Research of CUSSD

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1. Toward Great Dhaka: A CritiqueA critical assessment of the World Bank's report on "Towards Great Dhaka".

2. Traffic Congestion: A Case Study of Kuril-Malibag. An abridged version (in Bangla) is published in Bonik Barta, April 8, 2019.

3. Consolidating Old Dhaka (In Progress). A working paper on the possibility of consolidating Moulovi Bazar, Old Dhaka for a sustainable urban agglomeration.

4. Co-Operative Development. A working paper on community development initiates taken across Bangladesh.

5. Estimating Urban Areas in Bangladesh Through Multiple Statistical and Space Time Sources. A master's thesis seeks to provide an alternative way of defining urban areas of Bangladesh using satellite nightlight data. The level of agglomeration is Upazila level data.

6. Predicting Economic Activity Using Night Lights. Using district-level satellite nightlight data, economic activity (GDP) for each district will be estimated. This will serve as a good framework for an analysis of regional disparity.