Population and Development

Impact on COVID-19 and vulnerability in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Session 1, MSF Scientific Days-Asia 2020, November 18-19, 2020. https://www.msfindia.in/msf-scientific-days-asia-2020-agenda/ [Invited Panelist]

Policy Dialogue on Policy Brief of “Devising strategies and actions to attain 3 Commitments of Bangladesh Government to ICPD25 towards 03 Zeros, November 12, 2020, General Economic Division (GED), Planning Commission (Invited Discussant),

A Review on the Integration of Population Diversity and Development into the 8th Five Year Plan (2021-2025), Policy Dialogue, October 19, 2020, General Economic Division, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh [Invited Invited Keynote Presenter]

South Asia after the Pandemic: How will COVID-19 transform the ICPD 25 development agenda and SDGs? October 17, 2020, Two Days International Webinar on Environment, Population and Development: Challenges and Opportunities, 17 and 18th October, 2020, Dept. of Geography, Malhdha Women’s College, West Bengal, India [Invited Resource Person/Speaker]

State of Population Data and Development Agenda in Bangladesh: Adolescents, Youth and Family Planning, Bangladesh 5th National Youth Conference on Family Planning. October 16-17, 2020 (Parallel Session: Data Advocacy for Adolescents and Youth, October 16, 2020) [Invited Panellist]

South Asia in the Demographic And Democratic Transition: Challenges and Prospects, an International Webinar-State of Democracy in Asia: Experiences and Expectations, August 13-14, 2020 [Keynote Speaker]

‘Defying the harmful practices that undermine equality in women and girls in COVID 19-pandemic and shadow pandemic in Bangladesh’, DPSDU-UNFPA Bangladesh Webinar on World Population Day 2020 and Releasing the Report on State of World Population 2020, July 11, 2020 [Keynote Presenter]

‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: A Matter of Urgent Action in Bangladesh’, Orientation Workshop on Unfinished Agenda of the ICPD: Accelerating the Promise, December 29, 2019 under the Strengthening Parliament’s Capacity in Population and Development Issues (SPCPD) project, Jointly Organized by The Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) [Keynote Presenter]

‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: A Matter of Urgent Action in Bangladesh’, The Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), December 29, 2019 under the Strengthening Parliament’s Capacity in Population and Development Issues (SPCPD) project). [Invited presentation]

Invited Discussant for Technical Session 4 on “Urbanization and Social Change”, 2019 BIDS Research Almanac on December 2, 2019 at La Vita Hall, Lakeshore Hotel, Gulshan 2

Invited presentation entitled ‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: A Matter of Urgent Action in Bangladesh, Organized by 6th Meeting of Population Dynamics and Youth Development Sub-committee, BAPPD, The Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), November 26, 2019 under the Strengthening Parliament’s Capacity in Population and Development Issues (SPCPD) project

Child Marriage: A Challenge to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Invited Lecture at the Reading Club of the Department of Sociology, Peking University, Beijing, China, November 4, 2019 [ Invited]

Achieving Demographic Dividend in Bangladesh: Lessons from China, Invited Lecture at the Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China, November 4, 2019 [Invited]

Child Marriage: A Challenge to Ensure Gender Equality and Women Empowerment , “Women’s Initiative and Development over the Course of Civilization”, Beijing Forum 2019: “The Changing World and the Future of Humankind”, November 1-3, 2019, Peking University, Beijing, China [Invited Panellist]

Presemtation on Key Findings of Bangladesh Population Situation Analysis, UNFPA Bangladesh, Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on PSA, 23 October 2019, IDB Bhaban, Agargoan, Dhaka

Panel Discussant, "Integrating the APMD and the SDGs" on 25 September from 11:30-12:30, ICPD25 Commemorative Event on 25 September 2019, the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok, Thailand [ Invited Panellist]

State of Population Data in Bangladesh, Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development, UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand, 23-24 September 2019 [Invited Panellist]

Keynote presentation on ‘Realizing the Unfinished Agenda of ICPD in Bangladesh’ at the ‘Expert Group Meeting on Realizing the Unfinished Agenda of ICPD in Bangladesh, The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the Promise, organized by the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), September 18, 2019

Keynote presentation on ‘Population Dynamics and Its Management in Bangladesh’, at the ‘Workshop on Changing Population Dynamics and its Management, Organized by Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), August 22, 2019 under the Strengthening Parliament’s Capacity in Population and Development Issues (SPCPD) project

Keynote presentation on ‘ICPD 25: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forward for Bangladesh’, at the ‘Expert Group Meeting on Realizing the Unfinished Agenda of ICPD in Bangladesh: Key Recommendations for Accelerating Change and Achieving the SDGs, organized by The Daily Star and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), July 21, 2019

Necessity and Integration of Population and Development Issues into Plan and Policies: The Case of Bangladesh, The Second Asian Conference on Population and Development (ACPD), June 7-9, 2019, Hangzhou, China [Keynote Speaker]

Mohammad Mainul Islam (2019) gave a presentation on Programs and lessons learnt of the Country programme Outcome 4 (Population Dynamics), 2018 Progress Review Meeting, UNFPA 9th Country Programme (2017-2020), Jointly organized by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the UNFPA Bangladesh, April 29, 2019

Invited presentation to the Programme Staff of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Bangladesh in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar on- ‘Mid-Term Review of the Asian and Pacific Ministerial Declaration on Population and Development, 2018’ and ‘ICPD Beyond 2014 in Bangladesh’ as an ‘Invited Speaker’, January 28, 2019, IDB Bhabon, Agargoan, Dhaka

Invited lecture entitled-‘Demographic Dividend, Population Dynamics and FP Program’, Training on Demographic Analysis and Monitoring and Supervision of FP-MCH program, January 26-28, 2019, January 21, 2019, Conference Room, Divisional Director’s Office of Family Planning, Azimpur, Dhaka, Dhaka

Invited lecture entitled-‘Demographic Dividend and Adolescent Health in Bangladesh’, SBCC training for the Officials of DGFP (that includes PM, DPM at HQ level and UFPO and MOMCH-FP from field), January 21, 2019, Conference Room, IEM unit (6th floor), DGFP, Karwanbazar, Dhaka

Mohammad Mainul Islam (2018) gave a Keynote presentation entitled- ‘Child Marriage: A Challenge to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh’ in a National Seminar on Ending Child Marriage Critical to Achieving SDGs, Organized by the Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) along with its partners DSK, RHSTEP and BBC Media Action, November 15, 2018 at Lake Shore Hotel, Gulshan, Dhaka

Invited LIFE TALK entitled- ‘Destiny and motivation to choose’ to the young cadets at the Mirzapur Cadet College (MCC), Tangail, November 8, 2018 in a career counselling and motivational program

Age Structure Transition and Demographic Dividend in Bangladesh’, International Conference on Population and Development of Asian Developing Countries, August 7-9, 2018, Kunming, China [Keynote Plenary Speaker]

Trends, Determinants and Inequities of Caesarean Section Delivery in Bangladesh, 3rd SANEM Annual Economist’s Conference 2018 (Inter Disciplinary Session: Social Science and Human Behavior), February 17-18, 2018, BRAC Centre Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka

Ad an invited Panellist attended a seminar on “Role of private sector to meet the SRHR needs and priority of RMG sector”, November 5, 2018, Dhaka, organized by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

Keynote presentation entitled- “Integration of Population and Development Issues into Plans and Polices in Bangladesh”, Knowledge Sharing Workshop for Government Officials, General Economic Division (GED), Planning Commission of Bangladesh, December 27, 2017

Keynote presentation entitled- “Necessity of Population Issues in the Development Agenda and the 8th Five Year Plan in Bangladesh”, First meeting of the Population Expert Group/ Committee at the Planning Commission of Bangladesh, December 20, 2017

Invited speaker- ‘Trends and Determinants of Adolescent Motherhood in Bangladesh’, The 4th National Conference on Natural Science and Technology (NCNST), March 24-25, 2017, Asian University of Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh (Theme: Public Health)

Mohammad Mainul Islam, Mohammad Sazzad Hasan, Md. Kamrul Islam, and Mohammad Bellal Hossain. Trends and Determinants of Adolescent Motherhood in Bangladesh, 2016 World Population Day Seminar- ‘Investing in Young Adolescent in Bangladesh, July 30, 2016, Senate Bhabon, University of Dhaka, Organized by the Department of Population Sciences of the University of Dhaka, in cooperat4ion with the UNFPA Bangladesh [Oral]

Child marriage, reproductive health, urban migrant women and educational attainment in Bangladesh, Ma Yinchu Lecture Series of the Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, China, May 27, 2016

Invited presentation entitled- ‘Addressing the Challenges in Population and Development: Bangladesh Scenario’, Orientation Workshop for Parliament Officials on Gender, Reproductive Health, Rights and HIV/AIDS concerns integrated into National and Sectoral Plans, Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat and UNFPA, March 28-29, 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Demography of Ageing in Bangladesh: Prospects for the Development of the Industry for the Elderly in Bangladesh, the 8th Asia/Oceania IAG Regional Congress of Gerontology, October 22-25, 2007, Beijing, China [Invited Conference Panellist, Symposium: Marketing Implications of Population Ageing in the Developing Nations]