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Dept. of Population Science & Human Resource Development, 3rd Floor, 3rd Science Building, University of Rajshahi

MD. MAHFUZUR RAHMAN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Population Science & Human Resource Development

Education Summary: PhD, Dept. of Sociology, Gender & Social Work, University of Otago, New Zealand
Research Interest: Fertility transition and its impact, Relational life-course and childbearing, Intention and childbearing, Contraception and family planning programme

Level	Institution	Year
Doctoral (Thesis title: Fertility stalls in Bangladesh)	PhD in Sociology, Gender and Social Work, University of Otago, Dunedin	2018
Masters (Thesis title: Infant and Child Mortality and Mother’s Health Seeking Behaviour at Rajshahi)	MSc in Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi	2002
Bachelor/Honors (BSc (Honors))	BSc (Honors) in Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi	2001
Higher Secondary (HSC)	New Govt. Degree College, Rajshahi	1997
Secondary (SSC)	BR Nazimuddin Govt. High School, Ishwardi	1994

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration	Organization/Institute	Position
2019-05-05 to	Population Science & Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi	Associate Professor
2013-02-28 to 2019-05-04	Population Science & Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
2010-02-28 to 2013-02-27	Population Science & Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi	LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration	Organization/Institute	Position
2006-08-27 to 2010-02-23	Grameenphone, Bangladesh (Telenor and Grameen Telecom’s joint venture)	Territory Officer

Journal

1.	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman; Jannatul Tasnim "Exploring the factors behind the shift in unwanted childbearing rate in Bangladesh between 2007 and 2017/2018: a cross-sectional study" BMJ Open, 13:e069265 (Major Indexing: Web of Science, Scopus, etc.) Published: May 2023 External Link
2.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Billah, MA, Liebergreen, N, Ghosh, M.K., Alam, M.S., Haque, M.A., Al-Maruf, A. "Exploring spatial variations in level and predictors of unskilled birth attendant delivery in Bangladesh using spatial analysis techniques: Findings from nationally representative survey data" PLOS One, 17(10), e0275951 (Major Indexing: Web of Science, Scopus, etc.) Published: October 2022 External Link
3.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Alam, M.S., Billah, M.A. (2022) "Early impact of COVID-19 pandemic on childbearing plan in Bangladesh" Biodemography and Social Biology, 67(2): 150 ̶ 163 (Major Indexing: Web of Science, SCOPUS) Published: July 2022 External Link
4.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Alam, M.R., Billah, M.A. (2022) "Determinants of using emergency contraceptive pill in Bangladesh: An analysis of national survey data" Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 11(2): 62–69 (Major Indexing: SCOPUS) Published: March 2022 External Link
5.	Mahfuzur, M.R. (2021) "Factors influencing progression to a larger family in mid- and late-transitional fertility stalls: A case study of Bangladesh" Journal of Population and Social Studies [JPSS], 29, 563–585 (Major Indexing: SCOPUS) Published: August 2021 External Link
6.	Mahfuzur, M.R. (2020) "Role of proximate determinants in recent and past fertility stalls in Bangladesh" Biodemography and Social Biology, 65(2): 119 ̶ 136 (Major Indexing: Web of Science, SCOPUS) Published: May 2020 External Link
7.	Beres, M.A., Treharne, G.J., Stewart, K., Flett, J., Mahfuzur, M.R., & Lillis, D. (2019) "A mixed-methods pilot study of the EAAA rape resistance programme for female undergraduate students in Aotearoa/New Zealand" Women’s Studies Journal, 33(1/2): 8 ̶ 24 (Major Indexing: EBSCO) Published: December 2019 External Link
8.	Mahfuzur, M.R., & Goni, M.A. (2013) "Personal perception and attitude of adult people towards health at Meherpur town, Bangladesh" The Oriental Anthropologist: The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man, 13(1): 111 ̶120. Published: September 2019 External Link
9.	Mahfuzur, M.R., & Roy, T.K. (2015) "Determinants of unwanted fertility in Bangladesh: Whether sex preference and unmet need are dominant?" Romanian Journal of Population Studies, 9(1): 81 ̶ 103. Published: June 2015 External Link
10.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Mondol, D.K., & Ali, M.A. (2013) "Nexus of employee motivation with HRM and workplace behaviour: an assessment of the dominant factors" Management Research and Practice, 5(4): 49 ̶ 57 Published: December 2013 External Link
11.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Goni, M.A., & Akhter, M. R. (2013) "Correlates of early motherhood in slum areas of Rajshahi city, Bangladesh" Avicenna, 6: 1 ̶ 5 Published: July 2013 External Link
12.	Goni, M.A., & Mahfuzur, M.R. (2012) "Knowledge and awareness on HIV/AIDS among blood donors: A study in Rajshahi, Bangladesh" International Journal of Public Health Research, 2(1): 93 ̶ 100 Published: July 2012 External Link
13.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Goni, M.A., & Roy, T.K. (2011) "Demographic externalities of human capital: Evidence from Bangladesh" International Research Journal of Management and Business Studies, 1(2): 34 ̶ 40 Published: July 2011 External Link
14.	Mahfuzur, M.R., Alam, M.R., Roy, T.K., & Goni, M.A. (2008) "Mother’s health seeking behaviour at Rajshahi District" Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5(6): 612 ̶ 619 Published: July 2008 External Link
15.	13. Roy, T.K., & Mahfuzur, M.R. (2007) "Factors affecting infant mortality in rural Rajshahi" Rajshahi University Journal of Science, 35: 63 ̶ 80 Published: July 2007

Conference

1.	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman "Factors explaining the change in unwanted childbearing in Bangladesh during 2004–2014: A decomposition analysis" International Conference on “The Role of Science and Technology Towards 4IR” of the Faculty of Science at University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 5 October Published: October 2023
2.	Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott & Md. Mahfuzur Rahman "Role of relationship in delayed childbearing in European countries (in poster)" 5th GGP User Conference, Paris, 25 October Published: October 2019
3.	Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, & Mahfuzur Rahman "Relational pathways to delayed childbearing and childlessness in cross-national comparison" 81st Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, Washington, D. C Published: July 2016
4.	Mahfuzur Rahman "Fertility stall in South Asia, 1996-2013 (in poster)" 81st Annual Meeting of Population Association of America, Washington, D.C. Published: April 2016
5.	Mahfuzur Rahman, Tapan Kumar Roy, & Md. Abdul Goni "Sex preferences and unwanted fertility in Bangladesh" SAANZ annual conference, Christchurch, New Zealand Published: December 2014

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