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Prof. G M Monirul Alam
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

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Journal article
Published: 27 June 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Women’s empowerment has a great influence on health, nutrition, education, and the overall well-being of societies as well as of the children and households. This study investigates the effect of women’s empowerment on poverty reduction and focuses on household deprivation, in terms of education, health, and standard of living. Primary data was collected from 914 married women from rural areas of Bangladesh using a well-structured questionnaire and a random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and ordinary least squares models were used in this study. The results indicate that increased women’s access to education, asset ownership, decision-making power on children’s health and education, and access to medical facilities, have caused a significant decline in income poverty and multidimensional poverty. However, gender violence, taking resources against women’s will, and preventing women from working outside, have caused a considerable decline in per capita income and an increase in income poverty and multidimensional poverty. Overall, it is found that women’s empowerment has a great impact on the reduction of income poverty and multidimensional poverty in society. The findings of the study can assist and guide policymakers to initiate appropriate strategies for women’s empowerment to reducing poverty in Bangladesh while making progress towards other social and developmental goals.

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Wei Wei; Tanwne Sarker; Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak; Rana Roy; G. Alam; Ghulam Rabbany; Mohammad Hossain; Noshaba Aziz. The Influence of Women’s Empowerment on Poverty Reduction in the Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Focus on Health, Education and Living Standard. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 6909 .

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Wei Wei, Tanwne Sarker, Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak, Rana Roy, G. Alam, Ghulam Rabbany, Mohammad Hossain, Noshaba Aziz. The Influence of Women’s Empowerment on Poverty Reduction in the Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Focus on Health, Education and Living Standard. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (13):6909.

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Wei Wei; Tanwne Sarker; Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak; Rana Roy; G. Alam; Ghulam Rabbany; Mohammad Hossain; Noshaba Aziz. 2021. "The Influence of Women’s Empowerment on Poverty Reduction in the Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Focus on Health, Education and Living Standard." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13: 6909.

Article
Published: 09 May 2021 in Aquaculture International
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The fisheries and aquaculture sector plays an important role for food and nutrition security for the majority of people in Bangladesh. Recently, however, fish farmers and market actors face potential income loss due to post-harvest fish loss. This study assesses the factors influencing post-harvest loss of four important fish species (i.e., rui, catla, tilapia and pangas) in Bangladesh. Data were collected from 200 fish farmers and 212 market actors in Mymensingh and Jashore districts. The results reveal relatively high post-harvest fish loss for fish farmers (8.10 kg per hundred) as well as for Bepari, Paikar and retailers (2.18, 2.68 and 2.61 kg per 100 kg per hundred, respectively). Poor packaging and handling practices and inefficiencies at collection points are the major factors causing fish losses. Econometric results indicate that education, training, better transportation and infrastructure facilities are the significant factors to reduce post-harvest fish loss. Raising farmers’ awareness, improving infrastructure and road transportation facilities as well as effective market information flow could potentially contribute to reduce post-harvest fish losses.

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Debasish Chandra Acharjee; Mohammad Ismail Hossain; G M Monirul Alam. Post-harvest fish loss in the fish value chain and the determinants: empirical evidence from Bangladesh. Aquaculture International 2021, 29, 1711 -1720.

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Debasish Chandra Acharjee, Mohammad Ismail Hossain, G M Monirul Alam. Post-harvest fish loss in the fish value chain and the determinants: empirical evidence from Bangladesh. Aquaculture International. 2021; 29 (4):1711-1720.

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Debasish Chandra Acharjee; Mohammad Ismail Hossain; G M Monirul Alam. 2021. "Post-harvest fish loss in the fish value chain and the determinants: empirical evidence from Bangladesh." Aquaculture International 29, no. 4: 1711-1720.

Research article
Published: 05 March 2021 in PLoS ONE
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In Bangladesh, the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have substantial effects on the livelihood of people, but smallholder vegetables growers will be even more affected because of the perishability nature of the product. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Bangladesh on 8th March, 2020 and consequently the country went into lockdown on 26 March, 2020. This study has made a survey of vegetables farmers through a mobile phone to understand the impact of COVID-19 on vegetables supply chain, gross margin and the future production plan of the growers. In Bangladesh, the lockdown has disrupted the food supply chain and increases the likelihood of food insecurity. Lockdown has impeded vegetable farmers’ access to markets, thus limiting their productive and sales capacities. The price of yield has dropped by more than half resulting in huge loss for vegetable growers. The loss incurred by the farmers for producing Brinjal, Cucumber, Pointed gourd, Yardlong beans and Bottle gourd are BDT 4900, BDT 10900, BDT 57400, BDT 52500 and BDT 18500 per acre respectively as a result of COVID-19. The decreased income increases farmers’ likelihood of vulnerability and food insecurity and poses a challenge to continued produce. ‘Cash support’ is more important than ‘food support’ in order to keep vegetable farmers in farming, to ensure a ready supply of necessary low-cost resources, and to help fight against the upcoming food shortage.

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G. M. Monirul Alam; Most Nilufa Khatun. Impact of COVID-19 on vegetable supply chain and food security: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh. PLoS ONE 2021, 16, e0248120 .

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G. M. Monirul Alam, Most Nilufa Khatun. Impact of COVID-19 on vegetable supply chain and food security: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh. PLoS ONE. 2021; 16 (3):e0248120.

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G. M. Monirul Alam; Most Nilufa Khatun. 2021. "Impact of COVID-19 on vegetable supply chain and food security: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh." PLoS ONE 16, no. 3: e0248120.

Correction
Published: 22 January 2021 in Natural Hazards
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The article was published with a spelling error in one of the co-author names. The correct spelling is reflected in this correction, and the original work has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of the name as Md. Morshadul Hasan. The original article has been corrected.

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Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Badhon Kumar Shill; G. M. Monirul Alam; Hasanuzzaman; Morshadul Hasan; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Roger C. Shouse. Correction to: Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh. Natural Hazards 2021, 106, 529 -529.

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Roquia Salam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Badhon Kumar Shill, G. M. Monirul Alam, Hasanuzzaman, Morshadul Hasan, Sobhy M. Ibrahim, Roger C. Shouse. Correction to: Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh. Natural Hazards. 2021; 106 (1):529-529.

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Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Badhon Kumar Shill; G. M. Monirul Alam; Hasanuzzaman; Morshadul Hasan; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Roger C. Shouse. 2021. "Correction to: Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh." Natural Hazards 106, no. 1: 529-529.

Original paper
Published: 03 January 2021 in Natural Hazards
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Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. The appraisal of household vulnerability and capacity to adapt under climate change is therefore crucial for developing effective disaster risk reduction policies. This study explored the nexus between vulnerability and capacity of rural drought-prone households using survey data of 400 respondents from northern Bangladesh. Through extensive rigorous literature review, 22 and 25 indicators were employed to develop the vulnerability and capacity index, respectively. Co-occurrence network analysis was employed to show the nexus among different classes of capacity and vulnerability. Spearman correlation was also performed to analyze the nexus between vulnerability and capacity. The results reveal that households’ vulnerability varies across livelihood assets (human, social, financial, physical, and natural), but capacity follows a similar distribution pattern. A significant negative association was found between vulnerability and adaptive capacity, whereas the strong correlations between social and human capital, human and financial capital, social and financial capital, and physical and natural capital were identified in this study. Future projection (up to 2024) using support vector machine algorithm shows that overall drought adaptive capacity will increase, while vulnerability will decrease. The outcomes of this study would help planners and policy-makers in planning and taking proper initiatives that might be useful for adopting efficient disaster risk reduction strategies.

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Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Badhon Kumar Shill; G. M. Monirul Alam; Hasanuzzaman; Morshadul Hasan; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Roger C. Shouse. Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh. Natural Hazards 2021, 106, 509 -527.

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Roquia Salam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Badhon Kumar Shill, G. M. Monirul Alam, Hasanuzzaman, Morshadul Hasan, Sobhy M. Ibrahim, Roger C. Shouse. Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh. Natural Hazards. 2021; 106 (1):509-527.

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Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Badhon Kumar Shill; G. M. Monirul Alam; Hasanuzzaman; Morshadul Hasan; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Roger C. Shouse. 2021. "Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh." Natural Hazards 106, no. 1: 509-527.

Article
Published: 08 October 2020 in Environment, Development and Sustainability
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This work is intended to examine the effects of Bangladesh's subtropical climate on coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) transmission. Secondary data for daily meteorological variables and COVID-19 cases from March 8 to May 31, 2020, were collected from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) and Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Distributed lag nonlinear models, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and wavelet transform coherence were employed to appraise the relationship between meteorological factors and COVID-19 cases. Significant coherence between meteorological variables and COVID-19 at various time–frequency bands has been identified in this work. The results showed that the minimum (MinT) and mean temperature, wind speed (WS), relative humidity (RH) and absolute humidity (AH) had a significant positive correlation while contact transmission had no direct association with the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases. When the MinT was 18 °C, the relative risk (RR) was the highest as 1.04 (95%CI 1.01–1.06) at lag day 11. For the WS, the highest RR was 1.03 (95% CI 1.00–1.07) at lag day 0, when the WS was 21 km/h. When RH was 46%, the highest RR was 1.00 (95% CI 0.98–1.01) at lag day 14. When AH was 23 g/m3, the highest RR was 1.05 (95% CI 1.01–1.09) at lag day 14. We found a profound effect of meteorological factors on SARS-CoV-2 transmission. These results will assist policymakers to know the behavioral pattern of the SARS-CoV-2 virus against meteorological indicators and thus assist to devise an effective policy to fight against COVID-19 in Bangladesh.

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Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Hasanuzzaman; Abul Kalam Azad; Roquia Salam; Farzana Zannat Toshi; Sanjid Islam Khan; G. M. Monirul Alam; Sobhy M. Ibrahim. Effect of meteorological factors on COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2020, 23, 9139 -9162.

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Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Hasanuzzaman, Abul Kalam Azad, Roquia Salam, Farzana Zannat Toshi, Sanjid Islam Khan, G. M. Monirul Alam, Sobhy M. Ibrahim. Effect of meteorological factors on COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2020; 23 (6):9139-9162.

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Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Hasanuzzaman; Abul Kalam Azad; Roquia Salam; Farzana Zannat Toshi; Sanjid Islam Khan; G. M. Monirul Alam; Sobhy M. Ibrahim. 2020. "Effect of meteorological factors on COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh." Environment, Development and Sustainability 23, no. 6: 9139-9162.

Journal article
Published: 11 May 2020 in Land Use Policy
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Livelihood diversification is a key survival tool in resource constrained geographically isolated riverine island (char) areas. Understanding the determinants and livelihood diversification strategy of island dwellers is important for ensuring livelihood resilience in the char areas. This study aims to explore the patterns and determinants of livelihood diversification of households in disaster-prone riverine islands by developing a livelihood assessment index. The study employs Tobit regression model to understand the factors influencing decisions related to livelihood diversification of these households using survey data from 374 char dwellers of Bangladesh. The result reveals that most of the char dwellers have low livelihood diversification scores due to the trap of chronic poverty and seasonal food insecurity. The analysis shows that education, household head gender, farm size, extension contact and organizational participation significantly influence the livelihood diversification decisions of households. It also reveals that resource poor char dwellers are more diversified than resource rich char dwellers. In case of resource poor char dwellers, the livelihood diversification is ensued for survival and influenced by their migration to nearby town for temporary employment. On the other hand, educated persons and resource rich dwellers are mostly dependent on farming or employment in the nearer town or the capital city for better livelihood. A context specific comprehensive development program is needed to create job opportunity in the riverine island areas to improve people’s livelihood resilience.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Gm Monirul Alam; Roger C Shouse. Livelihood diversification in rural Bangladesh: Patterns and determinants in disaster prone riverine islands. Land Use Policy 2020, 96, 104720 .

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, Gm Monirul Alam, Roger C Shouse. Livelihood diversification in rural Bangladesh: Patterns and determinants in disaster prone riverine islands. Land Use Policy. 2020; 96 ():104720.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Gm Monirul Alam; Roger C Shouse. 2020. "Livelihood diversification in rural Bangladesh: Patterns and determinants in disaster prone riverine islands." Land Use Policy 96, no. : 104720.

Journal article
Published: 19 March 2020 in Land Use Policy
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Livelihood resilience is becoming a popular research and policy agenda in the context of development as well as climate change adaptation. In Bangladesh, riverine island (char) dwellers are isolated from the mainland and most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. This study intends to explore the livelihood resilience of vulnerable char dwellers by employing Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) model. Survey data were obtained from 374 char households using semi-structured questionnaire to know their resilience capacities (adaptive, absorptive and transformative capacity). This study reveals that char dwellers have a poor level of resilience which made them unable to withstand against any adverse effect of natural disasters. Char dwellers however, residing near to the mainland area displayed relatively more resilience (0.353) than that of the distant char areas (0.347). The major limiting factors of livelihood resilience in the char areas include access to food, income and health facilities, agricultural and non-agricultural assets, and adoption of technology which need to be improved for the survival of the char dwellers. Capacity building program through activating local government, NGOs intervention and public-private partnership should be triggered to enhance the resilience of the char dwellers across Bangladesh.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Gm Monirul Alam; Roger C Shouse. Livelihood resilience of riverine island dwellers in the face of natural disasters: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh. Land Use Policy 2020, 95, 104599 .

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, Gm Monirul Alam, Roger C Shouse. Livelihood resilience of riverine island dwellers in the face of natural disasters: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh. Land Use Policy. 2020; 95 ():104599.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Gm Monirul Alam; Roger C Shouse. 2020. "Livelihood resilience of riverine island dwellers in the face of natural disasters: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh." Land Use Policy 95, no. : 104599.

Journal article
Published: 08 March 2020 in Land Use Policy
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Adaptation is a key tool to reduce the climate change vulnerability of rural people whose livelihood is dependent on agriculture. An appropriate policy and strategy cannot be effective without a proper understanding of peoples’ climate change perception. This study intends to explore the local adaptation strategies of the riverine island (char) dwellers in the face of climate change hazards through a survey of 374 char dwellers living in the flood and riverbank erosion prone geographically isolated areas in Bangladesh. The study reveals almost no difference between the perception of char dwellers and the observed data on climate change. It further reports that the climate impacts make the char households a vulnerable community and minimize their livelihood resilience. A number of local adaptation strategies are adapted by char dwellers in the face of climate change effects which enhance their livelihood resilience. The study further reveals that homestead gardening, changing cropping pattern, tree plantation and migration are the most common strategies adapted by char dwellers. The study suggests that continuous development program and riverine island-based disaster management projects should be executed through an effective monitoring for enhancing char dweller’s livelihood resilience.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; G.M. Monirul Alam; Roger C. Shouse. Life in riverine islands in Bangladesh: Local adaptation strategies of climate vulnerable riverine island dwellers for livelihood resilience. Land Use Policy 2020, 94, 104574 .

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, G.M. Monirul Alam, Roger C. Shouse. Life in riverine islands in Bangladesh: Local adaptation strategies of climate vulnerable riverine island dwellers for livelihood resilience. Land Use Policy. 2020; 94 ():104574.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; G.M. Monirul Alam; Roger C. Shouse. 2020. "Life in riverine islands in Bangladesh: Local adaptation strategies of climate vulnerable riverine island dwellers for livelihood resilience." Land Use Policy 94, no. : 104574.

Journal article
Published: 13 February 2020 in Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
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Administrative resilience is a key tool to stimulate an administrative system to protect, save, and reduce livelihood vulnerability in the face of natural hazards. The main purpose of this study is to explore the potential of administrative resilience to improve livelihood resilience in the...

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Gm Monirul Alam; Roger C Shouse. Administrative Resilience in the Face of Natural Disasters: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 2020, 29, 1825 -1837.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, Gm Monirul Alam, Roger C Shouse. Administrative Resilience in the Face of Natural Disasters: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 2020; 29 (2):1825-1837.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Gm Monirul Alam; Roger C Shouse. 2020. "Administrative Resilience in the Face of Natural Disasters: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh." Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 29, no. 2: 1825-1837.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2020 in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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G M Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Nazirul Islam Sarker; Moazzem Hossain. Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh: Implications for policy. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2020, 43, 1 .

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G M Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Nazirul Islam Sarker, Moazzem Hossain. Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh: Implications for policy. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020; 43 ():1.

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G M Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Nazirul Islam Sarker; Moazzem Hossain. 2020. "Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh: Implications for policy." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 43, no. : 1.

Earlycite article
Published: 21 November 2019 in Journal of Islamic Marketing
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the unique aspects of Islamic finance and its role in economic development. It also explores the suitability of Islamic finance in China. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores the potential of Islamic banking and finance for economic sustainability in China. This study adopts the content analysis approach and focuses on various aspects of finance. Moreover, a critical investigation has been done by using various indicators of a new finance system adoption by considering the economic, cultural, religious and political aspects of China. Findings The study reveals that China already tested Islamic finance on a pilot basis in Ningxia, China. China is suitably positioned to adopt Islamic finance for its economic development. It also reports that Islamic finance will be more helpful to implement One Belt One Road initiative of China, as the Gulf and Arab Islamic finance-based countries are the major partners of China. This study analyzes Islamic micro-finance literature and proposes suitable measures for adoption in China. Practical implications Despite some limitations, the findings have a large implication on Islamic financing in general. It will be helpful to researchers and practitioners to understand the Islamic finance model for implementing it in a new environment. Social implications This study analyzes the demand, rules and regulations, related challenges and potential of launching Islamic banking and finance in China. Originality/value This study analyzes the demand, rules and regulations, related challenges and potential of launching Islamic banking and finance in China. The paper fills a gap to the existing literature on Islamic finance uniqueness, challenges and opportunities from the perspective of a non-Muslim country.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Most. Nilufa Khatun; G M Monirul Alam. Islamic banking and finance: potential approach for economic sustainability in China. Journal of Islamic Marketing 2019, 11, 1725 -1741.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Most. Nilufa Khatun, G M Monirul Alam. Islamic banking and finance: potential approach for economic sustainability in China. Journal of Islamic Marketing. 2019; 11 (6):1725-1741.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Most. Nilufa Khatun; G M Monirul Alam. 2019. "Islamic banking and finance: potential approach for economic sustainability in China." Journal of Islamic Marketing 11, no. 6: 1725-1741.

Journal article
Published: 18 March 2019 in Sustainability
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Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. In particular, its riverine-island (char) dwellers face continuous riverbank erosion, frequent flooding, and other adverse effects of climate change that increase their vulnerability. This paper aims to assess the livelihood vulnerability of riverine communities by applying the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) vulnerability framework and the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI). Results indicate substantial variation in the vulnerability of char dwellers based on mainland proximity. The main drivers of livelihood vulnerability are char-dweller adaptation strategies and access to food and health services. The study further reveals that riverbank erosion, frequent flood inundation, and lack of employment and access to basic public services are the major social and natural drivers of livelihood vulnerability. Char-based policy focusing on short- and long-term strategy is required to reduce livelihood vulnerability and enhance char-dweller resilience.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; G M Monirul Alam; Roger C. Shouse. Livelihood Vulnerability of Riverine-Island Dwellers in the Face of Natural Disasters in Bangladesh. Sustainability 2019, 11, 1623 .

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, G M Monirul Alam, Roger C. Shouse. Livelihood Vulnerability of Riverine-Island Dwellers in the Face of Natural Disasters in Bangladesh. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (6):1623.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; G M Monirul Alam; Roger C. Shouse. 2019. "Livelihood Vulnerability of Riverine-Island Dwellers in the Face of Natural Disasters in Bangladesh." Sustainability 11, no. 6: 1623.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in International Journal of Information and Education Technology
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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Qian Cao; G M Monirul Alam; Dan Li. Leveraging Digital Technology for Better Learning and Education: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Information and Education Technology 2019, 9, 453 -461.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, Qian Cao, G M Monirul Alam, Dan Li. Leveraging Digital Technology for Better Learning and Education: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Information and Education Technology. 2019; 9 (7):453-461.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; Qian Cao; G M Monirul Alam; Dan Li. 2019. "Leveraging Digital Technology for Better Learning and Education: A Systematic Literature Review." International Journal of Information and Education Technology 9, no. 7: 453-461.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology
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In the face of global environmental change, the notion of climate smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as an approach which can contribute to increased agricultural production and income of poor households. This paper explores the suitability of adopting CSA practices for promoting sustainable agriculture in order to attain global food and nutritional security. It also explores the links among the components of CSA (productivity, adaptation and mitigation) and their contribution to achieving the goal of sustainable agricultural development. Despite the potential of CSA to attain sustainable agriculture, poor connections exist among the components of CSA at the field level. More importantly, the concept is sometimes poorly understood by various levels of stakeholders. In order to attain a better future, it is crucial to disseminate CSA approaches to field level by including them in academic syllabi, seminars, symposiums, and research.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; G M Monirul Alam; Saiful Islam. Role of climate smart agriculture in promoting sustainable agriculture: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 2019, 15, 323 .

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Nazirul Islam Sarker, Min Wu, G M Monirul Alam, Saiful Islam. Role of climate smart agriculture in promoting sustainable agriculture: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology. 2019; 15 (4):323.

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Nazirul Islam Sarker; Min Wu; G M Monirul Alam; Saiful Islam. 2019. "Role of climate smart agriculture in promoting sustainable agriculture: a systematic literature review." International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 15, no. 4: 323.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2018 in Environmental Science & Policy
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G M Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Walter Leal Filho. How do climate change and associated hazards impact on the resilience of riparian rural communities in Bangladesh? Policy implications for livelihood development. Environmental Science & Policy 2018, 84, 7 -18.

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G M Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Walter Leal Filho. How do climate change and associated hazards impact on the resilience of riparian rural communities in Bangladesh? Policy implications for livelihood development. Environmental Science & Policy. 2018; 84 ():7-18.

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G M Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Walter Leal Filho. 2018. "How do climate change and associated hazards impact on the resilience of riparian rural communities in Bangladesh? Policy implications for livelihood development." Environmental Science & Policy 84, no. : 7-18.

Research article
Published: 31 May 2018 in Information Development
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Access to information and communication technology (ICT) has been considered crucial to alleviate poverty and improve food security of rural households. The mobile phone is an ICT that is widely used by rural households in developing countries. This study examines the determinants of mobile phone adoption using survey data of vulnerable rural households in Bangladesh, a developing country; the study empirically assesses the income hypothesis of mobile phone adoption in particular. Four alternative specifications of the model are developed to test the stability and robustness of the estimates. The study finds rural households have heterogeneous access to ICT such as radio, TV, computer and the Internet except mobile phone. Our estimated Gini coefficient indicates high income inequality among the rural households. The model results suggest that household income positively influences mobile phone adoption. However, the impact is not statistically significant. Other factors such as respondents’ age, education and farm category are statistically significant influences on mobile phone adoption. An increasing use of mobile phones is likely to enhance the sharing of valuable information among rural households for the better management of their livelihoods and improved farming decisions.

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G M Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Most Nilufa Khatun; M S Arifeen Khan Mamun. Influence of socio-demographic factors on mobile phone adoption in rural Bangladesh: Policy implications. Information Development 2018, 35, 739 -748.

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G M Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Most Nilufa Khatun, M S Arifeen Khan Mamun. Influence of socio-demographic factors on mobile phone adoption in rural Bangladesh: Policy implications. Information Development. 2018; 35 (5):739-748.

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G M Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Most Nilufa Khatun; M S Arifeen Khan Mamun. 2018. "Influence of socio-demographic factors on mobile phone adoption in rural Bangladesh: Policy implications." Information Development 35, no. 5: 739-748.

Research article
Published: 01 March 2018 in South Asia Economic Journal
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Despite improvements in food production, many rural households in Bangladesh are still food insecure, and this requires urgent policy intervention if the situation is to improve. This article examines the factors influencing food security of vulnerable rural riverine households in Bangladesh. The results reveal that riverine households’ lack of access to many basic necessities and services, such as food, safe drinking water, education and health, results in increased vulnerability to food insecurity which could lead to an unfortunate vicious cycle of poverty. Model results indicate that household heads’ education, household size, adoption of livestock and access to non-farm earnings also affect food security. More importantly, evidence suggests that access to improved health care also needs policy support in parallel with improved access to food to achieve and sustain long-term food security in Bangladesh. JEL: D130, E230, Q540, Q180

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G.M. Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq. Drivers of Food Security of Vulnerable Rural Households in Bangladesh. South Asia Economic Journal 2018, 19, 43 -63.

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G.M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq. Drivers of Food Security of Vulnerable Rural Households in Bangladesh. South Asia Economic Journal. 2018; 19 (1):43-63.

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G.M. Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq. 2018. "Drivers of Food Security of Vulnerable Rural Households in Bangladesh." South Asia Economic Journal 19, no. 1: 43-63.

Chapter
Published: 16 November 2017 in Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries
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The global farming communities have already experienced the impact of climate change in a range of ways and made their adaptation decision. Adaptation is, however, context-specific and varies across and within countries, which warrants location specific research. This chapter presents the strategies and barriers to adaptation of hazards-prone rural households in developing countries using Bangladesh as a case study. The cross-sectional survey data were collected from 380 riverbank erosion hazard prone rural households in Bangladesh. The results reveal that households have undertaken a range of farming and non-farming adaptation strategies, which vary significantly among farming groups. The large and medium farmers have adopted mainly agricultural adjustment, such as diversifying crops and tree plantation, whereas the small and landless farmers mostly adopted non-agricultural adjustments such as driving and migration. Access to credit and lack of information on appropriate adaptation strategies are among the important barriers to adaptation. Intervention by the government through planned adaptation, such as access to institutional and credit facilities, and new farming technologies and verities through agro-ecological based research are required to enhance the resilience of such vulnerable households.

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G. M. Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Most Nilufa Khatun; Walter Leal Filho. Strategies and Barriers to Adaptation of Hazard-Prone Rural Households in Bangladesh. Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries 2017, 11 -24.

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G. M. Monirul Alam, Khorshed Alam, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Most Nilufa Khatun, Walter Leal Filho. Strategies and Barriers to Adaptation of Hazard-Prone Rural Households in Bangladesh. Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries. 2017; ():11-24.

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G. M. Monirul Alam; Khorshed Alam; Shahbaz Mushtaq; Most Nilufa Khatun; Walter Leal Filho. 2017. "Strategies and Barriers to Adaptation of Hazard-Prone Rural Households in Bangladesh." Climate Change Adaptation in Pacific Countries , no. : 11-24.

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Published: 01 November 2017 in Field Crops Research
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Shahbaz Mushtaq; Duc-Anh An-Vo; Mandy Christopher; Bangyou Zheng; Karine Chenu; Scott C. Chapman; Jack T. Christopher; Roger C. Stone; Troy M. Frederiks; G.M. Monirul Alam. Economic assessment of wheat breeding options for potential improved levels of post head-emergence frost tolerance. Field Crops Research 2017, 213, 75 -88.

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Shahbaz Mushtaq, Duc-Anh An-Vo, Mandy Christopher, Bangyou Zheng, Karine Chenu, Scott C. Chapman, Jack T. Christopher, Roger C. Stone, Troy M. Frederiks, G.M. Monirul Alam. Economic assessment of wheat breeding options for potential improved levels of post head-emergence frost tolerance. Field Crops Research. 2017; 213 ():75-88.

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Shahbaz Mushtaq; Duc-Anh An-Vo; Mandy Christopher; Bangyou Zheng; Karine Chenu; Scott C. Chapman; Jack T. Christopher; Roger C. Stone; Troy M. Frederiks; G.M. Monirul Alam. 2017. "Economic assessment of wheat breeding options for potential improved levels of post head-emergence frost tolerance." Field Crops Research 213, no. : 75-88.