Journal Articles
2026
Rabby, M. R. A., Antu, A. D., Sarkar, P., & Khan, M. S. (2026). Societal experiences and their perceived connections with the mental health of the hijra community in Bangladesh. Development in Practice, 1-11.
Rayan, R., Khan, S., Salim, S., Nahar, S., Sabrin, M., Sonia, S. N., Tamanna, T.I., Trisha, F.A., Saha, P., Haque, M., Zahan, F., & Ahmed, M. S. (2026). Association between internet addiction and risk of eating disorder among Bangladeshi young adults: a cross-sectional survey. Nutritional Psychiatry, 2, 100009.
2025
Kabir, S.M.A., Abdullah, M.N., Khan, M.S., Hasan, S. (2025). The interplay between academic resilience and academic performance among undergraduate business students in Bangladesh. Asia Pacific Journal of Business, Humanities and Education, 10(1), 1-20.
2024
Ahmed, M. S., Khan, S., Islam, M., Islam, M. I., Hossain, M. M., Khan, B., & Yunus, F. M. (2024). Prevalence, inequality and associated factors of overweight/obesity among Bangladeshi adolescents aged 15-19 years. International Health, 16(6), 670-677.
2023
Khan, M. S., Mariam, E., Akter Akhi, N., Jahan, E., & Yesmin, S. (2023). Pashe Achhi: A Low-Tech Model of Learning and Psychosocial Support for Children and Caregivers. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 38(sup1), S77–S91. https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2023.2281565
Ahmed, M. S., Yakub, S., Khan, S., & Yunus, F. M. (2023). Association of household motor vehicle ownership with overweight and obesity among Bangladeshi adults: A cross-sectional analysis of 2017–18 Bangladesh demographic and health survey. Journal of Transport & Health, 32, 101670.
2021
Ahmed, M. S., Khan, S., & Yunus, F. M. (2021). Factors associated with the utilization of reproductive health services among the Bangladeshi married women: analysis of national representative MICS 2019 data. Midwifery, 103139
Mistry, S. K., Ali, A. M., Ahmed, M. S., Yadav, U. N., Khan, M. S., Hossain, M. B., & Yunus, F. M. 2021. Prevalence and correlates of total sleep time among the older adults during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Sleep Epidemiology, 100008.
Ahmed, M. S., Yunus, F. M., Hossain, M. B., Sarker, K. K., & Khan, S. 2021. Association between Menstrual Hygiene Management and School Performance among the School-Going Girls in Rural Bangladesh. Adolescents, 1(3), 335-347; https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents1030025
Yunus, F. M., Ahmed, M. S., Hossain, M. B., Sarker, K. K., & Khan, S. 2021. Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh. Sleep Epidemiology, 1, 100001.
2020
Ahmed, M.S., Khan, S., Hasan, K. Sen, L.C., Yunus, F.M., Griffiths, M.D. 2020. Factors Affecting Sleep Quality Among the University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Structured Interview Study. Sleep Vigilance. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-020-00106-4
Ahmed, M.S., Sen, L.C., Khan, S., Yunus, F.M. and Griffiths, M.D. 2020. Waterpipe tobacco smoking and associated risk factors among Bangladeshi university students: an exploratory pilot study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
2019
Yunus, F.M., Khan, S., Khanam, F., Das, A. and Rahman, M., 2019. Summarizing the recommendation of arsenic research during Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) era in Bangladesh-future directions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Groundwater for Sustainable Development, p.100265. doi: 10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100265
2018
Yunus, F.M., Khan, S., Mitra, D.K., Mistry, S.K., Afsana, K. and Rahman, M., 2018. Relationship of sleep pattern and snoring with chronic disease: findings from a nationwide population-based survey. Sleep health, 4(1), pp.40-48. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2017.10.003
2017
Mistry, S.K., Jhohura, F.T., Khanam, F., Akter, F., Khan, S., Yunus, F.M., Hossain, M.B., Afsana, K., Haque, M.R. and Rahman, M., 2017. An outline of anemia among adolescent girls in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study. BMC hematology, 17(1), p.13. doi: 10.1186/s12878-017-0084-x
2016
Shahed, S. S., Khatoon, F. Z., Khan, S. 2016. Rural women empowerment through entrepreneurship: A study on two districts. Int. Journal of SME Development, 2, 119. ISSN: 2305-7750.
Yunus, F. M., Khan, S., Tasnuba, T., Husain, P. A., & Misiti, A. J. 2016. Are we ready to adopt mobile money in non-profit sector? Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 5(1), 32. doi: 10.1186/s13731-016-0060-x
Yunus F. M., Khan, S., Chowdhury, P., Milton, A.H., Hussain, S., Rahman, M. 2016. A review of groundwater arsenic contamination in Bangladesh: The millennium development goal era and beyond. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13(2), 215; doi: 10.3390/ijerph13020215
Yunus F. M., Khan, S., Akter, T., Jhohura, F.T., Reja, S., Rahman, M. 2016. How many hours do people sleep in Bangladesh? - A country representative survey. Journal of Sleep Research. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12381
Research Reports/ Working Papers/ Monographs
2018
Khatoon, F. Z., Khan, S. 2018. Impact Evaluation of MEJNIN (Meyeder Jonnyo Nirapod Nagorikotto): A project on combating sexual harassment against girl students in public places. Research Report No. 54, BRAC Research and Evaluation Division. ISSN: 2523-1685. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28974.36160
Shahed, S. S., Jolly, S. P., Khan, S., Nandita, M. M. 2018. Understanding the Challenges to Development Insights from the Baseline Findings of Integrated Development Programme in Itna and Khaliajuri. Research Report No. 52, BRAC Research and Evaluation Division. ISSN: 2523-1685. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34846.38721
2017
Khatoon, F. Z., Khan, S. 2017. Impact Evaluation of Economic Empowerment of the Poor and Vulnerable Women in Narayanganj. Research Report No. 51, BRAC Research and Evaluation Division. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15552.58889
2015
Khatoon, F. Z., Khan, S. 2015. Impact Evaluation of Economic Empowerment of the Poor and Vulnerable Women in Narayanganj: A baseline report; BRAC Working Paper, BRAC Research and Evaluation Division
Book Chapters
2019
Afroz, A., Khan, S., Mahmud, I.B. and Chowdhury, M.N., 2019. The Role of State Broadcasting Media and Education in Addressing Climate Change in Bangladesh. In Confronting Climate Change in Bangladesh (pp. 85-101). Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-05237-9_7
Akter, T., Khan, S. and Rahman, M., 2019. Toxic Elements in Bangladesh’s Drinking Water. In Environmental Contaminants: Ecological Implications and Management (pp. 273-296). Springer, Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-7904-8_12
Conference Proceedings
2025
Sarwar, S. S., Khan, M. S. 2025. Exploring the effect of folktales on children's development in the early years: a perception study of parents & teachers. In National ECD Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-27 May 2025, pp. 56. Bangladesh ECD Network (BEN).
2024
Yesmin, S., Begum, T., Islam, M. J., Rahman, A., Afroz, I. J., Khan, S. 2024. Annual assessment of HPL models (0-6) in Rohingya Camps, 2022. In National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), Arlington, Virginia, USA, 24-26 June 2024. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Academic Theses
2016
Khan, M. S. 2016. Impact assessment of Adolescent Peer Organised Network on attitudes and behaviour change of adolescents in rural Bangladesh (Master’s thesis at the University of Western Australia)
2008
Khan, M. S. 2008. Antibiotic resistance problem in Aquaculture: The role of Com gene products in DNA uptake as a nutrient source for bacteria (Master’s thesis at the University of Tromso, Norway).
2006
Khan, M. S. 2006. Studies on the Teesta River to Develop the Ecotope Model for Aquatic Resources Management (Master’s Thesis at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh).
2005
Khan, M. S. 2005. Assessment of Aquatic Area of Gulshan Lakes in Two Time Interval (B.Sc. Honours Research Project, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh).