Faculty Profile

Mrs Sabina Yasmin

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Public Administration, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801883233650
  • Email: sabina14-pad@sust.edu

Biography

  • Sabina Yasmin completed her graduation and post-graduation in 2011 and 2015 respectively. She joined the department of Public Administration, Shahjalal University of Science&Technology, Bangladesh in 2017. Since then she has been serving the department andher present position is Assistant Professor. Her research interests include: e-Governance,local government, good governance, financial management, health service delivery system, educational research and development etc. She conducts research applying both qualitative and quantitative methods. She is interested to examine how much participatory budgeting system is effective at rural-local level in Bangladesh. Sheteaches courses on e-governance and innovations in public administration, introduction to social research, industrial and labor relations management, environmental management, emerging issues in governance in Bangladesh, professionalism and ethics in public administration. She has presented two papers on international conferences and also has several publications in the indexed journals. She supervises seminar, research monograph of undergraduate and graduate students. Along with academic research supervision, she has already carried out several research projects funded by the SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.

Education

  • Master of Social Science (MSS) (with Thesis) in Public Administration (2013), Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylshet-3114, Result: (A-) 3.72 out of 4.00, (First Class) Position: Second
  • Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Public Administration (2011), Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylshet-3114,Result: (A-)3.69 out of 4.00, (First Class) Position: First
  • Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) (2007), Education Board: Dhaka Board, College: KarimgonjGovernment College, Grade: (A) CGPA 4.70 (in a scale of 5.00)
  • Secondary School Certificate (SSC) (2005), Education Board: Dhaka Board, School: Karimgonj Pilot Girl’s High School, Grade: (A) CGPA 4.31 (in a scale of 5.00)

Research Interests

  • Local government
  • Good governance
  • Health service delivery system
  • E-Governance
  • Financial management
  • Educational research and development etc.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Perception of Climate Change among Vulnerable People of Haor Areas in Bangladesh: A Study on Kishoregonj District funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2024-25) as Principal-Investigator.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Effectiveness of digital health information management system in Bangladesh: A study on Upazila Health Complexes funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2017-18) as Principal Investigator.
  • 2. Procedural Justice, Police Legitimacy and Public Support for Policing: Understanding Public Perceptions funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2018-19) as Co- Investigator.
  • 3. Public Participation in Decision Making Process of Local Development and the Role of Elected Representatives: A Comparative Study on Urban and Rural Local Government funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2019-20) as Co- Investigator.
  • 4. Effectiveness of Participatory Budgeting System at Union Parishad in Bangladesh: A Study on Sylhet District funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2020-21) as Principal Investigator.
  • 5. Role of Public Participation in Ensuring Public Trust in Local Government in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study on Urban-Local and Rural-Local Government funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2021-22) as Principal Investigator.
  • 6. Public Trust towards Health Service Delivery System in Bangladesh: A Study on Kishoregonj District funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2022-23) as Principal Investigator.
  • 7. Citizen Satisfaction and Health Service Delivery: Evidence from Upazila Health Complex (es) funded by SUST Research Center for the year (2023-24) as Principal Investigator.

External Affiliations

  • Member of Editorial BoardAmerican International Journal of Social Science Research, USA
  • Member of Editorial Board,American Economic & Social Review, USA
  • Member of Editorial Board,American International Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, USA
  • Member of Editorial Board, American International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, USA

Journal Publications

  • 1. Islam, K. M. A., Islam, F., & Yasmin, S. (2024). Contextual determinants of employee motivation. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 22(3), 96-105. (2024)
  • 2. Yasmin, S., & Saifullah, M. K. (2023). The impact of community-based micro-finance in urban poverty reduction in Bangladesh: A study on Sylhet City Corporation. International Journal of Information and Knowledge Studies, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.54857/ijiks.v3i1.67 (2023)
  • 3. Yasmin, S., Islam, S., & Pervin, S. (2023). E-commerce services and online customer satisfaction in Bangladesh: An empirical analysis. Jahangirnagar Journal of Administrative Studies, 16, pp. 39-57, Jahangirnagar University, ISSN 2311-3812, Available at: (2023)
  • 4. Yasmin, S., Bushra Promi, T. A., & Amin, M. N. (2022). Role of e-participation in ensuring public trust at rural local government: A study on Habiganj Sadar Upazila. Jahangirnagar Journal of Administrative Studies, 15, pp.33–45, Jahangirnagar University, ISSN 2311-3812. Available at: (2022)
  • 5. Yasmin, S. (2022). Participatory budgeting practices and governance effectiveness: A study at rural-local government institutions in Bangladesh. International Journal of Information and Knowledge Studies, 2(1), 53-75, ISSN 2789-5920, DOI: 10.54857/ijiks.v2i1.53 (2022)
  • 6. Yasmin, S. (2021). Role of digital health information system for an effective healthcare system at rural-local level in Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar Journal of Administrative Studies, 14, pp.1-18., Jahangirnagar University, ISSN 2311-3812 (2021)
  • 7. Yasmin, S. & Kamal, M.M. (2021). Achieving sustainable development goals at local levels: A study on a participatory budget making at local government bodies in Sylhet district of Bangladesh. International Journal of Information and Knowledge Studies, 1(1), pp. 77-99, ISSN 2789-5920 (2021)
  • 8. Kamal, M.M. and Yasmin, S. (2020). Effectiveness of digital health information management system in Bangladesh: A study on upazila health complexes’ in Alam, F.A., Alam, A. and Begum, D. (eds.). Knowledge Management, Governance and Sustainable Development: Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries, ISBN 978036754628, pp. 315-328, New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. (Scopus indexed) [Book Chapter published by Taylor & Francis Group I considered Scopus indexed] (2020)
  • 9. Yasmin, S., Tanny, T. F., & Ullah, M.R. (2020) Creative Education System at Secondary Level in Bangladesh: Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives, Journal of Public Administration and Governance, Vol. 10, No.2, ISSN 2161-7104, doi:10.5296/jpag.v10i2.17236, (2020)
  • 10. Yasmin, S. & Rumi, M. A. (2020) Impact of Pre-primary Education on Children in Bangladesh: A Study on Government Primary Schools in Sylhet City,American Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 5, 251-258, DOI:10.12691/education-8-5-4, Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/8/5/4 (2020)
  • 11. Kamal, M.M. and Yasmin, S. (2019). Access to Information and Effective Public Participation in Local Government of Bangladesh: A Study on Two Union Parishads, Journal of Politics and Administration, Vol. 6, No. 1 & 2, Department of Public Administration, Islamic University, Kustia-7003, Bangladesh (2019)
  • 12. Al-Hossienie,C.A., Kamal, M.M. and Yasmin, S. (2019) Problems of Bangladesh Police: Quest for Reform Agenda,Journal of Politics and Administration, Volume-4, No-1, pp.189-207, ISSN 2307-1036, Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh (2019)
  • 13. Yasmin, S. and Kamal, M. M. (2019).Women Empowerment through Reserve Seats at Urban-Local Government: A Critical Study on Sylhet City Corporation, JahangirnagarJournal of Administrative Studies (JJAS), 12, 65-77, ISSN 12311-3812, Department of Public Administration, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342 (2019)
  • 14. Islam, F. &Yasmin, S. (2015). Effectiveness of City Governance in Urban Services: A Study on Sylhet City Corporation, International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, no. 2, vol. 19, pp. 303–318 (2015)
  • 15. Begum, A. and Yasmin, S. (2015). Effectiveness of Health Information System at Rural-Local Level: A Study on Karimgonj Upazila Health Complex, Kishoregonj, American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (AIJRHASS), Issue 12, Volume-2, pp. 120-129 (2015)
  • 16. Uddin, M.N. and Yasmin, S. (2014) Application of E-Governance in Land Administration: Bangladesh Perspective, Journal of Politics and Administration, Volume-2, No- 1, pp.1-15, ISSN 2307-1036,Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh (2014)
  • 17. Seddiky, M. A., Ara, M. E. and Yasmin, S. (2014) Role of Union Information and Service Centre (UISC) to Promote Health Care Facilities for the Rural Poor in Bangladesh, American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (AIJRHASS), Issue 12, Volume-2, 8(2), pp. 201-210, ISSN (Print): 2328-3734, ISSN (Online): 2328-3696, (2014)

Conference

  • 1. Yasmin, S. and Uddin, M.N. (2024). Citizens satisfaction and Health Service Quality: Evidence from Upazila Health Complex (es), 12th Annual Conference of SUST Research Centre (1-2 February), 2024, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2024)
  • 2. Yasmin, S. and Uddin, M.N. (2023). Public Trust towards Health Service Delivery System in Bangladesh: A Study on Kishoregonj District, 11th Annual Conference of SUST Research Centre (11-12 November), 2023, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2023)
  • 3. Yasmin, S., & Saifullah, M. K. (2023). The impact of community-based micro-finance in urban poverty reduction in Bangladesh: A study on Sylhet City Corporation-A paper presented in The 3rd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (i-IKM), from 3rd -5th August, 2023. The abstract of the paper has been published in proceedings of the conference. (2023)
  • 4. Yasmin, S. and Uddin, M.N. (2022). Role of Public Participation in Ensuring Public Trust in Local Government in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study on Urban-Local and Rural-Local Government, 10th Annual Conference of SUST Research Centre (28-29 January), 2022, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2022)
  • 5. Al-Hossienie, C.A., Kamal, M.M., and Yasmin, S. (2022). Effectiveness of Bangladesh Police in Prevention and Detection of Crime: Understanding Public Perceptions- A paper presented in ‘1st International Conference of Social Sciences on Bangladesh at 50: Achievements, Prospects and Challenges’– held at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, from September 16-17, 2022. The abstract of the paper has been published in proceedings of the conference. (2022)
  • 6. Yasmin, S. and Kamal, M.M. (2021). Public Participation in Budget Meeting at Local Government Bodies in Bangladesh- a paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (IIKM)-a virtual conference on 24-26 June 2021. The abstract of the paper has been published in proceedings of the conference. (2021)
  • 7. Yasmin, S. and Kamal, M.M. (2021). Effectiveness of Participatory Budgeting System at Union Parishad in Bangladesh: A Study on Sylhet District, 9th Annual Conference of SUST Research Centre (28-29th May), 2021, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2021)
  • 8. Al-Hossienie, C.A. and Yasmin, S. (2019). “Procedural Justice, Police Legitimacy and Public Support for Policing: Understanding Public Perceptions”, 7th Annual Conference of SUST Research Centre, 26th-28th September, 2019, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2019)
  • 9. Kamal, M.M. & Yasmin, S. (2019) “Effectiveness of digital health information management system in Bangladesh: A study on upazila health complexes”– a paper presented in 1st International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (IIKM) – 2019 held at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center from 25 April to 27 April, 2019 (2019)
  • 10. Kamal, M.M., Yasmin, S. and Sultana, N. (2019) “Existing Accountability and transparency in Local Level Finance: A Study on Kandigaon Union Parishad and Khadimnagar Union Parishad Under Sylhet sadarUpazila of Sylhet District”-A paper presented in 1st International Conference on Social Sciences and Law, 2019 – held at University of Barishal, Bangladesh from 15 to 16 March 2019. The abstract of the paper has been published in proceedings of the conference. (2019)
  • 11. Yasmin, S. & Kamal, M. M. (2018) “Ensuring Effective Health Service Delivery through Improving Health Information System at Rural-Local Areas of Bangladesh” 6th Annual Conference of SUST Research Centre, 27th -30th September, 2018, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2018)

Teaching

  • E-Governance and Innovations in Public Administration
  • Introduction to Social Research
  • Industrial and Labor Relations Management
  • Environmental Management
  • Emerging Issues in Governance in Bangladesh
  • Professionalism and Ethics in Public Administration

Awards & Recognition

  • Merit Grants from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for the years 2008 and 2013, awarded for an excellent CGPA.