Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, PhD Professor, Department of Geography & Environment
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, PhD
Professor, Department of Geography and Environment
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
I completed my Ph.D. in Regional Sciences at the Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. With extensive experience in social and rural studies, my work integrates cutting-edge techniques like Global Climate Modeling (GCM), Predictive Species Distribution Modeling (PSDM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Remote Sensing. I utilize a range of statistical software including The Unscrambler X, JMP, R, and SPSS to analyze complex data sets and derive meaningful insights.
My current research interests include:
- Precision Agriculture using UAV Technology: Exploring the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to enhance agricultural practices through detailed monitoring and data analysis.
- Agricultural Systems and Dynamics: Investigating the evolving trends and dynamics of agricultural systems to optimize productivity and sustainability.
- Land Change Modeling (LCM) and CA-Markov Model: Using Cellular Automata (CA) and Markov models to predict and analyze land use changes over time.
- Land Use and Cover Modeling: Assessing and forecasting changes in land use patterns using advanced modeling techniques.
- Threatened Species Distribution Modeling: Predicting the distribution of threatened species using various statistical and machine learning models to support conservation efforts.
- Global Climate Modeling: Analyzing the impact of climate change on various geographical and environmental parameters using comprehensive climate models.
I have a strong background in applying GIS and Remote Sensing for spatial analysis, alongside statistical and computational tools to address complex issues in environmental and agricultural research. My ongoing projects focus on integrating these methods to develop innovative solutions for sustainable land use and agricultural management.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Precision Agriculture using UAV Technology, Agricultural Systems and Dynamics, Climate Change and Agriculture, Potential Species Distribution Modeling (PSDM), Landsacpe Modeling, LCM, Global Climate Modeling (GCM), GIS and Remote Sensing
JOURNAL PAPER
1. Saifuzzaman, M.,Mollah, T.H., and Shamsuddin, S. D., eds 2012,Testing Remote Sensing and GIS as a Methodological Approach to the Investigation of Archaeological Sites of Bangladesh. Title of Journal: Pratnatattva, Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, June 2012. Vol: 18, Page: 17-30 ISSN Number: 1560-7593
2. Alam, N.,Mollah, T.H., and Rashid, R., eds.2013. Spatio-temporal Analysis of Road Accidents in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Bangladesh, Title of Journal: Somajbiggan somikkha, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 2013. Vol-01, page: 201-210 ISSN Number: 2309-6934
3. Mollah, T. H., eds 2013, Climate Induced Displacement: Bangladesh and IPCC, Title of Journal: Bhugol Potrika, Department of Geography and Environment. Vol-32 page: 1-10 , ISSN Number: 1027-8567
4. Mollah, T. H., and Ferdaush, J., eds 2010, Unplanned Industrial Development, Pollution Sources and Pollution Extent of Krishnopura Mouza at Dhamrai Upazilla: Detection of land use and Land Level (An Exploratory GIS and RS Based study),Title of Journal: Jahangirnagar Review-II, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Vol: XXXIV, Printed: 2014 Page: 155-163 ISSN Number: 1682-422
5. Alam, N.,Mollah, T.H., and Rashid, R., eds.June, 2015. Change detection analysis and mapping of river systems of Dhaka using James Rennells, 1760s map Title of Journal: Jahangirnagar Bishwavidyalay Bhugol o Paribesh Samikkhan, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 2013. Vol-33, page: 15-26 ISSN Number: 1027-8567
6. Shishir. S., Mollah, T. H., and Rashid. S., eds, 2012 (Printed: June, 2015), Land Cover Change Detection of Purbachal Project, Using Time Series Satellite Imagery , Title of Journal: The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Vol: XXXIV, Page: 155-163 ISSN Number: 1682-7422
7. Mollah, T. H., Ferdaush, J., Faisal, H. M. and Karmaker, C., October, 2014. Economic Losses and Damages Induced by Climate Changes on Rural Livelihood of Northern Part of Bangladesh: An Exploratory GIS Based Study. International Journal of Life Sciences and Technology (IJLST) 7(2):8-15, ISSN: 0974-5335 URL: http://www.ijlst.org/Home/papers-published/ijlst-2014-volume-7-issue-2File:https://docs.google.com/a/ijlst.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=aWpsc3Qub3JnfGlqbHN0fGd4OjQzNDZjZjI0YmFmNGZkNDk
8. Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH and Jannatul FERDAUSH 2015. Riverbank erosion, population migration and rural vulnerability in Bangladesh: a case study on Kazipur Upazila at Sirajganj District. Environment and Ecology Research, 3(5), 125-131. (International and peer review journal, published in September 2015: DOI: 10.13189/eer.2015.030502 URL: http://www.hrpub.org/journals/article_info.php?aid=2756 File: 2015_mollar.pdf, EER2-14002442.pdf Horizon Research Publishing, USA, ISSN Number:2331-6268
9. Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH and Takaaki NIHEI 2015. Methodological approaches to evaluate rural development of Bangladesh: a case on districts along the river side of Jamuna. International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Engineering, 4(10), 59-69. (International and peer review journal, published in October 2015, A R Research publication, New Delhi, International and peer review journal)
10. Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH, Jannatul FERDAUSH, Sharmin SHISHIR, Kun XIAO and Md. Shahedur RASHID 2016. Study of archaeological sites with Imagery: a case on Narsingdi Region, Bangladesh. Universal Journal of Geoscience, 4(2), 31-40. (International and peer review journal, published April, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ujg.2016.040203 Horizon Research Publishing (2880 Zanker Rd ste 203, San Jose, CA 95134), USA, ISSN Number: 2331-9615
11. Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH and Takaaki NIHEI 2016. Planning for NGOs at district-level along the river side of Jamuna, Bangladesh: using GIS and remote sensing technology. Universal Journal of Geoscience, 4(5), 102-111. (International and peer review journal, published in October, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ujg.2016.040502 Horizon Research Publishing (2880 Zanker Rd ste 203, San Jose, CA 95134), USA, ISSN Number: 2331-9615
12. Kun XIAO, Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH 2016: Research on National University Postgraduate Entrance Examinations in Japan :A Case Study of Hokkaido University, Journal of Qiqihar University (Philosophy & Social Science Edition) , 2016, (09) 181-182,ISSN：1008-2638,CN：23-1435/C
13. Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, Kun XIAO and Takaaki NIHEI, 2016. NGOs Education Services at District-Level along the River Side of Jamuna, Bangladesh: Using GIS and Remote Sensing Approaches. Geographical Studies, Volume 91, Number 2. ISSN: 2186-5450 (Online), ISSN: 1882-2118 (Print). http://www.hokkaidogeog.org/modules/journal/vol91.html
14. Mollah, T.H., Shishir, S., Ullah, W. and Nihei, T. 2018. Assessing NGOs micro-credit programs: a geo-spatial and socio-economic scenario from rural Bangladesh. Int Rev Econ (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12232-018-0315-x
15. Momotaz, Bhuiyan, M.A.H. and Mollah. T.H., 2017. Plan the Locational Distribution of Educational Institutions: A Case Study on Lakshimicahp Union of Nilphamari District. Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342. Vol. 15, June, 2017. Page 121-130, ISSN 1728-4198.
16. Bhuiyan, M.R.H, Mahmud, H.U.B, Akter, S., and Mollah, T.H., 2020. Women’s Involvement in Agronomics Activities in Rural Mohammadpur, Cumilla District. , Title of Journal: The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Science, Volume XLI. ISSN: 1682-7422.
17. Nihei, T., Mollah, T.H., XIAO, K., Ullah, W. and Momotaz, 2020. Agricultural Regions in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Geographical Studies Vol. 94, No. 2（2019. ISSN: 2186-5450. https://www.hokkaidogeog.org/pub/gs/gs94/94_2_1_Nihei.pdf
18. Momotaz, Mollah, T.H., Mazumder, A., Nihei, T., 2019. Current scenario and challenges of agricultural production to future food security in Bangladesh. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. Vol.11(11), pp. 208-224 , November 2019, ISSN: 2141-2170. https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD2019.1081
19. Shishir, S., Mollah, T.H., Tsuyuzaki, S. and Wada, N. 2020. Predicting the probable impact of climate change on the distribution of threatened Shorea robusta forest in Purbachal, Bangladesh. Global Ecology and Conservation Volume 24, December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01250
20. Mollah, T.H., et al., 2021. SWOT analysis for the local NGOs: a geo-spatial analysis evidence from rural Bangladesh. The Jahangirnagar Review Part: II Social Sciences, Vol: XLIII, 2019. ISSN 1682-7422.
21. Mollah, T.H., et al., 2021. Predicting Land Use/Land Cover Changes for 2050 Using CA_Markov Model and LCM: a Case for Maheshkhali Island, Bangladesh. The Jahangirnagar Review Part: II Social Sciences, Vol: XLIV, 2020. ISSN 1682-7422.
22. Mollah, T., Shishir, S., Momotaz, & Rashid, M. (2021). Climate change impact on the distribution of Tossa jute using maximum entropy and educational global climate modelling. The Journal of Agricultural Science, 1-11. doi:10.1017/S0021859621000897
23. Mollah, T.H., et al., (2021). Exploring Role of Local NGOs in Agriculture: a GIS Based study along the Jamuna River, Bangladesh. The Jahangirnagar Review Part: II Social Sciences, Vol: XLV 45, 2021. ISSN 1682-7422.
24. Mollah, T.H., et al., (2021). Predicating LULC Changes for 2036 Using CA-Markov Model: A Case on St. Martins Island, Bangladesh. Somajbiggan somikkha, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 2021. Vol-05, ISSN Number: 2309-6934.
25. Rahman, M.H., Karmaker, P.C., Iqbal, M., and Mollah, T.H. (2021) Trends of Land Use and Land Cover Change: A Case Study on Savar Upazila. Bhugal o Poribesh Shamikkhan, 2019. Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342 Vol-38, ISSN Number: 1027-8567.
26. Juan Xiao et al., 2023. Enhancing assessment of corn growth performance under various experimental management practices using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and deep learning.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2023.112764
27. Changes in agricultural crop suits and landscape: a time-series study using multispectral imageries from rural Bangladesh - Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, Md. Ashraful Habib, Munia Tahsin, Naiem Mollah, Md. Masuk Mowla Aunkur, Monalisha Ferdous and Sumaya Rahman Shefa DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v49i1.67598
28. Naiem Mollah, Md Raisul Islam Naim, Munia Tahsin and Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, 2023. Predicting spatio-temporal dynamics of LULC change for 2030 using multi-spectral temporal satellite imageries of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh https://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/tjr/article/view/196
29. Hasan, M. R., Mohammad, N., Tahsin, M. and Mollah T.H., 2023. Predicting spatial-temporal assessment of threatened wetland and sensitive ecosystem for 2029 using CA-Markov chain model, Bangladesh. Journal of Life and Earth Sciences, Vol- 1, September, 2023, Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh.
30. Mollah, TH., Jony, MRI., Ferdous, M., Aunkur, MM., and Ibnat, A., (2024). Predicting the potential distribution of Apis dorsata using MaxEnt model in Sundarbans, Bangladesh. The Jahangirnagar review, Part II: Social science, Vol 48. No. 1, 269-283
31. Aunkur et al., 2024. Integration of UAV Technology and RGB-Vegetation Indices for Crop Monitoring, Bangladesh. Somajbiggan somikkha, Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 2021. Vol-07, ISSN Number: 2309-6934.
32. Rahman T., et al., 2025. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Based Methods for Detailed Individual Species Detection: Challenges and Opportunities. DOI:10.59185/juvps.v42i01.174
33. Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, et al. 2025 “Remote Sensing Tells Kinship: Agricultural Land Use Based Study in Rural Bangladesh”. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, vol. 51, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 51-72, doi:10.3329/jasbs.v51i1.82791.
International Published Books
1. Mollah, T.H., Rashid, R., and Rahman, M.Z., Rediscovering the selected land features of Dhaka since the Early British Rule: A Baseline development study using GIS. Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012, ISBN: 978-3-659-27309-4 Number of pages: 120
2. Mollah, T.H., Islam, M.Z., and Malak, M.A., Trend of Land Transformation in a Mouza Scale: A Case Study on Sener Char, Comilla, Bangladesh. Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012 , ISBN: 978-3-659-25165-8 Number of pages: 108
International Conference
(1) Date: 1st May 2013
Conference (Organizer): Geography and Environment: Challenges in 21st Century (Bangladesh National Geographical Association: BNGA) Title: Satellite navigation data development on archaeological sites and integrating them with remote sensing imagery: a GIS based study on Narsingdi Region. Presenter: Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH Presentation style: Oral presentation Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh
(2) Date: 23rd August 2016
Conference (Organizer) : The 33rd International Geographical Congress (The International Geographical Union) Title: Planning for NGOs at district-level along the river side of Jamuna, Bangladesh: using GIS and remote sensing technology Presenter: Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH Presentation style: Oral presentation Place: China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
(3) Date: 12th November 2017
Conference (Organizer) : 15th Asia Pacific Conference, Global Perspectives in Changing Local Landscapes (Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University) Title: Chronological changes of agricultural crops suits and landscape along the River Jamuna, Bangladesh Presenter: Tanjinul Hoque MOLLAH Presentation style: Oral presentation Place: Beppu, Japan
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Economic Geography | 2nd Year/ Honours |
| 307 | Rural Geography | 3th Year/ Honours |
| 420 | Practical Geography: GIS III | 4th Year/ Honours |
| 511 | Rural Geography and Development | Masters |
Academic Info
Period: October, 2014 to March, 2018
Doctoral Course from the Department of Regional Sciences, Graduate School of Letters, Sapporo, Japan
Period: July, 2008 to June, 2009
MSc, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342
Period: July, 2004 to June, 2008
BSc, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342
Period: July, 2001 to June, 2003
Higher Secondary Certificate (Science Group)
Period: January, 1991 to March, 2001
Secondary School Certificate (Science Group)
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 30 June, 2019 to Till Date
Working on Rural Studies, SDM, GCM, GIS and RS
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 25 March, 2015 to 29 June, 2019
Working on Rural Studies, SDM, GCM, GIS and RS
Position: Lecturer
Period: 17 December 2011 to 24 March 2015
Working on Rural Development, Archaeological RS and GIS
Activity
Position: collaborator
Period: 2022
Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building Workshops for Precision Agriculture using UAVs techniques in the South and Southeast Asian Region with hands-on training workshop that held in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) campus Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from 13 th – 17 th July 2022 under APN project
Position: Editor
Period: 2020-2021
Bhugal o Poribesh Shamikkhan, 2020-2021
Position: Research Assistant
Period: 1 August 2011 to 16 December 2011
- Division of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Position: GIS Specialist
Period: July 2013
Child Equity Atlas: Pockets of Social Deprivation in Bangladesh
Contact
Tanjinul Hoque Mollah, PhD
Professor
Department of Geography & Environment
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801737025184
Work Phone: +88027791421
Email: thmollah@juniv.edu
