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Introduction
Dr. Rabiul Islam is a Professor at the Department of Social Work, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Dr. Islam does research in social capital and disaster resilience, community-based disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and gender and disaster. His current project is 'How Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) respond to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the Bangladesh coast'.
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January 2001 - present
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- Professor
Description
- Teaching at the graduate and post-graduate levels, and conducting research on social development issues. Special research focus on social capital and disaster resilience, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, community-based disaster management, disaster gender, and public health.
Education
November 2011 - December 2015
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Publications (36)
Despite the fact that socio-demographic factors have a significant influence on loneliness, this issue has received limited attention, particularly when it comes to older adults in rural Bangladesh. This study aims to address the question posed in the title, investigating the potential connection between socio-demographic factors and loneliness in...
This paper explored the dynamics of gender inequality among the elderly, particularly in the context of social capital. A cross-sectional survey is employed targeting individuals aged 60 and above in rural areas of Bangladesh. Initially, one union (Tentulia Union) in Manda Upazila was selected, followed by five wards from that union using a simple...
The nexus between education and gender ideology is a debated issue worldwide, including in Bangladesh. This study aims to understand the educational influences on gender ideology. Authors have reviewed electronic databases, including Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, to collect published material from 2014 to 2023. Based o...
This study explores how access to microcredit influences women borrower’s agency and contributes to overcoming the challenges set by the existing social structure. In doing so, this research employed a qualitative exploratory research design and collected data through in-depth interviews with the rural women borrowers of the Bangladesh Rural Develo...
Gender ideology in the context of attitudes and views concerning violence against women (VAW) is a crucial global issue, particularly in Bangladesh. This study explores gender ideology toward violence against women in rural Bangladesh. This study followed a mixed-methods research technique, conducting two focus group discussions (FGDs) and intervie...
The problem of elderly loneliness is serious and has wide-ranging effects on the ageing population. Although the influence of socio-demographic characteristics on sex-specific loneliness has been acknowledged, this problem has received less attention, especially when it comes to the elderly population living in rural Bangladesh. The experience and...
Farmers undergo severe mental pressure due to socioeconomic crises during waterlogging. This study explores the factors of mental agonies of waterlogged farmers. It was a quantitative study, and a survey research design was employed. Data were collected from 480 waterlogged farmers from March to May 2023 based on simple random sampling. A five-poin...
This chapter explores the existing livelihood options, identifies the changes in livelihood and finds out alternative livelihood options in the coastal villages of Bangladesh. Using qualitative method, data was collected through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) from the two coastal villages were severely affected b...
Gender ideology has long been a discussed issue in the field of social science, particularly gender studies. This study aims to explore the category of people's gender ideology toward their family and societal responsibilities in rural Bangladesh. Following a mixed-methods approach, this study interviewed 400 rural people (200 men and 200 women, be...
Like other parts of the world, the number and negative effects of natural disasters are increasing in Bangladesh because of its geo-climate change. To deal with these adversities and reduce disaster risks, the country has successfully used social safety-net supports. Numerous studies have observed the various aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR...
This study explores the processes and causes of occupational transformation in the fishing communities in coastal Bangladesh. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from Raruli and Godaipur Unions in Paikgaccha Upazila, Khulna district, and Jalalpur Union in Tala Upazila, Satkhira district, through questionnaire surveys, Key Informant...
Like other coastal countries, Bangladesh is also facing the numerous adversities raised from natural disasters and climate change hazards. The present study examines the implementation challenges in disaster affected areas and identifies the possible ways to make the social safety-nets (SSNs) more effective in coastal Bangladesh. Using a qualitativ...
Narrative inquiry, phenomenology, and grounded theory are the basic types of qualitative research. This chapter discusses the three major types of qualitative research—narrative inquiry, phenomenology, and grounded theory. Firstly, this chapter briefly discusses the issue of qualitative research and types. Secondly, it offers a conceptual understan...
Livelihoods, and the household assets that support them, are crucial for households' own disaster resilience, and for their capacity to provide support to other households during an emergency and recovery phases. Using a combination of a quantitative survey, and interviews and focus group discussions for qualitative depth, this study looks closely...
Exploring disaster-led injustice in the local level interventions in the coastal region of Bangladesh, this chapter analyzes the contribution of local actors in post-disaster recovery supports to victims, using the qualitative method—following focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and NGO workshop. The findings show that...
Differences is socio-demographic and economic sectors remain are somehow considered as the stumbling block to the sustainable development. This paper makes an attempt to explore the situation of rural-urban differentials to find a clear picture in formulating new policies and programmes regarding overall socioeconomic development of Bangladesh. The...
Addressing one of the most vulnerable coastal communities in Bangladesh, this study explores the vulnerability of households to coastal hazards. At the same time, this study investigates what responsive measure the coastal households take to cope with these vulnerabilities. Using mixed methods approach, Jhapa and Pakhimara villages of Shyamnagor Up...
The coastal households have been facing various climate extreme events, for example, cyclones and storm surge. These hazards result in massive damage and loss of foods and water sources of coastal households. A number of studies look at different aspects of coping strategies of cyclones-affected communities. However, many of them neglect the discus...
Purpose
This study examines whether family patterns (social origin of family, marital SES, arranged marriage, higher family size norm, and patriarchal family structure (e.g., extended/joint family, patrilocal residence, and family authority) affect age-heterogamy in marriage in rural Bangladesh.
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Households’ links with local Government provide important support for disaster resilience and recovery on the Bangladeshi coast. Few previous studies of disaster resilience and recovery have explored how linking social networks—and in particular local government—contribute. Using household surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews, we exa...
Women empowerment is a dynamic process in each woman's life that has been quantified, measured and described in variety of ways occurring over time in a society. This study aims to explore the impact of microfinance on empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh. In so doing, the study altogether explored 200+ papers from 05 online academic databases...
Birth care seeking behavior is an important indicator to ensure safe motherhood. This study mainly aims to explore birth care seeking behavior among the urban slum women in Bangladesh in association with their socioeconomic and demographic status. In this study 140 women were selected randomly who have experienced to childbirth within three years f...
Households’ links with NGOs are an important support for disaster resilience and recovery in Bangladesh. Previous studies have examined how social capital promotes disaster recovery. However, few explore the complexities of linking social networks and, in particular, the role of NGOs, after disasters. Through a case study of Cyclone Sidr— 2007 affe...
Bonding relationships (with family members and relatives) and bridging relationships (with neighbours and friends) are key elements of social networks. These relationships play a vital role in how a community responds to extreme climate events, including cyclones and storm surges. This study investigates how bonding and bridging relationships contr...
Higher education is one of the important parts of the education system. The key aims of higher education are to generate the new knowledge, explore research works on different social and development issues, anticipate the needs of the economy and prepare highly skilled workers. In these contexts, higher education should be standard, welfare and sus...
In recent years, violence against women has become alarming in the national and global context. The increasing rate of violence and its new forms and levels are leading women to an insecure life. As a result, women's lives and livelihoods are becoming more precarious and the sphere of activity is shrinking. One of the forms of violence against wome...
In the current world, drug addiction is one of the major problems. In the recent time, drug addiction has been alarmingly increased, which has a great threat on society. In Bangladesh, this problem is considered as a social problem, which has grasped the youth who are becoming derailed. As a result of drug addiction, human values are destroying, an...
Social work is an organized, scientific-based, and enabling profession, which aims to help problematic individuals, groups, and communities in such a way so that they can help themselves. That means, one of the aims of social work is to help the problematic person to be self-reliant. To achieve this objective, social workers use basic methods (e.g....
Children are the future citizens of nation. The quality of the future leadership of the country depends on the wellbeing of the present-day children. Recognizing this, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted. The main objectives of the convention are to preserve the rights of the children of the world. This convention h...
Drug addiction is recognized as a universal social problem and is a threat to human civilization. Today, the youth and young people have endangered the existence of the human society by being affected by the drug addiction. Despite global concerns, new drugs are being added to the world of drugs. The constant discovery of new drugs, international d...
Education is a basic human right. Primary education is the foundation of all education, as the future leadership of a country-i.e. children is connected with this education. There is no alternative without educating children to strengthen the economic and social infrastructure of a country. Slum is structurally and socially a neglected residential...
