Assistant Professor
Noor Jahan Akter
Institute of Applied Statistics and Data Science
Institutes
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Statistics | University of Southampton | United Kingdom | 2020 |
| Masters | Applied Statistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2016 |
| Bachelor | Applied Statistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2015 |
| H.S.C | Science | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2010 |
| S.S.C | Science | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2008 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 2022 | Present |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nov 2018 | Jul 2022 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Statistical Modeling | ||
| Longitudinal Data Analysis | ||
| Generalized Linear Models | ||
| Bayesian Statistics | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Public Health |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Project Report/Other | Factors Associated with Women’s Life Satisfaction in South Asian Countries: An Application of A Multinomial Logistic Regression Model | Noor Jahan Akter | Faria Sharmin | Multinomial Logistic Regression Model |
2023 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Statistical Modeling of Regional Life Expectancy Data from 2014 to 2020 in Bangladesh. | Noor Jahan Akter | Tarikul Islam | Statistical Modeling |
2022 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Overall Life Satisfaction and its Determinants among Women of Reproductive Age in Bangladesh. | Noor Jahan Akter | Nabil Ahmed Uthso | Multinomial Logistic Regression |
2022 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Meta-Analysis on Child Malnutrition and its Determinants in South Asia | Noor Jahan Akter | S.M.Miraj Shahnur | Meta-Analysis |
2022 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Injecting Drug Use as a Risk Factor of HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh | Noor Jahan Akter | Swarna Chowdhury | Meta-Analysis |
2019 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Impact of sample sizes on the accuracy of the estimates for a two-level logistic regression model | Noor Jahan Akter | Rasel Biswas | Multilevel Analysis |
2019 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Meta-Analysis on Child Malnutrition and it's Determinants | Noor Jahan Akter | Safwan Shihab | Meta-Analysis |
2019 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No project/research work is found | |||||
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘Mixed Modeling of Regional Infant Mortality Data over Twenty Years in North Rhine-Westphalia’, 42nd Annual Meeting of International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, July 19, 2021 (virtual). |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) | DC Regular member | 2021 | |
| 2 | Bangladesh Statistical Association | Life Member | 2021 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Tasbir Amin, Amana Hossain, Nusrat Jerin, Shahnewaj Bin Mannan, Noor Jahan Akter, Murad Hossain, Monir Uddin Ahmed, Jinath Sultana Jime, Nayeema Bulbul, Ashrafus Safa and others : The Potential of Traditional Medicine in Combating COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,
Coronaviruses , vol.6 , no.3 Bentham Science Publishers , pp.E040424228650 , 2025
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| 2 |
Tarikul Islam and Noor Jahan Akter : Identifying regional disparities of infant mortality rates in Bangladesh: insights from nationwide cross-sectional studies and a statistical modelling approach using linear mixed effects model with temporal variability,
BMJ Open , vol.13 , 2023
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| 3 |
Swarna Chowdhury, Noor Jahan Akter, M. Shafiqur Rahman, Priom Saha, Prianka Barman, Tasmin Akter Fahin, Swapnil Roy, Durjoy Dey, Md Mehedi Hassan, Tasnim Sultana Munmun, Samia Ashrafi and Maisha Maliha Rahman : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Injecting Drug Use as a Risk Factor of HIV in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.71 , no.2 , pp.160-168 , 2023
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| 4 |
Tarikul Islam and Noor Jahan Akter : Statistical Modeling of Life Expectancy Data to Identify the Low Life Expectancy Regions in Bangladesh: A Likelihood Based Cluster Analysis,
Universal Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences , vol.18 , no.2 , pp.165 - 184 , 2023
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| 5 |
Nabil Ahmed Uthso and Noor Jahan Akter : Determinants of life satisfaction among women of reproductive age (15--49 years) in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional analysis,
Plos one , vol.17 , no.10 Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA , pp.e0276563 , 2022
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| 6 |
Asma Rahman, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammad Shahnoor Hossain, Md. Sarowar Jahan, Noor Jahan Akter and Md. Latiful Bari : A Simple and Alternative UV Spectrometric Method for the Estimation of Vitamin D3,
Microbial Bioactives , vol.2 , no.1 , pp.098-105 , 2019
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| 7 |
Noor Jahan Akter and Md Hasinur Rahaman Khan : Effect of Sample Size on the Profile Likelihood Estimates for Two-stage Hierarchical Linear Models,
Journal of Biomedical Analytics , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.81-89 , 2018
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| 8 |
Md. Asaduzzaman Shishir, Md. Al Mamun, Md. Mahmuduzzaman Mian, Umme Tamanna Ferdous, Noor Jahan Akter, Rajia Sultana Suravi, Suvamoy Datta and Md. Ehsanul Kabir : Prevalence of Vibrio cholerae in Coastal Alternative Supplies of Drinking Water and Association with Bacillus-Like Spore Formers,
Frontiers in public health , vol.6 , pp.50 , 2018
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| 9 |
Maruf Abony, Avijit Banik, Md. Asaduzzaman Shishir, Noor Jahan Akter, Muhammad Ekhlas Uddin and Suvamoy Datta : Physico-chemical Characterization of Indigenous Streptomyces and Influence of pH on Antimicrobial Activity,
Microbial Bioactives , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.59-67 , 2018
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Conference Fund for Developing Countries | 2021 | France | Regestration fee waive for attending the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (virtual). |
| International | Dean’s List Award | 2020 | United Kingdom | Awarded by the faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton for academic excellence in MSc Statistics program 2020. |
| International | Commonwealth Master's Scholarship | 2019 | United Kingdom | Funded by the UK Government. |
| National | National Science and Technology Fellowship | 2016 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Government for carrying out M.S. Thesis.
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| Local | Dean’s Award | 2015 | Bangladesh | Awarded by the faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh for academic excellence in B.S. Honors examination 2015. |
| National | Talent Pool Scholarship | 2015 | Bangladesh | Offered by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education of the Bangladesh Government for the result in B.S. Honors Examination 2015. |
| Local | ISRT merit scholarship | 2013 | Bangladesh | On each academic year for the results in undergraduate level and graduate level (2013-2016). |
Name & designation
Noor Jahan Akter
Assistant Professor
Department
Institute of Applied Statistics and Data Science Institutes
Email
nakter1@isrt.ac.bd