News and Activities

This page includes selected news, academic activities, workshops, conferences, trainings, awards, and professional updates.

Invited Talk and a Memorable Experience in Rajshahi

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I recently attended the 8th International Conference on The Role of Statistics and Data Science in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (ICRSDS4IR), organized by the Department…

Md Rasel Biswas

Closing of ‘Stata for Applied Statistics and Data Science’ Training Program

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I had the privilege of conducting two sessions in the Stata for Applied Statistics and Data Science training program, organized by ISRT, University of Dhaka.

Foundation Certificate in University Teaching & Learning

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I participated in a 14-day residential training program titled Foundation Certificate in University Teaching & Learning at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development…

Capacity Building Workshop for DHS Data Users at Dhaka

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Attended the Capacity Building Workshop for DHS Data Users, organized by The DHS Program at the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka.…

Report Writing Workshop on Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022

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I was invited to attend the 7-day Report Writing Workshop on Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 at NIPORT, along with some of my colleagues from the University of…

Field Trip to HDSS Site, Matlab, Chandpur

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I joined a field trip to the Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) site in Matlab, Chandpur, organized by icddr,b in collaboration with ISRT.

Field Trip to BARI and BRRI, Gazipur

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My third-year students and I, along with two of my colleagues, visited BARI and BRRI in Gazipur as part of my course AST 301: Design and Analysis of Experiments II.

Applied Statistics for Data Science using SPSS and Stata

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I facilitated sessions in the training programs on Applied Statistics for Data Science using SPSS and Stata, organized by ISRT, University of Dhaka.

Dean’s Award by the Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka

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I was awarded the Dean’s Honor Award by the Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka. Received the award from the DU VC, at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban…

2-day Short Course on Quantitative Data Analysis Skills using R

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I worked as a teaching fellow for the 2-day short course on Quantitative Data Analysis Skills using R, organized by BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC…

useR! 2021: The R Conference

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I attended useR! 2021: The R Conference, held online with the support of the R Foundation.

ISRT Golden Jubilee Gold Medal Award

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I am honored and delighted to have received the ISRT Golden Jubilee Gold Medal Award 2020 for achieving the highest CGPA and securing first place in my BS examination.

National Science and Technology Fellowship 2021

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I received the National Science and Technology (NST) Fellowship 2021 from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh, for my MS thesis research.

2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS2019)

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I presented a poster at the 2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS2019), organized by the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University…

Conference Workshops for ICAS 2019

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I attended two conference workshops organized as part of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Statistics (ICAS 2019) at the University of Dhaka.