Faculty Members Details :: University of Dhaka

Department of Printing and Publication Studies

Md. Mahfuzur Rahman

(Assistant Professor)

Department of Printing and Publication Studies

Research Profile

Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Masters	Mass Communication and Journalism	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2014
Bachelor	Mass Communication and Journalism	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2013

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Chairman	Department of Printing and Publication Studies, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	30, Jun 2021	30-06-2024
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	09, Sep 2020	Currently Working
Lecturer	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	17, Jul 2016	08-09-2020

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Printing and Publication	Readability of Printed Text, Design and Typography of Print, Design Aesthetics, Color in Publishing, Theories of Printing and Publishing, Digital Publishing (e-Publishing, audiobook, e-book), Inclusive Publishing (Braille, Minority Language Publishing), Media Discourse etc.

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
Masters	Minority Language Publishing in Bangladesh	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman		Mahbub Alam	Minority Language Publishing	Current Year
Masters	Publishing and Printing Terminologies: Usages in the perspective of Bangladesh	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman		ABM Zahidul Islam	Terminologies of Publishing and Printing	2021
Masters	Contextual Analysis of Bangladeshi Theatre Poster Design	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman		Shuvra Goshwami	Design of Visual Poster.	2019
Masters	Perception and Preparedness of the Publishing Industry of Bangladesh for the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman		Nafew Sajed Joy	Preparedness and attitude of Publishing industry towards 4IR and 5IR.	Current Year
Masters	Assessing Digital Literacy Competency among Users of Digital Publishing Platforms in Bangladesh	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman		Anika Afia Jahan	Digital literacy of the users of digital book publishing platforms.	Current Year

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
No project/research work is found

Invited Talk

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Invited Talk

1

Provided a lecture on Readability of Mansucripts on a workshop arranged by the National Academy of Education Managemetn (NAEM).
2	Provided a lecture on REPORT WRITING AND CHAPTER ARRANGEMENT OF MEDIA RESEARCH at a workshop arranged by the PRESS INSTITUTE OF BANGLADESH.

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	General Secretary of the Editing and Publication Association of Bangladesh (EPAB)	A Non-profit organization of the professionals of Editing and Publishing Sector of Bangladesh	2019	2024

Journal Article
1	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : প্রকাশনায় স্পষ্টতার গুরুত্ব ও কৌশল: তাত্ত্বিক পর্যালোচনা [Importance and Techniques of Legibility in Publicatin: A Theoretical Review], বাংলা একাডেমি পত্রিকা : সাহিত্য-সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক গবেষণা ত্রৈমাসিক (Bangla Academy Patrika: A Quarterly Research Journal) , vol.66 , no.3 Bangla Academy , pp.267-289 , 2022 .
2	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : বাংলাদেশে ইলেকট্রনিক বই (ই-বুক প্রকাশনা): প্রাসঙ্গিক তত্ত্বের আলোকে একটি পর্যালোচনা [Electronic Book (E-book) Publishing in Bangladesh: A Review Based on Relevant Theoreis], Samajik Biggyan Patrika (Social Science Journal) [Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.15 , no.Centennial Special Issue/ December 2021 , pp.101-132 , 2021 .
3	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : প্রকাশনার ক্ষেত্রে পাঠোপযোগিতার গুরুত্ব: তাত্ত্বিক পর্যালোচনা (Importance of Readability in Publishing: Theoretical Review), বাংলা একাডেমি পত্রিকা : সাহিত্য-সংস্কৃতি বিষয়ক গবেষণা ত্রৈমাসিক (Bangla Academy Patrika: A Quarterly Research Journal)) , vol.3rd-4th Volume [July-December, 2019] , no.63, December , pp.169-180 , 2019 .
4	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman and Md. Ariphur Rahman : পাঠ্যবইয়ের পাঠোপযোগিতা: ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণির ‘বাংলাদেশ ও বিশ্বপরিচয়’ বইয়ের ওপর একটি সমীক্ষা (Readability of Textbook: A Study on the book of class VI 'Bangladesh O Biswaporichoy' ), Samajik Biggyan Patrika (Social Science Journal) [Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.12 , no.12 , pp.105-123 , 2018 .
5	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : বাংলাদেশী বাংলা সংবাদপত্রের প্রথম পাতার সংবাদের পাঠোপযোগিতা: একটি পরীক্ষণ (Readability of the Front Page News of Bangladeshi Bangla Newspapers: An Experiment), Samajik Biggyan Patrika (Social Science Journal) [Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.11 , no.11 , pp.117-134 , 2017 .

Conference Proceedings
1	Md. Mahfuzur Rahman "Readability of the Front Page News of Bangladeshi Newspapers: A Critical Review." First National Conference on Mass Communication and Journalism , pp. 24-25. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka, 2016 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
Local	Habibullah Bahar Memorial Award 2013	2014	Bangladesh	Achieved the award for obtaining 1st Place in BSS final examinations.
Local	‘Novera Deepita Memorial Award 2013’	2014	Bangladesh	Achieved the award for obtaining 1st Place in BSS final examinations.
Local	‘Professor Sitara Parvin Award 2013’	2014	Bangladesh	Achieved the award for obtaining 1st Place in BSS final examinations.
Local	‘Tajin Memorial Award 2010’	2011	Bangladesh	Achieved the award for obtaining 1st place in BSS 1st year final examinations.
Local	‘Professor Ali Haider and Towhidul Anwar Memorial Award 2010’	2011	Bangladesh	Achieved the award for obtaining 1st place in BSS 1st year final examinations.

Md. Mahfuzur Rahman

Assistant Professor

Department of Printing and Publication Studies

Faculty of Social Sciences

Email: mahfuzpps@du.ac.bd

Phone: 880-2-9661900/6650