Professor
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
Department of Statistics
Faculty of Science
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Biography
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda is currently serving as the Treasurer of Kishoreganj University, having assumed office on 28 July 2026. He is also a Professor of Statistics at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Prof. Akanda received his Ph.D. with Distinction and Honor from the University of Évora, Portugal, in 2014 under the EMMA Scholarship Programme, funded by the European ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Mathematics (Specialization in Statistics) | University of Évora | Portugal | 2014 |
| M.Phil. | International Political Economy | University of Tsukuba | Japan | 2009 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Diploma of Human Rights and Legal Aid | Dhaka International University | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| Masters | Statistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1999 |
| Bachelor | Statistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1998 |
| H.S.C | Science | Cantt. Public School & College, Bogura | Bangladesh | 1994 |
| S.S.C | Science | Lakshmipur Bilateral High School, Gaibandha | Bangladesh | 1992 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasurer | Kishoreganj University | Kishoreganj | Jul 2026 | Present |
| Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Oct 2019 | Jul 2026 |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Mar 2014 | Oct 2019 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Sep 2009 | Mar 2014 |
| Assistant House Tutor | University of Dhaka | Fazlul Hoq Muslim Hall, Dhaka | Sep 2004 | Apr 2007 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Oct 2003 | Sep 2009 |
| Lecturer | Dhaka International University | Dhaka | Jan 2003 | Oct 2003 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Longitudinal data analysis | Statistical analysis of longitudinal data accounting for possible between-subject heterogeneity and within-subject correlation. | |
| Ecology | Specific issues on ecology based on statistical analysis; Generalized estimating equations approach in capture-recapture models | |
| Health economics | Demand for health care and health care issues; Child malnutrition; Econometric applications based on current challenges | |
| Statistics | Estimation, model selection and goodness-of-fit tests |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Impact of hospital delivery on child mortality in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Arifin Sultana | Statistics | 2017 |
| Masters | Socioeconomic effect and behavioral factors on child malnutrition in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Mahmuda Parvin | Statistics | 2017 |
| Masters | Utilization of antenatal care, skill birth assistant and institutional delivery | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Nur-E-Jannat | Statistics | 2015 |
| Masters | Socioeconomic inequalities of child malnutrition: Determinants and trends in BD | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Yousuf Ibna Ismail | Statistics | 2015 |
| Masters | Selecting the working correlation structure in GEE | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Ataul Karim Bhuiyan | Statistics | 2007 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Md. Saimul Huda Siddique | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Most. Bushra Khatun Nasima | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Md. Mottasim Billah | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | S M Salim Raza | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Prenatal Care and Socio-Economic Factors: A Unified Analysis of their Collective Effect on Caesarean Deliveries | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Bishnu Roy | Statistics |
2023 |
| Research Project Report/Other | General Banking Activities and Organizational Behavior Practices of Trust Bank Limited | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Shamima Moin Shela | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Analyzing the Strategic Use of Sociology Communication Tools for the Growth of a Tech Startup: A qualitative Study on Shikho Digital Learning | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Mohammad Sajidul Islam | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | The Working Relationship of Older Workers and Younger Managers-Misconception and Realities: Study on Trust Bank, Mirpur DOHS | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Tasmim Habib Jannat | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | The Contribution of BRAC School on Educating Slum Children- A study on the Bridge School in Korail Slum, Mohakhali | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Afnan Haque Orni | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | General Banking Activities of Trust Bank Limited Kafrul | Dr. Md. Abdus Salm Akanda | N/A | Ayesha Siddique | Sociology |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Md. Mofasser Rahman Niloy | Statistics |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Rohinee Ghosh | Statistics |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Tanjina Akter | Statistics |
2022 |
| Research Project Report/Other | Life Satisfaction on Social Relations: An Evaluation of Friend’s Role | Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda | N/A | Dilshad Jahan Disha | Statistics |
2022 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics | Empowerment and Current Contraceptive Using Pattern among the Women of Reproductive Age in Bangladesh | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh | 01-07-2022 | 30-06-2023 | University of Dhaka |
| Ecological Statistics | PEst-OE/MAT/UI0117/2011 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal | 01-07-2014 | 30-06-2018 | Universidade de Évora |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estimation of capture probabilities and model selection using a generalized estimating equation approach. University of Porto, Portugal. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) | Social | 2003 | Life Time |
| 2 | Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA) | Professional | 2007 | Life Time |
| 3 | Dhaka University Statistics Department Alumni Association (DUSDAA) | Social and Academic | 2010 | Life Time |
| 4 | Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA) | Social and Academic | 2015 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY- A Complete Direction For Learners.
Dhaka: Akanda & Sons Publications, 2018 .
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| 2 |
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam
Goodness-of-fit tests for GEE model: Methods and Applications.
Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011 .
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Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
Demand for health care and health care expenditure: Applications and policy implications in Bangladesh.
Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011 .
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| Journal Article | |
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Bikash Pal and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : The role of individual and community empowerment as drivers of contraceptive use among reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: Insights from multilevel analysis using BDHS 2022,
PLOS One (impact factor:2.6) , vol.21 , no.1 Public Library of Science (PLOS) , pp.e0337499 , 2026
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Bikash Pal and Md Abdus Salam Akanda : Examining the role of women’s empowerment in contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.73 , no.2 Faculty of Science, DU , pp.161-169 , 2025
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A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Mosammat Sonia Khatun, Md Akhtarul Islam, Md Abdus Salam Akanda and Julia L Sharp : Potential factors associated with undernutrition in children under 5 years and its patterns in Bangladesh: Insights from four cross-sectional studies,
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal , vol.6 , no.4 Wolters Kluwer-Medknow , pp.194-209 , 2024
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda, Most. Sonia Khatun and A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen : Determinants of malnutrition among ever-married women in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.69 , no.1 , pp.7-13 , 2021
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Most. Sonia Khatun, A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Md. Maidul Husain and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Impact of husbands’ healthcare decision making on women’s future intention of using contraceptives in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.68 , no.2 , pp.121-127 , 2020
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A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Association between economic inequality and under-five child malnutrition: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.66 , no.1 , pp.73-78 , 2018
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A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen, Nur-E-Jannat and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Utilization of antenatal care, skilled birth assistant and institutional delivery in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.66 , no.1 , pp.21-27 , 2018
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A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Investigating the association between infant mortality and multiple birth: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey,
BUP Journal , vol.5 , no.2 , pp.118-128 , 2017
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A H M Musfiqur Rahman Nabeen and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Determinants and predictive power of fitted model for under-five child mortality in Bangladesh,
South Asian Journal of Population and Health , vol.10 , no.1&2 , pp.109–121 , 2017
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara : A generalized estimating equations approach to model heterogeneity and time dependence in capture-recapture studies,
European Journal of Ecology , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.9–17 , 2017
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar‐Jara : Estimation of capture probabilities using generalized estimating equations and mixed effects approaches,
Ecology and Evolution (impact factor:2.537) , vol.4 , no.7 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. , pp.1158–1165 , 2014
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar‐Jara : A generalized estimating equations approach for capture-recapture closed population models,
Environmental and Ecological Statistics (impact factor:0.829) , vol.21 , no.4 Springer , pp.667–688 , 2014
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara : Generalized linear models, generalized additive models and generalized estimating equations to capture-recapture closed population models,
Atas do XXI Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatística , pp.169–181 , 2014
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Md Abdus Salam Akanda, Maksuda Khanam and Abu Zar Md Shafiullah : Determinants of earnings and selection into labor market by controlling selection bias in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.62 , no.1 , pp.11-16 , 2014
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| 15 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar‐Jara : Estimation of capture probabilities using a GEE approach,
Atas do XX Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatistica , pp.27-35 , 2013
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Demand for institutional delivery in Bangladesh: An application of household production function,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.60 , no.1 , pp.53-59 , 2012
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| 17 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : HYV technology on non-farm labor and adoption by gender in Bangladesh: An econometric analysis,
Stamford Journal of Business Studies , vol.4 , no.2 , pp.43–52 , 2011
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Mari Minowa : Household demand for health care and health care expenditure by controlling endogeneity bias in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.59 , no.1 , pp.137–146 , 2010
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Consumption smoothing behavior through savings and borrowings: A household study in Bangladesh,
Stamford Journal of Business Studies , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.129–136 , 2010
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Ashfaque Ahmed, Sirajul Hoque, Mikael Ohlson, Md Abdus Salam Akanda and Md Golam Moula : Phytoplankton standing crop and its diversity in the Buragauranga river estuary in relation to chemical environment,
Bangladesh Journal of Botany (impact factor:0.15) , vol.39 , no.2 , pp.143-151 , 2010
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Demand for antenatal care in Bangladesh: An application of two-part model,
South Asian Journal of Population and Health , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.29–41 , 2010
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Returns to education in Nepal: Evidence from Living Standard Survey,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.58 , no.2 , pp.257–264 , 2010
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Relationship between prenatal care and infant mortality: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey,
South Asian Journal of Population and Health , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.191-202 , 2010
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam : Fitting GEE models and goodness-of-fit tests for delivery complications in rural Bangladesh,
Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences , vol.1 , no.4 , pp.431-440 , 2007
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Maksuda Khanam and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Determinants of delivery complications in rural Bangladesh,
Journal of Applied Sciences Research , vol.3 , no.11 , pp.1320-1326 , 2007
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam : Analysis of maternal health complications in rural Bangladesh by using GEE,
Dhaka University Journal of Science , vol.55 , no.1 , pp.91-95 , 2007
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Ashfaque Ahmed and Md. Abdus Salam Akanda : Relationship among phytoplankton diversity, physical and chemical properties of the Padma river,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.16 , no.1 , pp.21-27 , 2007
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Maksuda Khanam : Goodness-of-fit tests for GEE models using kappa–like statistic to diabetes mellitus study,
Journal of Applied Sciences , vol.5 , no.9 , pp.1597-1601 , 2005
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda, Kawsar Jahan, Maksuda Khanam and M. Ataharul Islam : Generalized estimating equations for conditional and unconditional residuals in diabetes mellitus data.,
Journal of Applied Sciences , vol.5 , no.7 , pp.1228-1231 , 2005
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda, Maksuda Khanam and M. Ataharul Islam : Comparison of goodness-of-fit tests for GEE modeling with binary responses to diabetes mellitus,
Journal of Applied Sciences , vol.5 , no.7 , pp.1214-1218 , 2005
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "Estimation of capture probabilities using GEE and mixed effect approaches."
EURING 2013 Analytical Meeting & Workshop
, pp. 44. Georgia, USA: 2013
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "Generalized estimating equations and mixed effect modeling approaches in capture-recapture closed population models."
XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatistica
, pp. 233-235. Aveiro: SPE, Portugal, 2013
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| 3 |
Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "Estimation of capture probabilities and model selection using a generalized estimating equation approach."
XX Congresso Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Estatistica
, pp. 595-596. Porto: SPE, Portugal, 2012
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Md. Abdus Salam Akanda and Russell Alpizar-Jara "A generalized estimating equation approach for estimating population size by using capture-recapture data."
International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC)
, pp. 125. Oslo, Norway: UiO, 2012
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| National | Dean's Award | 2015 | Bangladesh | Gold Medal and Dean’s Award from the Faculty of Science at the University of Dhaka for the extraordinary contributions in original research while holding the post of Associate Professor. |
| International | Stipend for Conference Participation | 2012 | Norway | Stipends for participants from developing countries from the International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) 2012, Sundvolden Hotel, Oslo, Norway. |
| International | Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia-West (EMMA-WEST) Scholarship | 2011 | Portugal | Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia-West (EMMA-WEST) Scholarship (September 2011- June 2014) funded by European Union (EU) to PhD study in the Department of Mathematics (Specialization in Statistics) at the University of Évora, Portugal. |
| International | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship | 2007 | Japan | Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship (April 2007-March 2009) to study M.A. in International Political Economy jointly selected by the World Bank Committee at the University of Tsukuba, Japan and the authorities of World Bank. |
| National | Dean's Special Award | 2001 | Bangladesh | Dean’s Special Award from the Faculty of Science at the University of Dhaka for the outstanding academic results in the B.Sc.(Honours) examination of 1998. |
| Local | Gaibandha Zila Student Welfare Association’s Scholarship | 1999 | Bangladesh | This scholarship is given for the students of Gaibandha district based on academic results. |
| Local | Gaibandha Zila Student Welfare Association’s Scholarship | 1997 | Bangladesh | This scholarship is given for the students of Gaibandha district based on academic results. |
| National | Hall Sub-Scholarship | 1996 | Bangladesh | This scholarship is given to the students affiliated to Shahidullah Hall of Dhaka University on the basis of academic results. |
Name & designation
Dr. Md. Abdus Salam Akanda
Professor
Department
Department of Statistics Faculty of Science
Email
akanda@du.ac.bd
Phone
+880-1620-964148