Faculty Profile

Shehan Tawsif

Lecturer

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801774813504
  • Email: [email protected]

Education

  • M.S. (Thesis), 2020, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
  • B.Sc. (Honours), 2019, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Disaster Management
  • Vulnerability and Resilience
  • Urban Informality
  • Urban Environmental Management
  • Extreme Weather Events and Forecast
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Environmental and Spatial Analysis
  • Health Geography
  • Water Security and Quality Assessment
  • GIS and Remote Sensing Applications

Journal Publications

  • 1. Tawsif, S., Paul, S. K., & Khan, M. S. (2024). Livelihood vulnerability assessment of slum dwellers in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: Capital indices-based approach. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 1-18. (2024)
  • 2. Tawsif, S., Paul, S. K., & Khan, M. S. (2024). Changing pattern of livelihood capitals of urban slum dwellers during COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management, 9(1), 101-118. (2024)
  • 3. Sarker, T. T., Begum, S., Khan, M. S., Salam, M. A., & Tawsif, S. (2022). Performance of Soil Quality: Indicator-Based GIS Analysis of Jamuna-Dhaleshwari and Surma-Kushiyara Floodplain Regions, Bangladesh. Geosfera Indonesia, 7(1), 42-60. (2022)
  • 4. Tawsif, S., Alam, M. S., & Al-Maruf, A. (2022). How households adapt to heat wave for livable habitat? A case of medium-sized city in Bangladesh. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 4, 100159. (2022)

Conference

  • 1. Tawsif, S., & Khan, M. S. (2024). Investigating agricultural pattern: Study from drought prone area of north-western Bangladesh. 8th International Cukurova Agriculture and Veterinary Congress, held on 21-23 June, 2024, Adana/Türkiye, pp. 116. (2024)
  • 2. Tawsif, S., Paul, S. K., Khan, M. S., & Mou, M. A. (2024). Nexus between nutritional security and human health during Covid-19 in slums of Rajshahi city corporation, Bangladesh. Ankara International Congress on Scientific Research-X, held online on 25-27 June, 2024, Ankara, Türkiye, pp. 1856. (2024)
  • 3. Faruque, O., Khan, M. S., Uddin, M. A., Tawsif, S., Mohinuzzaman, M., & Rubel, M. A. (2024). Assessment of potable jar water quality in the south-central coastal district of Bangladesh. Ankara International Congress on Scientific Research-X, held online on 25-27 June, 2024, Ankara, Türkiye, pp. 1628. (2024)
  • 4. Khan. M. S., Uddin, M. A., Billah, M. M., Tawsif, S. (2024). Grading of tubewell water depending on physicochemical parameters and management practices of fresh water in kachua upazila, Bagerhat: Indices based approach. 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, held on 7-9 February, 2024, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh. (2024)
  • 5. Roni, M. M. H., & Tawsif, S. (2023). Rainwater harvesting potentialities in Barind tract of Bangladesh. 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management-ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 400-401. (2023)
  • 6. Tawsif, S., Paul, S. K., & Khan, M. S. (2023). Exploring livelihood security of slum dwellers of Rajshahi City Corporation during covid-19 pandemic. 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management-ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 379-380. (2023)
  • 7. Tawsif, S., Paul, S. K., & Khan, M. S. (2023). Water, sanitation and hygiene security of urban slum dwellers during covid-19 pandemic: An insight from Rajshahi City Corporation. 9th International Conference on Water and Flood Management-ICWFM 2023, 14-16 October 2023, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 429-430. (2023)
  • 8. Khan. M. S., & Tawsif, S. (2023). Perception of human on threats and conservation practices of world largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh. International Conference on Ecological Challenges, Assessment and Restoration, Organized by Ecological Society of Bangladesh, held on 23 September 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 70-71. (2023)
  • 9. Khan. M. S., Tawsif, S., Roni, M. M. H., Billah, M. M. (2023). Assessing groundwater quality and sanitary inspection risk of a coastal area in Bangladesh. International Conference on Ecological Challenges, Assessment and Restoration, Organized by Ecological Society of Bangladesh, held on 23 September 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 70. (2023)

Book/ Book Chapter

  • 1. Paul, S. K., Khan, M. S., & Tawsif, S. (2025). Flow and Management of Disaster Relief: The Case of Bangladesh. In The Routledge Handbook of Disaster Response and Recovery (pp. 149-161). Routledge.

Teaching

  • GEE 0314 5119: Natural Hazards and Disaster Management
  • GEE 423: Environmental Management
  • GEE 253: Introduction to GIS and Computer Technique (Lab)
  • GEE 0532 1262: Plane Surveying (Lab)
  • GEE 0532 2152: Geodetic Surveying (Lab)
  • GEE 341: Population Geography
  • GEE 433: Geography of Human Settlement
  • GEE 440: Land Use and Land Cover Survey (Lab)