md-rafiqul-islam
Md Rafiqul Islam
Professor and Ex-Chairman

Department of Population Science & Human Resource Development
Faculty of Science
Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Phone: +88-0721-711121
E-mail: rafique_pops@yahoo.com

Education

DEGREE DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY YEAR
B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics    University of Rajshahi 1989
M. Sc Mathematics University of Rajshahi 1991
Ph. D Department of Population Science & Human Resource Development University of Rajshahi 2004

Biography

Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam was born on 30th October in 1968 at Gomastapur Upazila in Chapai Nawabganj District, Bangladesh. He passed SSC examination securing 1st division from Chowdala High School at Gomastapur Upazila in Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh. Moreover, he passed HSC examination securing 1st division from Chapai Nawabganj Government College at Chapai Nawabganj District in Bangladesh. He obtained B. Sc. honours in Mathematics securing 1st class 1st position in 1989 and M. Sc. in Pure Mathematics securing 1st class 2nd position in 1991 from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Moreover, he received Rajshahi University award and Gold Medal for outstanding results in B Sc. honours. He also studied Statistics and Economics as related subjects in honours level. He joined as Lecturer in 1998 in the Dept. of Population Science and Human Resource Development, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. Now, he has been serving as Professor in this Dept. from January 2011. He was awarded Ph. D. degree in Demography in 2004. He has been teaching and doing research in this department since 1998. He had published more than one hundred and thirty five research articles as author and co-author in more than seventy five national and international journals. Furthermore, he had published four research books as author and co-author in foreign country. He had produced a good number of M. Sc, M. Phil and Ph. D thesis. In addition to, his name is included in many international journals as a member of editorial board and reviewer. Moreover, his name is also included in the list of Top Bangladesh Development Researcher in The Millennium surveyed by Bangladesh Development Research Centre sponsored by BRAC University and USA.


Research Interest

  • Mathematical Demography
  • Population Modeling
  • Population Dynamics (Fertility, Mortality & Migration)
  • Population Growth and Distribution
  • Population Estimations and Projections
  • Population Ageing
  • Reproductive Health
  • HIV/AIDS

Scientific Activities

Employment History
2011- Professor , Department of Population Science & Human Resource Development, Rajshahi University
2005-2011 Associate Professor, Department of Population Science & Human Resource Development, Rajshahi University
2001-2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Population Science & Human Resource Development, Rajshahi University
1998-2001 Lecturer, Department of Population Science & Human Resource Development, Rajshahi University
Professional Activities

HONORS AND AWARDS

A) Awarded Ph. D fellow: 1
i) Md. Rajwanul Haque (2011). Pertinent Education and Women Empowerment: A Study on Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh

B) The number of existing M. Phil and Ph. D fellows: 5
And number of M. Phil degree awarded: 3
i) Md. Mahfuzar Rahman (2009). A Study on Infant and Under-five Mortality in Bangladesh


Publications

  1. Rafiqul Islam. Estimation and Mathematical Modeling of Some Fertility Parameters of Bangladesh, Georgian International Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 3 Issue 3 (in Press)
  2. Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Cherri Zhang B. Nurs , M. Mofizul Islam, Md Rafiqul Islam and Md Mizanur Rahman (2017). Household air pollution from cooking and risk of adverse health and birth outcomes in Bangladesh: a nationwide population based study, BMC Environmental Health.
  3. Hossain, M. M., Islam, M. R. and Sarkar, A.S.R. (2017). Factors associated with awareness about syphilis and gonorrhoea among women in Bangladesh, F1000 Research.
  4. Khatun, Mst. Selina, Islam, M.R., Mondal, M.N.I., Hoque, M.N., McNeil, C. and Siddiqua, F. (2017). Sociodemographic Determinants of Early, Normal, and Delayed Menarche among Female College-Aged Students in Bangladesh, International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health (2017), Volume 1, Issue 1, 14-21.
  5. Islam, M. J., Rahman, M., Broidy, L., Haque, S. E., Saw, Y. M., Duc, N. H. C., Haque, M. N., Rahman, M.M., Islam, M.R. and Mostofa, M. G. (2017). Assessing the link between witnessing inter-parental violence and the perpetration of intimate partner violence in Bangladesh, BMC Public Health (2017) 17:183.
  6. Karim, M.R., Islam, M.N., Hossain, M.G., Islam, M.R. and Islam, M.A. (2016). Estimation of Proximate Variables to Achieve Required Level of Fertility in Bangladesh: Modeling Approach, International Journal of Statistics and Applications, 6(5): 267-275.
  7. Rahman, M., Islam, M. J., Haque, S. E., Saw, Y. M., Haque, M. N., Duc, N. H. C., Al-Sobaihi, S., Saw, T. N., Mostofa, M. G. and Islam, M. R. (2016). Association between high-risk fertility behaviours and the likelihood of chronic undernutrition and anaemia among married Bangladeshi women of reproductive age, Public Health Nutrition.
  8. Beg, A.B.M.R. A. and Islam, M.R. (2016). Modeling and forecasting population growth of Bangladesh, American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 6(4): 190-195.
  9. Karmaker, H., Basar, M.A., Karim, M. R., Rana, M. M., Hossain, M. G., Wadood, M.A. and Islam, M.R. (2016). An Epidemiological Study of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Cases: Survey in the Northern Part of Bangladesh, Public Health Research, 6(2): 52-58.
  10. Islam, M.R., Hossain, M.S. and Ali, M.K. (2016). Age Specific Employment and Unemployment Rates of Curacao in 2011: Approaching of Polynomial Model, American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 6(3): 94-102.
  11. Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, M M H Khan, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Nirmala K. P. Perera, Matthew K. Shumack, Manzur Kader (2015). Low maternal education and socio-economic status were associated with household food insecurity in children under five with diarrhea in Bangladesh, Acta Pædiatrica, John Wiley & Sons.Faroque, O., Islam, M.R. and Islam, M.M.(2015). Domestic Violence against Married Women in Bangladesh: An Analysis on Female Employees of Some NGOs, J.of Public Policy and Governance, Vol. 2 (2): 75-82.
  12. Islam, M. Rashedul, Islam, M. Nurul, Rahman, M. M., Hossain, M. G. and Islam, M. R. (2015). Fertility Situation in Bangladesh: Application of Revised Bongaart’s Model, Science and Technology, 5(2): 33-38.
  13. Islam, M.R., Alam, M.R. and Islam, M.R. (2015). Factors Affecting Physical Violence against Women in Bangladesh, International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Social Science, Vol. 1(1), pp. 1-6.
  14. Md. Nuruzzaman Khan, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Abdullah Al-Mamun and Mahendran Shitan (2015). Trends in Body Mass Index and its Determinants among Evermarried Non-pregnant Women in Bangladesh, Mal J Nurt Vol.21(2):191-205.
  15. Islam, M.R. and Hossain, S. (2015). Some Standard Physical Characteristics of Students in Seoul: Modeling Approach, American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 5(5): 230-237.
  16. Hossain, M. K., Islam, M.R., Khan, M. N. and Ali, M.R. (2015). Contribution of Socio-demographic Factors on Antenatal Care in Bangladesh: Modeling Approach, Public Health Research, 5(4): 95-102.
  17. Masud Rana , Abu Sayem, Reazul Karim, Nurul Islam, Rafiqul Islam , Tunku Kamarul Zaman and Golam Hossain (2015). Assessment of knowledge regarding tuberculosis among university students in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study", BMC Public Health 15:716
  18. Rahman, M. S., Mondal, M. N. I., Islam, M.R., Rahman, M.M., Hoque, M.N. and Alam, M.S. (2015). Determinant factors of tobacco use among ever-married men in Bangladesh, Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety 2015:7 77–85.
  19. Mondal, M.N.I., Ullah, M.M.M.N., Islam, M.R., Rahman, M.S., Khan, M.N., Ahmed, K.M., and Islam, M.S. (2015). Sociodemographic and Health Determinants of Inequalities in Life Expectancy in Least Developed Countries, International Journal of MCH and AIDS, Volume 3, Issue 2, 1-10, 2015.
  20. Rahman, M. S., Mondal, M. N. I., Islam, M.R., Ahmed, K.M., Karim, M.R., Alam, M.S. (2015). Under Weightiness among Ever-married Non-pregnant Women in Bangladesh: A Population Based Study, Universal Journal of Food and Nutrition Science, 3(2): 29-36, 2015.
  21. Hossain, M. M., Kulanthayan, K. C. M. and Islam, M. R. (2015). Prevalence and Determinants of the Gender Differentials Risk Factors of Child Deaths in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9(3), 1-12, March 6, 2015.
  22. Rahman, M.S., Akter, S., Abe, S. K., Islam, M.R., Mondal, M.N.I, Rahman, J.A.M.S. and Rahman, M.M. (2015). Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Diabetes in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Population.
  23. Islam, M.R., Hossain, M. K., Khan, M.N. and and Ali, MR.(2015). An Evidence of Socio-demographic Effects on Child’s Diarrhoea in Bangladesh, Journal of Health Science, 5(1): 1-5.
  24. Islam, M. R., Rokib, M. A., Alam, M. R., Mondal, M. N. I. and Rahman, M. S. (2015). Effects of Socio-demographic Factors on Female Migrants: Path Model Approach, American Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 5(1): 9-14.
  25. Islam, M. R. and Hoque, M.N. (2015). Mathematical Modeling and Projecting Population of Bangladesh by Age and Sex from 2002 to 2031. Emerging Techniques in Applied Demography, Applied Demography Series 4, Chapter 5: 53-60, Springer.
  26. Chowdhury Md. R.K., Rahman Md. S., Mondal Md. N.I., Islam M. R., Sayem Md. A. (2014). DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG UNDER TREATMENT PATIENTS IN RAJSHAHI CITY, BANGLADESH, Journal of Tuberculosis, Lung Diseases and HIV/AIDS, 11( 2), 21-28, 2014.
  27. Rahman, M. S., Khan, M.N., Mondal, M. N. I, Alam,  M. S., Ahmad, K. M., and Islam, M. R. (2014). Knowledge Level about HIV/AIDS among the Villagers of Comilla District, Bangladesh, World Journal of AIDS, Vol. 4, 438-445.
  28. Islam, M.R. (2014). Modeling of ASFRs and Study the Reproductivity of Women of Urban Area in Bangladesh, Advances in Life Sciences, Vol. 4(5): 227-234.
  29. Mosharaf Hossain, Kulanthayan KC Mani, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Hayati Kadir Shahar and Rafiqul Islam (2014). Knowledge and awareness about STDs among women in Bangladesh, BMC Public Health, 2014.
  30. Islam, M.R., Hossain, M.S. and Faroque, Omar. U-Shaped Pattern of Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Polynomial Model Approach, International Journal of Ecosystem, Vol. 4(4): 170-175, 2014.
  31. Omar Faroque, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Abdur Rashid and Masum Murtaza. The impact of individual level variables on Job Satisfaction at the different Commercial Banks in Bangladesh, Man In India, Vol. 94 (1-2) : 371-381, 2014.
  32. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Sabbir Hossain. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Adult Literacy Rates in Bangladesh, Advances in Life Sciences, Vol. 4(3): 106-113, 2014.
  33. Md. Golam Hossain, Mst. Selina Khatun, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Premananda Bharati and Manoranjan Pal. Factors Associated with age at Menarche of Secondary School Girls in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh, Advances in Life Sciences, vol. 4(2): 88-93, 2014.
  34. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Sabbir Hossain. Some Models Associated with Age Specific Adult Literacy Rates of Urban Area in Bangladesh, International Journal of Ecosystem, 4(2): 66-74, 2014.
  35. Md. Nurul Islam, Md. Golam Hossain, Md. Rezaul Karim, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Pete E. Lestrel, Md. Ashraful Islam. Fertility analysis of Bangladesh population using the revised Bongaart’s model, Advances in Life Sciences, 2014, 4(2): 44-51.
  36. Omar Faroque, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Obaidur Rahman, Md. Abdur Rouf. Cash Benefits Payment for Maternity Leave: An Analysis on Some NGOs in Bangladesh, Human Resource Management Research, 2014, 4(1): 5-12.
  37. Faroque, Omar, M. Rafiqul Islam, M. Obaidur Rahman and M. Mominul Islam. Maternity benefit practices at NGOs in Bangladesh Laws and Implementation, Beijing Law Review, Vol.4, No.4, 168-173, 2013.
  38. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, M. Korban Ali and Md. Nurul Islam. Construction of Life Table and Some Mathematical Models for Male Population of Bangladesh, American Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3(6): 269-276, 2013.
  39. Hossain, Md. Sabbir and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Age Specific Participation Rates of Curacao in 2011: Modeling Approach, American Open Computational and Applied Mathematics Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 2013, PP: 08 – 21.
  40. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Nurullah, Md. Obaidur Rahman and Md. Sabbir Hossain. Factors Affecting on Migration to Chapai-Nawabganj City in Bangladesh: Multivariate Approach, American Journal of Economics, Vol. 3(6): 273-277, 2013.
  41. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Sabbir Hossain. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Participation Rates in Bangladesh, International Journal of Scientific and Innovative Mathematical Research (IJSIMR), Vol. 1(2), PP. 150-159, 2013.
  42. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Sabbir Hossain. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Adult Literacy Rates of Rural Area in Bangladesh, American Open Demography Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, October 2013, PP: 01 - 12
  43. Islam, Rafiqul. Estimation of TFR, GRR, NRR, MAC, MLG and RSR of Bangladesh, International Journal of Applied Sociology, Vol. 3(4): 76-79, 2013
  44. Islam, Rafiqul, Ahmed Zohirul Islam and Mosiur Rahman. Unmet Need for Family Planning: Experience from Urban and Rural Areas in Bangladesh, Public Health Research, Vol. 3(3): 37-42, 2013.
  45. Hossain, Md. Mosharaf and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Effects of Socio-economic and Demographic Variables on Age at First Marriage in Bangladesh, Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 5(4): 149-152, July 20, 2013.
  46. Md. Moazzem Hossain, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Md. Mizanur Rahman, and Md. Mosharaf Hossain. Determinants of Breastfeeding Duration in Bangladesh, Asian Profile, Vol. 41(3), June, 2013, Canada.
  47. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman, Md. Obaidur Rahman. A Study on Infant and Under-five Mortality in Bangladesh: Life Table Approach, Science and Technology, Vol. 3 (3): 74-84, May 2013, USA.
  48. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman, Md. Obaidur Rahman. Estimation of Childhood Mortality in Bangladesh: Indirect Approach, Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3(2): 61-69, April 2013, USA.
  49. Islam, R., Alam, M. R. and Islam, M.R. (2013). Effects of Socio-Demographic Factors on Children Ever Born for Domestic and Non-Domestic Violence: Application of Path Model, Global Advanced Research Journal of Social Science, Vol. 2(2) pp. 38-46.
  50. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling Age Structure and ASDRs for Human Population of Both Sexes in Bangladesh, International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 28 (1): 47-53, 2013.
  51. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Moazzem Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahman and Md. Mosharaf Hossain. Impact of Socio- demographic Factors on Child Mortality in Bangladesh: An Multivariate Approach. International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 3(1): 34-39, January 2013, USA.
  52. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman, Md. Obaidur Rahman. Indirect Estimation of Childhood Mortality in Bangladesh, British Journal of Advance Academic Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 82-92, 2012, UK.
  53. Islam, M.R., Islam, M.R., Alam, M.R. and Hossain, M.M. (2012).Affecting Socio-Demographic Factors on Children Ever Born for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence and Women Who Have Not Experienced Domestic Violence in Bangladesh, American Journal of Sociological Research, Vol. 2(5): 113-119.
  54. Mondal, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Obaidur Rahman, Md. Shafiur Rahman and Md. Nazrul Hoque. Determinants of HIV/AIDS Awareness among Garments Workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, World J. of AIDS, Vol.2: 312-318, 2012.
  55. Rahman, Md. Obaidur and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Socio-demographic and Health Related Determinants of Abdominal Obesity of Male Diabetic Patients in Bangladesh, Asian Profile, Vol. 40(5), October 2012, Canada.
  56. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling of Age and of Income Distribution Associated with Female Marriage Migration in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4(17): 3125-3129, September, 2012.
  57. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling and Projecting Population for Muslim of Urban
  58. Area in Bangladesh, International Journal of Probability and Statistics, Vol. 1(1): 4-10, 2012, USA.
  59. Rahman, Md. Obaidur and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Socio Demographic and Health Related Determinants of Over Weighted Diabetic Patients in Bangladesh, Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 4(3): 337-344, April 05, 2012.
  60. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Obaidur Rahman. The Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending Rajshahi Diabetes Association, Rajshahi, Bangladesh and Its Primary Prevention, Food and Public Health, Vol. 2(2): 5-11, 2012, USA.
  61. Akther, Akifa and Md. Rafiqul Islam. A Study on Age at Menarche of School Going Girls in Bangladesh, American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2(2): 4-9, 2012, USA.
  62. Hossain, Kamal, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Quamrul Hasan Chowdhury. Socio-economic and Demographic Correlates of Infant and Child Mortality: The Case of Slum Areas in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh, International Journal of Prevention and Treatment, Vol. 1(1): 11-17, 2012, USA.
  63. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Male Stable Population Tends to be Identical: Evidence from Bangladesh Population Censuses, American Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 2(1): 16-19, 2012, USA.
  64. Rahman, Md. Obaidur and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Influential Determinants of Blood Glucose Level of Diabetic Patients in Bangladesh, International Journal of Current Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research,  Vol. 2(1): 252-256, 2012.
  65. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling Age Structure,  Values and ASDRs for Female Population of Bangladesh, The Oriental Anthropologist, Vol. 11(2):341-348, 2011.
  66. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Modeling of Diabetic Patients Associated with Age: Polynomial Model Approach, International Journal of Statistics and Applications, Vol. 1, No. 1: 1-5, 2011, USA.
  67. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Modeling and Predicting Cumulative Population of Bangladesh, American J. of Computational and Applied Mathematics,  Vol. 1, No. 2: 98-100, 2011, USA.
  68. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Masudur Rahman, Md. Mizanur Rahman and Md. Nurul Islam Factors Influencing Migrant’s Monthly Income: A Study of Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh, International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 26, No. 3-4: 131-144, 2011, Italy.
  69. Rahman, Md. Obaidur and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Association between Fasting of Ramadan and Risk Factors of Diabetes: A Study from Rajshahi City in Bangladesh, Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology,  Vol. 3(5): 360-365, October 25, 2011, UK.
  70. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling of Age Specific Fertility Rates of Jakarta in Indonesia: A Polynomial Model Approach, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 2, Issue 11, November 2011.
  71. Rokib, Md. Abdur and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Impact of socio-economic and demographic characteristics on female migrants of Meherpur sadar thana at Meherpur district, Bangladesh. Journal of Peace, Gender and Development Studies, Vol. 1(9) pp. 265-270 October 2011.
  72. Nurullah, Md. and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Determinants of Socio-demographic Characteristics on Female Migrants: Logistic Regression Model Approach, International Journal of Applied Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Volume 6, Issue 1-2, pp.95-102, January-December 2011.
  73. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Abdur Rokib. Impacts of socio-demographic characteristics on male migrants: Logistic regression approach, Studies in Business and Economics, Qatar University, Vol. 16(1), September 2011, 57-66.
  74. Md. Mahfuzar Rahman and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Impact of Covariates on Infant and Under-five Mortality in Bangladesh. International Journal of Anthropology, Vol.26, No.1-2, pp.59-74,  Publisher-Italy 2011.
  75. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Mahfuzar Rahman. Desire for a Child in Rural Area of Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression Analysis, Rajshahi University J. of Science, Part-B Vol. 38,pp. 75-86 ,2010.
  76. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Nure Alam Siddiqi. Socio-demographic
  77. Characteristics of Female Migrants and Determinants of Female Migration, Afro Asian J. of Anthropology and Social Policy, Vol. 1, No. 1, January-June, 2010:71-80
  78. Nurullah, Md. and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Demographic and Socio-economic Factors on Female Age at Marriage in Bangladesh, International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 25, No.2, pp. 131-138,  Publisher-Italy 2010.
  79. Rahman, Md. Mahfuzar and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Infant and Under-five Mortality in Bangladesh: Discriminant Analysis, Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment,  Vol. 8, No. 4, pp.79-84, Publisher-China, 2010.   
  80. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and A.B.M. Rabiul Alam Beg. Modeling and Predicting Urban Male Population of Bangladesh: Evidence from Census data, International e Journal of Mathematics And Engineering, Vol.. 1, No. 1, pp-86-95, 2010.
  81. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Nure Alam Siddiqi. Determinants and Modeling of Male Migrants in Bangladesh, Current Research J. of Economic Theory, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 123-130, 2010, Publisher-England, 2010.
  82. Chowdhury, Md. Quamrul Hasan, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Kamal Hossain Socioeconomic Determinants of Neonatal, Post neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality, International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 2(6), pp. 118-125, June 2010.
  83. Chowdhury, Md. Quamrul Hasan, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Kamal Hossain.. Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Neonatal, Post neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality, Current Research J. of Biological Sciences, Publisher- England Vol. 2(2): 132-138, March 2010.
  84. Rahman, Md. Mahfuzar, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Mosfequr Rahman Antenatal Care Seeking Behavior among Slum Mothers: A Study of Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh, Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 50-56, Publisher-Oman, April-2010.
  85. Faruk, Ahmed Omar and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Demographic characteristics of female marriage migrants: A study from rural Rajshahi district in Bangladesh, Current Research J. of Social Sciences, Publisher-England, Vol. 2(1), Pp: 37-40,
  86. Chowdhury, Md. Quamrul Hasan, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Kamal Hossain. Women Awareness about AIDS: Evidence from Natore District of Bangladesh, The Internet Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 8, No. 1, Publisher-USA, 2010.
  87. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mosharaf Hossain and Md. Moshiur Rahman. Health Status and Modeling of Rural Aged Population of Kushtia District in Bangladesh, Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1-6, March 2010.
  88. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. And Mahfuzar Rahman. H1N1 Flu: Swine Flu: A Global Perspective, The Internet J. of Health, Vol. 10 No. 2, Publisher-USA, 2010.
  89. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling and Forecasting Population for Muslim of Rural Region in Bangladesh, Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 2(2): 114-120, March 2010.
  90. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman and Md. Rakibul Islam. Socio-economic Condition of the Rural Aged in Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression Analysis, Indian J. of Gerontology, Vol.. 24, No.2, pp-225-236, April Issue 2010.
  91. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling Life Expectancy for Aged Male and Female Population of Bangladesh: Regression Model Approach, The Internet J. of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Vol. 5. No. 2, 2010.
  92. Rahman, Md. Mosiur, Ahmad Zohirul Islam and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Rural-Urban Differentials of Knowledge and Practice of Contraception in Bangladesh, J. of Population and Social Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2, January 2010, pp. 87-110, Thailand .
  93. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Female Marriage Migration Associated with Geographical Distance in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: An Application of Polynomial Model, International Journal of Mathematics, Game Theory and Algebra, Vol. 19 Issue.
  94. Rokib, Md. Abdur and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Effects of some selected socio-demographic variables on male migrants in Bangladesh, Current Research J. of Economic Theory, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Page no: 10-14, Publisher- England, 2009
  95. Hossain, Md. Mosharaf and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Arsenicosis in Rural Area of Bangladesh: Socio-demographic Correlation, J. of Geography and Regional Planning, Vol. 2(9), pp. 231-234, September, 2009.
  96. Hossain, Md. Mosharaf and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Effects of Socio-demographic Variables on Breastfeeding Practices, The Internet J. of Family Practice, Vol. 7, No. 2, Publisher-USA, 2009.
  97. Rahman, Md. Mosiur, Ahmad Zohirul Islam and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Determinants of Knowledge and Awareness about AIDS: Urban -Rural Differentials in Bangladesh, The Internet J. of Health, Vol. 9, No. 2, Publisher-USA, 2009.
  98. 73. Chowdhury, Md. Quamrul Hasan, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Kamal Hossain. Effects of Health Related Factors on Neonatal, Post neonatal, Infant and Child Mortality, Current Research J. of Biological Sciences, Publisher- England, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 83-88, 2009.
  99. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Marital Fertility Rates of Bangladesh, Research J. of Mathematics and Statistics (RJMS), Publisher- England, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 19-22, 2009.
  100. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Population Medicine (Editorial), The Internet J. of Health, Vol. 9, No. 1, Publisher-USA, 2009.
  101. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling lx and Estimation of Instantaneous Force of Mortality for Aged Population of Bangladesh, International J. of Anthropology, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 189-200, Publisher-Italy, 2009.
  102. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and A.B.M. Rabiul Alam Beg. Modeling and Predicting Population of Dhaka District of Bangladesh, International J. of Mathematics and Computation, Vol. 4, No. S09, pp. 69-80, September-2009.
  103. Rahman, Mahfuzar, Nazrul Islam Mondal and Rafiqul Islam. Divisional Variations in Safe Maternal Delivery Practices in Bangladesh: A Logistic Regression Analysis, Asian J. of Medical Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.15-18, Publisher-England, 2009.
  104. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Md. Mosharaf Hossain: Effects of Socio-economic Variables on Female Age at Marriage: An Application of Multiple Classification Analysis, South Asian Anthropologist, Vol. 9, No. 1 , pp. 31-35, 2009.
  105. Hossain, Md. Mosharaf and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Socio-economic Variables Affecting Infants And Children Mortality In Bangladesh, The Internet J. of Health, Vol. 9, No. 2, Publisher-USA, 2009.
  106. Chowdhury, Md. Quamrul Hasan, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Kamal Hossain. Levels and Patterns of Child Mortality: Application of Indirect Techniques, The Internet J. of Health, Vol. 9, No. 1, Publisher-USA, 2009.
  107. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman, Md. Mosfequr Rahman and Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal. Breastfeeding Practices among Slum Mothers: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis, International Medical Journal, Faculty of Medicine, IIUM, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia, Vol. 8, No. 1, June-2009.
  108. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Forecasting Population of Rural Area in Bangladesh: An Application of Exponential Growth Model, International J. of Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Applications (IJMMSA), Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 345-351, 2009.
  109. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling Some Demographic Parameters for Male Population of Bangladesh, International Journal of Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Information Technology (IJMCSIT), Vol. 2, No. 2, July-December-2009, pp.153-160.
  110. Hossain, Md. Mosharaf and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Effects of Demographic and Household Variables on Infant and Child Under-five Mortality: An Application of Logistic Model, The Internet J. of Health, Vol. 8, No. 2, Publisher-USA, 2009.
  111. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Marriage Migration Associated with Distance in Bangladesh: An Application of Polynomial Model. Middle East J. of Nursing, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 3-5, Publisher-Australia, 2008.
  112. Rahman, Md. Mosiur, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Ahmed Zohirul Islam. Rural-Urban Differentials of Utilization of Ante-natal Health- Care Services in Bangladesh, Health Policy and Development Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, December, 2008, pp. 117-125, Uganda.
  113. Abedin, Sumaiya, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Tanvir Hossain. Antenatal Care During Pregnancy: A Study on Naogaon District of Bangladesh, The Social Sciences, Vol. 3(8), Page No. 537-541, 2008.
  114. Hossain, Tanvir, Sumaiya Abedin and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Prevalence of Contraceptive Use in Naogaon District of Bangladesh, Middle East J. of Family Medicine, Vol. 6(6), Publisher-Australia, August 2008.
  115. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling and Forecasting of l2 (Survivors at Age 2) Values for Male and Female Population of Bangladesh: Regression Model Approach. Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 26-30, Publisher-Australia, 2008.
  116. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling Age Structure for Female Population in Rural Area of Bangladesh. J. of Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 29-37, February 2008.
  117. 54. Mondal, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Kamal Hossain, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Abul Basher Mian. Sexual Behaviors and Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh, The Brazilian J. of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12 (4), August -2008.
  118. Rahman, Md. Mosiur, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Abdul Matin. Male Contraceptive Behavior in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh. International Medical Journal, Faculty of Medicine, IIUM, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia, Vol. 7, No. 2, December-2008.
  119. Hossain, Md. Mosharaf and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Factors Affecting Female Age at Marriage in a Rural Area of Charghat Thana of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh. Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol. 5, No. 3, Publisher-Australia, 2008.
  120. Nurullah, Md. and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Study the Socio-economic Conditions of Migrant’s Monthly Income (Before and After Migration): An Application of Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA). Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 18-23, Publisher-Australia, 2008.
  121. Rahman, Md. Mosiur, Tapan kumar Roy, Md. Golam Mostofa and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Study on Arsenic Disastert and Sanitation Condition of Nawabganj Paurashava. Middle East J. of Internal Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 8-16.
  122. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling and Predicting Male Urban Forward Cumulative Population of Bangladesh, J. of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 203-206, 2008.
  123. Mamun, Rashed, Nazrul Islam Mondal, Md. Rafiqul Islam and M. Kabir. Impact of Some Key Factors on Health Complication of the Child Labores During Work: A Study on Rangpur, Bangladesh, Pakistan J. Social Sciences, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 262-267, 2008.
  124. Rahman, M.M., Islam, M.N.and Islam, M.R.. Effects of Antenatal and Delivery Care on Neonatal Mortality: A Study of Rajshahi District,  Bangladesh, J. of Population, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.165-177, Indonesia, 2007.
  125. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Predicting Population for Male of Rural Area in Bangladesh, J. of Statistical Research of Iran, Vol. 4, No. 2 , pp. 227-238, December-2007.
  126. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Ahmad Omar Faruk, Md. Golam Mostofa and Md. Entazul Huque. Living Standard of Migrants: A Study of Katakhali Pourusova in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh, Middle East J. of Family Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 7, pp. 20-23, Publisher-Australia, October, 2007.
  127. Islam, Md. Rafiqul.  Age Associated with Population for Both Sexes in Rural Area of Bangladesh Follow Exponential Model, Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol.4, No.2, Publisher-Australia, April, 2007.
  128. Faruk, Ahmad Omar, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Mosiur Rahman. Socio- economics Characteristics of the Female Married Migrants: A Case Study of Katakhali Pourusova of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh, Middle East J. of Nursing, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 6-9, Publisher-Australia, June, 2007.
  129. Rahman, Md. Masudar, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Mizanur Rahman. Causes and Consequences of In-migration at Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh, J. of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 305-608, 2007.
  130. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Estimation of Some Mortality Measures, Modeling of lx and Age Associated with Force of Mortality of Bangladesh in 2007, Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 32-38, Publisher-Australia, 2007.
  131. Islam, Md. Rafiqul.  Estimation of Some Mortality Measures, Modeling of lx and Age Associated with Force of Mortality of Bangladesh in 2006, Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp.23-28, Publisher-Australia, 2007.
  132. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Marital Fertility Rates (ASMFRs) in Rural Area, Bangladesh, Middle East J. of Age and Ageing, Vol. 4(4), 17-20, 2007.
  133. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Mahfuzar Rahman and Md. Mosfequr Rahman. Immunization Coverage Among Slum Child: A Case Study of Rajshahi City Corporation, Bangladesh”, Middle East J. of Family Medicine, Vol.5, No. 6, pp. 17-20, Publisher-Australia, September, 2007.
  134. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, M. Korban Ali, Md. Nurul Islam and Md. Atikur Rahman Khan. Empirical Forecasting of Fertility Parameters of Bangladesh, International J. of Statistical Sciences, Dept. of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Vol. 6 (Special Issue), pp. 331-340, 2007.
  135. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Construction of Abridged Life Tables and Indirect Estimation of Some Mortality Measures of  Bangladesh in 2005. J. of Population, Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 117-130, 2007.
  136. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Age Associated with Expectation of Life (ex) for Female Population of Bangladesh: An Application of Polynomial Model, Indian J. of Social Development, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 83-90, June, 2006.
  137. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling ASFRs of Bangladesh: An Application of Polynomial Model, South Asian Anthropologist, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 97-100, 2006.
  138. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling of Age Structure and ASDRs for Both Sexes of Bangladesh, J. of Social Anthropology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 51-56, June, 2006.
  139. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Estimation of Female Adult Mortality and Construction of Female Life Table from Male Widowed Information of Bangladesh, Man in India, Vol.86, No. 3 and 4, pp. 313-323, 2006.
  140. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Age Associated with Expectation of Life (ex) for Male of Bangladesh: Application of Polynomial Model, J. of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Pakistan, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 161-164, 2006.
  141. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and M. Korban Ali. Modeling of Age Specific Fertility Rates of Bangladesh, South Asian Anthropologist, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 9 – 19, 2006.
  142. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling  Between Population Growth Rate and Increase Food Rate of Malthus's Theorem, J. of Engineering and Applied Scienecs, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 165-166, 2006.
  143. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling and Forecasting of Some Fertility Parameters in Urban Area of Bangladesh, J of. Population, Indonesia, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 127 – 137, 2006.
  144. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Study the Differentials, Patterns and Trends of Life Table Surviving Function (lx) of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 345-350, 2005.
  145. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Study the Differentials, Patterns, Trends and Mathematical Modeling of Expectation of Life (ex) of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 1060 – 1064, 2005.
  146. Islam, Md. Rafiqul . Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Marital Fertility Rates in Urban Area of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Statistics, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 289-295, 2005.
  147. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Study the Differentials, Patterns and Trends of ASDRs of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 986 – 990, 2005.
  148. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Empirical Forecasting of Mortality Parameters of Bangladesh, South Asian Anthropologist, Vol.5, No. 1, pp. 81 – 87, 2005.
  149. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Indirect Estimates of Some Fertility Parameters of Bangladesh, J. of Social Anthropology, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 55 – 62, 2005.
  150. Mondal, Md. Nazrul Islam, M.A.R Khan, Md. Rafiqul Islam and A.A Mamun. Commercial Sex Workers in Brothels are Hallmark of HIV Epidemic in Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 1152-1158, 2005.
  151. Rahman, Md. Mizanur, Md. Rafiqul Islam and M. Korban Ali. Effects of Demographic Characteristics on Infant and Child Mortality: A Case Study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh, J. of Population, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 161-173, Indonesia, 2005.
  152. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, M. Nurul Islam, M. Korban Ali and Md Nazrul Islam Mondal. Indirect Estimation and Mathematical Modeling of some Demographic Parameters of Bangladesh, The Oriental Anthropologist, Vol. 5, No.2, pp. 163-171, 2005.
  153. Islam, Md. Shahidul and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Study the Socioeconomic, Psychological and Heath Characteristics of Aged Population in Rural Area of Natore District in Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 1159-1167, 2005.
  154. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, M. Korban Ali and Md. Nurul Islam. Comparative Study of Mortality Measures in Bangladesh During  1961-1991, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 1044-1047, 2005.
  155. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Study the Trends of Some Fertility Measure of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 490-494, 2005.
  156. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Estimation of Female Adult Mortality And Construction of Female Life Table from Male Widowed Information of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Statistics, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 275-284, 2005.
  157. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Indirect Estimation of Demographic Parameters of Bangladesh, South Asian Anthropologist, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 173-178, 2005.
  158. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Modeling of Age Structure, lx Values and ASDRs for Male Population of Bangladesh, Pakistan J. of Social Sciences (PJSS), Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 860 – 862, 2005.
  159. Mondal, Md. Nazrul Islam, Mst. Shamima Sultana, Md. Korban Ali and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Awareness and Prevention of HIV from Mother to Child Transmission, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-B, Vol. 33, pp.105-113, 2005.
  160. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Indirect Estimation of Fertility Parameters of Bangladesh, J. of the Indian Anthropological Society, Vol. 39, pp. 195-202, 2004.
  161. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Fertility Rates in Urban Area of Bangladesh, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-B, Vol. 32, pp. 229-240, 2004.
  162. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Estimation of Female Adult Mortality and Construction of Female Life Table from Male Widowed Information of Bangladesh, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-B, Vol. 32, pp. 241-257, 2004.
  163. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Nurul Islam and M. Mujibur Rahman. Trends and Patterns of Reproductivity Decline in Bangladesh: 1956-1998, Man in India, Vol. 84, No. 1&2, pp. 85-97, 2004.
  164. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and M. Korban Ali. Study the Population Transition and Recent Trend of Fertility Decline of Bangladesh, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-B, Vol. 32, pp. 141-151, 2004.
  165. Islam, Md. Rafiqul. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Fertility Rates in the Rural Area of Bangladesh, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part- B, Vol. 32, pp. 211-227, 2004.
  166. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and M. Korban Ali. Mathematical Modeling of Age Specific Fertility Rates and Study the Reproductivity in the Rural Area of Bangladesh During 1980-1998, Pakistan J. of Statistics, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 379-392, 2004.
  167. Islam, Md. Rafiqul and M. Korban Ali. Female Stable Population Tends to be Identical-An Evidence from Bangladesh Censuses, J. of Science, Part- B, Rajshahi University Studies, Vol. 32, pp. 131-139, 2004.
  168. Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Md. Nurul Islam, Md. Ayub Ali and Md. Golam Mostofa. Construction of Male Life Table from Female Widowed Information of Bangladesh, International J. of Statistical Sciences, Dept. of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Vol. 2, pp. 69-82, 2003.
  169. Noor, A.S.A. and Md. Rafiqul Islam. On the Isotopes of Nearlattices, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-B, Vol. 26, pp. 55-61, 1998.
  170. Noor, A.S.A. and Md. Rafiqul Islam. Double Isotopes of Nearlattices, J. of Science, Rajshahi University Studies, Part-B, Vol. 25, pp. 175-181, 1997.

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