JOURNAL PAPER

Applicability of land value capture mechanism for housing development in Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 24, June 2026, pp. 1-16, ISSN 1728-4198, DOI:  
https://doi.org/10.59185/urp.v24i1.402

 

The Potential of the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) in Addressing Land Management Issues in Bangadesh, (Co-author with Farhan Fahim and Balogun Olaijide Kabir), The Jahangirnagar Review: Part II: Social Science, Vol. 50, May, 2026,   pp. 277-286, ISSN: 1682-7422, DOI: 10.59185/tjr.v50i1

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Degradation of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest: An Oratory from Landsat Image Analysis (Co-author with Md. Mustafizur Rahaman, Abhijit Biswas and Abul Kalam Azad ), Environment & Ecosystem Science (EES),
Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2026, DOI: 10.26480/ees.01.2026.50.56

 

Key housing News in Bangladesh in 2026, APNHR Newsletter, March 2026, No. 37, pp. 19-22, 
URL: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ebf97a9e-8836-4631-a85a-06b06294b45c.filesusr.com/ugd/e23fe2_bc79eca00ac345eb95f67dd3ac3d94e8.pdf 

 

Service Quality and Factors Influencing the Adoption of Water Taxi Service in Hatirjheel, Dhaka (Co-author with Md. Abdul Mannan), Jahangirnagar University Planning Review, Vol. 23, June 2025, pp. 75-95, ISSN 1728-4198, https://doi.org/10.59185/urp.v23i1.207

 

Key housing news in Bangladesh under Housing news from the regions, APNHR Newsletter, March 2024, No. 35, pp. 9-11, chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://fac.arch.hku.hk/upad/apnhr/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Newsletter-Design_Apr_2024_updated-on-May.-4th.pdf

 

Integration of heritage sites with the community: A case study of the seven domed mosque, Dhaka (Co-author with Abdullah, M., Acharjee, B. and Jahan, N.) The Jahangirnagar Review: Part II: Social Science, Vol. 47, No. 1, July, 2023,  pp. 29-50

 

River shifting trend and land-cover change by river Padma over four decades (1979-2019): A Case study at Naria Upazila of Shariatpur district, (Co-author with Toma, A. B. Z.) Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, Volume 15, 2022

 

Locational attributes of playgrounds in a city: Need assessment approach on zone 2 in DNCC, Bangladesh (Co-author with Rahman, M. M., Rahman, A. and Sharmin, S.), Journal of Research in Infrastructure Designing, Vol. 3, No. 1, August 2020,  pp. 1–15. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.387798 9

 

Geographic Information System (GIS) based Approach in Delineation of Efficient Natural Flow Routes for Drainage Plan of a Municipality; Co-Author: Rahman, M. M., Akther, F. and Sharmin, S. Published in International Journal of Research Publications, April, 2020.

 

Factors, nature and impacts of slum dwellers residential mobility within the Dhaka city (Co-author with Rowshan, A.), International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability , Volume 6, No. 3, 2019, pp. 1–10.

 

Livability in the dense urban neighborhoods of Dhaka (Co-author with Chiu, R. L. H.) Housing Studies, Volume 34, No. 3, 2019, pp. 538-559, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2017.1364711

Density attributes of Dhaka: An in-depth exploration of physical and perceived density, Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 17, June 2019,  pp. 1-16

 

The planning regulations and their impacts on the residential environment: The case of Dhaka,  Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 16, June 2018, pp. 1-14

 

Performance Evaluation of Articulated Bus as a Mode of Public Transport of Dhaka, A Case Study of Gazipur to Gabtoli Route (Co-author with Shakil, H. I.), Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, Volume 10, 2017 

 

An investigation of the impact of location on public rental housing in Hong Kong: From the residents’ perspective (Co-author with Chen, H.;  Jie, L. & Zhen, Q),  Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 12, June 2014, pp. 21-32

 

 The role of residential planning to enhance the sustainability of a high density city: The case of Hong Kong, Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, Volume 7, 2014, pp. 33-42

 

Critical evaluation of the role of government in advancing the sustainability of the housing system in Hong Kong, Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 8, June 2010.

 

Cultural planning and related issues: Case study of West Kowloon cultural district of Hong Kong (Co-author with Chowdhury, M. Z. S); Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 7, June 2009.

 

Seasonal poverty (Monga) and the role of local government: A study on Char land areas of Kurigram Sadar, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Science, Vol. 30, June 2007.

 

“Viability of Gram Sarkar as a rural development institution from social, economic and political aspects”, Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 4, June 2006.

                                                                         

Capacity Building of a Pourashava: A Case Study of Savar Pourashava”, Jahangirnagar Planning Review, Volume 3, June 2005.

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CONFERENCE PAPER

Paper accepted for the presentation titled, “Street art as the emotional infrastructure of social movement: The Case of Bangladesh, in the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology, held on 6-11 July, 2025 in RABAT, Morocco.      Presentation of a paper titled “Gated communities in Dhaka: Characteristics, underlying factors and policy implication” in the Joint APNHR - AHRC Conference, held on 21-23 February, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia Presentation of a paper titled “An investigation of the nature of residential mobility in the informal settlements: The case of slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh” in the 57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, a hybrid Congress in 8-11 November, 2021 in Doha, Qatar (online presenter)   Presentation of Paper on “The impact of Dhaka’s high density development on livability: A sustainability perspective” in the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers in 9-13 April, 2013 held in Log Angeles CA, USA.   Presentation of Paper on “The impact of Dhaka’s high density development on livability: A sustainability perspective” in the 43rd UAA Conference : Building the 21st Century City: Inclusion, Innovation, and Globalization in 3-6 April, 2013, in San Francisco, USA.   Presentation of  “Flood Disaster Management with Institutional Support: A Case Study of Manikganj Sadar Upazila” in the 3rd International Conference on Water and Flood Management,  in 8-10 January, 2011, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.   Presentation of paper on “Participation of Women in the Urban Local Governance in Bangladesh” in the 19th ECMSAS (European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies), on 26-30 June, 2006,  held in Leiden, the Netherlands.

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BOOK CHAPTER

Travel behavior pattern and Coved-19: A cross-sectional study among the residents of Dhaka (Co-author with Shawon, M. T. A.); Fahim, A. U. and Rahman, M. M.) in Hussain, A. (Ed.) Covid-19:Social Science Perspective, Dhaka: Faculty of Social Sciences, Jahangirnagar University; 2023; pp. 41-61; ISBN: 978-984-35-5195-5

 

Nogor Poribesh Bebosthapona (Urban Environmental Management) Co-author with Islam, I., Quaium, M. A., Shuvo, F. K., Satu, S. A., Rahman, K., F. & Wakil, M. A. in Mahmud, A. & Zahangir, M. (Eds) Dhaka for Future Generations: Our Action (A book published in Bengali), (Dhaka: Bangladesh Institute of Planners and Center for Development Communication, 2015, pp. 191-215.

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AWARD

ISA Registration Grant for attending the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology, held on 6-11 July, 2025 in RABAT, Morocco.   

 

Hong Kong University Grant Commission Scholarship for pursuing PhD at the Department of Urban Planning and Design in The University of Hong Kong for April 2010- March 2014

 

Asian Development Bank– Japan Scholarship to study Master of Science in Urban Planning at Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management (CUPEM), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; September 2006- August 2008

 

Merit Award in all the semesters during the Undergraduate degree in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), 1998-2004

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KEYNOTE SPEECH

Joined as an expert at a side event on “Community-Led Planning: Enabling Affordable Housing and WASH for SDG Delivery.” Hosted by the Government of the Republic of Zambia at the 13th World Urban Forum, from 17th  to 22nd  May 2026, convened by UN-HABITAT in Baku, Azerbaijan.

 

Keynote speech on “Affordable housing for the low income people of Bangladesh” in a workshop organized by RAJUK on 18 February, 2025

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WORKSHOP

Distinguished Discussant of the High-Level Technical Session titled Urban Planning and Management -Sustainable, Just and Equitable Cities in the 4th International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning (ICURP) 2025 held on May 10 to 12, 2025 

 

Workshop on Transforming the built environment through sustainable materials, Country assessment workshop, Dhaka, held by UN-HABITAT, on May 23, 2024

 

Training on Risk informed development for Urban Resilience, conducted by Project Coordination and Monitoring Unit, Urban Resilient Project (URP), Bangladesh Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, funded by The World Bank, held on 23-25 May, 2024 

 

Training on “Statistics with SPSS”, 22 August, 2023 to 30 September, 2023 (25 hours), Organized by Statistical Research Consultants Bangla

 

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Research Project

“ An investigation of the policy and practices for adequate housing of the low income community of Bangladesh,  Financed by Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2025-2026.

 

“An investigation of the land policy for the provision of affordable housing in Bangladesh”, financed by the Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2024-2025.

 

 “An investigation of applicability of land value capture mechanism for housing development in Bangladesh”, financed by the Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2023-2024.

 

“The governance mechanism and the impact of the closed urban residential areas: Case study of neighborhoods of Dhaka”, Financed by Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2022-2023.

 

“Gated communities and the privatization of urban space in Dhaka: Forces, consequences and policy responses”, financed by the Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2021-2022.

 

“An investigation of women’s inclusiveness in urban mobility: A case study on Dhaka” funded by University Grants Commission, Bangladesh Funded in the financial year of 2020-2021

 

“Investigation of the impacts of COVID-19 on travel behavior: A case study on Dhaka”, Financed by Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2020.

 

“An investigation of block based housing to solve the housing related problems of Dhaka, Financed by University Grants Commission, Dhaka, in 2020

 

“Investigation of the political economy of urban planning process of Dhaka and the socio-spatial consequences”, Financed by Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2019

 

“Investigation of the socio spatial equity to public facilities in selected neighborhoods of Dhaka”, Financed by University Grants Commission, Dhaka, in 2019

 

Research project on “An investigation of the impact of Dhaka Metro Building Construction Rules 2008 on the residential environment of Dhaka”,  Financed by University Grants Commission, Dhaka, in 2016

 

“Recent decline in the housing price in Dhaka: How far it can go?”,  Financed by Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2016

 

“The Impact of Local Parks on the Livability of the Neighborhoods: The Case of Dhaka”, Financed by Faculty of Social Science, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, in 2015

 

 “Urban Planning and livability in the dense urban neighborhoods: The case of Dhaka” as partial requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The University of Hong Kong, 2014

 

Research on “Uttara Model Town: Its Plan and Subsequent Development” as a partial fulfillment for the degree of Masters in Urban and Regional Planning by Thesis and Courses in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2009

 

Research on “Foreign Aid and Capacity Building of Municipal Government: Selected Case Studies of Bangladesh” as a partial fulfillment for the degree of MSc. in Urban Planning in 2008

 

Research on “Study on Problems and Issues regarding Wetlands: Case study-Ashulia” as a partial fulfillment for the degree of Bachelor in Urban and Regional Planning in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2004

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION 

Life Member, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) 

Life Member, Women Architects, Engineers and Planners Association (WAEPA), and Executive Board Member, from 2026 till now. 

Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG)

Member, International Sociological Association, from 2024

Steering Committee Member, Asia Pacific Network for Housing Research (APNHR) from 2022 till now

Member, European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS)

Member, BUETPlanners (An Alumni Association of the Graduates of Dept. of URP, BUET) from 2004

Member, Hong Kong University Alumni Association (HKUAA) from 2008

 

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