Faculty Profile

Dr. Sabiha Afrin

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801717040166
  • Email: sabiha-eco@sust.edu

Biography

Sabiha Afrin is a Professor of Economics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Australia. She completed her graduation and master’s in Economics from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka. She holds another M.A. in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Her research interests lie in international economics, development economics, and development studies.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Health Economics,University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Australia.
  • M.A in Development Studies, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
  • M.Sc in Economics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Food Security
  • Nutrition
  • Health Economics
  • International trade and development
  • Economic development
  • Development studies

Journal Publish

  • 1. A Cross-sectional Analysis on the Association between Education and Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs): Evidence from Bangladesh Journal of Business, Society and Science; Vol:10 (1), Pp: 10-42
  • 2. Afrin, S., Rahman, Md. Z., Hoque, M. S., & Lalin, S. A. A. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Foreign Remittance Beneficiaries in Bangladesh. Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 13(14).
  • 3. Afrin, S., Mullens, A., Chakrabarty, S., Bhoumik, L., Biddle, S. J.H. (2021). Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of working mothers: a systematic review. Preventive Medicine reports, 24,
  • 4. Afrin, S., Ahmed, Z. U., Islam, M. R., & Pradhan, M. A. H. (2020). Determinants of Public Debt in Bangladesh. The Jahangirnagar Economic Revie, 31, 17–28
  • 5. Chowdhury, T. R., Chakrabarty, S., Rakib, M., Afrin, S., Saltmarsh, S., & Winn, S. (2020). Factors associated with stunting and wasting in children under 2 years in Bangladesh. Heliyon, 6(9)
  • 6. Pradhan, M. A. H., & Afrin, S. (2015). A Review of Social Safety Net Bangladesh: Issue and Challenges. Advances in Economics and Business, 3(4), 149–156.
  • 7. Pradhan, M. A. H., Islam, M. R., & Afrin, S. (2012). Contribution of Remittance on current account of balance of payment in Bangladesh: VECM estimation. International Journal of Applied Research in Business Administration and Economics, 1(1).
  • 8. Alam, M., Sultan, M., Afrin, S. (2010). Analyzing growth and dynamics of service sector economy. Journal of Business and Technology [Dhaka], Northern University, Bangladesh,5(1).
  • 9. Karim. S., Afrin. S. (2004). Status of female students in tertiary level programs of the school of Business at Bangladesh Open University (BOU): Problems and Prospects. Journal of Business Studies, School of Business, Bangladesh Open University, 2(1), pp 39-52.

External Affiliations

  • Life Member of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA)
  • Life Member of Jahangirnagar University Economic Association
  • Member of ISS Alumni Association
  • Member of University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Alumni Community

Awards & Recognition

  • International Fees Research Scholarship for Ph.D., University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
  • Nuffic-NFP fellowship for Master's degree, ISS, Netherlands.

Conference

  • 1. Afrin, S., Mullens, A., & Biddle, S. J. H. (2023) Sedentary behaviours of children during the COVID-19 pandemic and their association with maternal employment in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study. International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2023 Annual Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, 15 June, 2023.
  • 2. Afrin, S., Mullens, A., & Biddle, S. J. H. (2021). Dietary habits, physical activity and sedentary behaviour of children of urban employed mothers in Bangladesh. The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 14(3)
  • 3. Afrin, S., Mullens, A., & Biddle, S. J. H. (2021). Dietary habits, physical activity and sedentary behaviour of children of working mothers: a systematic review, International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2020 Annual Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • 4. Trade liberalization-food security nexus in the National conference on Inclusive Growth for Sustainable Development, Comilla University, Bangladesh, 29 March, 2018.

Teaching

  • November 2005 to present, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet.
  • January 2003 to November 2005, Lecturer, School of Business, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur.