Dr. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman is a Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. He completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Dr. Megu Ohtaki, Department of Environmetrics and Biometrics, Hiroshima University, Japan in 2006. He has nearly 30 years of professional experience in the research field mainly covered Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Survival Analysis, Public health, Demography and other areas. He has experience of data analysis that covered measurement of different clinically and medically diagnosis and also the knowledge and awareness of HIV and AIDS along with its social consequences.
Dr. Rahman in very much efficient in handling the BDHS data as he used BDHS 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014 and 2018 data in his around 50 supervised M.S. Thesis and Project Reports students. He also used the above data in his undergraduate course laboratory classes. Mr. Rahman is one of the contributors of BDHS 2011 final report. Two M. Phil and 2 Ph. D. degrees were awarded under his supervision and few are in the process of final dissertation using BDHS latest survey data.
Dr. Rahman did his Ph.D. in Medical Science and has a number of publications to his credit. His recent research work in health care management and planning related projects comprises: “Incidence and Prevalence of Abortion in Bangladesh” as Consultant with RTM International and BAPSA under the financial support of NIPORT (National Institute of Population Research and Training), Dhaka, Bangladesh”, “Plan of Nursing Development” as Principal Investigator with RTM International under the financial support of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), Dhaka, Bangladesh”, “Evaluation of the Process and Impact of LLP” as Chief Evaluator with RTM International under the financial support of WHO, Dhaka, Bangladesh” and “Risk Perception Analysis on HIV/AIDS among WFP (World Food Program) Beneficiaries” as Co-Team Leader with RTM International under the financial support of WFP, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Demography, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics.
JOURNAL PAPER
1. Rumana Rois, Tapati Basak, Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and Ajit Kumar Majumder: Modified Breusch-Godfrey Test for Restricted Higher Order Autocorrelation in Dynamic Linear Model – A Distance Based Approach. International Journal of Business and Management, 7(17): 88-99, 2012.
2. Rumana Rois, Tapati Basak, Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and Ajit Kumar Majumder: One-sided Wald Test for Restricted Higher order Autocorrelation in Dynamic Linear Model. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Engineering and Technological Research, 1(3): 25-35, 2012.
3. S. M. Sayem, Rumana Rois, Tapati Basak, Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and Ajit Kumar Majumder: A Modified F test for testing Homogeneity of Means against One-sided alternative. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Engineering and Technological Research, 1(3): 36-41, 2012.
4. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman, Tanjima Begum and M. Alamgir Kabir: Sex differentials in the association of socioeconomic status and type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Life Sciences, 22(1): 17-24, 2010.
5. Mahboob-E-Alam, M. Alamgir Kabir and Mohd. Muzibur Rahman: The Overwhelming Reason for High IUD Discontinuation in Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University Journal of Science, 32(1): 123-135, 2009.
6. A. T. M. Ahasan Habib, M. Alamgir Kabir, Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and A. K. Majumder: One-Sided LM Test for Testing Restricted ARCH Effect in the Residuals of a Regression Model. Journal of Statistical Studies, 28: 21-29, 2009.
7. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman, Megu Ohtaki and Mohammad Alamgir Kabir: Effect of Maternal Health Care at Pregnancy on the Survival Status of Index Child. Jahangirnagar University Journal Science, 31(2): 167-177, 2008.
8. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and Megu Ohtaki: Shift and Logarithmic Transformation for Normalization: A Simulation Study. Jahangirnagar University Journal Science, 30(2): 205-213, 2007.
9. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman, Kenichi Satoh, Keiko Otani, Masayuki Kambe and Megu Ohtaki: A Semi-parametric method for describing the age-specific distribution of clinical measurements in cross-sectional study. Hiroshima Journal of Family Medical Sciences, 55(1): 17-28, 2006.
10. Mohammad Alamgir Kabir, MMH Khan, Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and Fazlul Karim Patwary: Impact of Women’s status on fertility and contraceptive use in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 1999-2000. The Journal of Family Welfare, 51(1): 1-10, 2005.
11. K. Chowdhury, M. H. Rahman and M. M. Rahman; An Extra-Period Incomplete Block Change-Over Design Balanced for First and Second-Order Residual Effects. Journal of Statistical Studies, 20: 47-50, 2000.
12. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman and M. Kabir and Ruhul Amin: Relationship between survival status of first child and the subsequent child death. Journal of Biosocial Science, 28: 185-191, 1996.
13. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman, M. Kabir and Abdus Salam: The influence of socioeco nomic characteristics on subsequent infant and child mortality. The Journal of Family Welfare, 39: 28-34, 1993.
THESIS SUPERVISION
M. Phil and Ph. D. Thesis Supervision:
1. Supervised the M. Phil thesis entitled “Risk Factors for Nephropathy in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: an Application of Cox Proportional Hazard Model” by Tanjima Begum, Session: 2009-2010.
2. Supervised the Ph. D. thesis entitled “Causes and Consequences of Morbidity and Mortality due to Injury in Bangladesh: Implication for Developing Countries” by Md. Abu Talab, Session: 2011-2012.
3. Supervised the M. Phil thesis entitled “Determinants of Influential Factors on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence from BIRDEM Data” by Uma Rani Banik, Session: 2011-2012.
4. Supervised the Ph. D. thesis entitled “Determinants of Enhancing the Access and Quality of Primary Education in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh” by Mohammad Mesbah Uddin Ahmed, Session: 2012-2013.
Activity
Association Membership:
- Life Member: Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA).
- Life Member: Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS).
- Life Member: Jahangirnagar University Statistical Alumni Association (JUSAA).
- Life Member: Japanese Universities Alumni Association of Bangladesh (JUAAB).
- Joint Secretary: Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA) executive committee 2010-2012.
- Secretary General: Jahangirnagar University Statistical Alumni Association (JUSAA) executive committee 1998-2005.
- Cultural Secretary: 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 Japanese Universities Alumni Association of Bangladesh (JUAAB).
- Research and Publication Secretary: 2015-2016 -2014 Research and Publication Secretary, Japanese Universities Alumni Association of Bangladesh (JUAAB).
Involvement as Consultant at National and International Organizations:
1. Monitoring advisor of Bangladesh NGO Foundation (BNF) for the evaluation and monitoring the programs of different NGO’s all over the country financed by BNF from April 2013 to 2019.
2. Team Member of coverage and evaluation survey entitled “Bangladesh EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunization) Coverage and Evaluation Survey 2016” as a Consultant with CSMR (Centre for Social and Market Research), Dhaka, Bangladesh under the financial support of UNICEF and WHO.
3. Team Member of coverage survey entitled “Bangladesh EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunization) Coverage and Evaluation Survey 2015” as a Consultant with CSMR (Centre for Social and Market Research), Dhaka, Bangladesh under the financial support of UNICEF and WHO.
4. Team Member of research project entitled “Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2013: Adult Health and Risk Behaviors” as consultant with NIPORT (National Institute of Population Research and Training), RTM International, icddr,b and MEASURE Evaluation, USA.
5. Team Member of “Incidence and Prevalence of Abortion in Bangladesh” with RTM International and BAPSA under the financial support of NIPORT (National Institute of Population Research and Training), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
6. Team Member of research project entitled “Incidence and Prevalence of Abortion in Bangladesh” as Consultant with RTM International and BAPSA under the financial support of NIPORT (National Institute of Population Research and Training), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
7. Team Member of research project entitled “Plan of Nursing Development” as Principal Investigator with RTM International under the financial support of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
8. Team Member of research project entitled “Evaluation of the Process and Impact of LLP” as Chief Evaluator with RTM International under the financial support of WHO, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
9. Team Member of research project entitled “Risk Perception Analysis on HIV/AIDS among WFP (World Food Program) Beneficiaries” as Co-Team Leader with RTM International under the financial support of WFP, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
10. Team Member of research project entitled “Effect of Birth Interval on Survival and Nutritional Status of the Index Child” under the financial support of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
11. Team Member of research project entitled “The Effect of Maternal Health Care at Pregnancy on Survival Status of Subsequent Child” under the financial support of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh in the year 2007-2008.
12. Team Member of research project entitled “Shift and Logarithmic Transformation for Normalization: A Simulation Study” under the financial support of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh in the year 2006-2007.
13. I had the research experiences in the project entitled “The Role of Primary Teachers Training Institute on Primary Education” conducted by Foundation for Research on Educational Planning and Development (FREPD), Polashi, Dhaka.
14. I had the research experiences in the project entitled “Evaluation of the performances of Mass Education Program in the Lalmonirhat District” conducted by Foundation for Research on Educational Planning and Development (FREPD), Polashi, Dhaka.
Contact
Dr. Mohd. Muzibur Rahman
Professor
Department of Statistics and Data Science
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: muzib378@juniv.edu
