology, University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1995
Bachelor	Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology	Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1994
H.S.C	Humanities	Rajshahi Educational Board	Bangladesh	1991
S.S.C	Humanities	Rajshahi Educational Board	Bangladesh	1989

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Professor	Dept. of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Jul 2017	Present
Project Director	Department of Population Sciences,	Dhaka University	Mar 2015	Aug 2018
Chairman	Department of Population Sciences, University of DHaka	Dhaka	Mar 2015	Mar 2018
House Tutor	Master Da Surjosen Hall	Dhaka University	Nov 2013	May 2021
Associate Professor	Dept. of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Feb 2013	Jul 2017
House Tutor	Master Da Surjoseen Hall, University of Dhaka	Dhak Uiversity	Jan 2008	Sep 2009
Assistant Professor	Dept. of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Apr 2004	Feb 2013
Assistant Professor	Dept of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University	Mymensingh, Bangladesh	Jan 2003	Jul 2004
Lecturar	Dept of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University	Mymensingh, Bangladesh	Apr 1999	Jan 2003

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Population, Health and Development	Climate Change and Health, Health coping

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Current Completion
Ph.D.	Healthcare Seeking Behavior of Women with Primary Infertility in Selected Urban Areas of Bangladesh	Supervisor	Farhana Huq	Current Year
Ph.D.	Role of Women Empowerment in Determining Fertility in Bangladesh	Supervisor	Shanjida Chowdhury	Current Year
Ph.D.	Role of NGOs in Health Care for the Slum People	Supervisor	Mohammad Ismail Bhuiyan	Current Year
Research Project Report/Other	Knowledge, attitude and health system response for management of menopause in Bangladesh	Team Leader		2022
Research Project Report/Other	Assessment of Institutional Capacity and Quality of Training Conducted by NIPORT	Md. Aminul Haque		2021

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Delaying Pregnancy	Measuring the Effectiveness of a Pilot Intervention on Delaying Early Pregnancy among Newlywed Couple in Brammanbaria District”. An impact analysis for measuring delaying pregnancy in Bangladesh. Funded my Government of Bangladesh, for the period of November 2018 to Junel 2019.	DGFP	15-11-2018	30-06-2019	no
Measuring delaying pregnancy in Bangladesh.	Measuring the Effectiveness of a Pilot Intervention on Delaying Early Pregnancy among Newlywed Couple in Brammanbaria District	DGFP	01-11-2018	06-06-2019
Family Planning Field Service Performance	For the “Evaluation of Volunteers Intervention” for improving Family Planning Services in the remote areas of Bangladesh for the period of May to June 2018. Contracting authority was the Directorate of Family Planning, Ministry of Health and Family Planning.	UNFPA, DGFP	01-04-2018	30-06-2018	No colloboration
Child Marriage and Concequences	“Child Marriage: a challenge for development – its socio economic impact” for the period of March to June 2018. Contracting authority was General Economic Division, Ministry of planning, People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Policy brief was presented on 16th May 2018 at the planning Commission, Bangladesh.	UNFPA, GED Planning Comission	30-03-2018	30-05-2018	No
child Marriage	Child Marriage: a challenge for development – its socio economic impact	GED	10-03-2018	28-06-2018
Child Marriage	Name of Assignment or Project: Formulating Policy brief on “Child Marriage: a challenge for development – its socio economic impact” (b) Year: March to June 2018 (c) Location:Bangladesh (d) Client: Planning Commission, Bangladesh (e) Main project features: Review existing policy issues and write a policy brief on Child Marriage for the Ministry of Planning, (f) Positions held: Consultant (g) Activities performed: Contracting authority was General Economic Division, Ministry of planning, People’s	GED	10-03-2018	30-06-2018
Population, Health and Development	Gender Biased Sex Selection in Bangladesh	UNFPA	01-01-2018	31-12-2018	UNFPA and DPS
Population, Health, Development	“Gender Biased Sex Selection in Bangladesh” in 2018”. The research is going to conduct under the project “Strengthening the capacity of Teaching and Research at the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka (2nd Phase). A UNFPA, Bangladesh funded project under the Ministry of Education.	UNFPA, Bangladesh	06-10-2017	30-12-2018
Strengthening the capacity of Teaching and Research	Name of Assignment or Project: “Strengthening the capacity of Teaching and Research at the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka. (b) Year: March 2015 to 30th August 2018 (c) Location:Bangladesh (d) Client: University of Dhaka, Ministry of Education and UNFPA, Bangladesh (e) Main project features: Strengthening the Teaching capacity of the faculty of the department, increase the research capacity of the faculty, training on population issues, conducting national level research,	UNFPA	05-10-2017	30-09-2018
Institutional Quality Assurance of the Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka	Higher education quality enhancement project	UGC	01-01-2017	31-12-2017
Gender Biased Sex Selection	Gender Biased Sex Selection in Bangladesh	UNFPA	01-01-2017	31-12-2017
improve the skills of health workers in counselling on maternal and newborn health care	Evaluation of Training to improve the skills of health workers in counselling on maternal and newborn health care	DGFP	05-05-2016	01-01-1970
Promoting Environmental Health for Rural School and Community	Project End Evaluation of the project, Promoting Environmental Health for Rural School and Community (PEHRSC	PSTC	27-04-2016	28-05-2016
Child Marriage	Conducting research on “Context and consequences of child marriage in Bangladesh in 2016”		01-01-2016	31-12-2016
Survey of Elderly Population in Bangladesh	Conducting research on “Survey of Elderly Population in Bangladesh”	UNFPA	01-01-2015	31-12-2015
gender equality, equity through health services	Organizational Gender Assessment of the NGO Health Service Delivery Project (NHSDP	CARE Bangladesh and USAID Bangladesh	01-01-2015	31-12-2017
MaMoni Health Systems Strengthening (MaMoni HSS)	Completed Gender Analysis of MaMoni Health System Project of Save the Children, funded by USAID	Save the Children	01-01-2014	31-12-2014
Reproductive Health and Family Planning	Reasons for low performance in reproductive health and family planning utilization in Sunamgong district. Joint collaboration with UNFPA and the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh	DGFP, NIPORT and Ministry of Health.	01-05-2013	31-07-2013
developing the training module	Workshops program for the 160 mid-level Government officials on Population Development and Gender issues.	UNFPA	01-01-2013	31-12-2016
Developing the training module	Training program for the 160 mid-level Government officials on Capacity Building on integrated appraisal of Population Dynamics and Deepening Understanding of Emerging Issues	UNFPA	01-01-2013	31-12-2016
Knowledge and management of Menopause	Knowledge, attitude and health system response for management of menopause in Bangladesh	NIPORT	01-01-1970
Capacity Development of the Department of Population Sciences	Potential partnership with the University of Dhaka to strengthen capacity for training and applied data analysis on population, family planning, and health	USAID		30-09-2024

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
1	Presented paper on Landscape Analysis of Community Resilience to Disasters by Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Gaibandha and Satkhira Districts in the
2	Given a presentation on “Age structure transition, demographic dividend and human resource development: Challenges and strategies for Bangladesh” at the United Nations Population Division (UNPD), Department of Economics and Social Affairs, 2 United Nations Plaza, held on the 5 August 2019, New York, USA. International Seminar on Population Dynamics in Muslim Countries from May 7-14, 2018, Organized by the National Institute of Population Research, University of Tehran, Iran. Presented paper at the 4^th Asian Population Association (APA) from July 11-14, 2018, in Shanghai University, Shanghai, China. Third Asian Meta-Center Workshop on Modelling and Projecting Sub-national Population; July 10, 2018, organized by the Shanghai University, China. Second Asian Meta-Center Workshop on Modelling and Projecting Sub-national Population; January 22-24, 2018, organized by the Shanghai University, China. Workshop on the ONE-BELT one road strategy and its implications for international migration and socio-ecological change. From October 10-11, 2017 Organized by the ADRI, Shanghai University and APA, Shanghai, China. Shanghai Population Forum on Future Directions in Asian Population Research from October 10-12, 2016. Organized by the ADRI, Shanghai University and Asian Population Association (APA). China. Population Association of America (PAA) meeting March 31-April 2, 2016, Washington D.C

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Treasurer, Dhaka UNiversity Sociology Alumni (DUSA)	Professional	2016	2019
2	Life Member, Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA)	Professional	2008	Life Time
3	Joint Secretary, Dhaka University Sociology Alumni (DUSA)	Frofessional	2020	2023
4	Member, Bangladesh Population Association (PAA)	Professional	2000	Life Time

Book
1	Haque, M.A Changing Patterns of Urbanization in Bangladesh: An analysis of Census data. Population Monograph: Volume-12.. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Statistics and Information Division. Ministry of Planning; Government of Peoples republic of Bangladesh, 2016 .

Journal Article
1	Lara-Castor, Laura Micha, Renata Cudhea, Frederick Miller, Victoria Shi, Peilin Zhang, Jianyi Sharib, Julia R. Erndt-Marino, Josh Cash, Sean B. Barquera, Simon Mozaffarian, Dariush and Maque, MA : Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study, The BMJ (impact factor:93.6) , vol.386 The BMJ , pp.e079234 , 2024 . View More
2	Mohammad Ismail Bhuian and Haque, Md. Aminul : NGOs' initiatives and grassroots approach for accessing health care services for the slum people in Dhaka, Frontiers in Health Services (impact factor:1.6) , vol.4 Frontiers , 2024 . View More
3	Laura Lara-Castor, Renata Micha, Frederick Cudhea, Victoria Miller, Peilin Shi, Jianyi Zhang, Julia R Sharib, Josh Erndt-Marino, Sean B Cash, Dariush Mozaffarian and Haque, M. A; : Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries, Nature Communications (impact factor:16.6) , vol.14 , no.1 SpringerNature , pp.5957 , 2023 .
4	Shanjida Chowdhury, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman and Md. Aminul Haque : Role of women's empowerment in determining fertility and reproductive health in Bangladesh: a systematic literature review, AJOG Global Reports (impact factor:.312) , vol.3 , no.3 Elsevier , 2023 . View More
5	Meghan O’Hearn; Laura Lara-Castor; Frederick Cudhea; Victoria Miller ; Julia Reedy; Peilin Shi; Jianyi Zhang; John B. Wong; Christina D. Economos; Renata Micha; Dariush Mozaffarian; & Global Dietary Database* and M A Haque : Incident type 2 diabetics attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries, nature medicine (impact factor:87.244) , vol.29 nature medicine , pp.982-995 , 2023 .
6	Haque, M. A.; and Afrin, Sadia : Construction of the active aging index in Bangladesh: challenges and opportunities, Heliyon (impact factor:4.0) , vol.8 , no.10 Heliyon , 2022 . View More
7	Shimlin Jahan Khanam, S.J and Haque, M. A. : Prevalence and determinants of malnutrition among primary school going children in the haor areas of Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh, Helliyon (impact factor:4.0) , vol.7 , no.9 Helliyon , 2021 . View More
8	Haque, M. A. and Sawkia Afroz : Health Care Seeking Behaviour among Climate Displaced People: Study of a Slum in Dhaka City, Social Science Review: The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.1 , no.36 , 2019 .
9	Hasna Hena Sara, Chowdhury MAB and Haque M. A. : Multimorbidity among elderly in Bangladesh. Volume 1, Issue 3, Aging Medicine , pp.267-275 , 2018 . View More
10	Haque, M.A. and Sanjoy Saha. : Determinants of mother’s health‐seeking behaviour during common childhood illness in a coastal area of Bangladesh. Volume 2 Issue 2 (March 2018)., International Journal of Perceptions in Public Health (IJPPH) , 2018 . View More
11	Malik AA, Haque, M.A., Yamamoto SS, Butt NS and Baig M : Developing and assessing a tool to measure motivation among physicians in Lahore., PLOSE ONE (impact factor:2.766) , vol.13 , no.12 , 2018 .
12	Sara HH, Chowdhury MAB and Haque M.A. : Multimorbidity among elderly in Bangladesh, Aging Medicine , pp.00:1–9 , 2018 .
13	Haque, M.A. and Sanjoy Saha : Determinants of mother’s health‐seeking behaviour during common childhood illness in a coastal area of Bangladesh, International Journal of Perceptions in Public Health (IJPPH) , vol.2 , no.2 , 2018 . View More
14	Malik AA, Yamamoto SS, Haque M.A, Butt NS, Baig M and et al : Developing and assessing a tool to measure motivation among physicians in Lahore, PLOS ONE , vol.13 , no.12 , pp.e0209546 , 2018 .
15	Budi Aji, Shafiu Mohammed, Haque, M. A. and Manuela De Allegri : The Dynamics of Catastrophic and Impoverishing Health Spending in Indonesia: How Well Does the Indonesian Health Care Financing System Perform? Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health., (impact factor:1.459) , vol.29 , no.6 , 2017 .
16	Budi Aji, Shafiu Mohammed, Haque M. A. and Manuela De Allegri : The Dynamics of Catastrophic and Impoverishing Health Spending in Indonesia: How Well Does the Indonesian Health Care Financing System Perform?, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health , vol.29 , no.6 , 2017 .
17	Haque, M.A., Das, S.K and Baker, C.A : Maternal Health Care Seeking Behaviour: The case of Haor (wetland) in Bangladesh., BMC Public Health (impact factor:3.275) , 2016 . View More
18	Islam, M.M, Kamrul, I. M., I.M.; Sazzad and Haque, M. A. : Marriage before 16 or 18 years: effect of marital age on women’s educational attainment in Bangladesh., Journal of Population and Social Studies , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.117-132 , 2016 . View More
19	Haque, M.A, Das, S.K. and Baker, C.A. : Maternal Health Care Seeking Behaviour: The case of Haor (wetland) in Bangladesh, BMC Public Health , 2016 .
20	Kamrul, I.M, Sazzad, H. M and Haque, M.A : Marriage before 16 or 18 years: effect of marital age on women’s educational attainment in Bangladesh, Journal of Population and Social Studies. , 2016 . View More
21	Haque, M.A and Nahrin, S.Q. : Addressing Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Brief summary of the GO/NGO major programs., , 2016 .
22	Haque, M.A., Nahrin, S.Q. and Sabila-e-Rabbi. : শিশু বিবাহের তত্বের ভাষা ও বাস্তব দশাঃ একটি ঘটনা বিশ্লেষণ (Reality of Child Marriage in Theory and Practice), সামাজিক বিজ্ঞান পত্রিকা [ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় স্টাডিজ, পার্ট- ডি]. , vol.9 , no.9 , 2015 .
23	Haque M. A., Revati P, Louis V and Sauerborn R : Use of traditional medicines to cope with climate-sensitive diseases in a resource poor setting in Bangladesh, Bmc Public Health , pp.14:202 , 2014 . View More
24	Haque M.A, Budi A,, Azam Malik A, Suzanne Yamamoto S, Louis V and Sauerborn R : Health coping strategies of the people vulnerable to climate change in a resource-poor rural setting in Bangladesh, Bmc Public Health , vol.13 , no.1 , 2013 . View More
25	Farhana H., Khan S. H., Haque, M. A. and Levels : Trends and Determinants of Fecundability in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study Using Bangladesh Health and Demographic Survey (BDHS) Data., Open Journal of Preventive Medicine. , vol.2 , no.3 , 2012 . View More
26	Haque. M. A., Yamamoto, S, Malik, A. A. and Sauerborn, R. : Household’s Perception of Climate Change and Human Health Risks: A Community Perspective, Environmental Health , vol.11 , no.1 , pp.doi:10.1186/1476-069X-11-1 , 2012 . View More
27	Hossain, K. A. H. M, Haque, R.M., Sultana, R., Ahsan, T., Dana, G.P.T and Haque, M. A. : Addressing women’s reproductive health needs in Bangladesh’s health policy, Social Science Review (The Dhaka University Studies, part-D) , vol.28 , no.2 , 2011 .
28	Jeshmin, A., Yamamoto, S., Malik, A. A. and Haque, M. A. : Prevalence and determinants of chronic malnutrition among preschool children: a cross sectional study in Dhaka city, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. , vol.05 , 2011 . View More
29	Haque, R.M., Hossain, K. A. H. M., Sultana, R., Shaikh, M. K. and Haque, M. A. : Women’s health and wellbeing in relation to gender, Poverty and Health Interactions , vol.5 , no.2 , 2011 . View More
30	Haque, R.M., Hossain, K. A. H. M., Sultana, R., Shaikh, M. K. and Haque, M. A. : Decline in mortality in developing countries: A review from three countries perspective., Middle East Journal of Aging. , vol.8 , no.4 , 2011 . View More
31	Haque, M. A., Yamamoto, S. and Sauerborn, S. : Print media and climate change in Bangladesh: The missing health issue. Proceedings of International Conference on Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh (ICEAB10), Japan, , 2010 . View More
32	Haque M. A., Sayem M. A. and Nilufer, Y. : Ante-Natal Care Service Uptake in Slum Areas of Dhaka City., Middle East Journal of Family Medicine , vol.7 , no.5 , 2009 . View More
33	Haque, M., A. and Rahman, H. : Existing Knowledge on HIV/AIDS of Women at the Border Area in Bangladesh, Middle East Journal of Nursing , vol.3 , no.3 , 2009 . View More
34	Haque M. A. and Sayem M. A. : Socioeconomic Determinants of Age at First Birth in Rural Areas of Bangladesh., Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health , vol.21 , no.1 , pp.APJPH 10.1177/1010539508329207 , 2009 . View More
35	Haque, M. A. and Begum H. Karim, R. : Underutilization of Health Care Facilities by Service Receivers in Selected Rural and Urban Areas of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka University , vol.14 , no.1 , pp.75-81. , 2008 .
36	Haque, M. A., Begum, H. and Fahmida, H. : Supply-side effect of health care facilities of the women workers in the readymade garments on productivity, Journal of Ibrahim Memorial Medical College, Dhaka, , vol.2 , no.1 , 2007 .
37	Haque, M.A. : Role of NGO in the Formation of Social Capital Among Rural Women in Bangladesh. Sixth International Conference on Gender and Development in South Asia, Proceedings, Women’s’ Action and Recourse Initiative (WARI), Bangkok, Thailand , pp.108—114 , 2005 .
38	M.M. Salehin, S. Shill and Haque, M. A. : Impact of Micro Credit Program of Grameen Bank and BRAC on the Socio-economic well-being of the Rural Poor in Narsingdhi District", Bangladesh Journal of Training and Development , vol.15 , no.1&2. , 2002 .
39	Haque, M. A. and others : Anomalies in the Process of Investment and Implementation of BRAC and Grameen Bank’s Credit, Bangladesh Journal of Training and Development , vol.13 , no.1& 2 , pp.43-49 , 2000 .
40	Haque, M.A., Tanvir Sultana and M.H. Rahman : Impact of CVDP on Production and Income in a selected area of Comilla District., Bangladesh Journal of Training and Development: , vol.13 , no.1& 2 , pp.141-148 , 2000 .
41	Haque, M.A., R.A. Begum, M. F. Alam and F. Ahmed : Level of Awareness of Grameen Bank Credit Receiver and Non-Receiver Rural Women Regarding Opportunity for Improving Standard of Living, Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education , vol.11& 12 , no.1& 2 , pp.Pp101-106 , 2000 .
42	Haque, M.A and M.H. Khan : Impact of Barind Multiple Development Project on Socio-economic Development in Rajshahi Region, Bangladesh Journal of Training and Development , vol.12 , no.1& 2 , pp.25-32 , 1999 .
43	Sawkia Afroz and M.A. Haque. : Health Care Seeking Behaviour among Climate Displaced People: Study of a Slum in Dhaka City, . Social Science Review: The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D. 2019. Volume 36, No: 1. , vol.36 , no.1 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka. , 2019 .
44	Chowdhury, M.A.B, Epnere, K. and Haque, M.A. : Urban rural differences in prevalence and risk factors of self-reported hypertension among Kenyan women: a population-based study., Journal of Hypertension (impact factor:4.844) Phil Daly , 2020 .
45	Haque, M. A., Islam, M. K, Rabiul, M.H and Afrin, S : Demographic Dividend of Bangladesh and Opportunities for Overseas Employment, Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Science Research Council. Vol & Issue: Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Science Research Council, Ministry of Planning , 2021 .
46	Haque, M. A. and Afrin, S. : Active Aging Index in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis with a European Approach, Journal of Aging International SPRINGER NATURE , 2021 .
47	Sanjoy Saha, M. Aminul Haque and M. Abdul Baker Chowdhury : Health-seeking behavior and associated factors during the first episode of childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in a coastal area of Bangladesh, International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health , vol.9 , no.2 , pp.575-582 , 2022 . View More

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Erasmus Mundas PhD Scholarship	2009	Germany	For conducting PhD in Public Health at the Heidelberg Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
International	The Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR-UOS) Scholarship	2002	Belgium	For completing Masters in Governance and Development Program in 2002-2003
National	Dhaka University Merit Scholarship	1995	Bangladesh	For excellent result in Masters of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka
National	Dhaka University Merit Scholarship	1994	Bangladesh	For excellent result in Bachelor of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka
National	Higher Secondary Educational Board of Rajshahi	1991	Bangladesh	For excellent result in Higher Secondary Education (HSC) Examination
National	Secondary Educational Board of Rajshahi	1989	Bangladesh	For excellent result in SSC Examination

Name & designation Dr. Md. Aminul Haque Professor

Department Department of Population Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences

Email aminul.haque@du.ac.bd