Kazi Md Mukitul Islam, M. Niaz Asadullah
Using government secondary school English language textbooks from Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, we conducted a quantitative content analysis in order to identify gender stereotypes in school education. In total, 21 categories of exclusion and quality of representation were used to st...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Kazi Md Mukitul Islam, Zaki Wahhaj
This study examined the nature and correlates of child marriage in eight villages in climate-affected coastal Bangladesh using a mixed-methods approach: focus group discussions and in-depth qualitative interviews of female victims of child marriage as well as quantitative data collected using struct...
M. Niaz Asadullah, Kazi Md Mukitul Islam, Zaki Wahhaj
In this essay, we critically reflect on the ongoing controversy over Islamization of textbooks by a secular government in Bangladesh. Based on a review of the emerging evidence on gender stereotypes in textbook contents, we argue that gender bias was widespread in government-recognized textbooks lon...
Anik Roy, Mukitul Islam, Mehrab Karim, Kazi Arman Ahmed et al.
Kazi Arman Ahmed, Israt Humaira, Ashiqur Rahman Khan, Md Shamim Hasan et al.
Breast cancer is a significant global health concern with rising incidence and mortality rates. Current diagnostic methods face challenges, necessitating improved approaches. This study employs various machine learning (ML) algorithms, including KNN, SVM, ANN, RF, XGBoost, ensemble models, AutoML, a...
Nafisa Halim, Kazi Md. Mukitul Islam, Nandini Agarwal
In Bangladesh, every year, thousands of children are born with low birthweight (LBW) and are at risk of experiencing morbidity and mortality in infancy and adulthood. This chapter characterizes the spatial and temporal epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention model for LBW in Bangladesh using the ...
Kazi Md Mukitul Islam
The success of health system activities is contingent upon public trust, a crucial factor underscored by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. However, the concept of public trust and what it means for health stakeholders remain ambiguous. ‘What is Public Trust in the Health System?’ by Felix Gille addresse...
Kazi Md Mkitul Islam, M. Niaz Asadullah
Gender Stereotypes and Education: A Multi-Country Content Analysis Study of Secondary School Textbooks Kazi Md Mukitul Islam University of Malaya M Niaz Asadullah University of Malaya Abstract: School education, which is widely assumed to eliminate gender gap in the society, can also reinforce and r...