Short Biography:
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda is currently serving as the Treasurer of Kishoreganj University, having assumed office on 28 July 2026. He is also a Professor of Statistics at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prof. Akanda received his Ph.D. with Distinction and Honor from the University of Évora, Portugal, in ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Mathematics (Specialization in Statistics) | University of Évora | Portugal | 2014 |
| M.Phil. | International Political Economy | University of Tsukuba | Japan | 2009 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Diploma of Human Rights and Legal Aid | Dhaka International University | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| Masters | Statistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1999 |
| Bachelor | Statistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1998 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasurer | Kishoreganj University | Kishoreganj | 28, Jul 2026 | Currently Working |
| Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 30, Oct 2019 | Currently Working |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 06, Mar 2014 | 29-10-2019 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 06, Sep 2009 | 05-03-2014 |
| Assistant House Tutor | University of Dhaka | Fazlul Hoq Muslim Hall, Dhaka | 04, Sep 2004 | 15-04-2007 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 30, Oct 2003 | 05-09-2009 |
| Lecturer | Dhaka International University | Dhaka | 05, Jan 2003 | 29-10-2003 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Longitudinal data analysis | Statistical analysis of longitudinal data accounting for possible between-subject heterogeneity and within-subject correlation. | |
| Ecology | Specific issues on ecology based on statistical analysis; Generalized estimating equations approach in capture-recapture models | |
| Health economics | Demand for health care and health care issues; Child malnutrition; Econometric applications based on current challenges | |
| Statistics | Estimation, model selection and goodness-of-fit tests |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Impact of hospital delivery on child mortality in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Arifin Sultana | Statistics | 2017 |
| Masters | Socioeconomic effect and behavioral factors on child malnutrition in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Mahmuda Parvin | Statistics | 2017 |
| Masters | Utilization of antenatal care, skill birth assistant and institutional delivery | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Nur-E-Jannat | Statistics | 2015 |
| Masters | Socioeconomic inequalities of child malnutrition: Determinants and trends in BD | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Yousuf Ibna Ismail | Statistics | 2015 |
| Masters | Selecting the working correlation structure in GEE | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Ataul Karim Bhuiyan | Statistics | 2007 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Md. Saimul Huda Siddique | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Most. Bushra Khatun Nasima | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Md. Mottasim Billah | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | S M Salim Raza | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Bishnu Roy | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | General Banking Activities and Organizational Behavior Practices of Trust Bank Limited | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Shamima Moin Shela | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Analyzing the Strategic Use of Sociology Communication Tools for the Growth of a Tech Startup: A qualitative Study on Shikho Digital Learning | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Mohammad Sajidul Islam | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | The Working Relationship of Older Workers and Younger Managers-Misconception and Realities: Study on Trust Bank, Mirpur DOHS | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Tasmim Habib Jannat | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | The Contribution of BRAC School on Educating Slum Children- A study on the Bridge School in Korail Slum, Mohakhali | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Afnan Haque Orni | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | General Banking Activities of Trust Bank Limited Kafrul | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Ayesha Siddique | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Md. Mofasser Rahman Niloy | Statistics |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Rohinee Ghosh | Statistics |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Tanjina Akter | Statistics |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Dilshad Jahan Disha | Statistics |
2022 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | Empowerment and Current Contraceptive Using Pattern among the Women of Reproductive Age in Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | 01-07-2022 | 30-06-2023 | University of Dhaka |
| Ecological Statistics | PEst-OE/MAT/UI0117/2011 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal | 01-07-2014 | 30-06-2018 | Universidade de Évora |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estimation of capture probabilities and model selection using a generalized estimating equation approach. University of Porto, Portugal. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) | Social | 2003 | Life Time |
| 2 | Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA) | Professional | 2007 | Life Time |
| 3 | Dhaka University Statistics Department Alumni Association (DUSDAA) | Social and Academic | 2010 | Life Time |
| 4 | Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA) | Social and Academic | 2015 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda RESEARCH METHODOLOGY- A Complete Direction For Learners.
Dhaka: Akanda & Sons Publications, 2018 .
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| 2 |
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam Goodness-of-fit tests for GEE model: Methods and Applications.
Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011 .
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| 3 |
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda Demand for health care and health care expenditure: Applications and policy implications in Bangladesh.
Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Bikash Pal and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: The role of individual and community empowerment as drivers of contraceptive use among reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: Insights from multilevel analysis using BDHS 2022,
PLOS One , (impact factor:2.6) , vol.21 , no.1 Public Library of Science (PLOS) , pp.e0337499 , 2026
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| 2 |
Bikash Pal and Md Abdus Salam Akanda
: Examining the role of women’s empowerment in contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.73 , no.2 Faculty of Science, DU , pp.161-169 , 2025
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| 3 |
A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Mosammat Sonia Khatun, Md Akhtarul Islam, Md Abdus Salam Akanda and Julia L Sharp
: Potential factors associated with undernutrition in children under 5 years and its patterns in Bangladesh: Insights from four cross-sectional studies,
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal , vol.6 , no.4 Wolters Kluwer-Medknow , pp.194-209 , 2024
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| 4 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda, Most. Sonia Khatun and A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen
: Determinants of malnutrition among ever-married women in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.69 , no.1 , pp.7-13 , 2021
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| 5 |
Most. Sonia Khatun, A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Md. Maidul Husain and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Impact of husbands’ healthcare decision making on women’s future intention of using contraceptives in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.68 , no.2 , pp.121-127 , 2020
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| 6 |
A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Association between economic inequality and under-five child malnutrition: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.66 , no.1 , pp.73-78 , 2018
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| 7 |
A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Nur-E-Jannat and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Utilization of antenatal care, skilled birth assistant and institutional delivery in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.66 , no.1 , pp.21-27 , 2018
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| 8 |
A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Investigating the association between infant mortality and multiple birth: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey,
BUP Journal , vol.5 , no.2 , pp.118-128 , 2017
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| 9 |
A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Determinants and predictive power of fitted model for under-five child mortality in Bangladesh,
South Asian Journal of Population and Health , vol.10 , no.1&2 , pp.109–121 , 2017
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| 10 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara
: A generalized estimating equations approach to model heterogeneity and time dependence in capture-recapture studies,
European Journal of Ecology , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.9–17 , 2017
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| 11 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar‐Jara
: Estimation of capture probabilities using generalized estimating equations and mixed effects approaches,
Ecology and Evolution , (impact factor:2.537) , vol.4 , no.7 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , pp.1158–1165 , 2014
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| 12 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar‐Jara
: A generalized estimating equations approach for capture-recapture closed population models,
Environmental and Ecological Statistics , (impact factor:0.829) , vol.21 , no.4 Springer , pp.667–688 , 2014
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| 13 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara
: Generalized linear models, generalized additive models and generalized estimating equations to capture-recapture closed population models,
Atas do XXI Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatística , pp.169–181 , 2014
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| 14 |
Md Abdus Salam Akanda, Maksuda Khanam and Abu Zar Md Shafiullah
: Determinants of earnings and selection into labor market by controlling selection bias in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.62 , no.1 , pp.11-16 , 2014
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| 15 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar‐Jara
: Estimation of capture probabilities using a GEE approach,
Atas do XX Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatistica , pp.27-35 , 2013
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| 16 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Demand for institutional delivery in Bangladesh: An application of household production function,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.60 , no.1 , pp.53-59 , 2012
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| 17 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: HYV technology on non-farm labor and adoption by gender in Bangladesh: An econometric analysis,
Stamford Journal of Business Studies , vol.4 , no.2 , pp.43–52 , 2011
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| 18 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Mari Minowa
: Household demand for health care and health care expenditure by controlling endogeneity bias in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.59 , no.1 , pp.137–146 , 2010
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| 19 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Consumption smoothing behavior through savings and borrowings: A household study in Bangladesh,
Stamford Journal of Business Studies , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.129–136 , 2010
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| 20 |
Ashfaque Ahmed, Sirajul Hoque, Mikael Ohlson, Md Abdus Salam Akanda and Md Golam Moula
: Phytoplankton standing crop and its diversity in the Buragauranga river estuary in relation to chemical environment,
Bangladesh Journal of Botany , (impact factor:0.15) , vol.39 , no.2 , pp.143-151 , 2010
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| 21 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Demand for antenatal care in Bangladesh: An application of two-part model,
South Asian Journal of Population and Health , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.29–41 , 2010
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| 22 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Returns to education in Nepal: Evidence from Living Standard Survey,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.58 , no.2 , pp.257–264 , 2010
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| 23 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Relationship between prenatal care and infant mortality: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey,
South Asian Journal of Population and Health , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.191-202 , 2010
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| 24 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam
: Fitting GEE models and goodness-of-fit tests for delivery complications in rural Bangladesh,
Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences , vol.1 , no.4 , pp.431-440 , 2007
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| 25 |
Maksuda Khanam and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Determinants of delivery complications in rural Bangladesh,
Journal of Applied Sciences Research , vol.3 , no.11 , pp.1320-1326 , 2007
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| 26 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam
: Analysis of maternal health complications in rural Bangladesh by using GEE,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.55 , no.1 , pp.91-95 , 2007
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| 27 |
Ashfaque Ahmed and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
: Relationship among phytoplankton diversity, physical and chemical properties of the Padma river,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.16 , no.1 , pp.21-27 , 2007
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| 28 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam
: Goodness-of-fit tests for GEE models using kappa–like statistic to diabetes mellitus study,
Journal of Applied Sciences , vol.5 , no.9 , pp.1597-1601 , 2005
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda, Kawsar Jahan, Maksuda Khanam and M. Ataharul Islam
: Generalized estimating equations for conditional and unconditional residuals in diabetes mellitus data.,
Journal of Applied Sciences , vol.5 , no.7 , pp.1228-1231 , 2005
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda, Maksuda Khanam and M. Ataharul Islam
: Comparison of goodness-of-fit tests for GEE modeling with binary responses to diabetes mellitus,
Journal of Applied Sciences , vol.5 , no.7 , pp.1214-1218 , 2005
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "Estimation of capture probabilities using GEE and mixed effect approaches."
EURING 2013 Analytical Meeting & Workshop
, pp. 44. Georgia, USA: 2013
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| 2 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "Generalized estimating equations and mixed effect modeling approaches in capture-recapture closed population models."
XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatistica
, pp. 233-235. Aveiro: SPE, Portugal, 2013
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| 3 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "A generalized estimating equation approach for estimating population size by using capture-recapture data."
International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC)
, pp. 125. Oslo, Norway: UiO, 2012
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| 4 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "Estimation of capture probabilities and model selection using a generalized estimating equation approach."
XX Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatistica
, pp. 595-596. Porto: SPE, Portugal, 2012
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Dean's Award | 2015 | Bangladesh | Gold Medal and Dean’s Award from the Faculty of Science at the University of Dhaka for the extraordinary contributions in original research while holding the post of Associate Professor. |
| International | Stipend for Conference Participation | 2012 | Norway | Stipends for participants from developing countries from the International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) 2012, Sundvolden Hotel, Oslo, Norway. |
| International | Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia-West (EMMA-WEST) Scholarship | 2011 | Portugal | Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia-West (EMMA-WEST) Scholarship (September 2011- June 2014) funded by European Union (EU) to PhD study in the Department of Mathematics (Specialization in Statistics) at the University of Évora, Portugal. |
| International | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship | 2007 | Japan | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship (April 2007-March 2009) to study M.A. in International Political Economy jointly selected by the World Bank Committee at the University of Tsukuba, Japan and the authorities of World Bank. |
| National | Dean's Special Award | 2001 | Bangladesh | Dean’s Special Award from the Faculty of Science at the University of Dhaka for the outstanding academic results in the B.Sc.(Honours) examination of 1998. |
| Local | Gaibandha Zila Student Welfare Association’s Scholarship | 1999 | Bangladesh | This scholarship is given for the students of Gaibandha district based on academic results. |
| Local | Gaibandha Zila Student Welfare Association’s Scholarship | 1997 | Bangladesh | This scholarship is given for the students of Gaibandha district based on academic results. |
| National | Hall Sub-Scholarship | 1996 | Bangladesh | This scholarship is given to the students affiliated to Shahidullah Hall of Dhaka University on the basis of academic results. |
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
Professor
Department of Statistics
Faculty of Science
Email: akanda@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +880-1620-964148