Ahsanul Haque Rifat
Lecturer
Ahsanul Haque Rifat is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Bangladesh University. He holds a Master of Social Science (MSS) and a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Sociology from Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh. His professional background combines university teaching with field-based research and survey experience in governance, environmental, and social development contexts.
Academic Experience
Ahsanul Haque Rifat serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Bangladesh University, where he contributes to teaching and departmental academic activities.
Professional Practice
He has gained field research and data collection experience through assignments with several research and development organizations. He worked as a Field Research Assistant at the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) in September 2025 and again in April 2026. He also served as a Field Enumerator for Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) from 9 November to 18 December 2025 and as an Enumerator and Team Leader at the Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management (BIGM) from 11 September to 14 October 2025. These assignments provided him with practical exposure to field research, data collection, and governance-related research activities.
Professional Affiliation
Ahsanul Haque Rifat served as Vice President of the Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Research Society, Trishal, Mymensingh, from 2024 to December 2025, contributing to the activities of the university’s research-oriented student organization.
Area of Interest
Public Health, Career Development, Women Empowerment, Poverty, Unemployment, Research Methodology.
1. Islam, M. R., Rahman, M. W., Islam, S., Rifat, A. H., & Dostogir, M. G. (2026). A qualitative study of maternal health knowledge and healthcare-seeking behaviour among rural married women in Bangladesh using the social-ecological model. Discover Public Health 23, 652 (2026). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-01983-2
2. Islam, M. R., Islam, S., & Rifat, A. H. (2025). Lost dreams, broken paths: The silent crisis of youth unemployment in rural Bangladesh. Journal of Social Science, 4(1), 32–58. Faculty of Social Science, JKKNIU.
3. Rifat, A. H., & Sony, S. F. (2025). Career aspirations, preparedness, and skill development: A study among university students in Bangladesh. Indonesian Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 4(1), 15–35. Papanda Publisher https://doi.org/10.56916/ijess.v4i1.779
4. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, S., & Rifat, A. H. (2025). Reducing poverty in Bangladesh: A secondary analysis. Social Science Review (GSTU), 1(3). Faculty of Social Science, GSTU. https://doi.org/10.64172/ssr.2025.i3.01
5. Rahman, M. M., & Rifat, A. H. (2024). Depression, career frustration, and suicidal tendencies among university students in Bangladesh. Journal of Bangladesh Studies. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/27715086-02601004
6. Sony, S. F., & Rifat, A. H. (2024). Female day laborers and empowerment: A study on some selected rural areas in Kishoreganj District, Bangladesh. International Journal of Sociology and Humanities, 6(1), 84–97. Prime Publications. https://doi.org/10.33545/26648679.2024.v6.i1b.79
7. Sony, S. F., & Rifat, A. H. (2024). Women entrepreneurship and empowerment in Bangladesh: Opportunities and challenges. Bangladesh Journal of Rural Development, 47(1), 1–41. Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD).
8. Rifat, A. H., & Bithi, I. J. (2023). Mental stress, socioeconomic status, and academic performance: A critical analysis among university students of Bangladesh. In Education and Human Development. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109795
9. Islam, M. R., & Rifat, A. H. (2023). Impact of natural disaster in Bangladesh: A secondary analysis. Manababidya Gabesanapatra (The Research Journal of Humanities) (7th Issue), 257–282. Faculty of Arts and Humanities, JKKNIU. ISSN 2518-5853.
