Public Health

22 Jun 2025

Curriculum Validation from the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA)

We are delighted to announce that the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the Department of Public Health has officially received Curriculum Validation from the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA) — an internationally recognized body ensuring excellence in public health education.

Why is this important?

This validation confirms that our MPH program meets rigorous international standards in public health training — aligning our curriculum with global best practices.

What does this mean for us?

Enhanced academic credibility and global recognition

Improved opportunities for international collaboration and student exchange

A strong platform for future accreditation and partnerships

Increased value of the MPH degree in the global job market

How does it benefit students and faculty?

Students gain a globally recognized education

Faculty gain stronger academic networks

our graduates will be better positioned for leadership roles in national and international public health organizations

We thank our faculty, students, and leadership for their tireless support in achieving this milestone.

1 Feb 2025

Celebrating 13 Years of Excellence in Public Health & Welcoming Our Freshers!

February 01, 2025

The Department of Public Health at DIU proudly celebrated its 13th Foundation Day, marking over a decade of academic excellence, research, and community impact. The event also served as a warm welcome to our newest batch of students.

We were honored to have Professor Dr. Mohammad Ali, Bangladesh’s pioneering Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic surgeon and founder of the National Liver Foundation, as our Chief Guest. His groundbreaking contributions, including the nation’s first successful liver transplant, continue to inspire progress in healthcare.

Professor Dr. ABM Alauddin Chowdhury – Head, Department of Public Health, for his inspiring welcome speech and appreciation of all HoDs and colleagues for their contributions in making ‘Medical and Health’ a globally top-ranked subject.

Dr. Md. Sarowar Hossain – Associate Dean, FHLS, for his motivating words that energized both students and faculty.

Professor Dr. Azizur Rahman – Visiting Professor, DIU, for his invaluable contributions to public health education.

Professor Dr. Md. Bellal Hossain – Dean, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS), who thanked the HoD and his team for their tireless efforts in making the department number one, including groundbreaking achievements in hepatitis awareness, impactful research publications, and global recognition.

Professor Dr. Salamat Khandker – Who honored the legacy of Founding Head, the late Professor Dr. Shah Keramat Ali, highlighting how his vision continues to drive the department’s achievements.

Dr. Arif Chowdhury – Delivered the vote of thanks, expressing gratitude to all for the well-organized, grand success of today’s program, including the delightful Pitha Utshab and an amazing cultural program by our multitalented Public Health students.

The event was filled with enthusiasm, inspiration, and a shared commitment to advancing public health—both in Bangladesh and beyond. The Pitha Utshab added a rich cultural flavor, while the incredible performances by our talented students made the celebration even more vibrant.

As we step into a new chapter, we remain dedicated to nurturing future public health leaders and driving meaningful impact in global health.

31 Dec 2024

Department of Public Health at Daffodil International University (DIU) and the Police Staff College Bangladesh convened a high-level meeting to establish a strategic partnership

On December 31, 2024, the Department of Public Health at Daffodil International University (DIU) and the Police Staff College Bangladesh convened a high-level meeting to establish a strategic partnership. Both parties agreed to collaborate on advancing health equity, integrating health and criminal justice initiatives, conducting joint research, and organizing health camps. The partnership will also focus on providing first aid and CPR training while promoting awareness of mental health and well-being.

Key representatives from DIU included Professor Dr. Hafiz T.A. Khan, International Advisor; Professor Dr. A.B.M. Alauddin Chowdhury, Head of the Department of Public Health; and Professor Dr. Salamat Khandker. Representing the Police Staff College Bangladesh were Dr. Mohammad Shahjahan, Additional DIG of Police; Dr. Sarker Omar Faroque, Director of Academics and Superintendent of Police; Dr. Md. Habibullah Dalal, Assistant Director of Research; and Md. Saidur Rahman, Additional DIG.

This collaboration underscores a shared commitment to fostering a healthier and more equitable society while addressing key challenges at the intersection of public health and law enforcement.

10 Dec 2024

DIU-BCU Dual Award MPH Program

We are thrilled to announce that all students of the 2nd cohort of the DIU-BCU Dual Award MPH Program have accomplished their MPH from Birmingham City University (BCU), UK. Impressively, 60% achieved 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, while the remaining 40% earned 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐓, reflecting exceptional guidance from DIU and BCU.

A special congratulations to 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐝. 𝐁𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐛 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧, who secured the 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 among the 2nd cohort students who attended from the DIU campus, with an outstanding 81% mark!

So far, all 30 students who attended the BCU MPH program have graduated successfully, setting a remarkable track record of excellence. Huge congratulations to all the students of the 1st and 2nd Cohort for their outstanding achievements!

9 Dec 2024

Public Health Career in Australia: Research and Professional Aspects

We are delighted to share that the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Daffodil International University Research Society and the DIU Journal of Allied Health Sciences, successfully organized a thought-provoking seminar titled "Public Health Career in Australia: Research and Professional Aspects."

A special thanks to our esteemed keynote speaker, Professor Dr. Aziz Rahman, Federation University, Australia, for sharing his invaluable insights and guidance. His expertise has inspired many of us to explore global opportunities in public health research and professional development.

30 Nov 2024

Field Visit to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital and a Community Clinic

Master of Public Health students, Department of Public Health, DIU, visited Narsingdi Sadar Hospital and a Community Clinic as part of their course. This field visit provided valuable hands-on experience in understanding healthcare systems and community health services.

Thank you to the hospital staff and our mentors for making this visit meaningful. Together, we’re building a healthier future!

25 Nov 2024

Launch of Public Health Study Site at Bhabanipur: A Mission Towards NOhep Village

On Saturday, November 23, the Department of Public Health at Daffodil International University (DIU) officially launched its Public Health Study Site in Bhabanipur, Savar. This initiative, in collaboration with the National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh (NLFB), aims to build a hepatitis-free community under the mission titled Mission Toward NOhep Village.

The day began with an enthusiastic rally led by Professor Dr. Md. Bellal Hossain, the honorable Dean of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, DIU. Participants included Professor Dr. Mohammad Ali, a renowned hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgeon and the founder of NLFB; Dr. Abu Jamil Faisel, President-Elect of the Public Health Society; Professor Dr. ABM Alauddin Chowdhury, Head of the Department of Public Health at DIU; along with other faculty members, students, and staff of DIU. The rally started from DIU’s Knowledge Tower and ended at Bonomaya, where over 100 participants joined hepatitis screening activities.

Following the rally, a discussion session was held, where Professor Dr. ABM Alauddin Chowdhury welcomed the guests and participants. He highlighted the background of the study site, the department’s research initiatives, and notable achievements. Professor Dr. Mohammad Ali delivered the keynote speech, emphasizing the importance of combating hepatitis and fostering healthier communities.

The Honorable Vice-Chancellor of DIU, Professor Dr. Md. Lutfar Rahman, attended as the Chief Guest and praised the project for its role in disease prevention and research. Dr. Abu Jamil Faisel expressed optimism that the study site would evolve into a model health initiative, promoting a hepatitis-free, smoke-free, and plastic-free community.

Professor Dr. Md. Bellal Hossain expressed gratitude to NLFB for their support and appreciated the department’s efforts. At the end of the session, Professor Dr. Mohammad Ali handed over a research grant to Professor Dr. ABM Alauddin Chowdhury to conduct the initial survey.

This Public Health Study Site will serve as a hub for health research, education, and community outreach, creating new opportunities for students and playing a vital role in improving community health.

16 Sep 2023

DIU-BCU Dual Award Program's Experience Sharing and Certificate Giving Ceremony

Congratulations to 20 talented students of MPH program of the Department of Public Health, DIU those who recently completed an exclusive ‘Dual Degree Program’ facilitated by Birmingham City University (BCU), United Kingdom and Daffodil International University (DIU), Bangladesh

! An ‘Experience Sharing and Certificate Giving Ceremony’ event was held on 16 September, organized by International Affairs, DIU to celebrate this success of the students.

Dr. Abu Jamil Faisel, President, Bangladesh Public Health Society joined as Chief Guest of the event to congratulate the successors. The program was also attended by the Professors, Head, guardians and students of the department. During the event, these accomplished students not only received their well-deserved certificates but also shared their experiences to inspire and motivate other students.

2 May 2023

Workshop on a Hands-on course on essential statistical analyses for clinical research

The Global Health Research Centre (GHRC) with the joint collaboration of Pallirup (PR) organized a day-long workshop on a Hands-on course on essential statistical analyses for clinical research by Prof. Kiyoshi ICHIHHARA, MD, Ph.D.

Congratulations to all the participants who completed the hands-on course on essential statistical analyses for clinical research! It was a pleasure to see everyone engaged in the practical exercises and discussions throughout the program. We hope that the skills and knowledge gained during the course will be invaluable in your future research endeavors. Stay tuned for more professional development opportunities in the future!

5 Feb 2023

DIU-BCU Dual Award Program

The first group of graduates from the Department of Public Health of Daffodil International University have successfully completed their course of Master of Public Health from Birmingham City University, UK where more than 10 students passed with Distinction. The group with such a triumphant result will go to UK in the upcoming july to receive their Convocation from the university.

1 Jan 2023

Roundtable Discussion on the Bachelor of Public Health Program

A round table discussion among the highly distinguished leaders of Public Health in Bangladesh took place on the new years, organised by the Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University. The esteemed guests, along with the faculty members came together to discuss the prospect and opportunities of Bachelor of Public Health (BPH), the new program to be inaugurated by the department from Spring, 2023.

Their views and kind feedback will surely enrich the inaugural program to succeed and serve it's purpose of developing new health leaders. There will be new horizon of opportunities for the students of BPH introduced under their guidance.

9 Nov 2022

Seminar on the “Resilience through Information on SRHR & Empowerment (RISE) Programme"

Seminar on the “Resilience through Information on SRHR & Empowerment (RISE) Programme" was held in the Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia on 09 November 2022, which was jointly organized by the Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University and the KIT Tropical Institute, Amsterdam. The seminar was disseminate the findings and experiences of the RISE project and explore future collaborations between KIT and DIU. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌. 𝐋𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 of the Daffodil International University was present as the Chief Guest and Anke van der Kwaak, Team leader Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam was also present in the seminar as a special Guest. The seminar was chaired by Dr. ABM Alauddin Chowdhury, Head, Department of Public Health. Internationally renowned public health expert and the Hon’ble Dean of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, DIU Professor Dr Abu Naser Zafar Ullah has given the welcome speech and also given overview of SRHR situation in Bangladesh on behalf of the DIU. A total of 75 participants were present in this seminar.
Ophelia Chatterjee, SRHR Expert, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands was given speech about Introduction to RISE training project and the RISE research project. A voluntary medical student organization, Bangladesh Medical Students' Society (BMSS) presented their recent achievements in the field of SRHR. Their coherent presentation with the RISE project was highly praised by the guests.

15 Sep 2022

Inclusion of the MPH students in the Monsoon Dengue Survey, conducted by the National Malaria Elimination Program, DGHS

A total of 07 students has got opportunity through the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐃𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 to work as Field Researchers of the National Monsoon Aedes Project conducted by National Malaria Elimination Program, Directorate General of Health Services. The students successfully completed their assigned tasks like data collection, identification & elimination of sources of Aedes Larva. We congratulate all the students for participating the mentioned national project.

23 Jun 2022

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

A scientific seminar on ‘Dengue: Country Overview and Clinical Management’ was held in the Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia on 23 June 2022, which was organized by the Department of Public Heath, Daffodil International University (DIU) and supported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌. 𝐋𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 of the Daffodil International University was present as the Chief Guest and the 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨-𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒. 𝐌. 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐛 𝐔𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐝𝐞𝐫 and the 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐀. 𝐊. 𝐌. 𝐅𝐚𝐳𝐥𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐞 of the DIU were also present in the seminar as special guests. The seminar was presided by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐁𝐌 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐲, the Head, Department of Public Heath, DIU. The Honorable Vice-Chancellor of DIU candidly cited this type of awareness program timely which he hoped to be continued in future as part of the social responsibility. Both the Hon’ble special guests requested to the Department of Public Health and the DGHS to organize the Dengue Sources Destruction Program as follow-up program.

Seminar’s 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫, country’s renowned entomologist and Professor of Jahangirnagar University, emphasized on covering, emptying and cleaning of domestic water storage containers on regular basis to combat the dengue bearing aedes mosquito. Representatives from National Malaria Elimination & Aedes Transmitted Control Program, DGHS 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒. 𝐌 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐮𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐝. 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐞 explored the recent scenarios of dengue cases and its deaths experienced in Dhaka city and across the country as well. After the seminar, a Dengue Awareness Rally was proceeded around the campus.

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