Rifat Mahmud
(Associate Professor)Department of Public Administration
Faculty of Social Sciences
Research Profile
Social Profile
Short Biography:
An enthusiastic academic .......
Rifat Mahmud is currently a PhD researcher at the School of Politics and International Relations at the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Nottingham, UK. Rifat is funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission UK in association with FCDO for his PhD research. He completed his Masters Program in Public Administration (MPA) from the Department of Administration and Organization Theory at the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Bergen, Norway. Rifat Mahmud completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Public Administration from the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh, Bangladesh. He works (on study leave) as a faculty member in the Department of Public Administration at the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal, Bangladesh. His articles have been published in notable journals such as the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, the International Journal of Public Administration, Local Government, and the South Asian Survey.
Research Interests:
Education
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) | Public Administration | Norway | 2017 | |
| Master of Social Sciences | Public Administration | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| Bachelor of Social Sciences | Public Administration | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2012 |
| A-Levels | Science | Bangladesh | 2007 | |
| O-Levels | Science | Bangladesh | 2005 |
Experience
| Title | Organization | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Department of Public Administration, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2022-10-04 | till now |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Public Administration, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2017-12-26 | 2022-10-03 |
| Lecturer | Department of Public Administration, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2013-11-02 | 2017-12-25 |
Additional Experience
| Title | Organization | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Secretary | 2023-01-01 | 2023-09-17 | |
| Director | Office of Physical Education, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2021-07-26 | 2023-09-17 |
| Treasurer | Barishal Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম Teachers’ Association (BUTA), Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2020-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| Chairman | Dept. of Public Administration, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2019-03-15 | 2022-03-14 |
| Assistant Proctor | Social Science Faculty, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barishal | 2018-09-10 | 2020-02-20 |
| Student Advisor, Department of Public Administration | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Barisal | 2017-10-10 | 2019-10-09 |
Others Experience
| Title | Organization | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasurer | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Nottingham Bengali Society | 2024-06-19 | 2025-06-10 |
| Commonwealth Regional Network Coordinator | Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK | 2023-09-25 | 2024-10-22 |
| Treasurer | Bangladeshi Students Union in Bergen (BSUB), Norway | 2016-08-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| Joint-Secretary | Students Association of Public Administration (SAPA), Department of Public Administration, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh | 2009-06-01 | 2011-05-01 |
Research Activities
| Sl. | Name | Research Project Title | Funding Agency | Duration | Status | Attachment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professor Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Nottingham, UK | Can Ethics and Integrity Reforms Strengthen Citizens' Trust in Public Institutions? Evidence from Police Integrity Training in Bangladesh | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Nottingham, UK | 2025-06-16 | Ongoing | Download |
| 2 | Rifat Mahmud | Navigating through misinformation to build knowledge about government measures during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: An analysis of trust in government | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম Funded | 2022-01-09 | Completed | Download |
| 3 | Dr. Akhter Hussain, Professor, Dept. of Public Administration, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh | National Governance Assessment Framework (NGAF) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | 2020-02-09 | Completed | Download |
| 4 | Rifat Mahmud | National Integrity System of Bangladesh: A Case study on educational institutions in Barishal District | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম Funded | 2019-01-30 | Completed | Download |
| 5 | Rifat Mahmud | Citizens’ Satisfaction in the Service Delivery of Local Government Institution: An Empirical Study of Barishal City Corporation | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম Funded | 2018-01-15 | Completed | Download |
Resources
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Publication
| Sl. | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Mahmud, R. (2025). Crisis Management of the Anti-quota Student
Movement in Bangladesh: Governance Capacity in Misery. Journal of Developing
Societies, 0169796X251344338. https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X251344338 |
| 2 |
Mahmud, R. (2024). Determinants of Citizen Trust in Public Institutions in Bangladesh. Journal of Developing Societies, 40 (4), Attachment |
| 3 |
Mahmud, R. (2024). Commissioned Book Review: Pippa Norris, In Praise of Skepticism: Trust but Verify. Political Studies Review, 14789299241258631. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299241258631 |
| 4 | Rifat Mahmud , Explaining Citizen Trust in Public Institutions in the Global South: Evidence from Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka 74th Political Studies Association (PSA) Annual International Conference, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK ,27 Mar 2024 |
| 5 |
Islam, M. S., Muhammad Ahsan, A. H., & Mahmud, R. (2023). Is a powerful but corrupt public manager more trustworthy? Lessons from the case of rural local government in Bangladesh. Local Government Studies, 50(2), 451–474. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2023.2212241 Attachment |
| 6 |
Mahmud,
R. (2022). Exploring factors affecting women’s political participation in
Bangladesh: A study on urban local government institution. Dynamics of
Public Administration, 39(1), 40–54.
https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0733.2022.00003.7 |
| 7 |
Islam, Md. S., Mahmud, R., &
Ahmed, B. (2023). Trust in Government during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh:
An Analysis of Social Media Users’ Perception of Misinformation and Knowledge
about Government Measures. International Journal of Public Administration,
46(8), 570–586. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.2004605 |
| 8 | Rifat Mahmud , Factors affecting ethics in police administration during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) South Asia Virtual Conference 2021 ,12 Nov 2021 |
| 9 |
Mahmud, R., 2021. Citizen satisfaction in the service delivery of city corporations in Bangladesh, Scholars Journal of Research in Social Sciences (SJRSS), 1(2): 01-13. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5703382 Attachment |
| 10 |
Mahmud, R. (2021). National integrity strategy (NIS) of Bangladesh: Measures undertaken by the public institutions. Dynamics of Public Administration, 38(1), 58–73. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0733.2021.00005.5 Attachment |
| 11 |
Mahmud, R. (2021). What explains citizen trust in public institutions? Quality of government, performance, social capital, or demography. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 43(2), 106–124. https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2021.1893197 Attachment |
| 12 |
Mahmud, R., Akter, M., 2020. Public Responsiveness of Government Organizations During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh, Barishal Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম Journal of Social Sciences, 1: 33-54 Attachment |
| 13 | Rifat Mahmud , Women’s participation in local government in Bangladesh: The case of Barishal City Corporation Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration, and Development in South Asia and Beyond, North South Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম, Bangladesh. ,18 Nov 2017 |
| 14 |
Mahmud,
R. (2017). Understanding Institutional Theory in Public Policy. Dynamics
of Public Administration, 34(2), 135.
https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0733.2017.00011.6 |
| 15 |
Islam, Md. S., & Mahmud, R. (2017). State of Bangladesh Civil Service Management (2009–2012): The Role of the Media. South Asian Survey, 20(2), 206–220. https://doi.org/10.1177/0971523115589023 Attachment |
| 16 |
Islam, Md. S., & Mahmud, R. (2015). DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION: IS IT A NOVEL TECHNIQUE TO ENSURE VOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN BANGLADESH? Journal of South Asian Studies; Vol 3, No 2 (2015): J. S. Asian Studies. https://esciencepress.net/journals/index.php/JSAS/article/view/619 Attachment |
| 17 |
Islam,
Md. S., & Mahmud, R. (2015). Trust in Governance in Bangladesh:
Ideas, Issues and Solutions. Millennial Asia, 6(2), 128–146.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0976399615590513 |
| 18 | Rifat Mahmud , Trust in Governance in Bangladesh: Ideas, Issues and Solutions 7th Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration, Beijing, Renmin Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of China. ,06 Jun 2014 |
Award
| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship 2023 | 2023 | United Kingdom (UK) | Commonwealth PhD Scholarship 2023 funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK for pursuing PhD in International Relations at Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Nottingham, UK. |
| Academic | Quota Scholarship Scheme, 2015 | 2015 | Norway | Quota Scholarship Scheme, 2015, administered by the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund for Master of Philosophy in Public Administration at Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Bergen, Norway. |
| Academic | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh, Hall Scholarship | 2013 | Bangladesh | Salimullah Muslim Hall, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh, Scholarship for securing the highest CGPA from the Department of Public Administration in Master of Social Sciences (MSS) final examination, 2013 |
| Academic | Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh Hall Scholarship | 2012 | Bangladesh | Salimullah Muslim Hall, Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh, Scholarship for securing highest CGPA from the Department of Public Administration in Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) final examination, 2012 |
Teaching
Professional Member
General Member, South Asian Network for Public Administration
https://southasianetwork.org/general-members