Dr. Md. Hasan Howlader (ড. মোঃ হাসান হাওলাদার)
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I am an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Development Studies, Social Science School, at Khulna University, Bangladesh. I earned my PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Lingnan University, Hong Kong, following my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Sociology from Khulna University. With over ten years of academic experience, I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the Development Studies curriculum, have supervised more than 30 undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, and have published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. I previously served as Head (in charge) of the Development Studies Discipline, and I currently serve as the Head of the Discipline. I have also served as Assistant Director of Student Affairs. In applied research, I collaborate with NGOs and focus on community development and women's empowerment. 

PhD in Sociology and Social Policy (Lingnan University, Hong Kong)

Master of Social Science in Sociology (Khulna University, Bangladesh)

Bachelor of Social Science (Honors) in Sociology (Khulna University, Bangladesh)

My research interests include, but are not limited to, the socio-economic determinants of development and well-being for disadvantaged populations—including women, children, youth, ethnic minorities, older adults, persons with disabilities, and rural communities—in the context of South Asia. Employing a mixed-methods framework, I investigate intersecting inequalities in health, social protection, and welfare systems. My specific interests include: Gender and Regional Disparities in Healthcare Access; Child and Youth Development, with a focus on mental health and psychosocial well-being; Social Exclusion and Discrimination; Family Welfare Systems; Sexual and Reproductive Health Justice; and the implementation of the SDGs within national frameworks, such as Bangladesh Vision 2041.

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Teaching Experience

I have over a decade of teaching experience in higher education at Khulna University and other institutions. I have been serving as an Associate Professor of Development Studies since July 2019, following my roles as Assistant Professor (2015–2019) and Lecturer (2012–2015) in the same discipline.

In these roles, I have been responsible for designing and developing course curricula, conducting undergraduate and postgraduate classes, preparing examination questions, and assessing student performance. I emphasize research-oriented and field-based learning, including designing data collection instruments and supervising students in conducting research and project work.

Internationally, I served as a Teaching Assistant at Lingnan University from 2022 to 2025, where I supported course instruction, facilitated student learning, assisted in grading, and contributed to academic activities within the Sociology and Social Policy program.

In addition, I worked as an Adjunct Faculty member at North Western University, Khulna from 2014 to 2020, where I contributed to curriculum design, teaching, and student assessment. Earlier in my career, I served as a part-time Lecturer at the Institute of Fine Arts, Khulna University in 2011, where I conducted classes and evaluated students.

My teaching and research interests include development issues, gender inequality, health, and broader social issues, with a strong focus on applied learning.

Administrative Experience

Alongside my academic responsibilities, I currently serve as the Head of the Development Studies Discipline at Khulna University, providing academic leadership, overseeing curriculum coordination, and managing overall disciplinary activities.

Previously, I served as Head (in-charge) of the Discipline from December 2019 to August 2022, where I played a key role in academic planning and departmental administration. I also served as Assistant Director of Student Affairs from July 2018 to March 2020, contributing to student support services and co-curricular development.

In addition, I have served as an Executive Committee Member of the Social Science School during two terms (2016–2018 and 2019–2022), participating in academic governance and policy decisions. I was also a Member of the Transport Maintenance and Repairing Committee from 2019 to 2022, supporting institutional operations.

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  • Journal Articles
  • Howlader, Md. H., Tohan, M. M., Zaman, S., Chanda, S. K., Jiaxin, G., & Rahman, Md. A. (2025). Factors influencing the acceptance and usage of ChatGPT as an emerging learning tool among higher education students in Bangladesh: a structural equation modeling. Cogent Education, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2504224 
  • Tohan, M. M., Zaman, S., Saha, B. R., Juhi, N. J., Mahbub, S. B., & Howlader, M. H. (2025). Marital control, domestic violence justification, and mental health: a study of married women in Bangladesh. BMC psychiatry, 25(1), 886. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07133-3
  • Tohan, M. M., Saha, B. R., Moon, M. I., Howlader, M. H., & Rahman, M. A. (2025). Predictors of anxiety among women of reproductive age in Nepal: a comprehensive nationwide analysis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 60(2), 475-486.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02791-2
  • Rahman, M. A., Hossen, M. M., Chowdhury, M. E. H., Anu, F. A., Islam, T., Rahman, M. S., ... & Howlader, M. H. (2025). Psychometric Validation of the Bangla Version of the Breast Cancer Fear Scale Among Female University Students in Bangladesh. International Journal of Breast Cancer, 2025(1), 6811105. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijbc/6811105  
  • Saha, B. R., Tohan, M. M., Zaman, S., Moon, M. I., Islam, M. A., Howlader, M. H., ... & Rahman, M. A. (2025). Postpartum Depressive Symptoms among Bangladeshi Women: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 7(1), 55-68. 
  • Jiaxin, G., Huijuan, Z., & Howlader, M. H. (2024). Global competence in higher education: A ten-year systematic literature review. Frontiers in Education, 9, Article 1404782. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1404782
  • Tohan, M. M., Ahmed, F., Juie, I. J., Kabir, A., Howlader, M. H., & Rahman, M. A. (2024). Knowledge attitude and convenience on self-medication practices among university students in Bangladesh exploration using structural equation modeling approach. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 10837. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60931-9
  • Rahman MA, Islam MA, Tohan MM, Muhibullah SM, Rahman MS, Howlader MH (2024). Socioeconomic inequalities in utilizing maternal health care in five South Asian countries: A decomposition analysis. PLoS ONE 19(2): e0296762. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296762 
  • Moon M.I., Islam T, Tohan MM, Shah BR, Juhi NJ, Anni TT, Islam AM, Akter KM, Howlader MH, & Rahman, M. A. (2024). Dietary diversity among students of Khulna University, Bangladesh. Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 6(3), 92-104.
  • Chanda, S. K., Kabir, Md. R., Roy, T., Shohel, T. A. Howlader, Md. H., Razu, S. R. (2022). Sociocultural costs of the long-term COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh: a systematic review.  Sage Open (12/4). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221143298 
  • Rahman MA, Kundu S, Rashid HO, Shanto HH, Rahman MM, Khan B, Howlader MH & Islam MA. (2022) Socioeconomic inequalities in utilizing facility delivery in Bangladesh: A decomposition analysis using nationwide 2017–2018 demographic and health survey data. PLoS ONE 17(11): e0278093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.027809
  • Akhter, T., Nayem, J., Parvin, S., Howlader, M. H., Talukder, A., & Islam, M. A. (2022). PREVALENCE AND TRIGGERING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNINTENDED PREGNANCY IN SOUTH ASIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: EVIDENCE FROM DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY DATA. Khulna University Studies, 717-727. https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2022.ICSTEM4IR.0018-se 
  • Islam, M., Shanto, H. H., Jabbar, A., & Howlader, M. (2022). Caesarean Section in Indonesia: Analysis of Trends and Socio-Demographic Correlates in Three Demographic and Health Surveys (2007–2017). Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 4(3), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44229-022-00011-0 
  • Howlader, M.H., Roshid, H.O., Kundu, S. et al. (2022). Determinants associated with high-risk fertility behaviours among reproductive aged women in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. Reprod Health 19, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01333-w
  • Rahman MA, Rahman MS, Howlader M.H. (2021) Factors Associated with Neonatal Mortality in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Demographic and Heath Survey 2014. Iran J Public Health;50(11):2341-2343. https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v50i11.7593
  • Rahman M.A, Rahman MA, Rawal LB, Paudel M, Howlader M.H, Khan B, et al. (2021). Factors influencing place of delivery: Evidence from three south-Asian countries. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0250012. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0250012
  • Howlader, M. H., Rahman, A., & Hasan, M. (2020). Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practice among rural women in Bangladesh: insights from Tungipara village. Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 22(4), 284-290. https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2020.100432
  • Rahman, M.A., Fatema, N., Aktar, S., Khan, B., Shovo, T. E., & Howlader, M.H. (2020). Livelihood Sustainability Status and Challenges of South-western Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Journal of Social and Political Sciences, 3(4). https://ssrn.com/abstract=3706559
  • Shovo, T. E., Fatema, N., Tamim, A. A. J., Keya, Z. F., & Howlader, M. H. (2020). Constraints to Get Access in Maternal Healthcare: A Review from Lower-Middle-Income Countries. Journal of Social and Political Sciences, 3(3). https://ssrn.com/abstract=3685227
  • Chanda S.K., Ahammed B., Howlader M.H., Ashikuzzaman M., Shovo T-E-A., & Hossain MT (2020). Factors associating different antenatal care contacts of women: A cross-sectional analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014 data. PLoS ONE 15(4): e0232257. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232257
  • Rahman, M. A., Rahman, M. S., Shakur, S. M., Howlader, M. H., Ashikuzzaman, M., Husna, A. U., & Khan, B. (2020). Risk factors of chronic childhood malnutrition: an analysis of the Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014 data. Journal of Public Health, Springer. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-020-01281-4
  • Rahman, M. S., Rahman, M. A., Maniruzzaman, M., & Howlader, M. H. (2019). Prevalence of undernutrition in Bangladeshi children. Journal of Biosocial Science, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932019000683
  • Howlader, M. H., Rahman, M. A., & Rahul, M. I. H. (2019). Assessment of factors influencing health care service utilization in rural areas of Bangladesh. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 6(9), 3710-3716. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20193641
  • Chanda, S. K., & Howlader, M.H. (2019). Gender Inequality in the Labor Market: A Comparative Analysis between Bangladesh and the Czech Republic. Khulna University Studies, 16(1):75-87. https://ku.ac.bd/ku-studies-published-volume
  • Howlader, M. H., Ashikuzzaman, M., Hossain, M. Z., & Khan, M. A. (2018). Urban Inequality: An Assessment on The Distribution of Infrastructure and Services in Khulna City Corporation, Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies, 15(1), 133-148. https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2018.15.1&2.1801-S 
  • Roy T., Howlader, M.H. and Alam Q.M. (2013). Women representatives in union parishad of Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies, Volume 11 (1& 2) and 12(1&2): 210-218. https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2013.11and12.1223-S 
  • Chanda, S. K., Howlader, M.H., & Nahar, N. (2012). Educational status of the married women and their participation at household decision-making in rural Bangladesh. International Journal of Advancements in Research & Technology, 1(6). 
  • Book Chapter
  • Ashikuzzaman, M., & Howlader, M. H. (2020). Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges. In A. Pariatamby, F. Shahul Hamid, & M. Bhatti (Eds.), Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Developing Countries (pp. 35-55). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch002 
  • Conference Presentation 
  • Howlader, M. H. & Lin, L. (2024, February). Endogenous and exogenous factors influence the psychological distress and well-being of university students. Paper presented at the ISQOLS 2024 Winter Virtual Conference, “Recent Developments in Well-Being and Quality of Life Studies," online. 

  • Hussain, R. and Howlader, M.H. (2023, April) Children's Ingratitude, Negligence, and Abuse towards Elderly Parents: A Sociological Insights from Bangladesh Society, Postgraduate Conference on Interdisciplinary Learning: Intersections of Research, Society & Postgraduate Education, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.  

  • Newspaper Articles
  • Howlader, M. H. (2024, May 10). Benevolence or Betrayal? Encountering Disguise Generosity and Charity  Campaigns in the Digital Era. The Daily Messenger.  https://www.dailymessenger.net/opinions/news/19088 
  • Howlader, M. H. (2024, May 4). Rising temperatures, rising concerns: Prioritizing education in the face of heatwaves in Bangladesh. The Daily Messenger. https://www.dailymessenger.net/opinions/news/18554 
  • Howlader, M. H. (2024, March 4). Embracing Accountability for Urban Fire Hazard Prevention: Time for actions, not accusations. The Daily Messenger. https://www.dailymessenger.net/opinions/news/14509 

  • Howlader, M. H. (2024, February 24). Ahnaf Followed by Ayaan: Isn’t It high time to prevent Circumcision Tragedies in Bangladesh? Requesting Urgent Policy Response to Address Critical Child Health Issue through the Establishment of Specialized Circumcision Units in Govt. hospitals and Training for Doctors. The Daily Messenger. https://www.dailymessenger.net/opinions/news/14107 
  •  Howlader, M. H. & Hussain, R. (2022, November 10). The Researchers and the Research Must be Judged in Due Process! The Daily Messenger. https://www.dailymessenger.net/opinions/news/936
  •  Howlader, M. H. (2022, December 28). The long-desired "Metro Rail" service has now become a reality; congratulations to those involved, and some suggestions for prospective riders. The Daily Messenger. https://www.dailymessenger.net/opinions/news/1546