Istihak Rayhan Lecturer, Department of Economics
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Istihak Rayhan is an esteemed academician currently a Lecturer at the Department of Economics of Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. With a profound dedication to research, his interests span across various domains including Health Economics, Public Health, Environmental Economics, and Econometrics. Rayhan has authored over 25 publications, spanning both national and international journals. Moreover, he has played integral roles in various research projects, undertaking positions as both a Research Assistant and leading projects as a supervisor or research director.
His impressive educational background underscores Rayhan's academic prowess. He completed his Master of Science in Economics from the Department of Economics of Jahangirnagar University with outstanding performance, securing a GPA of 4.00 out of 4.00, positioning himself as 1st class 1st position holder. Similarly, he excelled in his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the same institution, attaining a CGPA of 3.94 out of 4.00, also achieving 1st class 1st position. His commitment to enhancing his analytical skills led him to complete a short course titled "Data Analysis Using SPSS and R" from the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences at Jahangirnagar University. Subsequently, he received advanced training in data analysis utilizing tools like SPSS, STATA, and R.
Rayhan's academic excellence has been recognized and rewarded on several occasions. Notably, for securing the highest marks in the Social Sciences Faculty of Jahangirnagar University, he was honored with the prestigious Prime Minister Gold Medal in 2017. Furthermore, he received the highest grades in the Master's exam (2016) from all departments at Jahangirnagar University, and the President of Bangladesh awarded him the Shorfudding Gold Medal at the Sixth Convocation of Jahangirnagar University in 2023.
Before commencing his tenure at Jahangirnagar University, Rayhan served as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj-8100, Bangladesh, spanning from November 25, 2018, to February 22, 2021. Additionally, he held roles as an Adjunct Faculty member across various departments, including Public Health and Informatics, as well as Finance and Banking at Jahangirnagar University. Furthermore, Rayhan took on adjunct positions at the Department of Economics at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (Gopalganj), the Humanities Department at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), the Economics Department at American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB), and the Economics Department at Bangladesh University. He also instructs Economics courses at the Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, alongside Health Economics courses at the Department of Public Health and Informatics at Jahangirnagar University. He has taught a diverse range of courses including Microeconomic Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, Econometrics, Development Experience, Health Economics, International Trade, and Agriculture Economics & Rural Livelihoods.
Rayhan's contributions extend beyond the classroom as he actively participates in national and international conferences and seminars. Moreover, he has demonstrated his organizational skills by spearheading numerous academic talks and seminars. He consistently endeavors to allocate his time to students, aiming to enhance their academic and research journey.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Health Economics, Public Health, Environmental Economics, and Development Economics.
JOURNAL PAPER
Nahid Sultana, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam, Istihak Rayhan, Roni Hossain, Food insecurity and health outcome nexus: empirical evidence from the informal sector enterprises in Bangladesh, BMC Public Health, 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15655-2https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15655-2
Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Istihak Rayhan, Nahid Sultana, How Does Electricity Affect Economic Growth? Examining the Role of Government Policy to Selected Four South Asian Countries, Energies, 16, 3, pp.1417, 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031417
https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031417
Istihak Rayhan and Khaleda Akter (2021)., Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 pandemic., Heliyon, 7, 3, pp.e06619, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06619
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06619
Mamun, M. A., Rayhan, I., Akter, K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020)., Prevalence and Predisposing Factors of Suicidal Ideation Among the University Students in Bangladesh: A Single-Site Survey., International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction., 20, pp.1958-1971, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00403-z
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-020-00403-z
Istihak Rayhan, Ayesha Siddika, Md Roni Hossain, Md Shawkat Ali, Investigating the State of Well-being of the Older Men amid COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study, The Jahangirnagar Review, 46, 2, pp.49-60, 2022.
https://journals.juniv.edu/index.php/tjr/article/view/97
Firoj Al-Mamun, Nur Hussain, Najmuj Sakib, Ismail Hosen, Istihak Rayhan, Abu Hasnat Abdullah, AKM Israfil Bhuiyan, Md Abedin Sarker, Sahadat Hossain, Liye Zou, Md Dilshad Manzar, Chung-Ying Lin, Md Tajuddin Sikder, Mohammad Muhit, Amir H Pakpour, David Go, Sleep duration during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A GIS-based large sample survey study, Scientific Reports, 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30023-1
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30023-1
Istihak Rayhan (2020)., Letter to “Environmental Phillips Curve: OECD and Asian NICs Perspective.”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 34, pp.43414–43415, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10992-w
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10992-w
Istihak Rayhan, Md. Adnan Al Nahian, Ayesha Siddika, Re-evaluating the Environmental Kuznets Curve and Environmental Phillips Curve in Bangladesh: An Augmented ARDL Bounds Test Approach with a Structural Break, The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, 31, June 2020, pp.109-134, 2022.
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Mohammed A Mamun, Md Al Mamun, Ismail Hosen, Tanvir Ahmed, Istihak Rayhan, Firoj Al-Mamun, Trend and gender-based association of the Bangladeshi student suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic: a GIS-based nationwide distribution, International journal of social psychiatry (SAGE Publications), 69, 1, pp.1-9, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00207640211065670
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00207640211065670
Sakib, N., Bhuiyan, A. K. M. I., Hossain, S., Al Mamun, F., Hosen, I., Abdullah, A. H., Sarker, Md. A., Mohiuddin, M. S., Rayhan, I., Hossain, M., Sikder, Md. T., Gozal, D., Muhit, M., Islam, S. M. S., Griffiths, M. D., Pakpour, A. H., & Mamun, M. A. (202, Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Rasch Analysis., International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction., 20, pp.2623–2634, 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00289-x
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-020-00289-x
Mamun, M. A., Sakib, N., Gozal, D., Bhuiyan, A. I., Hossain, S., Bodrud-Doza, Md., Al Mamun, F., Hosen, I., Safiq, M. B., Abdullah, A. H., Sarker, Md. A., Rayhan, I., Sikder, Md. T., Muhit, M., Lin, C.-Y., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2021)., The COVID-19 pandemic and serious psychological consequences in Bangladesh: A population-based nationwide study., Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, pp.462-472, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.036
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032720328809
Mamun, M. A., Naher, S., Moonajilin, Mst. S., Jobayar, A. M., Rayhan, I., Kircaburun, K., & Griffiths, M. D. (2020)., Depression literacy and awareness programs among Bangladeshi students: An online survey., Heliyon, 6, 9, pp.e04901, 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04901
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04901
Istihak Rayhan, Md. Roni Hossain, Ayesha Siddika, Gender Inequality and Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences (ISSN 1682-7422), XLV (2021), pp.339-351, 2021.
Shami, A.H.M. S., Rayhan, I., & Siddika, A., Exploring the Impact of Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) Air Pollution on Life Expectancy: A Panel Data Evidence from the Most Polluted Countries., Bangladesh University Journal, 4, 1, pp.47-58, 2021.
Istihak Rayhan, Rakibul Hasan, Mahfuja Akter, Estimating Health Production Function for the South Asian Countries, International Journal of Econometrics and Financial Management, 7, 1, pp.12-19, 2019.
Nahian, M. A. A., Hossain, M. R., & Rayhan, I., Environmental Kuznets Curve for Particulate Matter-2.5 Emissions: New Evidence from the Top Nine Polluted Countries., The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences (ISSN 1682-422), pp.339-352, 2021.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342699152_
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Istihak Rayhan, Khaleda Akter, Mohammad Safiqul Islam, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Impact of Urbanization and Energy Consumption on CO2 Emissions in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds Test Approach, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 9, 6, pp.838-843, 2018.
Rayhan, I., Tanvir, A., & Mazumder, B. (2019)., Investigating the Working Environment and the Hindrance Faced by Street Hawkers in Bangladesh: An Empirical investigation in Dhaka City., Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development., 10, 2, pp.78-88, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.7176/JESD/10-2-09
Shami, A. H. M. S., Islam, T., & Rayhan, I. (2019)., Investigating the Macroeconomic Factors that determine a Female Worker to participate in the Labor Force: Evidence from the South Asian Countries., Journal of Business, 4, 2, pp.12-18, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.18533/job.v4i2.121
Hossain, M. R., Mustafa, S., & Rayhan, I. (2020)., Exploring the Dynamic Causality between Globalization and Energy Consumption in Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis., The Jahangirnagar Economic Review (ISSN 1990-2492), 30, June 2019, pp.59-70, 2019.
Istihak Rayhan and Mohammad Safiqul Islam (2018)., The Role of Renewable Energy in Reducing CO2 Emissions in the South-Asian Countries: A Cointegrated Panel Approach., The Jahangirnagar Economic Review (ISSN 1990-2492), 29, June 2018, pp.1-15, 2018.
Istihak Rayhan and Mohammad Safiqul Islam (2015)., Dynamic Relationship between Urbanization and Environmental Degradations in Bangladesh: Evidence from ARDL Bounds testing Approach to Cointegration., The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences (ISSN 1682-422), Vol. XXXI, pp.105-117, 2015.
AWARD
Gold Medal from President of Bangladesh,Sharfudding Gold Medal
Istihak Rayhan secured the highest marks in the Master's examination 2016 of Jahangirnagar University and the authority awarded him Shorfudding Gold Medal in the 6th Convocation 2023. He received this award from the President of Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Gold Medal,Prime Minister Gold Medal 2017
Istihak Rayhan secured the highest marks in the Honours Examination of 2015 among all the departments of the Social Sciences Faculty of Jahangirnagar University. The Prime Minister of Bangladesh awarded him Prime Minister Gold Medal 2017 for his outstanding performance.
Research Project
Istihak Rayhan, Project Supervisor, Project: Understanding Knowledge and Attitudes towards Air Pollution: A Case Study in Bangladesh. Funded by: Social Sciences Research project 2023-24, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342.Social Sciences Research project 2023-24
Istihak Rayhan, Project Supervisor, Project: Evaluating the Quality of Life of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Investigation. Funded by: Social Sciences Research Project 2022-2023, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342.
Social Sciences Research Project 2022-2023
Istihak Rayhan, Project Supervisor, Project: Investigating the Drivers of Economic Growth in the South Asian Countries: A Panel Second Generation Estimation Analysis. Funded by: Social Sciences Research Project 2021-2022, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342.
Social Sciences Research Project 2021-2022
Istihak Rayhan, Project Supervisor, Project: Rural Non-Farm Activities and Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh: Evidence from Gopalganj District. Funded by: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj-8100. Research project 2019-2020.
BSMRSTU Research project 2019-2020
OTHER
Project Director,Transparency, accountability, and our mindset: person and family.
Funded by the Institute for Environment and Development (IED).
Research Assistant,
Funded by: IQAC-JU under the HEQEP project. Duration: 1st December 2016 to 1st December 2017.
Research Assistant,
Rural-Urban Migration and Rural Development in Bangladesh.
Project Director: Professor Dr. Mohammad Safiqul Islam.
Funded by: University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Duration: December 02, 2017, to May 04, 2018.
Teaching
Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
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Econ-402 | Macroeconomic Theory-II | 4th Year (in 2023), 48 Batch (2018-19) |
BGE-109 | Economics | 1st Year (in 2023), 51 Batch (2021-22 session) |
Econ-201 | Agriculture Economics and Rural Livelihoods | 2nd Year in 2023 (50 Batch, 2020-21 session) |
BGE-109 | Economics and Biotech Business | 1st Year (in 2022), 50 Batch (2020-21 session) |
Econ-301 | Microeconomic Theory-I | 3rd Year (in 2023), 49 Batch (2019-20) |
Econ-301 | Microeconomic Theory-I | 3rd Year (in 2022), 48 Batch (2018-19 session) |
ECON-201 | Agricultural Economics and Rural Livelihoods | 2nd Year in 2022 (49 Batch, 2019-20 session) |
Econ-105 | State and Politics | 1st Year (in 2022), 50 Batch (2020-21 session) |
PHI-204 | Health Economics | 2nd Year (46 Batch, 2016-17 Session) |
PHI-204 | Health Economics | 2nd Year (47 Batch, 2017-18 Session) |
PHI-204 | Health Economics | 2nd Year (49 Batch, 2019-20 Session) |
ECON-201 | Agricultural Economics and Rural Livelihoods | 2nd Year (48 Batch) |
Academic Info
M. Sc. in Economics (1st Class 1st, CGPA 4.00 out of 4.00)
B. Sc. in Economics (1st Class 1st, CGPA 3.94 out of 4.00)
Experience
Position: Part-time Lecturer
Period: September 2018 to November 2018
Position: Lecturer (Full-time).
Period: February 2021 to Present
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Period: June 2018 to September 2018, and September 2021 to January 2022
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Period: September 2018 to February 2020, and May 2021 to March 2022
Position: Adjunct Faculty
Period: September 2018 to February 2019
Position: Lecturer (Full-time).
Period: November 25, 2018 to February 22, 2021
Activity
Position: Assistant Residence Teacher
Period: December 2021 to Present
Position: Student Welfare Advisor and Seminar Library in-charge
Period: June 2021- June 2023
Contact
Istihak Rayhan
Lecturer
Department of Economics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801745653188
Work Phone: +01745653188
Email: istihak.rayhan@juniv.edu
, istihakshuvo@gmail.com