Professor
Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh
Dr. Rafia has reached her todays position climbed the academic ladder through dedication and hard work from the very beginning of her childhood. She is a Ph.D. holder from Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh. she's enriched Comilla University's Economics department since 2010. After completing her master degree (MSS in Economics) she started her teaching career in a reputed private university named ‘Asian University of Bangladesh’ and serving there more than a year she joined Comilla University in the month of August, 2010. Now she is an Associate professor of Economics department of Comilla University.
Dr. Rafia has a long academic success story in her academic journey. She achieved merit scholarship in both class five and class eight. She passed her SSC and HSC examination with first division with remarkable score (star marks in SSC) from science group. Then she got admitted in the department of Economics, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh. Dr. Rafia passed both her BSS and MSS degree from the same department with first class first position.
Beside her academic career she’s built a strong research portfolio addressing critical national issues—climate-induced migration, economic behavior of different group of people, and educational quality. She published 12 research articles in reputed national/international journal. She also supervised number of research students at both BSS and MSS level. She completed number of research work funded by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh and Comilla University Research Grant. Her research focuses extensively on migration due to climate change, educational economics, and the economic behavior of marginalized people.
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) | Islamic University, Kushtia | Economics | 2021 |
| MSS | Islamic University, Kushtia | Economics | 2006 |
| BSS | Islamic University, Kushtia | Economics | 2005 |
| HSC | Kumarkhali Degree College (Jessore Board) | Science | 2000 |
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Asian University of Bangladesh (AUB), Bangladesh |
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Comilla University, Bangladesh |
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Comilla University, Bangladesh |
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Comilla University, Bangladesh |
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[01] Rafia Islam Lina, Habibur Rahman, and Md. Shamimul Islam. (2025). Savings Behavior of College Teachers: A Comparative Study among Private and Government college in Bangladeh. The Economics and Finance Letters, 12(1), 71-85. https://doi.org/10.18488/29.v12i1.4097
[02] Farzana Nargis Anika, Md. Shamimul Islam, Rafia Islam Lina, and Ayesha Aktar. (2025). Teaching Learning Practices and its Challenges in Achieving Quality Education: A Study on Tertiary Education Institutions in Bangladesh. Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 38(2), 97-117. https://doi.org/10.9734/jesbs/2025/v38i21380
[03] Rafia Islam Lina, and Md. Shamimul Islam. (2025). Economic Valuation of Salban Bihar using Travel cost Method. Journal of Tourism Economics and Policy, 5(1), 159-170. https://doi.org/10.38142/jtep.v5i1.1255
[04] Rafia Islam Lina, Habibur Rahman, and Md. Shamimul Islam. (2025). Investment Attitudes of Teachers: A Comparative Study between Private and Government Colleges in Bangladesh. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 16(2), 57-67. https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/63001
[05] Rafia Islam Lina, and Md. Alamgir Hossain Bhuiya. (2020). Reasons behind Migration: A Study in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, 36(2), 155-171.
[06] Rafia Islam Lina (2020).Climate Induced Migration: A Study on the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh. Comilla University Journal of Social Sciences, 3(1), 31-42.
[07] Md. Shamimul Islam, Md. Amzad Hossain and Rafia Islam Lina (2019). Forced Migration as a Livelihood Adaptation in Response to Climate Change: An Empirical Study on Central South Exposed Coast of Bangladesh. SOCIETY & CHANGE, 13(3), 7- 24.
[08] Mst, Shumshunnahar and Rafia Islam Lina (2018). The Influence of ICT Skills of Thai Women Compared to Bangladeshi Women in Their Lifestyle. Journal of Economics and Development Studies (JEDS), 7(1), 141-149.
[09] Md. Shamimul Islam and Rafia Islam Lina (2017). Impact of Climate Change on Maternal Mortality of Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds testing Investigation. THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY STUDIES, 17(2), 1-22.
[10] Rafia Islam Lina, Mst. Shumshunnahar and Md. Shamimul Islam (2015). The Present Scenario of Child Labor: A Case Study on Comilla City Corporation. JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 4(1), 63-73.
[11] Md. Shamimul Islam and Rafia Islam Lina (2010). Causal Relationship between Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): A study on Bangladesh perspective. Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration (BJPA), 19(1&2), 197-208.
[12] Rafia Islam Lina, Md. Shamimul Islam and Mohammad Tazul Islam (2010). Remittance Inflow in Bangladesh and Other SAARC Countries: A Comparative Study. BANGLAVISION, 2(1), 39-50.
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