MD. ASHRAFUL HABIB
MD. ASHRAFUL HABIB Lecturer, Department of Geography & Environment

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Ashraful Habib is working as a Lecturer at the Department of Geography and Environment of Jahangirnagar University. He received his BSc and MSc in Geography and Environment from Jahangirnagar University, where he placed top with CGPAs of 3.92 (4.00) in honors and 3.97 (4.00) in masters. 

 

He has a solid understanding of a number of academic subjects, including Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing of the Environment, Digital Image Processing, Remote Sensing for Resource Appraisal and Mapping, Maps and Aerial Photo Interpretation, Application of GIS and RS techniques in order to achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

RESEARCH INTEREST

GIS and Remote Sensing, SDGs, Political Geography, Blue Economy.

JOURNAL PAPER

1.   Habib, M.A., Kabir, F., Mohammad, N. Pixelizing and Validating Land Surface Temperature from Band 10 of Landsat 8. The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-II, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Vol:48, Issue 2, 2024. (PDF) Pixelizing and Validating Land Surface Temperature from Band 10 of Landsat 8 (researchgate.net)

 

2.   Mondol, M., Habib, M.A., Kabir, F. et al. Variability in episodic precipitation concentration in the Asian megacity of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Meteorol Atmos Phys 135, 57 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-023-00995-w.

 

3.   Mollah, T. H. ., Habib, M. A. ., Tahsin, M. ., Mollah, N. ., Aunkur, M. M. M. ., Ferdous, M. ., & Shefa, S. R. (2023). Changes in agricultural crop suits and landscape: a time-series study using multispectral imageries from rural Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 49(1), 85–100. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v49i1.67598. 

 

4.  Habib, A.,Iqbal, M., Kabir,F., Mohammad, N., Rashid, S., eds 2022 (Published 2023), Estimating SDG Targets and Indicators Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Study in Savar Upazila. Vugol Potrika, Vol. 41:2022, ISSN Number: 1027- 8567. (PDF) জিআইএস এবং রিমোট সেন্সিং কৌশল ব্যবহার করে SDG লক্ষ্য এবং সূচক নিরূপণঃ সাভার উপজেলা ভিত্তিক একটি সমীক্ষা (Estimating SDG Targets and Indicators Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Study in Savar Upazila) (researchgate.net)

 

5.  Sheikh,N., Habib, A., and Rashid, S., eds. June 2020-2021 (Published 2023), Assessing Ecotourism Potentiality of Sundarbans, Bangladesh Using GIS and AHP Techniques. The Jahangirnagar Review, Faculty of Arts, Jahangirnagar University, Vol. XXXII.(PDF) Assessing Ecotourism Potentiality of Sundarbans, Bangladesh, Using GIS and AHP Techniques (researchgate.net)

 

6.  Habib, A., Kabir, F., Iasmin, N., and Rashid, S., eds. 2021, Effect of Variation of Vegetation Species (Rubber and Natural Forest) on Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI). The Jahangirnagar Review, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Vol. XLV, Page: 117-130, ISSN Number: 1682-7422. (PDF) Effect of Variation of Vegetation Species (Rubber and Natural Forest) on Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) (researchgate.net)

 

7.  Habib, A., Sultana, M., Kabir, F., eds. 2020, Impact of Urban Expansion on Surface Water Bodies in Dhaka Metropolitan Area of Bangladesh: A Remote Sensing and GIS Based Analysis. BUFT Journal of Business and Economics (BJBE), Vol. 1, Page: 151-161, ISSN Number: 2664-9942 http://space.buft.edu.bd/handle/123456789/33.

 

8.   Bhuiyan, A. H., Habib, A., Sultana, M., Kabir, F., Rashid, S., eds. 2020, Examine and Estimating Carbon Emissions in Rohingya Populated Areas of Bangladesh Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques” Vugol Potrika, Vol. 38:2019, Pages: 23-30, ISSN Number: 1027- 8567.

 

9.  Kabir, F., Iqbal, M., Habib, A., Rashid, S., and Karmaker, P. C., eds. 2018 (Printed: February 2020), Extracting Thermal Data from Satellite Sensors: A Case Study between Landsat and Weather Observatory of Dhaka Metropolitan Area. The Jahangirnagar Review, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Vol. XLII, Pages: 125-136, ISSN Number: 1682-422.

 

10. Habib, A., Iqbal, M., Kabir, R., Rashid, S., and Karmaker, P.C., eds. 2017 (Printed: February 2020), Comparison between NDWI and Unsupervised Classification for Urban Water Bodies Identification based on Landsat Data. The Jahangirnagar Review, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Vol. XLI, Pages: 141-151, ISSN Number: 1682-422.


CONFERENCE PAPER

11. Md. Mahmudul Hasan Shahed, Taufiquer Rahman, Md. Ashraful Habib on "Monitoring the Intensity of Flood Using Google Earth Engine: A Case Study on the North-Eastern Region of Bangladesh": in 1st Graduate Research Conferece (GRC) 2024 Organized by Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Svar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

12. Faria Kabir, Md. Ashraful Habib, Mehedi Iqbal on “Algorithm for Thermal Mapping of Land Surface Temperature and Monitoring Impact by Climate Change in Land Use- Land Cover in Savar, Dhaka”: in First International Conference on the Art of Social Shanges (ICASC, 15-17 June, 2023) organized by Rabindra University Bangladesh, Sirajganj.

13. Jubaer Kamal, Md. Ashraful Habib, Md. Shahedur Rashid on “Visualizing Rennell’s Map to Explore the Dynamic Change of the Old Brahmaputra Channel: A GIS and RS Based study”: in First International Conference on the Art of Social Shanges (ICASC, 15-17 June, 2023) organized by Rabindra University Bangladesh, Sirajganj

14. Faria Kabir, Md. Ashraful Habib, Md. Shahedur Rashid on “Estimating Variations in Land Surface Temperature and Climate Resilience in a Changing Environment: in International Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development (ICEPSD) 2022.

15. Md. Ashraful Habib (Oral Presentation), Faria Kabir, Md. Shahedur Rashid, Md. Shohel Rana. On “Chronological development of Bhasan Char (Islet): A GIS and Remote Sensing based analysis”: in International Conference on Science and Technology for celebrating the birth centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB 2021). Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka.

 


BOOK CHAPTER

16. Rashid, S., Kabir, F., Habib, A., Mannan, A., eds. 2022, Assessment of Bangladeshi Migrant Workers' Death Trends, Cause Analysis, and Corrective Measures. Book Name: Contemporary Issues on Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Vol. 01, Page: 168-186, ISBN#978-984-96064-8-2.


AWARD

  • 2022: Government Talen Pool Scholarship for BSc Examination 2018 at the Department of Geography and Environment. Jahangirnagar University.
  • 2021: "Kamrul Hasan Chowdhury Trust Fund Scholarship" for Securing First Position in BSc Examination 2018 at the Department of Geography and Environment. Jahangirnagar University.
  • 2020-2021: NST Fellowship (Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of Bangladesh): Research grant for my M.S. research.
  • 2015-2019: Jahangirnagar University Scholarships (1st year to 4th year): A stipend for the top 50% of students
  • 2012:  Govt. General Scholarship (SSC Examination equivalent to O Level)
  • 2010: Govt. General Scholarship (Class-8)
  • 2007: Govt. Talentpool Scholarship (Class-5).

WORKSHOP

  1. Participant: Training on "Earth Observation for Improving Forest Carbon Estimation and Degradation Monitoring in Bangladesh" in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 29 April - 02 May 2024; Organized by Bangladesh Forest Department, USAID, NASA, ICIMO, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Silva Carbon.
  2. Participant: Training on "Use of Drone and Satellite Image for Crop Monitoring and Crop Damage Assessment" in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 17-18, 21-22 April 2024; Organized by Department of Agricultural Extension, Govt. of Bangladesh, ADB, JFPR, ICRiSAT.
  3. Participant: Short Certificate Course and Training Program on "Data Analysis using SPSS and R" at the Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University from 1 October 2023 to 31 January 2024.
  4. Participant: Follow-up Training Course (FTC) on "Environmental Radioactive Monitoring Course-2023" from 29 October to 02 November 2023 Organized by Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) and Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA).
  5. Participant: Workshop on "Teacher's Induction Program on Tools for Quality Improvement" from 18-20 September 2023 Organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, Jahangirnagar University (IQAC-JU).
  6. Participant: Workshop on "Higher Study Abroad, IELTS & Scholarship Opportunities" on 29 October 2022 Organized by Rotaract Club of Jahangirnagar University.
  7. Participant: International Training workshop on "Earth Observation for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries" from 19th to 30th October 2020 Organized by ICIMOD.
  8. Particpant: Online course on “Frontend Fundamentals (HTML & CSS)” from March 2020 to April 2020 Organized by Pirple.com. 
  9. Participant: Online course on "Introduction to Remote Sensing" on 20 March 2020 Organized by GEO University.
  10. Participant: Online Non-Credit Course on "Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau" at June 2020 Organized by University of California, Davis and Offered through Coursera.
  11. Participant: Non-credit computer course on "Windows Operating System, Microsoft-office, Excel and PowerPoint" on 12-20 Jone 2019 at Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University.
  12. Participant: Training on "Financial Skill Development of Youth towards Implementating Sustainable Development Goals" on 29 October 2019 Organized by One Bank, Bangladesh.
  13. Participant: Workshop on "Bangladesh River Forum" on 18 November 2018 at Dhaka Organized by Riverine People of Bangladesh.
  14. Participant: Symposium on "Climate Culture and Art Symposium for Youth in Bangladesh" held at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) from 15-17 March 2018, is part of the Climate Youth Initiative project under the Gobeshona Young Researcher’s Progamme organized by USAID, ICCCAD and Independent University.
  15. Participant: Computer Course on "Data Analysis Using SPSS" from May, 2017 to August, 2017 at Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University with a CGPA 4.00 (Out of 4.00).
  16. Participant: Computer Course on "Office Management course" from May, 2017 to August, 2017 at Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University with a CGPA 3.50 (Out of 4.00).
  17. Participant: Workshop on "Career Planning and Development"  on 7 May 2016 at Jahangirnagar University, Organized by Forum of Entrepreneurship and Business, Jahangirnagar University.

 


OTHER

  • Serving as an Assistant House Tutor at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Hall, Jahangirnagar University, from 2023, to the present.
  • Worked as a Teaching Assistant from November 2019 to February 2020 in Daffodil Skills Jobs (Part of Daffodil Family) on “Intensive Training Program on Geographic Information System (GIS)” Course.
  • Worked as a Teaching Assistant from 25 October 2020 to 05 November 2020 in Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, (IMMM), BCSIR, Joypurhat on “Intensive Training Program on Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS)”.

Teaching

Course Code Course Title Semester/Year
MSGED 527 (DM) GIS in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Masters
MSGED 522 GIS for Tourism Planning and Management Masters
GeoE. 311 (Lab) Practical Geography: GIS-II: Advanced Data Concepts in GIS Third Year
GeoE. 308 Geography of Natural Resources Third Year
GeoE. 207 Mathematics for Geographers Second Year
GeoE. 108 (Lab) Practical Geography: Practical Geography: Elementary Cartography and Map reading First Year
GeoE. 106 Science for Geography First Year

Academic Info

Institute: Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka - 1342
Period: 2018-2019

M.Sc. (Thesis); 1st position in the Combined Merit List; Thesis: Assessing DEM and Raster Data in Monitoring and Mapping SDG Goals for Sustainable City Management: A Case Study on Urbanization across Bil Baghil Basin of Madhupur Tract

Institute: Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka - 1342
Period: 2014-2018

B.Sc. (Honors); 1st position in the Combined Merit List; Dissertation: Detecting DMDP Grid Based Existing Built-up Areas on Wetlands from Corona Imageries of 1962 Using GIS-RS Approaches: A Comparative Case Study on Dhaka Metropolitan Area

Experience

Organization: Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University
Position: Lecturer
Period: August 2023 to Till Date
Organization: Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), BRAC University.
Position: Research Associate (GIS and RS)
Period: March 2023 to July 2023
Organization: CTrends Software and Services
Position: GIS and Maps Specialist
Period: August 2022 to October 2022

Contact

MD. ASHRAFUL HABIB

Lecturer
Department of Geography & Environment
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 01521201846
Email: m.a.habib@juniv.edu , ashrafulhabib71@gmail.com