Lakshmi Rani Kundu Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Informatics
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Lakshmi Rani Kundu has been served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University since 2023. In 2019, she joined as a Lecturer in the same department . She completed her MPhil, B.Sc (Hons.) and MS in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University.RESEARCH INTEREST
Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Survival Analysis, Time Series Analysis, Machine Learning.JOURNAL PAPER
Mohosina Akter, Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan, Muhammad Ramiz Uddin, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Menstrual Irregularity and Mental Health Problems among Bangladeshi Adolescent Girls, Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health, 23, 3, pp.18-25, 2025. doi: 10.3126/hprospect. v2023i3.61168Mahmuda Akter Poli, Md Jamil Hossain, Ibrahim Kholil, Sumaya Yasmin, Bishwjit Bhowmickb and Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Traditional medicine use and associated factors in chronic patients in Jamalpur, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study, Frontiers in Public Health, 2025. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1548728
Md Jamil Hossain, Quazi Maksudur Rahman, Md. Abid Bin Siddique, Md Wahiduzzaman, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Anika Bushra Boitchi, Ayesha Ahmed, Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Afifa Anjum, Md. Munir Mahmud, Md. Maruf Hasan, Tareq Mahmud, Md. Naim Pramanik, Meheruba Khan, Examining the e-cigarette scenario based on distribution, availability, marketing, and banning: A GIS-Based qualitative study in Bangladesh, 19, 11, pp.e0312802, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312802
Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Md. Saiful Islam, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Ummay Soumayia Islam, Rajon Banik, Shahina Pardhan, Patterns of eating behaviors, physical activity, and lifestyle modifications among Bangladeshi adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic., PLoS ONE, 19, 5, pp.e0302571, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302571.
Kundu, L.R., Masud AA, Islam MZ, Hossain J, Clustering of health risk behaviors among school-going adolescents in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh, BMC Public Health, 23, 1850, pp.1-12, 2023.
Mahmud M F, Moonajilin M S, Motahara U, Kundu L R, Hossain R., Prevalence of self-medication amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh-an online survey, Asian J. Health Sci., 53, 9(1), 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15419/ajhs.v9i1.524
Islam MZ, Hsan K, Ripon RK, Madhu J, Hossain S, Masud AA, Islam MS, Kundu, L.R., Hossain MM, Assessment of biosecurity measures in commercial poultry farms of Rajshahi district in Bangladesh, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106027
Hossain, M.S., Banik, R., Hosen, I., & Kundu, L.R.,, Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards COVID-19 among rural adolescents in Thakurgaon district, Bangladesh: an interview-based study, BMJ Open, 13, e073382, 2023. doi: doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073382
Md. Zohurul Islam, Md. Saiful IslamI, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Ayesha Ahmed, Kamrul Hsan, Shahina Pardhan, Robin Driscoll, Md. Sharif Hossain, Md. Mahfuz Hossain, Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antimicrobial usage, spread and resistance emergence in commercial poultry farms of Rajshahi district in Bangladesh, PLOS ONE, 17, 11, 2022.
Priyanka Paul, Md. Farhad Hossain, Md. Rakib Hasan Sarkar, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, and Partha Chakraborty, Assessing the Performance of Different Machine Learning Teachniques to predict Rainfall in the Noartheast Region of Bangladesh, International Journal of Tomography and Simulation, 35, 1, pp.60-67, 2022.
Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Sharmin Islam, Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Md. Farhad Hossain and Partha Chakraborty, Forecasting Economic Indicators of Bangladesh using Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Model, International Journal of Statistics and Economics, 22, 2, pp.21-28, 2021.
Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Ummay Soumayia Islam, Marjia Sultana, Forecasting the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh using ARIMA model, Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 7, 1, pp.21-32, 2021. doi: 10.3329/ajmbr.v7i1.53305
Most. Zannatul Ferdous, Lakshmi Rani Kundu, Marjia Sultana, and Sheikh Jafia Jafrin, Regional differences in COVID-19 attack and case fatality rates in the first quarter of 2020: a comparative study, IMC Journal of Medical Science, 14, 2, pp.1-10, 2020.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Lakshmi Rani Kundu and Ajit Kumar Majumder, Use of Bayesian Vector Autoregressive Model of Some Selected Financial Time Series of Bangladesh, National Conference on Application of Statistics on Sustainable Development Goals, Department of Statistics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail-1902, Bangladesh, 2018.Lakshmi Rani Kundu and Ajit Kumar Majumder, Modified BEKK Model and its Application to Selected Financial Time Series of Bangladesh, International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018.
Lakshmi Rani Kundu and Ajit Kumar Majumder, On the Marginal Likelihood Method of Estimating and Testing Parameters of Remainder Disturbances Follow a Specified AR(p) or MA(q) Process, International Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018.
THESIS SUPERVISION
Soniya Akter Sony, Analysis of Survival Time to First Antenatal Care Visit and Its Determinators among Women in Panchagarh, Bangladesh,Mahmuda Akter Poli, Prevalence and Predictors of Dyslipidemia among Adults Residing in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Sumaiya Islam, Analysis of the determinants of severity levels of anemia among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinics in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Abdullah Al Masud, Trends and determinants of malnutrition among under five children in Bangladesh: Evidence from Demographic and Health Survey 2011, 2014 and 2017-18,
Ismail Hosen, A machine learning-based predictive modeling of chronic non-communicable disease multimorbidity: pattern, correlates, and treatment barriers among rural people in Bangladesh,
Morsheda Mili, Effectiveness of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and its screening among rural women in Tangail District of Bangladesh.,
Md. Abid Bin Siddiq, The impact of nutritional status on sleep quality among geriatric population: a cross-sectional study at Dhaka district of Bangladesh,
Sinthia Rahman Mim, Assessment of food behavior patterns and its associated factors among populations in different Job Categories of Southern Bangladesh,
Shahrina Tasnim Manami, Prediction of Diabetes Mellitus among Adult Population in Bangladesh Using Machine Learning Approach,
Mst. Jemi Khatun, Efficacy of a Health Education Program to Enhance Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness among Female Adolescents in Joypurhat, Bangladesh,
Noushin Rahman Mahin, Determinants of diabetic nephropathy: A Hospital Based case control study,
Md. Zohurul Islam, Assessment of Antimicrobial Usage and Factors Associated with Pathways for Resistance Emergence and Spread in Commercial Poultry Farms in Bangladesh,
Md. Shajalal, Diabetes Related Knowledge and Self-Care Practices among Diabetic Patients in a Selected Rural Community of Bangladesh,
WORKSHOP
Participated in the training on “Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS” Supported by SERVIR (NASA)/ICIMOD 30th, 31st of July and 1st August 2023”, organized by Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Jahangirnagar University.
Participated in the training workshop on “Teacher’s Induction Program on Tools for Quality Improvement” on 09-11 January 2022 by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Jahangirnagar University.
Participated in the training workshop on “Tertiary Pedagogy” during February 26-March 01, 2020, organized by Centre of Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Jahangirnagar University (CETL-JU), Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Participated in the training on “Technical Analysis” during 07-09 August, 2017, Organized by Training Academy of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
Research Project
Application of machine learning approaches for predicting hypertension and its associated factors among adolescents in Chattogram district, Bangladesh,Funded by Jahangirnagar University, Fiscal Year: 2024-2025. Role: Principal Investigator.
Artificial intelligence based smart health information system for maternal and child health of rural Bangladesh,Funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Exploring the production, distribution, and availability of E-Cigarettes in the market in Bangladesh: A mixed method study with GIS analysis,Funded by BCCP (Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs), Dhaka. Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Classification and Prediction of Diabetes Mellitus among Adult Population in Bangladesh Using Ensemble Machine Learning Approach,Funded by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh, 2023-24. Role: Principal Investigator.
Predicting diabetes status among Bangladeshi adults using hyperparameter tuning ensemble machine learning approach,Funded by Jahangirnagar University, Fiscal Year: 2023-2024. Role: Principal Investigator.
Predicting diabetes status among Bangladeshi adults using hyperparameter tuning ensemble machine learning approach,Funded by Jahangirnagar University, Fiscal Year: 2023-2024. Role: Principal Investigator.
In depth exploration of cooking entirely with electricity,Funded by the Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) program, Loughborough University, England. Role: Data Analyst
Assessment of the Accumulation of Heavy Metals from River Water to Vegetables & Associated Health Risk in Dhaka”,Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
Exploring the Food Safety Knowledge and Practices among Street Food Vendors in Rangpur District of Bangladesh,Funded by Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. Role: Principal Investigator
Contact
Lakshmi Rani Kundu
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health and Informatics
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 01917010414
Email: lakshmi@juniv.edu
