Research Projects

Project-3: An Inquiry into the Effect of Education and ICT on Poverty Alleviation in South Asia 

Supervisor: 

• Dr Shamsuddin Ahmad, Assistant Professor of Economics, ULAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Collaborators: 

1. Md Aiyob Ali, Economics Graduate, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

2. Md Ahsan Habib, Graduate of Economics, IIUC, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Project Duration: July- December, 2025

Research keywords: Education, ICT, Poverty Alleviation

Data: Panel data from 1991 to 2020

Data sources: WDI, WGI

Project-2: Assessing Socio-Economic and Health Determinants of Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh: A Machine Learning Approach Using BDHS 2022

Supervisor: 

• Md. Moyazzem Hossen, Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh

Collaborators: 

1. Md Eyah Eya, Graduate Student, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University

2. Ruhul Amin, Graduate, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University

3. Akher Ali, Lecturer, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University

4. Sumaiya Binta Kamal, Graduate Student, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University

5. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Graduate, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University 

6. Md Aiyob Ali, Economics Graduate, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Project Duration: April - August, 2025

Research keywords: Economic Empowerment; Health Empowerment; Machine Learning; Social Empowerment; Women’s Empowerment 

Data: 14237 women's data, aged 15–49 years 

Data sources: Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 2022 

Paper Type: Research paper (Submitted, Under Review)

Project-1: Public Infrastructure, Governance Quality, and Economic Development in South Asia: Evidence from Panel Models

Supervisor: 

• Dr Shamsuddin Ahmad, Assistant Professor of Economics, ULAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Collaborators: 

1. Md Aiyob Ali, Economics Graduate, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

2. Md Ahsan Habib, Graduate of Economics, IIUC, Chittagong, Bangladesh

3. Md Towhidul Islam Sifat, Graduate, Department of Economics, IIUC, Chittagong, Bangladesh

4. Md Tarikul Islam, Economics Graduate, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

5. Md Eyah Eya, Graduate Student, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Jahangirnagar University

Project Duration: January - August, 2025

Research keywords: Social infrastructure, Physical infrastructure, Corruption, Sustainable Development, Economic growth, South Asia.

Data: Panel data from 1980 to 2020

Data sources: WDI, WGI

Paper Type: Research paper (Submitted, Under Review)