Md. Ashikur Rahman

University of Rajshahi | RU · Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

St. Martin’s Island is one of the most tourist-attractive places and a very unique coral island in Bangladesh. The number of settlements and tourists is increasing day by day, and it has a great impact on the environmental quality of the island. This study aims to access the building characteristics and analyze the water quality to identify the...

This research examines the temporal socio-economic changes in the Jhujkai, Pakuria, and Paba Upazila regions, located near Rajshahi City, as part of a micro-region survey. The study aims to assess the social and economic conditions of these areas, focusing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explores the region's physiography, weather,...

Bangladesh has been severely affected by the extreme heatwave that is affecting most of Asia. Extreme climate events, particularly heatwave impacts on the food system, pose risks to human health in Bangladesh, explicitly in the northwest part of the country. The association between the heatwave, food security and health are narrowly described in th...

Extensive Waterway Network: Bangladesh is crisscrossed by a network of about 24,000 km. of rivers, streams and canals, constituting 7% of the country's surface. Historically, Bangladesh has enjoyed the natural advantage of inland navigation due to its abundance of rivers, making IWT a natural and environmentally friendly transport mode. The low-lyi...

Bangladesh is susceptible to different types of chronic and acute climatic disasters in South Asia. The heatwave is now one of them; specifically, it impacts food security and poses health risks explicitly to ethnic communities in Bangladesh. Existing literatures focused on the impact of heatwaves on food security, or on human health separately, bu...

Bangladesh is susceptible to different types of chronic and acute climatic disasters in South Asia. The heatwave is now one of them; specifically, it impacts food security and poses health risks explicitly to ethnic communities in Bangladesh. The current study aims to identify the relationship between heat waves, food security, and health within th...

One of the most popular tourist destinations is St. Martin's Island, which features a unique state of the socio-ecological environment of Bangladesh. However, tourists, other outsiders, and the island's growing human population significantly influence the overall standard of the socio-ecological environment, which is narrowly described in existing...

One of the most popular tourist destinations is St. 'Martin's Island, which features a unique coral colony in Bangladesh and a diverse ecosystem. However, the escalating settlements and tourist influx profoundly impact the island's overall environmental quality. The research, encompassing water quality, housing, and environmental concerns, undersco...

One of the most popular tourist destinations is St. Martin's Island, which features a unique state of the socio-ecological environment of Bangladesh. However, tourists, other outsiders, and the island's growing human population significantly influence the overall standard of the socio-ecological environment, which is narrowly described in existing...

Bangladesh is a country with different natural disasters in South Asia. The heatwave is one of them; specifically, it impacts food security and poses health risks to ethnic communities in Bangladesh. There is limited literature on the impact of heatwaves on food security and human health individually, but there is no existing literature describing...