Assistant Professor
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Department of Printing and Publication Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences
Research profiles & links
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| 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 |
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| Chairman | Department of Printing and Publication Studies, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Jun 2021 | Jun 2024 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Sep 2020 | Present |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Jul 2016 | Sep 2020 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Printing, Publishing, Media & Communication | 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, videobook), Inclusive Publishing (Braille, Minority Language Publishing), Sustainable Publishing and Printing Practices, Diffusion of Printing and Publishing Technology, Media Discourse and Representation, and Media and Communication Theories. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Adoption of Digital and Printed Educational Materials in Post-secondary Level Education in Bangladesh: A Study on the Students of Dhaka University | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | Nafisa Islam Oishe | Adoption of Digital and Printed Educational Materials by the Universtiy Students in Bangladesh |
2025 | |
| 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. |
2024 | |
| 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. |
2024 | |
| Masters | Minority Language Publishing in Bangladesh | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | Mahbub Alam | Minority Language Publishing |
2023 | |
| Masters | Bangladesh and Global Copyright Law: A Comparative Analysis | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | Md. Suzaur Rahman | Comparative analysis of Bangladesh and Global Copyright law |
2021 | |
| Masters | Publishing and Printing Terminologies: Usages in the perspective of Bangladesh | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | A. B. M. Zahidul Haque | 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 | Readability of Children's Storybook: A Protocol Study Approach | Md Mahfuzur Rahman | Shammi Akhter | Children's storybook readability |
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| Research Project Report/Other | Braille Book Publishing in Bangladesh: An Overview | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | Rubaiyat Zannat Ripa | Braille Book Publishing in Bangladesh |
2024 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Work Environment of the Printing Press in Bangladesh | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | Mahbub Alam | Printing Press work environment in Bangladesh |
2022 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Blockchain and Data Analytics in the Publishing Industry of Bangladesh: A Perspective of Sustainable Digital Transformation | Md Mahfuzur Rahman | Rianta Tasnia | This study explores the application of Blockchain and Data Analytics in the Publishing Industry of Bangladesh as a part of Sustainable digital transformation of the industry. |
Current Year | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Diffusion of AI and AI Literacy in Higher Education: Insights from Bangladesh | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | S. M. Saffat Rahman | This study explores the diffusion of AI and AI literacy of the university studets in Bangladesh. |
Current Year | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Storybook for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | Md. Mahfuzur Rahman | Rubaiyat Zannat Ripa | This is a Master's Book Publishing project, especially targetd for the children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Provided a lecture on Readability of Mansucripts at a workshop arranged by the National Academy of Education Management (NAEM). |
| 2 | Provided a lecture on Research Paper Writing and Chapter Arrangement at a workshop arranged by the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB). |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Member, Sub-Committee, Intellectual Property (IP) Policy of the University of Dhaka | This committee worked to prepare the draft of the Intellectual Property (IP) Policy of the University of Dhaka | 2021 | |
| 2 | Member, Board of Advanced Studies, University of Dhaka | A Higher body for MPhill and PhD degree admission and award decisions of the University of Dhaka | 2021 | 2024 |
| 3 | Member, Academic Council, University of Dhaka | A Higher body for academic decisions of the University of Dhaka | 2021 | 2024 |
| 4 | Editorial Board Member, Samajik Biggyan Patrika | An annual research journal (Bengali) published by the faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka. | 2021 | 2024 |
| 5 | Editorial Board Member, Social Science Review | A bi-annual research journal published by the faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka. | 2021 | 2024 |
| 6 | Council Member, Center for Advanced Research in Social Sciences | Research Center of the University of Dhaka | 2021 | 2027 |
| 7 | Vice-President of the Editing and Publication Association of Bangladesh (EPAB) | A Non-profit organization of the professionals of Editing and Publishing Sector of Bangladesh | 2025 | 2027 |
| 8 | 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 | 2025 |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman and A. B. M. Zahidul Haque : বাংলাদেশে অডিওবুক প্রকাশনার স্বরূপ অনুসন্ধান (An Inquiry into the Nature of Audiobook Publishing in Bangladesh),
Samajik Biggyan Patrika (Social Science Journal) [Dhaka University Studies, Part-D] , vol.18 , no.December 2024 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka , pp.59-88 , 2025
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| 2 |
Nafew Sajed Joy and Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : Exploring Sustainable Publishing Practices in the Publishing Industry of Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study in the Context of the Fifth Industrial Revolution,
Journal of Developing Societies (impact factor:1.5) , vol.41 , no.3 Sage , pp.406–436 , 2025
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Nafew Sajed Joy and Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Publishing Industry of Bangladesh: Preparedness, Problems and Prospects,
Social Science Review , vol.41 , no.2 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka , pp.157-180 , 2025
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Anika Afia Jahan and Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : The Intersection of Japanese Printing Technology and the Printing Industry of Bangladesh: A Collaborative Perspective,
Journal of Japanese Studies: Exploring Multidisciplinarity , vol.3 , no.December 2024 Departmen of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , pp.91-110 , 2025
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Md. Mahfuzur Rahman : প্রকাশনায় স্পষ্টতার গুরুত্ব ও কৌশল: তাত্ত্বিক পর্যালোচনা [Importance and Techniques of Legibility in Publication: 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| 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
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Md. Mahfuzur Rahman "বাংলাদেশী সংবাদপত্রের প্রথম পাতার সংবাদের পাঠোপযোগিতা: একটি পর্যালোচনা (Readability of the Front Page News of Bangladeshi Newspapers:Review)."
একুশ শতকে বাংলা ভাষা (National Seminar on the Bengali Language in the Twenty First Century)
Dhaka: 2015
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | 2026 | United Kingdom | Awarded the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth |
| 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. |
Name & designation
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Assistant Professor
Department
Department of Printing and Publication Studies Faculty of Social Sciences
Email
mahfuzpps@du.ac.bd
Phone
880-2-9661900/6650