Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering
Md. Khaled Sifullah  Lecturer (Senior Scale)
Name :
Md. Khaled Sifullah
Designation
Lecturer (Senior Scale)  
Department
Department of Nutrition and Food Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/nfe/khaled.html
E-mail
khaled.nfe@diu.edu.bd
Phone
Cell-Phone
01752441365
Name of Exam Year Institutions Group/Sub GPA/CGPA
MPH 2024 Daffodil International University Public Health 3.75 out of 4 (Running)
M.A 2021 Jagannath University History 3.46 out of 4
B. A 2020 Jagannath University History 3.59(3rd position) out of 4

Trainer:

  1. Mastering Qualitative Research Methodology and Data Analysis Using Nvivo-Software at Centre for Advanced Research (CAR), May 10-13, 2024
  2. Qualitative Research Methodology and Data Analysis using NVivo at Datascape Research and Consultancy Limited, Bangladesh, 12 and 13 January 2024.
  3. How to write a Result & Discussion for qualitative research at Centre for Advanced Research
  4. How to analysis qualitative data using NVivo software (Proxy lecture) at Centre for Advanced Research
  5. How to collect qualitative data from the field (short training) at Centre for Advanced Research
  6. How to Transcript & Translation from Audio recordings at Centre for Advanced Research


Participation in training /workshop/webinar (Selected)

  • Designing for Outcomes: Effective Practices in OBE for Higher Education, Organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), DIU, May 10, 2025
  • Enhancing Professional Excellence of House Tutors and Hall Officers, Organized by HR Creative International -May 05, 2025
  • A to z Research Training, Organized by Centre for Advanced Research, Duration: 10 days long
  • Qualitative Research Methodology and Data analysis using NVivo, Org. by Centre for Advanced Research, Duration: 5 days’ long
  • How to Write Theoretical Conceptual Framework (Webinar) Org. by CRID Social and Sustainable Development Lab
  • How to write a research paper for the indexed journals; organized by: The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Faculty of Business Administration (FBA), University of Science and Technology (USTC)

History of the Emergence of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Studies, History of the Bangladesh and Bangla Language

  1. Sohel, M.S., Sifullah, M.K. Vulnerability of irregular Bangladeshi migrant workers in foreign detention settings.(Corresponding Author) Discover Social Science and Health 5, 153 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-025-00281-7
  2. Kabir, M.R., Sohel, M.S. & Sifullah, M. Explaining organic food continuance intention: evidence of sustainable consumption in Bangladesh. (Corresponding Author) BMC Public Health 25, 3340 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23724-x. Indexed by: SCIE, Scopus-Q1, IF: 4.2,
  3. Sifullah, M. K., Sohel, M. S., Jamil, S., Ahmad, B., Hossain, M. A., Obaidullah, M., ... & Ali, N. (2025). WASH service accessibility and satisfaction among street informal workers in Dhaka City: a cross-sectional study. Discover Social Science and Health5(1), 45. DOI: 0.1007/s44155-025-00187-4. Scopus index, Q2, WoS

  4. Sohel, M. S., Sifullah, M. K., Zaman, N. T., Hossain, B., & Obaidullah, M. (2025). Beyond Borders: Mapping Out the Difficulties, Stress, and Coping Strategies in Transnational Irregular (Illegal) Labor Migration from Bangladesh (Corresponding Author)International Journal of Community Well-Being, 1-27. Scopus Index, Q2, DOI: 10.1007/s42413-025-00243-6
  5.  Sohel, M. S., Ehsan, S. M. A., Sifullah, M. K., Zaman, N. T., Hossain, B., Ali, H. M., & Hossain, M. S. (2025). Fighting Out the COVID-19 Pandemic: Unravelling the Vulnerabilities of Sex Workers in Bangladesh. Journal of Health Management, 09720634251332819.SAGE, Scopus- Q2, Web of Science. DOI: 10.1177/09720634251332819

  6. Sohel, M. S., Hossain, B., & Sifullah, M. K. (2025). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable communities and their coping strategies: evidence from Kushtia district, BangladeshSN Social Sciences5(4), 1-32.Springer Nature, Scopus Q2, DOI: 10.1007/s43545-025-01065-1

  7. Sifullah, M. K., Sohel, M. S., Jamil, S., Hasan, M. M., Anika, J., Swadhin, H. R., ... & Sohag, S. M. (2024). Assessment of water, hygiene, and sanitation practice and associated factors among Bihari refugee camp in Bangladesh: A cross‐sectional study. Health Science Reports, 7(2), e1910. DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.1910 (UK) PMC, Scopus, Web of Science, ESCI, Q2

  8. Sohel, M. S., Sifullah, M. K., Zaman, N. T., Hossain, B., Hossen, M. S., & Sarker, M. F. H. (2024). Living on the Margin in Geneva Camp: Mapping Out Crisis and Coping Strategies of Bihari Refugees in Bangladesh (Corresponding Author). International Journal of Community Well-Being, 7(1), 57-85. Scopus Index, Q2, DOI: 10.1007/s42413-023-00201-0 (Switzerland)
  9. Sarker, M. F. H., Ahmed, S. F., Kawser, U., Hossen, M. Sifullah., Obaidullah, M., Khan, S., ... & Sohel, M. S. (2024). Is e-business breaking down barriers for Bangladesh’s young female entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic? A qualitative study (Corresponding Author). SN Social Sciences, 4(6), 107. Doi: 10.1007/s43545-024-00911-y 
  10. Sohel, M. S., Alam, S., Adnan, Z. H., Hossain, M. A., Sifullah, M. K., & Happy, A. N. (2024). Household Waste Management Woes in Dhaka City: Current Challenges and Policy Directions. International Journal of Community Well-Being, Volume 7, pages 237–264, (2024), 1-28. Scopus Index, Q2, DOI: 10.1007/s42413-024-00208-1 
  11. Sohel, M. S., Hossen, M. S., Hossain, B., Sifullah, M. K., & Galib, A. (2024). Mapping Out the Food Insecurity of Urban Floating Labour in Mega City of Dhaka: a Qualitative Study (Corresponding Author). International Journal of Community Well-Being, 1-23. Scopus Index, Q2. DOI: 10.1007/s42413-024-00206-3

  12.  Sohel, M. S., Sifullah, M. K., Hossain, B., Hossain, M. A., Sarker, M. F. H., Hossain, I., ... & Uddin, M. R. (2024). E-learning experience of indigenous rural communities in the face of COVID-19 crisis in Chittagong hills tracts region, Bangladesh: a qualitative investigation (Corresponding Author). International Journal of Community Well-Being, 1-24. Scopus Index, Q2, DOI: 10.1007/s42413-024-00207-2

  13. Sohel, M. S., Sifullah, M. K., Hossain, B., Sarker, M. F. H., Zaman, N. T., & Obaidullah, M. (2024). Exploring risky health behaviors and vulnerability to sexually transmitted diseases among transnational undocumented labor migrants from Bangladesh: a qualitative study (Corresponding Author). BMC Public Health, 24(1), 1261. Indexed by: SCIE, Scopus-Q1, IF: 4.2, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18696-3

  14. Sifullah, M. K., Sohel, M. S., Sarker, M. F. H., Islam, M., Ahmad, M., & Rahman, M. M. (2023). Mapping out the vulnerabilities of migrant women in the informal sector: A qualitative investigation in Dhaka city. Heliyon, 9(10). Scopus, Q1, SSCI. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20950 (Netherlands)

  15. Hossen, M. S., Sohel, M. S., Horaira, G. A., Laskor, M. A. H., Sumi, A. B. A., Chowdhury, Sifullah., ... & Sarker, M. F. H. (2023). Exploring barriers to accessing healthcare services for older Indigenous people in the Chittagong Hill Tract, Bangladesh (Corresponding Author). AIMS Public Health, 10(3), 678.Web of Science (ESCI), Scopus and PMC Impact factor: 3.3 (Q2), DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2023047 (USA)

  16.  Hossain Sarker, M. F., Rahman, S. M., Ahmed, S., Sifullah, M. K., Sohel, M. S., Akber, M. F., ... & Lia, S. M. (2023). Academic Use of Smartphones in Secondary Level Education in Bangladesh: A Non-Parametric Approach (Corresponding Author). International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 17(24). Scopus, Q2. DOI: 10.3991/ijim.v17i24.41231
  17. Zaman, N. T., Sohel, M. S., Obaidullah, M., Hossen, M. S., Rahman, M. T., Sifullah, M. K., & Sarker, M. F. H. (2023). Factors shaping Bangladeshi students’ migration decision using push–pull theory: a focus group study. SN Social Sciences, 4(1), 4. Scopus indexed. DOI: 10.1007/s43545-023-00797- Germany

  18. Mamy, M. M. B., Obaidullah, M., Zaman, N. T., Sifullah, M. K., Sohel, M. S., Hossen, M., & Horaira, G. A. (2024). Navigating Vulnerabilities: The Untold Story Of Informal Households In Dhaka, Bangladesh During The Covid-19 Pandemic. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 26, 2. Scopus, Q3
  19. Sohel, M. S., Hossain, B., Sarker, M. N. I., Horaira, G. A., Sifullah, M. K., & Rahman, M. A. (2022). Impacts of COVID‐19 induced food insecurity among informal migrants: insight from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Public Affairs, 22, e2770. Scopus, Q1, Web of Science. DOI: 10.1002/pa.2770 (UK)
  20. Sohel, M. S., Hossain, B., Alam, M. K., Shi, G., Shabbir, R., Sifullah, M. K., & Mamy, M. M. B. (2022). COVID-19 induced impact on informal migrants in Bangladesh: a qualitative study. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 42(5/6), 473-497. Q1, Scopus, ESCI, Web of Science. DOI: 10.1108/IJSSP-02-2021-0046

  21. Mahfuz. R, Sifullah, Mk. Role of NGOs in Enhancing Community Resilience: A Study on Three Climate Hotspots in Bangladesh. DIU Journal of Allied Health Sciences, DOI: 10.36481/diujahs.v11i1.c3m3r443

  22. Ali. Noyon, Sifullah. Mk, Invisible Scars: Understanding Discrimination faced by COVID19 infected people in Kushtia, Bangladesh, DIU Journal of Allied Health Sciences, DOI: 10.36481/diujahs.v10i2.b17at094

Book chapter:

  1. Bangladeshi Undocumented Migration Crisis in Europe: Implications of Security, Human Rights, and Policy Responses (Handbook of Migration, International Relations and Security in Asia, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8001-7_42-1)
  2. From Dream to Hell: The Untold Stories of Bangladeshi Illegal Migrants in Europe (Handbook of Migration, International Relations and Security in Asia, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8001-7_42-1)

 

Conference Paper

            COVID-19 Impact Slum Education: Evidence from Dhaka City

Organized by: The Peoples University, Bangladesh and Community Social Work Development Foundation, Bangladesh

Migration, Refugee, Informal Economy and Education

  1. Awarded 3rd position (Carom board) on Jagannath University Indoor Game Competition in 2019
  2. General Scholarship as a meritorious student of Department of History at Jagannth University
  3. Awarded scholarship for two years from First Security Islamic Bank and Merantile Bank Limited
  4. Awarded every year University Scholarship of undergraduate level as a Meritorious Student from 2017-2020
  1. Associate Editor, Journal of Emerging Global Health, Daffodil International University, since September 17, 2025
  2. Journal of Development & Governance (Editorial Board Member)
  3. Convener & Founding Member, Daffodil International University Research Society (DIURS), since September 27, 2025
  4. Convener, YKSG-2 Research and Higher Study Society, Since 25 October 2025
  5. Deputy Director, Centre for Advanced Research (CAR) since July 2024
  6. Research Fellow: Centre for Governance and Sustainability, Department of Development Studies, DIU
  7. Research Fellow: Centre For Global Migration Studies, Department of Development Studies, DIU
  8. BMC Public Health (Reviewer
  9. International Journal of Community Well-Being (Reviewer)
  10. Migration and Health (Reviewer)
  1. Lecturer in History (Senior Scale), Nutrition and Food Engineering, Daffodil International University from 1 April 2025- still now
  2. Lecturer in History, Nutrition and Food Engineering, Daffodil International University from 14-01-2024- 30 March 2025
  3. Lecturer in History, Department of Development Studies, Daffodil International University from 10 January 2023 – 13 January 2024.
  4. Assistant House Tutor, Yunus Khan Scholar Garden-2 (YKSG-2), from 2 March 2024 to present
  5. Lab Manager at the Centre for Advanced Research from September 2021 to January 2023. 
  6. Research Assistant at Centre for Advanced Research from July, 2019-September 2021
  7. Worked as a Research Assistant for the UGC-Jagannath University joint research project titled Partition of Bengal 1947: An Ecological Perspective” from July 2019 to June 2021.
  8. Worked as a Research Assistant for Jagannath University’s research project titled “Liberation War of Bangladesh on the View of Wall Street Journal: Historical perspective” from the period 22 March 2021 to 21 June 2021