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Muhaiminul Islam

মুহাইমিনুল ইসলাম

Assistant Professor

Muhaiminul Islam currently works at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology. Muhaiminul Islam is an experienced faculty member specializing in geoinformatics, urban planning, environmental studies, and disaster management. With six years of expertise, he excels in spatial analysis, leveraging geospatial technologies and GIS applications.

As Project Director, Muhaiminul led impactful initiatives, including 'Public Perceptions on Urban Open Space and City Livability in Barishal, Bangladesh' and 'Integrated Water Resource Management for Drought-Affected Regions in Bangladesh' in fiscal year 2020-2021. He actively contributes as an Associate Member of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) and has served as Assistant Provost at Shahid Lt. Selim Hall, RUET, since December 2021.

His dedication lies in integrating geoinformatics into urban development, environmental conservation, and disaster management, reflecting a commitment to sustainable practices." His current project is "Urban Fire Disaster Preparedness and Safety Practices in Commercial Buildings of Rajshahi City Corporation."

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Research Grant 

Project Title: "Urban Fire Disaster Preparedness and Safety Practices in Commercial Buildings of Rajshahi City Corporation”.

Grant Title: M.Sc./M.Phil. Research Grant

Funding Source: Research and Extension, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh.


Grant Period: 2025-2026

Research Grant No: DRE/7/RUET/528(39)/PRA/2025-26/05

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Research Assistant Positions Available  (Urban Fire Hazard Lab) 

Are you passionate about urban safety, disaster risk reduction, and field-based research? Join the Urban Fire Hazard Lab as a Research Assistant and be part of a meaningful study aimed at evaluating fire disaster preparedness and safety measures in commercial establishments across Rajshahi City Corporation.

I am currently seeking 1–2 motivated undergraduate students with an interest in urban planning, disaster management, or geospatial analysis.

What You’ll Do:

  1. Conduct field surveys and collect data from commercial buildings.
  2. Assist in data entry, mapping, and spatial analysis (preferably using GIS).
  3. Support report writing and literature review.

Work closely with the lab advisor and other team members in shaping practical recommendations for fire safety improvement.

Eligibility:

  1. Strong interest in urban planning, public safety, or geospatial studies.
  2. Basic knowledge of survey tools and GIS preferred (training will be provided).
  3. Reliable, detail-oriented, and able to work both independently and in a team.

Duration: Flexible, based on project needs
Stipend: May be available based on performance and involvement

📍 Location: RUET Campus and Fieldwork within Rajshahi City

To Apply:
Send your CV and a short statement (max 250 words) on why you’re interested in this role to muhaiminul@urp.ruet.ac.bd by 15 August 2025.

Be part of a project that aims to make our cities safer and more resilient.

Only selected candidates will receive further communication regarding the position.

Field of Research
  •  Application of Geo-informatics in Urban Planning
  •  Environmental Studies & Disaster Management
ResearchGate Google scholar citation
  •  First Joined: 05th Nov, 2019
  •      Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning

Position

Education

More about Muhaiminul Islam
Book / Book Chapter
1
Journal Articles
14
Conference Papers
12
Standard List of Bibliography
SL Authors Title Publisher Details Publication Year Type
1 Muhaiminul Islam, Nafiz Al Mamun, Masuma Mehejabin, Borsha Ghosh, Kauser Jaman, Dulal Sarker Assessing Community Resilience to Water Logging and Public Perception Towards Stormwater Management in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE). 2025 Conference
2 Muhaiminul Islam, Imtiaj Iqbal Mahfuj, Nawreen Ferdous Tamim,Zannatul Adol Binte Abdul Aziz, Dulal Sarker Revolutionizing Waste Management in Rajshahi City Corporation: A Technological Solution for Enhanced Recycling and Community Engagement towards Zero Waste 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE). 2025 Conference
3 Muhaiminul Islam, Mst Ilme Faridatul Assessing Urban Fire Hazard Vulnerability Using Fuzzy AHP and Geospatial Analysis 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE). 2025 Conference
4 Muhaiminul Islam, Towfiqur Rashid, Tasnim Mahmud Rifat, Md Tarekh Hasan, Md. Taraquzzaman Tonmay, Dulal Sarker INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF URBAN SPRAWL FROM SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE IN KATAKHALI MUNICIPALITY, RAJSHAHI 7th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE 2024)At: CUET, Chattogram, Bangladesh 2024 Conference
5 Mst Ilme Faridatul, Muhaiminul Islam, Md. Jahid Hasan Joy, Md. Abdul Wakil, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Dulal Sarker Impact of greenery and waterbody on the cooling of city’s environment: a case of Rajshahi City Taylor & Francis Online 2024 Journal
6 Muhaiminul Islam, Sumaia Kashem, Zahin Momtaz, Md Mehedi Hasan An application of the participatory approach to develop an integrated water resources management (IWRM) system for the drought-affected region of Bangladesh Elsevier 2023 Journal
7 Muhaiminul Islam, Nazmun Naher Chaitee, Samiha Alam, A A Momin, Zihad Hossain, Dulal Sarker An Assessment on Availability of Water Supply System in the Rajshahi City Corporation Area International Conference on Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering (ICPACE) At: Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2023 Conference
8 Muhaiminul Islam, Rafia Anjum Rimi Assessment of Heatwave Risks: A Localized Study and Spatiotemporal Insights into Heatwave Susceptibility -A Case Study Rangpur City Corporation Bangladesh 4th International Conference on Meteorology and Climate Science (ICMCS) 2023 At: Dhaka, Bangladesh 2023 Conference
9 Labib Intisar, Shahed Mahmud Ayan, Tayaba Tabassum Orthy, Mashfiq Anzum Arnob, Md. SakibZubayer, Muhaiminul Islam Evaluating the Socio-Economic Condition of Garment’s Workers in Rajshahi City 5th Annual Research on Cities Summit (ARCS 5.0)At: Plot No: 12(A), Nijigada, Kurki, Harirajpur - 752050 Dist.- Puri, Odisha 2023 Conference
10 Muhaiminul Islam, M. S. Reza, Y. Ahmead, A. Ahmed, I. Khan, F. F. Huq Developing Unplanned Residential Land Through Implementation of Land Readjustment: A case study of Aliganja, Rajshahi International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering,Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2023 Conference
11 Muhaiminul Islam, Dulal Sarker, Jahid Hasan and Zahin Momtaz Public perceptions on urban open space and city livability in Barishal, Bangladesh Taylor & Francis 2023 Journal
12 Muhaiminul Islam, R. Mahmood, R.R. Chowdhury, F.F. Huq, A. Das Identifying the Impacts of Brick Kilns on the Livelihood Condition of the People at Anupnagar, Chapai Nawabganj 5th International FolkloreConference 2022 2022 Conference
13 Muhaiminul Islam, Md. Murad, Md. Hossain, Tasnim Jahan, Ferdous Farhana Huq The impact of urban sprawl in sub urban area of Rajshahi: A study in Kashiadanga area 1st Conference on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management 2022 Conference
14 Muhaiminul Islam, Abdulla-Al Kafy, Soumik Sikdar, Tahera Jahan Ashrafi, Abdullah Al-Faisal, Md. Arshadul Islam, Abdullah Al Rakib, Md. Hasib Hasan Khan, Md. Hasnan Sakin Sarker, Md. Yeamin Ali Remote Sensing-Based Approach to Identify the Influence of Land Use/Land Cover Change on the Urban Thermal Environment: A Case Study in Chattogram City, Bangladesh Taylor & Francis Group 2021 Book Chapter
15 Muhaiminul Islam, Md. Abu Sadath, Rubayat Shariar Rupom, Salma Jahan Prity, Ferdous Farhana Huq LIVELIHOODS AND CYCLIC MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE DURING THE MONSOON PERIOD AT PADMA RIVER CHAR: A CASE STUDY IN RAJSHAHI CITY International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning (ICURP) 2021At: Dhaka, BangladeshVolume: ISBN: 978-984-35-2613-7 2021 Conference
16 Muhaiminul Islam Prediction of seasonal urban thermal field variance index using machine learning algorithms in Cumilla, Bangladesh Elsevier 2020 Journal
17 Muhaiminul Islam, Sumaia Kashem, Shameem Morshed Integrating spatial information technologies and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP) approach for landfill siting Elsevier 2020 Journal
18 Muhaiminul Islam, Md. Nayem Uddin & Md. Mostafizur Rahman A GIS-based approach to explore the factors contributing towards Urban residential land development and re-development (LDR): a case of Rajshahi City Corporation area Taylor & Francis Online 2020 Journal
19 Muhaiminul Islam, Abdulla - Al Kafy, Md. Shahinoor Rahman, Abdullah-Al- Faisal,Mohammad Mahmudul Hasan Modelling future land use land cover changes and their impacts on land surface temperatures in Rajshahi, Bangladesh Elsevier 2020 Journal
20 Muhaiminul Islam, Abdulla-Al-Kafy Identifying Most Influential Land Use Parameters Contributing Reduction of Surface Water Bodies in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh: A Remote Sensing Approach Gatha Cognition 2019 Journal
21 Muhaiminul Islam, Md Sazib Ali and Wasikul Islam Romit FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CONVERSION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND TO URBAN USE: A CASE STUDY IN RAJSHAHI METROPOLITAN AREA, BANGLADESH. 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2019 Conference
22 Muhaiminul Islam, Sumaia Kashem, Shameem Morshed, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Anutosh Das Dynamics of Seasonal Migration of Rural Livelihood; Capital Formation Perspective ADVANCED JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE 2019 Journal
23 Muhaiminul Islam, Dulal Sarker and Abdur Rouf Khan Exploring the Connections between Land Use and Transportation: A Case Study of Shaheb Bazar to Rail Gate Road, Rajshahi City Sciendo 2019 Journal
24 Muhaiminul Islam, Abdulla-Al Kafy, Dulal Sarker, S. M. Abdullah Al-Fatin, Md. Mehedi Hasan Efficient Utilization of Urban Fringe Area for Smart Urban Growth with Proposed Compact Township Design: A Case Study in Pabna District, Bangladesh Urban Studies and Public Administration 2018 Journal
25 Muhaiminul Islam; Md. Rashiqul Islam; Anutosh Das Evalution of Divisional Growth Disparities in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Regional Employment Sector International Journal of Rural and Regional Planning Development 2018 Journal
26 Muhaiminul Islam; Md. Rashiqul Islam; Anutosh Das Ascertaining Regional Disparities in Living Condition through Formal Regionalization: An Instance of Bangladesh Plan Plus 2018 Journal
27 Muhaiminul Islam, Nazmun Nahar Lubna, Tisha Sarkar and Anutosh Das Formal Region Delineation on the Basis of Agricultural Productivity and Growth Center TRENDS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ITS ARCHITECTURE 2018 Journal
  •  "University Gold Medal" awarded by RUET for academic excellence at Undergraduate level - 2019
  •  "Junior Scholarship" awarded from Secondary Education Board, Barishal, Bangladesh - 2009
  •  "Primary Scholarship" awarded from Primary Education Board, Barishal, Bangladesh - 2006
  •  Completed Project as a Project Director titled "Urban Fire Vulnerability in Focus: A Comprehensive Assessment of Rajshahi City". Fiscal year: 2024-2025
  •  Completed Project as a Research Grantee titled: "Exploring an Alternative Management Approach to Shift the Paradigm in Community-Based Water Resource Management in Barind Tract- A Case Study in Godagari and Tanore, Rajshahi. Funded by International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) under the CAP-RES program. Timeframe: 1 July 2024 to 30 December 2024. Team Member: Tanveer Hossain Rhine and Mehjabin Jahangir Rafjin
  •  Completed Project as a Project Director titled " Ecological security assessment through multi-dimensional approach in Saint-Martin Island, Bangladesh." Team Member : Rubayet Arafin Rimon and Towfiqur Rashid. Fiscal year 2023-2024.
  •  Completed Project as a Project Director titled " Child Labor, Gender and Health: Some Issues and Future Challenges". Fiscal year 2022-2023
  •  Completed Project as a Project Director titled " Public Perceptions on Urban Open Space and City Livability in Barishal, Bangladesh". Fiscal year 2021-2022
  •  Completed Project as a Project Director titled "An Application of the Participatory Approach to Develop an Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) System for the Drought-Affected Region of Bangladesh". Fiscal year 2020-2021
  •  Member in Monitoring and Evaluation committee of the Project titled "Further Development of Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (1st Revised)".
  •  Associate Member, Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), Membership Id. MBIP 1942 , www.bip.org.bd.
  •  Assistant Provost, Shahid Lt. Selim Hall (Students' Residence), Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET). (Activity Period : 26/12/2021 to present)
Phd Students
IdNameThesis workCurrent Position
Masters Students
IdNameThesis workCurrent Position
Undergraduate Students
IdNameThesis workCurrent Position
1607020Nazia FarnazImproving Water Security of Chalan Beel, Bangladesh through Nature-Based Solutions (Nbs): Concepts, Challenges and SolutionsN\A
1707001Rafia Anjum RimiAn Integrated Approach to Identify Heatwave Vulnerable Areas and Understanding Community Needs: A Case Study of Rangpur, BangladeshResearch Officer, International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD)
1707033Tanvir AlamIdentifying Shoreline Movements and Envisioning Community-Based Solutions for Riparian Populations along the Brahmaputra River, BangladeshUser Experience Designer.
1707034Khondoker Al Sadikul ZarifQuantifying the Effect of Ecological Engineering on Urban Heat Island Reduction: A Geospatial Study of Green Spaces on Rooftops in ChittagongN\A
1807001Jakia AlamAnalyzing Livelihood Asset, It's Pattern and Their Interplay with Slum Housing in Rajshahi CityAssistant Urban Planner (GIS & RS)
1807015Rubaiya AktarPedestrian crossing dynamics and behaviour analysis - kazla crosswalk, RajshahiGIS Operator
1807034H M Hasibur RahmanAssessing Community Engagement in Tourism Development. A Study of an Emerging Tourist Area in Char Fashion, BholaN/A
1807044Asif Mahmud TanvirPotentiality and Challenges in Implementation of Transit-Oriented Development Along BRT Corridor of Dhaka-Gazipur BRT Line, BangladeshN/A
1907054Tanveer Hossain RhineEnvironmental and Economic Effects of Roopur Nuclear Power Plant on Local Communities.Junior Consultant at Honorary Consulate of Mongolia
1907007Apon DasCyclone-Induced Flood Impacts on Housing and Recovery Process in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh.N/A
1907057Md. Hasibur RahmanCyclone-Induced Flood Impacts on Housing and Recovery Process in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh.N/A
1707052Zerin ImtiazEvaluating the Accessibility of Urban Green Spaces to Multiple Socially Vulnerable Groups of People: A Case Study of Chattogram City CorporationN/A
Activity Description
Founding Member and Advisor

As the Advisor of the RUET GIS Club, I have the privilege of guiding a vibrant community of undergraduate students passionate about Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The club serves as a dynamic platform where students explore the power of geospatial technology to address real-world issues through hands-on learning, collaboration, and innovation. Under my mentorship, the club organizes workshops, seminars, and project-based initiatives that cultivate technical skills, critical thinking, and social impact. I am committed to nurturing the next generation of GIS leaders who are driven to shape smarter, more sustainable communities.

Website: https://www.ruetgisclub.org/index
Former General Secretary USAR, RUET