Sazia Ahmed
Assistant Professor


    Email:

    sazia.ahmed27@gmail.com; sazia.ahmed@econ.ku.ac.bd


    Contact:

    +8801913555662 (WhatsApp)

    Address:

    Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna - 9208, Bangladesh


Believe in Effort and Patience!

Pursuing PhD in Economics (University of Waikato, New Zealand) [on Study Leave]
Master in Social Science (MSS) in Economics (2017), Khulna University, Bangladesh (Distinction)
Bachelor in Social Science (BSS-Hons) in Economics (2016), Khulna University, Bangladesh (Distinction)
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Khulna Govt. Girls College (2009), Jessore Board, Bangladesh
Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Khulna Govt. Girls School (2007); Jessore Board, Bangladesh


Courses (University of Waikato, NZ)

Microeconometrics (July, 2025)
Econometric Topics: Macroeconomics and Finance (February, 2025)
Data Analytics with Business Application (July, 2024)
Applied Quantitative Research Methods (February, 2024)


Training

GIS for Climate Action (March, 2025), Esri Trainin
Going Places with Spatial Analysis (March, 2025), Esri Training

Efficient Use of STATA, SDAS, (November, 2024), University of Sydney, Australia

Efficient Use of STATA, SDAS, (July, 2024), Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Statistics with STATA, (June, 2021), Statistical Research Consultants Bangladesh

Training on Module II: Teaching, Learning and Assessment, (March, 2022), IQAC, Khulna University, Bangladesh

Training on Module I: Teaching and Learning, (October, 2019), CETL, Khulna University, Bangladesh

Training on Induction for the Lecturers, (September, 2019), CETL, Khulna University, Bangladesh



Agricultural Economics

Environmental Economics

Health Economics

Development Economics

Econometrics


Current Research Project/Collaboration

SL Title Research Role Awarded Date Completion Date Funding Agency
1 Association between Women Empowerment and the Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendance (SBA) in South-western Region of Bangladesh - 2021 Principal Investigator 13.12.2021 22.02.2023 National

·         Teaching Assistant (July 08, 2024 – Present)

Department of Economics, Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, New Zealand

·         Assistant Professor (May 01, 2021 – Present) [on Study Leave]

Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh

·         Lecturer (July 15, 2019 – April 30, 2021)

Economics Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh

·         Lecturer (September 01, 2018 – July 14, 2019)

Stamford University Bangladesh

·         Research Associate (April 01, 2017 – August 31, 2018)

Research Department, NewVision Solutions Ltd., Bangladesh

·         Research Assistant (April 01, 2016 – October 31, 2016)

Research Project funded by ‘Bangladesh Center for Communications Programs (BCCP) and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA (Tobacco Control Research Grant Program 2016’)

Scholarships

1. Graduate Study Award, NZAE Education Trust, New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference (2025)

2. Study Award (Scholarship) for 'University of Waikato WMS PhD Students Poster Competition' along with Displaying in '2025 New Zealand Economics Forum', University of Waikato, New Zealand

3. Doctoral Scholarship of the University of Waikato, New Zealand

4. Merit Scholarships - Khulna University, Bangladesh



Conferences

1.  Two Oral Presentations and Poster Presentation '65th NZAE Conference 2025', Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, June, 2025.

2. Oral Presentation (Contributed Paper) and Egg-Timer Paper '69th AARES Annual Conference 2025', Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane, QLD, Australia, February, 2025.  

3. Oral Presentation 'ADEA-QUT Conference 2025', Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, February, 2025. 

4. Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation '9th Biennial Social Science Methodology Conference', University of Sydney, NSW, Australia, November, 2024.

5. Oral Presentation '2024 Postgraduate Conference', University of Waikato, New Zealand, October, 2024.

6. Oral Presentation '64th NZAE Conference 2024', Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, July, 2024.

7. Oral Presentation '68th AARES 2024 Conference', Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia, February, 2024.


Professional Memberships

1. Proud member, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES)
2. Proud member, New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (NZARES)

3. Proud member, New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE)

4. Proud member, International Health Economics Association (iHEA)


Supervision

SL Title Degree Role Start Date End Date
No Supervision Available

No Data Available

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- Rahman, M.O & Ahmed, S. (2025). Assessment of Livelihood Resilience in Hazard-prone Areas of Southwestern Bangladesh, Khulna University Studies, 22.


- Ahmed, S. & Munshi, M.M. (2025). Risk Factors for Domestic Violence Against Women in South and Southeast Asian Countries: A Pooled Cross-sectional Study, Khulna University Studies, 22.


- Mahmud, T.R. & Ahmed, S. (2023). Labour Migration Trend and Policy of Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects. Rajshahi University Law Review, Department of Law, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, XII.

- Ahmed, S. & Mahmud, T.R. (2022). Nexus between Educational Attainment and Income in Khulna City: An Empirical Exploration. Khulna University Studies, 19(1).

- Keramat, S.A., Ahammed, B., Mohammed, A., Seidu, A., Farjana, F, Hashmi, R., Ahmad, K., Haque, R., Ahmed, S., Ali, M.A. & Ahinkorah, B.O. (2022). Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: An investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort. Plos one, 17(5), e0268304.

- Keramat, S.A., Alam, K., Ahinkorah, B.O., Islam, M.S., Islam, M.I., Hossain, M.Z., Ahmed, S., Glow, J. & Biddle, S.J. (2021). Obesity, Disability and Self-perceived Health Outcomes in Australian Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis Using 14 Annual Waves of the HILDA Cohort. ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research: CEOR, 13, 777

- Mahmud, T.R., & Ahmed, S. (2021). Domestic Violence against Women in Bangladesh: Addressing Socioeconomic Issues and Barriers to Legal Remedies. Journal of Law (JL) under the Faculty of Law of the Islamic University Kushtia Bangladesh, 13(2)

- Nasrin, N., Hossain, MI., Halim, SFB. & Ahmed, S. (2021). Parental Awareness towards Child Health: A Study on the Parents of High School Students at Khulna City Corporation in Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies, 17(1&2)

- Ahsan, MN., Halim, SFB., Ahmed, S. & Haider, MZ. (2021). Universities' Preparedness and Response towards Multi-hazards: COVID-19, Natural, and Human-induced Hazards. IRIDeS, Keio University, Tsinghua University, Japan.