Dr. S. M Abdullah

Islam, Mohammad Mainul., Abdullah, S M., Hossain, Mohammad Bellal "Age Structure Transition and Demographic Dividend in Bangladesh." Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka: Reflections from Alumni National and International. 2023 .

Huque, R., Abdullah, S. M., Iqbal, R., Arunatilake, N., Gautam, G., & Mehrotra, R : From MPOWER to S-POWER: adapting tobacco-control frameworks for sugar-sweetened beverage regulation in South Asia., Public Health Nutrition (impact factor:3) , vol.29 , no.1 Cambridge University Press , pp.1-5 , 2026 .

Rumana Huque, S. M. Abdullah, Saran Deb Nath, Priyanka Jayawardena, Maira Mubashir, Sushil Chandra Baral, Ravi Mehrotra, Ghanshyam Gautam, Nisha Arunatilake & Romaina Iqbal : A multi-country mixed-methods protocol to assess and improve sugar-sweetened beverage packaging and labelling policies in South Asia, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (impact factor:3.7) Springer Nature , 2026 .

S M Abdullah; Tahzir Faiaz Chowdhury; Priyanka Jayawardena; Maira Mubashir; Sujan Sapkota; Ghanshyam Gautam; Ranjeeta Subedi; Nisha Arunatilake; Romaina Iqbal; Rumana Huque : Sugar-sweetened beverage regulations and nutrient profiling models in five South Asian countries: a scoping review of available evidence and policy gaps, BMC Nutrition (impact factor:2.7) Springer Nature , 2026 .

Kamran Siddiqi, S M Abdullah, Midhat Farzeen, Saeed Ansaari, Amina Khan, Tehseen Khan, Faraz Siddiqui, Mona Kanaan, Crawford Moodie, Hana Ross, Aziz Sheikh : Tracking the Track-and-Trace: two waves of cigarette pack surveys on tax administration in Pakistan, , 2026 .

Islam, M.S., Hossain, M.N., Siddiqua, S., Abdullah, S.M., Hasan, T., Elsey, H. and Huque, R : Perceived barriers and the price inflating effects of informal payments in fresh food retailing in urban Bangladesh, Discover Sustainability , 2025 .

King, R., Hicks, J.P., Fieroze, F., Saify, M.B., Abdullah, S.M., Barrington, D., Hamade, P., Hawkings, H., Ensor, T., Latham, S. and Mitchell, J : Engaging rural communities in Bangladesh to address antimicrobial resistance via the community dialogue approach: a protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial, Frontiers in public health , 2025 .

Hossain, M.N., Huque, R., Abdullah, S.M. and Nargis, N., 2025 : Expansion of low-price cigarette market and its implications for cigarette tax revenue: Evidence from Bangladesh, Tobacco Induced Diseases , 2025 .

Abdullah, S.M., Jennings, H.M., Huque, S., Kanaan, M., Huque, R. and Siddiqi, K : ‘Local government, standardised packaging, and licensing are key’: a stakeholder-based qualitative study on strengthening smokeless tobacco regulation in Bangladesh., Tobacco Control , 2025 .

Huque, R., Abdullah, S.M., Dhira, T.A., Siddiqua, S., Barua, D., Abdullah, M., Sabur, M.A., Begum, N., Dogar, O., Amin, M.N. and Mahmud, M.S.H : Unveiling health insurance satisfaction: Exploring key determinants and bottlenecks in Bangladesh., SSM-Health Systems , 2025 .

Abdullah, S.M., Huque, R., Shashi, N.A., Hassan, M.T., Kanaan, M. and Siddiqi, K : Magnitude, structure and associated factors of illicit cigarette sales in Bangladesh: a pack analysis, Tobacco Control , 2025 .

Abdullah, S.M., Siddiqi, Z., Huque, R., Kanaan, M. and Siddiqi, K : The Extent of Illicit Tobacco Trade in Low-and Middle-Income Countries—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Nicotine and Tobacco research , 2025 .

Abdullah, S.M., Ansaari, S., Boeckmann, M., Khan, A. and Siddiqi, K : The extent of illicit cigarette sales in five rural districts of Pakistan: a cross-sectional study, Nicotine and Tobacco Research , 2025 .

Mishu, M.P., Jackson, C., McNeill, A., Garg, S., Borle, A., Deshmukh, C., Singh, M.M., Bhatnagar, N., Kaushik, R., Huque, R. Fieroze, F., Kanan, Sushama., Abdullah, S M., Mazhar, Laraib., Akhter, Zohaib., Rehman, Khalid., Ullah, Safat., Han, Lu., Readshaw, Anne., Sheikh, Aziz., Gill, Paramjit., Siddiqi, Kamran., Kanaan, mona., and Iqbal, Romaina : Conducting tobacco control surveys among schoolchildren in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: A feasibility study, PLOS Global Public Health , 2024 .

Huque, R., Abdullah, S.M., Hossain, M.N. and Nargis, N., 2024 : Price elasticity of cigarette smoking in Bangladesh: evidence from the Global Adult Tobacco Surveys (GATS), Tobacco Control , 2024 .

Ferdous, T., Siddiqi, K., Semple, S., Fairhurst, C., Dobson, R., Mdege, N., Marshall, A.M., Abdullah, S.M. and Huque, R : Smoking behaviours and indoor air quality: a comparative analysis of smoking-permitted versus smoke-free homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tobacco Control , 2024 .

Abdullah, S.M., Huque, R., Siddiqi, K., Kanaan, M., Huque, S., Ullah, S., Garg, S., Singh, M.M., Deshmukh, C., Borle, A.L. and Iqbal, R : Non-compliant packaging and illicit smokeless tobacco in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: findings of a pack analysis., Tobacco control , 2024 .

Huque, R., Abdullah, S.M., Ahmed, S., Hossain, N., Islam, F., Sarker, M.A., Amin, M.N. and Ahmed, N : Is smokeless tobacco use associated with lower health-related quality of life? A cross-sectional survey among women in Bangladesh., Tobacco Induced Diseases , 2024 .

Hossain, M.N., Islam, M.S., Abdullah, S.M., Alam, S.M. and Huque, R : Vegetables and fruits retailers in two urban areas of Bangladesh: Disruption due to COVID–19 and implications for NCDs, PLOS One , 2023 .

Khan, A., Dobbie, F., Siddiqi, K., Ansaari, S., Abdullah, S.M., Iqbal, R., Khan, Z., Sohail, S., Kanaan, M., Huque, R. and Islam, Z : Illicit cigarette trade in the cities of Pakistan: comparing findings between the consumer and waste recycle store surveys., Tobacco control , 2022 .

Barry, R.A., Abdullah, S.M., Chugh, A., Hirpa, S., Kumar, P., Male, D., Ralston, R., Wagner-Rizvi, T. and Collin, J : Advancing whole-of-government approaches to tobacco control: article 5.3 and the challenge of policy coordination in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India and Uganda, Tobacco Control , 2022 .

Abdullah, S.M., Wagner-Rizvi, T., Huque, R., Kanan, S., Huque, S., Ralston, R. and Collin, J : ’A contradiction between our state and the tobacco company’: conflicts of interest and institutional constraints as barriers to implementing Article 5.3 in Bangladesh, Tobacco Control , 2022 .

Nazar, G.P., Sharma, N., Chugh, A., Abdullah, S.M., Lina, S., Mdege, N.D., John, R.M., Huque, R., Bauld, L. and Arora, M : Impact of tobacco price and taxation on affordability and consumption of tobacco products in the South-East Asia Region: A systematic review, Tobacco Induced Diseases , 2021 .

Dare, C., Boachie, M.K., Tingum, E.N., Abdullah, S.M. and van Walbeek : Estimating the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes in South Africa using the Deaton approach, BMJ open , 2021 .

Hicks, J.P., Latham, S.M., Huque, R., Das, M., Newell, J., Abdullah, S.M., Al Azdi, Z., Jahan, I., Rassi, C., Hamade, P. and Shafique, M : Antibiotic practices among household members and their domestic animals within rural communities in Cumilla district, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey, BMC Public Health , 2021 .

Mishu, M.P., Siddiqi, K., McNeill, A., Kanaan, M., Jackson, C., Huque, R., Kanan, S., Abdullah, S.M., Fieroze, F., Garg, S. and Singh, M.M : Assessing the impact of tobacco control policies on smokeless tobacco uptake and use among secondary school students in South Asia: Protocol for a feasibility study of conducting longitudinal surveys, F1000Research , 2020 .

Abdullah, S.M., Huque, R., Bauld, L., Ross, H., Gilmore, A., John, R.M., Dobbie, F. and Siddiqi, K : Estimating the magnitude of illicit cigarette trade in Bangladesh: protocol for a mixed-methods study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 2020 .

Khan, Z., Huque, R., Sheikh, A., Readshaw, A., Eckhardt, J., Jackson, C., Kanaan, M., Iqbal, R., Akhter, Z., Garg, S. Singh, M.M., Ahamd, Fayaz., Abdullah, S M., Javaid, Arshad., Javaid, A Khan., Han, Lu., Rahman, Aziz., and Siddiqi, Kamran : Compliance of smokeless tobacco supply chain actors and products with tobacco control laws in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: protocol for a multicentre sequential mixed-methods study, BMJ open , 2020 .

Bidisha, S.H., Abdullah, S.M. and Islam, M.M. : Is there any Long Run Relationship between Dependency Ratio and Economic Growth? Evidences from Bangladesh, Demography India , 2019 .

Islam, M.M., Alam, Z., Bidisha, S.H. and Abdullah, S.M : Cesarean section delivery in Bangladesh., Journal of Bangladesh Studies , 2019 .

Sayema Haque Bidisha, S M Abdullah, Salina Siddiqua and Mohammad Mainul Islam : How Does Dependency Ratio Affect Economic Growth in the Long Run?Evidence from Selected Asian Countries, The Journal of Developing Areas , vol.Vol. 54 , no.No. 2 , 2019 .

Abul Kalam Azad, S M Abdullah and Tasnim Rahman Fariha : Does Carbon Emission Matter for Health Care Expenditure? Evidence from SAARC region using Panel Cointegration, Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy , vol.Vol. 34 , no.No. 1 , 2018 .

S M Abdullah, Mohammad Akbar Kabir, Kawsar Jahan and Salina Siddiqua : Modeling and Forecasting Stock Market Volatility: Experience of Dhaka Stock Exchange, Theoretical Economics Letters , vol.8(14) , 2018 .

S M Abdullah and Sayema Haque Bidisha : The Long Run Relationship between Youth Population and Economic Growth: Evidences from Time Series Data of Bangladesh, Research in Applied Economics , vol.Vol.10 , no.No. 2 , 2018 .

S M Abdullah, Abul Kalam Azad and Salina Siddiqua : Budget Deficit and Growth: In Search of Ceiling for Bangladesh, Business and Economic Horizons , vol.Vol.14 , no.Issue 4 , 2018 .

S M Abdullah, Salina Siddiqua, Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee and Nazmul Hossain : Modeling and Forecasting Exchange Rate Volatility in Bangladesh using GARCH models: a comparison based on normal and Student’s t- error distribution, , vol.3(1), 18 , 2017 .

S M Abdullah, Salina Siddiqua and Rumana Huque : Is Health Care Expenditure a Necessary or Luxury for Asian Countries? An Answer using Panel Approach, Health Economics Review , vol.7(1), 4 , 2017 .

Rumana Huque, Nayeema Nusrat Chowdhury, S M Abdullah and Md. Hafizur Rahman : The Use of Traditional Medicine: A Rapid Survey in Selected Areas in Bangladesh, Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.Vol. 31, No. 1 , 2014 .

Rumana Haque, Salina Siddiqua and S M Abdullah : Do People Restrict Smoking in Public Places? Lessons Learnt from Four Districts in Bangladesh, Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.Vol. 30, No. 1 , 2013 .

Rumana Huque, Nayeema Nusrat Choudhury and S M Abdullah : Why Do Women Prefer Home Based Child Birth in Rural Bangladesh? Lessons Learnt from Four Upazilas, Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.Vol. 30. No. 2 , 2013 .

Muhammad Shahadat Hossain Siddiquee and S M Abdullah : Does Policy Matter for Aid-Effectiveness on Growth in the Developing Countries? S, Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.Vol. 29, No. 1 , 2012 .

Mohammad Iftekher Hossain, S M Abdullah and Salina Siddiqua : Impact of HPSP and HPNSP on Health Status of Rural Children in Bangladesh, Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies] , 2011 .

Shafiun Nahin Shimul, S M Abdullah and Salina Siddiqua : An Examination of FDI and Growth Nexus in Bangladesh: Engle Granger and Bound Testing Co-integration Approach, BRAC University Journal , vol.Vol. VI , no.No. 1 , 2009 .