Level	Institution	Year
Doctoral (PhD)	Rajshahi University	2013
Masters (Masters of Social Science)	Rajshahi University	2004
Bachelor/Honors (Bachelor of Social Science)	Rajshahi University	2003

Experience in Rajshahi University

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Book

1.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud (Translator) Original: Mark Coeckelbergh "The Political Philosophy of AI: An Introduction (Translated in Bengali) (কৃত্রিম বুদ্ধিমত্তার রাজনৈতিক দর্শন)" 1-187 Published: September 2025 External Link
2.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud (Translator), Original: Dudley Knowles "Political Philosophy (Translated in Bengali) রাজনৈতিক দর্শন" 1-400 Published: May 2025 External Link
3.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "International War Crisis and Tension- আন্তর্জাতিক যুদ্ধ সংকট এবং উত্তেজনা" Dhaka: Aleya Book Depot, pp. 1-271 Published: February 2024 External Link
4.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud (Editor), Original: Friedrich Engels "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (edited) পরিবার, ব্যক্তিগত মালিকানা এবং রাষ্ট্রের উৎপত্তি" 1-190 Published: February 2024 External Link
5.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Security Studies-নিরাপত্তা অধ্যয়ন" Dhaka: Student Ways, 2022, pp-1-387 Published: February 2022 External Link
6.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Liberation: Preparation to Victory-মুক্তিযুদ্ধ: প্রস্তুতি থেকে বিজয়" Dhaka: Kathaprokash, pp-1-240 Published: May 2021 External Link
7.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Bangladesh Constitution: Perspective and Relevance- বাংলাদেশ সংবিধান : প্রেক্ষিত এবং প্রাসঙ্গিকতা" Dhaka: Aleya Book Depo, pp-1-200 Published: February 2021 External Link
8.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Party Politics in Bangladesh-বাংলাদেশে দলীয় রাজনীতি" Dhaka: Obosor Publication, pp. 1-530 Published: March 2020 External Link
9.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Politics Dictionary-রাজনীতি অভিধান" Dhaka: Aleya Book Depot. pp-1-400 Published: February 2020 External Link
10.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Bangladesh: Political Encyclopedia (2010-2019)-বাংলাদেশ: রাজনৈতিক ঘটনাকোষ (২০১০-২০১৯)" Dhaka: Mowla Brothers, pp-1-380 Published: February 2020 External Link
11.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Political Development in Bangladesh-বাংলাদেশে রাজনৈতিক উন্নয়ন" Dhaka: Boteswar Barnon, pp-1-240 Published: February 2019 External Link
12.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "International Relations: Principles and Foreign Policy-আন্তর্জাতিক সম্পর্ক: মূলনীতি ও পররাষ্ট্রনীতি" Dhaka: Aleya Boook Depot, pp-1-400 Published: February 2019 External Link
13.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "World Politics: Past and Present-বিশ্ব রাজনীতি : অতীত ও বর্তমান" Dhaka: Aleya Book Depot, pp-1-350 Published: February 2018 External Link
14.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud and Dr. Bibi Murium "Encyclopedia of Politics and Diplomacy-রাজনীতি ও কূটনীতিকোষ" Aleya Book Depot, pp-1-600 Published: February 2015 External Link

Book Chapter

1.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "The nature and trends of party politics in Bangladesh in the 50 years since independence (in Bengali)" Tareque Shamsur Rehman (ed.), 50 Years of Bangladesh Politics (Dhaka: Shobha Prakash, pp. 435-452. Published: February 2021 External Link

Journal

1.	Anika Tabassum, Asmaull Husna Mim, Sultan Mahmud, Yeasir Arafat, Fairuj Sadaf Opee "Bureaucratic Politics in Bangladesh: Analyzing the Generalist Specialist Divide and Pathways for Reform" International Journal of Applied and Advanced Multidisciplinary Research (IJAAMR) Vol.3, No.8, 2025: 557-572 Published: September 2025 External Link
2.	Md. Mahbubul Alam Md. Yeasir Arafat, Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Assessing Student Satisfaction With the Academic Environment at the University of Rajshahi: A Mixed Approach" Journal of Social Sciences, Economics and Education Published: June 2025 External Link
3.	Moursalina Akter, Rahmat Ullah, Md Sultan Mahmud "Unveiling the Roots and Consequences of Electoral Distrust in Bangladesh: A Field Study on Rajshahi City Corporation Area" Futurity of Social Sciences Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 4-24 Published: May 2025 External Link
4.	Md Sultan Mahmud, Md Alomgir Hossan, Md Jahangir Alom "Unveiling the Dynamics: Trends and Crises of Administrative Accountability in Bangladesh" International Journal of Applied Research and Sustainable Sciences (IJARSS) Vol. 2 No. 4, 2024:277 - 290 Published: July 2024 External Link
5.	Md Basirulla, Farhat Tasnim, Md Sultan Mahmud "Md. Sultan Mahmud PhD [PDF] from informit.org Female garment workers in Bangladesh facing human rights violation; a search to find the root causes" Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Volume 16 Issue 3 Pages 85-103 Published: May 2024 External Link
6.	Md Sultan Mahmud, Md Alomgir Hossan, Mahmudul Huda "Role of Bangladesh Government in Making Accountability Effective(2009-Present" International Journal of Applied Research and Sustainable Sciences (IJARSS) Vol. 2 No. 3, 2024: 201 -218 Published: February 2024 External Link
7.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Political Attitudes of Rural People towards the Political System of Bangladesh: A Study on Rajshahi District" International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research, 10(1), 54–67 Published: September 2023 External Link
8.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Awareness and Attitudes towards the Election Campaign of Bangladesh: A Field Study on Selected Area" Asian Political Science Review, 6(2), 1-11 Published: September 2022 External Link
9.	MD. SULTAN MAHMUD "Awareness and Attitudes towards the Election Campaign of Bangladesh: A Field Study on Selected Area." Asian Political Science Review, 6(2), 1-11. Published: August 2022 External Link
10.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "Types and Impact of Candidate Campaigns in the Electoral System in Bangladesh: A Field Study (in Bengali)" Annual Journal of Bangladesh Rural Development Academy (Rural Development), pp. 85-120 Published: January 2021
11.	Dr. Sultan Mahmud "The nature of political engagement of students of autonomous universities in Bangladesh with their socio-economic status: A study on Rajshahi University" Rajshahi University Journal of Social Science and Business Studies, Volume- 25, pp-133-150. Published: January 2021
12.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Political Awareness and Participation of Rural Citizens in Bangladesh: Survey on a Union" Vol. 4. No. 1, December 2019, pp. 223-234, Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University Science and Technology, Sylhet. Published: December 2020 External Link
13.	Md. Sultan Mahmud, Ummy Salma and Ali Mortuja "Perceptions and Attitudes of the Coastal Fishermen towards the Political System of Bangladesh: A Study of the Patuakhali District" Journal of Asian Politics and Society-JAPS, Centre for Asian Studies, Dept. of Political Science, University of Chittagong, Volume-IV Numbers- I &II January & July 2020. pp.94-116 Published: July 2020
14.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud, & Habibullah "The Satisfaction Level of the Beneficiaries of Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs) in Bangladesh: A Practical Observation at Field Level" International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research (IJOSPER), Volume 7, Issue 2, 2020, pp. 92-104 Published: July 2020 External Link
15.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Perceptions and Attitudes of the Rural People towards the Existing Politics of Bangladesh: A Study of Selected Villages of Rajshahi District" Social Science Journal, Vol. 23 pp.133-146. Published: February 2020
16.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud & Riajul Janna "The Nature and the Impact of Campaigning for Candidates in the Electoral System of Bangladesh: A Field Level Study" International Students Symposium Papers Book-1 (ISBN: 978-975-8738-50-2), Politics-International Relations-Law, pp. 44-57, International Student Associations Federation (UDEF), University of Trakya, Istanbul, Turkey Published: January 2020 External Link
17.	Md. Shariful Islam, Dr. Md. Nazmul Islam, & Md. Sultan Mahmud "Effect of Social Media in Academic Performance among the Students of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh: A Study" International Students Symposium Papers Book-4 (ISBN: 978-975-8738-56-4), Education-Literature-Communication, 2020, pp. 236-251, University of Trakya, Istanbul, Turkey Published: January 2020 External Link
18.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Political Affiliation with the Socio-economic Status of Autonomous University Students in Bangladesh: A survey on the Rajshahi University" Accepted in Rajshahi University Journal of Social Science and Business Studies Published: December 2019
19.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "The Nature and Trends of Rural Political culture in Bangladesh: A Survey on Some Villages" Accepted in Institute of Bangladesh Studies Journal Published: December 2019
20.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Political Awareness and Participation of Rural Citizens in Bangladesh: Survey on a Union" Accepted in Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center Journal Published: July 2019 External Link
21.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Effectiveness of Political Institutions in Bangladesh (1991-1996) : An Evaluation" Itihas Prabandhamala, Vol. 16, No. 15 Published: February 2019
22.	Jannatul Ferdous and Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Janata Bank Limited (JBL): A Case Study" International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research, UK. Vo. 5. Issue. 1 p. 29-45 Published: December 2018 External Link
23.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud and Shamim Ahmed "Knowledge and Practice of Infant Feeding among the Rural Mothers in Selected Community" Development Compilation, Vol. 13 Number 01 Published: February 2018
24.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Problems of Political Development in Bangladesh : A Case Study of the Caretaker Government (2007-2009)" Journal of Politics & Administration, Volume. 3, Number 1, (ISSN 2307-1036), Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. Published: April 2017
25.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Electoral Transition and Democratic Governance in Bangladesh: An Analytical Study of Conflicting Issue and Political Culture" Bangladesh Institute of Professional Studies, Dhaka, Vol. 11, No. 01, March 2015. pp. 11-24. Published: February 2016
26.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Democratic Government System in Bangladesh (1991-2001): A Review of Political Development" Bengali Literature, Vol. 4, Year 3 (ISSN 2227-1635) Published: February 2016
27.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Problems of Political Development in Bangladesh : Comparative Study between Awami League and BNP Regime" IBS Journal ((ISSN 1561-798X) Published: January 2014
28.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Problems of Political Development in Bangladesh : Comparative Study between Awami League and BNP Regime" IBS Journal ((ISSN 1561-798X) Published: January 2014
29.	Md. Sultan Mahmud & Bibi Morium "Civil Society and Political Party in Electoral Democracy: Bangladesh Perspective" Asian Studies, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Government and Politics, Vol. 32. Published: June 2013
30.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Problems of Institutionalization of Democracy in Bangladesh: An Observational Study (in Bengali)" Development Compilation, Vol. 07, No. 01 Published: June 2012
31.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Jatiya Sangsad Election in Bangladesh: Quest for Legitimacy" Institute of Bangladesh Studies Journal, Rajshahi University Published: July 2011
32.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Evaluation of Road Safety Measures: A Case Study of The Bonpara (Natore) to Gazipur Highway in Bangladesh" Research Paper, Weekly Research Publication of Centre for Human Resources Information and Development, Dhaka. Published: June 2009
33.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Politics, Transition and Democratization Process in Bangladesh: An Analysis" Development Compilation, No. 1, Vol. 2 Published: January 2009
34.	Md. Sultan Mahmud "Political Conflicts and Discourse in Bangladesh : A Critical Understanding" Human Resources Development Studies, Vo. 1. No. 1, Centre for Human Resources Information and Development Published: December 2008

Conference

1.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud & Riajul Janna "The Nature and the Impact of Campaigning for Candidates in the Electoral System of Bangladesh: A Field Level Study" 5th International Student Symposium, Federation of International Student Associations, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey Published: December 2019
2.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud & Habibullah "Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNP) in Bangladesh: Satisfaction Level of the Beneficiaries" International Conference on Public Administration and Development (ICPAD), 05-08 February 2020 organized by Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC), Savar, Dhaka. Published: December 2019 External Link
3.	Ummy Salma & Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Overview of Kashmir Crisis since Partition: What is Changing and How" International Conference on Culture, Peace and Education: From the Perspective of Peoples' History, Jointly Organized by Dept. of History, RU & Jana-Itihas Charca Kendra, Dhaka Published: September 2019
4.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "A Study on Inter-Political Party Violence in Bangladesh" 5th National and International Conference on Political Science and Public Administration, Rajabhat University, Thailand Published: April 2019
5.	Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "An Assessment of Party Effectiveness in Bangladesh : A Quest for Good Governance" 6th International Social Sciences and Business Research Conference, 29 August - 1, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Published: September 2018

Seminar / Symposium / workshop attended

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Professor Dr. Md. Shariful Islam, Dr. Nazmul Islam and Dr. Md. Sultan Mahmud "Effect of Social Media in Academic Performance among the Students of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh: A Study" International Student Symposium, Federation of International Student Associations, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey, 6-9 December,2019 Published: December 2019

POL-102: Principles of Political Organization (With reference to the constitutions of U.K, U.S.A and Russia) This course is an introduction to develop the basic idea of the students about Political Organizations. It introduces key concepts and ideas of the power structures of government. It helps students to the study and debate about the challenges of modern po Running Download Resource

POL-404: Party Politics in Bangladesh This course is a basic theoretical course and pre-requisite to complete the 4-year integrated BSS (Honors) in Political Science. The course is designed to deepen the students’ existing knowledge on political parties, theories of political party and party Running Download Resource

POL- 410: Peace and Conflict Studies This course is a basic theoretical course and pre-requisite to complete the 4-year integrated BSS (Honors) in Political Science. It explores the processes through which actors have attempted to define and build peace in areas affected by war and violence, Running Download Resource

POL-201: Early Modern Western Political Thought This course provides an introduction to the nature of political theory through an examination of the ideas of the most important political theorists of the early modern period – that is since the emergence of the state system in the early sixteenth centur Running Download Resource

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• POL-102: Principles of Political Organization (With reference to the constitutions of U.K, U.S.A and Russia)

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