Professor
Dr. Md.Israt Rayhan
Institute of Applied Statistics and Data Science
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Research profiles & links
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Economics | Uni. Hannover | Germany | 2008 |
| Masters | Applied Statistics | ISRT, DU | Bangladesh | |
| Bachelor | Applied Statistics | ISRT, DU | Bangladesh | |
| H.S.C | Science | Comilla | Bangladesh | |
| S.S.C | Science | Comilla | Bangladesh |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-editor | Journal of Statistical Research (JSR) | Jan 2019 | ||
| Professor | University of Dhaka | ISRT | Jan 2016 | Present |
| Research officer | Revenue Reform Commission, Bangladesh | Dec 2002 | Mar 2003 | |
| Administrative officer | Ring Shine Textiles limited, DEPZ, Savar, Bangladesh | Jul 2002 | Dec 2002 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Statistics | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Public health | ||
| Poverty & Vulnerability |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Assessing Vulnerability of Rural Bangladesh: A Comparison among Bayesian and Classical Methods. | Md. Israt Rayhan | Md. Ershadul Islam | |||
| Masters | Trade Flows of Bangladesh: A Gravity Model Approach under Panel Data Methodology. | Md. Israt Rayhan | Mili Roy | |||
| Masters | Growth, Export and Inflation in Bangladesh: An Econometric Analysis. | Md. Israt Rayhan | Munmun Biswas | |||
| Masters | Quantifying Household Vulnerability in Rural Bangladesh Using Static and Dynamic Models. | Md. Israt Rayhan | Md. Touhidul Alam | |||
| Masters | Stochastic Modelling of Infectious Disease for Providing Signal of Epidemics. | Md. Israt Rayhan | Sifat Sharmin | |||
| Masters | VAR Leads to ARIMA Approach: A Study of GDP Sectors. | Md. Israt Rayhan | Md. Abdullah Al Mamun |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Youth Job Preference Survey | JICA | |||
| Project | Biogas Generation and Demand Survey in Bangladesh | World Bank | |||
| Project | Population Projection of Bangladesh: Studying Population Dynamics and Trends | BBS & UNDP | |||
| Project | Local Needs for BOP Business in Bangladesh | JICA | |||
| Project | Fishery census in Bangladesh | BBS | |||
| Project | Agricultural census in Bangladesh | BBS | |||
| Project | Poultry and dairy census in Bangladesh | BBS |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | Seminar Presentation at Umweltökonomik und Welthandel in Leibniz Universitat Hanover on 2nd May, 2007, on the topic ‘Assessing household vulnerability and coping strategies to floods: A comparative study in flooded and non-flooded areas of Bangladesh, 2005’. |
| 2 | Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA) conference, December, 2002, at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Paper presentation on the topic 'Factors associated with malnutrition among under five children in Bangladesh'. |
| 3 | The second IZA/World Bank Conference entitled 'Employment and Development', 8th-9th June, 2007, at Deutsche Post Building, Bonn, Germany. Organized by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and World Bank, funded by ZEF. |
| 4 | International Conference on Migration and Identities, 8th-9th November, 2007, in Oradea, Romania. Paper presentation on the topic, ‘Coping in Flood: Does rural-urban migration play any role for survival strategy in rural Bangladesh?’ |
| 5 | International Development Conference, 15th-18th November, 2007, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Paper presentation on the topic, ‘Floods in Bangladesh: Does Crop Diversification Mitigate Vulnerability of Rural Households?’ |
| 6 | The First International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics, 26th-28th December, 2010, in University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Paper presented on the topic, ‘Assessing Household Vulnerability of Flooded Households: A Case Study on Rural Bangladesh’. |
| 7 | International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS 2014), 27th – 29th December, 2014, in University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Paper presented on the topic, ‘Coping strategies with floods in Bangladesh: an empirical study’. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OCAS | 1995 | Life Time | |
| 2 | ISRTAA | 2019 | Life Time | |
| 3 | ZEF | 2004 | Life Time | |
| 4 | DAAD | 2004 | Life Time | |
| 5 | BSA | 2008 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Md. Israt Rayhan
Assessing Household Vulnerability and Coping Strategies to Floods: A Comparative Study of Flooded and Non-flooded Areas in Bangladesh, 2005. Cuvillier Verlag, Goettingen, Germany..
2008 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Nayeem Sultana, Durjoy Dey, Anja Fasse and Ullah AKM Ahsan "Return migrants: Mean-deviation vulnerability to poverty and Social insecurity in Bangladesh.."
Handbook of Migration, International Relations and Security in Asia. Springer Nature, 2024 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Md. Israt Rayhan, Kanis Fatama Ferdush, Mirza Nazmul Hasan, Nahid Sultana and Israt Jahan : Prevalence of Childhood Stunting and Its Associated Factors in Bangladesh: Quantile Regression Modeling Approach,
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (impact factor:4.0) Wiley , 2026
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| 2 |
Md. Talha Jubaer, Md. Muhitul Alam, Nayeem Sultana, Abu Said Md Juel Miah, Mohd. Rubayat Ahsan and Md. Israt Rayhan : Psychometric validation of a community healthcare scorecard used for marginalized populations in Bangladesh,
Plos One , 2026
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| 3 |
Md. Muhitul Alam, Faria Rauf Ria, Mohaimen Mansur and Md. Azad Uddin : Are remittances a buffer against food insecurity? Lessons from a national survey in Bangladesh,
PLoS ONE PLoS ONE , 2025
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| 4 |
Arman Mahmud : Weather Forecasting Using Recurrent Neural Networks and Vector Autoregressive Model: A Comprehensive Analysis of Time Series Data from Rohingya Camps and Control Areas,
Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. , vol.73 , no.2 , pp.93-99 , 2025
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| 5 |
Faria Rauf Ria, Md. Muhitul Alam, Md. Azad Uddin and Mohaimen Mansur : Experience-based food insecurity in Bangladesh: Evidence from Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022,
Heliyon (impact factor:3.4) , vol.11 Elsevier , 2025
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| 6 |
Nayeem Sultana : Blue economy in the green fields: rethinking value chain analysis of inland fisheries in Bangladesh,
Journal of Aquaculture & Marine Biology , vol.13 , no.3 MedCrave , pp.97-102 , 2024
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| 7 |
Nayeem Sultana : Beyond convergence, divergence and resilience: identity construction of the second generation of the Bangladeshi diaspora in a globalised world,
South Asian Diaspora (impact factor:0.5) Routledge , 2024
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| 8 |
Mohammad Zabed Hossain, Fahliza Ferdous : Pesticide knowledge and attitude among the potato growing farmers of Bangladesh and determinant factors,
Frontiers in Public Health (impact factor:3.0) , vol.12 Frontiers , 2024
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| 9 |
Rubaiya, Mohaimen Mansur, Md. Muhitul Alam : Unraveling Birth Weight Determinants: Integrating Machine Learning, Spatial Analysis, and District-Level Mapping.,
Heliyon (impact factor:4.0) Elsevier , 2024
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| 10 |
Tarannum Sohrab, Tasneem Fatima Alam, Nayeem Sultana and Anja Fasse : Rethinking Multidimensional Poverty in Bangladesh: How Do Weights Influence the Mapping?,
Journal of Economic Development , vol.49 , no.1 , pp.43-61 , 2024
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| 11 |
Md. Muhitul Alam, Mohaimen Mansur : From the Local Disparities to National Realities: Mapping and Multilevel Modeling of Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Bangladesh using HIES 2016.,
Plos One (impact factor:3.7) , vol.19 , no.1 , 2024
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| 12 |
Haydory Akbar Ahmed, Rownak Jahan Tamanna, Ishizaka Takami : Covid-19 Pandemic and Pre-pandemic Economic Shocks to Brazil, India, and Mexico: A forecast comparison evaluating the impact and recovery.,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.72 , no.1 , pp.14-23 , 2024
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| 13 |
ASM Juel Miah, Tariqul Islam, Anja Fasse, Iffat Anjum, KAM Morshed, M Elahi Akhter, Nayeem Sultana : Social cohesion and reconciliation between the Rohingya and host communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.,
Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal. Emerald , 2023
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| 14 |
Tareq Rahman : Impact of COVID-19 and Russia-Ukraine war on the inflation rate of South and Southeast Asia.,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.71 , no.2 , pp.169-175 , 2023
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| 15 |
Tasneem Fatima Alam, Nayeem Sultana : Structural equation modeling: an application of broadband penetration and GDP growth in Asia,
Journal of Economic Structures (impact factor:0.75) , vol.8 , no.17 , 2019
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| 16 |
Reza-E-Rabbi Shant : Depression level of undergrad students: BDI scale,
Biometrics & Biostatistics International Journal , vol.7 , no.4 , 2018
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| 17 |
Fazle Rabby, Nayeem Sultana : Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Inequality in Bangladesh, Journal of Education and Practice, 9 (31), 60-67.,
, 2018
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| 18 |
Tanjina Rahman, Nayeem Sultana : Human Trafficking and Displacement in South Asia: An Econometric Analysis,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.65 , no.1 , 2017
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| 19 |
Md. Ashikul Islam : Impact of remittances on poverty: an analysis of developing countries,
Global Journal of Quantitative Science , vol.3 , no.4 , 2016
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| 20 |
Farzana Yasmin, Nayeem Sultana : Women Empowerment in Bangladesh: A Rural-Urban Development Nexus. Global Journal of Quantitative Science, 3(2): 1-8.,
, 2016
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| 21 |
Sifat Sharmin : A Stochastic Model for Early Identification of Infectious Disease Epidemics with Application to Measles Cases in Bangladesh. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27(2):816-23.,
, 2015
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| 22 |
Shamsia Sobhan : Water Consumption in Asia: A Panel Data Analysis. Global Journal of Quantitative Science, 2(2): 1-10.,
, 2015
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| 23 |
Md. Ershadul Islam, Ulrike Grote : Income Vulnerability of Rural Households in Bangladesh: A Comparison between Bayesian and Classical Methods. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 83(6):1179-1187.,
, 2013
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| 24 |
Saadia Basher Pinky : Climate change impact on crop productivity: a bio-economic analysis. Bulletin of Environmental and Scientific Research, 2(4): 11-15.,
, 2013
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| 25 |
Nurun Nahar Jannati, Nayeem Sultana : Are the Real GDP Series in Asian Countries Nonstationary or Nonlinear Stationary? Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 6(18):8-14.,
, 2013
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| 26 |
Md. Rashedul Hoque : Efficiency Measurement on Banking Sector in Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Journal of Science, 61(1):1-5.,
, 2013
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| 27 |
Nayeem Sultana : Coping strategies with floods in Bangladesh: an empirical study. Natural Hazards, 64(2):1209-1218.,
, 2012
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| 28 |
Mili Roy : Import Flows of Bangladesh: Gravity Model Approach under Panel Data Methodology. The Dhaka University Journal of Science, 60(2):153-157.,
, 2012
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| 29 |
Fatema Tuz Jhohura : An Assessment of Renewable Energy in Bangladesh through ARIMA, Holt’s, ARCH-GARCH Models. The Dhaka University Journal of Science, 60(2):159-162.,
, 2012
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Md. Rashedul Hoque : Data Envelopment Analysis of Banking Sector in Bangladesh. Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 5(5):17-22.,
, 2012
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Sifat Sharmin : Spatio-temporal modeling of infectious disease dynamics. Journal of Applied Statistics, 39(4): 875-882.,
, 2012
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Sifat Sharmin : Modelling of infectious diseases for providing signal of epidemics: a measles case study in Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 29(6): 567-573.,
, 2011
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Sifat Sharmin : Can We Claim Globalization for Increased Inequality? An econometric analysis on Bangladesh perspective. Journal of Globalization Studies, 2(2): 160-172.,
, 2011
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| 34 |
Mili Roy : Trade Flows of Bangladesh: A Gravity Model Approach. Economics Bulletin, 31(1): 950-959.,
, 2011
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| 35 |
Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed, Sayema Khanum, Khadija Tul-Kubra, Md. Ashik Ullah, Jakir Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, Mohammad Arif, Farida Begum, Abul Hasnat : Antioxidant status and oxidative DNA damage of Bangladeshi dockyard laborers. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 4(10): 3271-3274.,
, 2011
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Sultana Juhara Mannan, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, Md. Ashik Ullah, Abdullah Al Maruf, Md. Israt Rayhan, Mohammad Shamsul Ahsan and Abul Hasnat : Investigation of Serum Trace Element, Malondialdehyde and Immune Status in Drug Abuser Patients Undergoing Detoxification. Biological Trace Element Research, 140(3): 272-283.,
, 2011
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Md. Israt Rayhan : Assessing Poverty, Risk and Vulnerability: A Study on Flooded Households in Rural Bangladesh. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 3(1): 18-24.,
, 2010
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Ulrike Grote : Crop Diversification to Mitigate Flood Vulnerability in Bangladesh: An Economic Approach. Economics Bulletin, 30 (1): 597-604.,
, 2010
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Sifat Sharmin : Socio-economic Inequality in Under-Five Child Mortality: A Statistical Approach to Determine Development Edge in Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Journal of Science, 58(2): 201-204.,
, 2010
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Chowdhury Farhana Faruquee, Ashik Ullah, Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, Seheli Parveen, Abul Hasnat : Interaction study between levofloxacin and omeprazole using urinary pharmacokinetic data. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 23 (2): 143-148.,
, 2010
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Ulrike Grote : Coping with Floods: Does rural-urban migration play any role for survival in rural Bangladesh? Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, 1(2): 82-98.,
, 2007
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| 42 |
M. Sekander Hayat Khan and Md. Shahidullah : Impacts of Bio-social Factors on Morbidity among Children Aged Under-5 in Bangladesh. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 22(1): 65-75.,
, 2007
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M. Sekander Hayat Khan : Factors Causing Malnutrition among under Five Children in Bangladesh. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 5(6):558-562.,
, 2006
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Iftekhar, A.S.M.M., M. A. Quadir, S. Akhteruzzaman and A. Hasnat : Effect of tamarindus indica fruits on blood pressure and lipid-profile in human model: an in vivo approach. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19 (2): 125-129.,
, 2006
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Khan, F., Y. Patoare, P. Karim, M.A. Quadir and A. Hasnat : Effect of magnesium and zinc on antimicrobial activities of some antibiotics. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18(4):57-61.,
, 2005
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Nahrin Rahman Swarna, Iffat Anjum, Nimmi Nusrat Hamid, Golam Ahmed Rabbi, Tariqul Islam, Ezzat Tanzila Evana, Nazia Islam, KAM Morshed, Abu Said Md. Juel Miah : Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the informal sector workers in Bangladesh,
PLoS ONE (impact factor:3.24) , vol.17 , no.3 , 2022
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Md. Saifur Rahman Mazumder : Rapid Consumption Survey Methodology: An Empirical Study in Bangladesh,
South Asian Survey , 2022
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Dean's Award, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka | 2025 | Bangladesh | Best research paper (faculty member category, Professor) |
| National | UGC Innovative Reserach Grant | 2024 | Bangladesh | Research Project |
| National | UGC and Dhaka University Research Grant | 2023 | Bangladesh | Research Project |
| National | Dhaka University Centennial Research Project Fund | 2022 | Bangladesh | Research Project |
| Local | Dean's Award, Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka | 2013 | Bangladesh | Best research paper (faculty member category, lecturer/asst. prof.) |
| International | Conference Award | 2007 | Canada | International Development Conference, 15th-18th November, 2007, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Paper presentation on the topic, ‘Floods in Bangladesh: Does Crop Diversification Mitigate Vulnerability of Rural Households?’ |
| International | Conference Award | 2007 | Romania | International Conference on Migration and Identities, 8th-9th November, 2007, in Oradea, Romania. Paper presentation on the topic, ‘Coping in Flood: Does rural-urban migration play any role for survival strategy in rural Bangladesh?’ Funded by DAAD. |
| International | Conference Award | 2007 | Germany | The second IZA/World Bank Conference entitled 'Employment and Development', 8th-9th June, 2007, at Deutsche Post Building, Bonn, Germany. Organized by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and World Bank, funded by ZEF. |
| International | DAAD Scholarship | 2004 | Germany | For pursuing PhD |
Name & designation
Dr. Md.Israt Rayhan
Professor
Department
Institute of Applied Statistics and Data Science Institutes
Email
israt@isrt.ac.bd
Phone
+880-2-9661900