Nilufa Akhtar

Nilufa Akhtar

Assistant Professor

Department of Disaster Management & Resilience
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS)

nilufa.akhtar@bup.edu.bd


BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216

Biography

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2026

Education
S.S.C, Sher-E Bangla Nagar Govt. Girls’ High School
H.S.C, Holycross College
Ph.D, Hokkaido University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Jahangirnagar University
Master of Science (Tech), Jahangirnagar University
Master of Science (Tech), Beihang University

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2026

Journal Publication

1. Akhtar, N., Israd, N., Nabila, I.A. and Bhuiyan, M.A.H., (2014). Analysis and Mapping Peripheral Changes of Sandwip Island for Erosion and Accretion. AJournal of Geography, Jahangirnagar University, Vol-33, pp.111-122,ISSN:1027-8567

2. Nabila, I.A., Israd, N., Akhtar, N. and Rashid, M.S.,(2017). Assessment of Coastal Erosion and Accretion Scenario of an Island using Mauza Maps: a GIS based study of Sandwip Island of Bangladesh. International Journal, Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR), Vol-3, Issue10,pp.438-442, ISSN: 2454-1362 

3. Akhtar, N., Nabila, I.A., Israd, N. and Rashid, M.S., (2019). Pixel-Based ChangeDetection of Sandwip Island using Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches.International Journal, Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR),Vol-5, Issue-2, pp.6-11, ISSN: 24541362. 

4. Akhtar, N., Uddin, M.K. and Tan, Y., (2021). Remote sensing-based changes in theUkhia Forest, Bangladesh. GeoJournal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-021-10494-3 

5. Akhtar, N., Ibnat, A. and Khan, T.Z., (2021). Santal Communities’ AdaptationStrategies to Cope with Drought: A Study on the Selected Households ofNiamatpur Upazilla. BUP Journal, Volume-8, Issue-2. 

6. Akhtar, N., Nabila, I. A., & Rashid, M. S. Application of Historical Landsat Imageries in Detecting the Morphological Changes of Sandwip Island Using Image Analysis and GIS Approaches. BUP Journal.

7. Akhtar, N., & Tsuyuzaki, S. (2024). Effects of disturbances on thespatiotemporal patterns and dynamics of coastal wetland vegetation. EcologicalIndicators, 166, 112430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.1

8. Akhtar, N., & Tsuyuzaki, S. (2025). The effects of disturbances derived bytropical cyclones on mangrove forests in Bangladesh. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 101859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101859.

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2026

Awards

1. Govt. Scholarship in SSC, HSC (Talent pool)

Last Updated: 19 Feb 2026

Courses

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