MD.

ABU MANJU

Contact Information

Assistant Director Statistics Department Bangladesh Bank Head Office, Dhaka Bangladesh.

Office: +88-02-7126101-20/3091 Mobile: +88-01710936099 Fax: +88-02-7122967 E-mail: tba_man@yahoo.com

Education

University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh M.S., Statistics, 2006 (Held in 2009) GPA 3.90 out of 4.00 (1st Position) Thesis Topic: Power Analysis for Longitudinal Studies under GEE Advisor: Professor Soma Chowdhury Biswas University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh B.Sc(Hons), Statistics, 2005 (Held in 2007) CGPA 3.87 out of 4.00 (1st Position) with Distinction

Approach

Professional Experience

Assistant Director (February2011 to Present) Statistics Department, Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh

collecting and compiling data of various periodicity on money and banking, international trade, monetary accounts, balance of payments, exchange rates, external reserves, foreign direct investment and private external debt. Besides the Annual Report. Bangladesh Bank Quarterly (Which is published in collaboration with the policy Analysis Unit of Bangladesh Bank) and the quarterly Bangladesh Bank Bulletin, the department regularly brings out three annuals, one quarterly and one monthly booklet.

Research Assistant (June2010 to November2010) James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh Attended weekly meetings and communicated with non-statistical professionals Broadened the range of knowledge on current issues of social sciences such as education, behavioral science, and sociology, medical anthropology. Carried out research on the development of a statistical method for longitudinal data Taught approximately 30 students with various backgrounds and ages on how to use SPSS in their research Publications Md. Abu Manju and Dr. Soma Chowdhury Biswas Comparison of Power Values in Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) under the Different Estimation Methods International Journal of Current Research, ISSN-0975-833X, Vol. 3, Issue, 12, pp.182188,December, 2011. http://www.journalcra.com/sites/default/files/Download_915.pdf

Papers in Progress

Md. Abu Manju and Sakila Halim Speculative Bubbles in Dhaka Stock Exchange, Bangladesh. Md. Abu Manju and Md. Sohel Rana A More Efficient Method of Estimation of Sur Model

Conferences The First International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics Attended 26-28 December 2010 organized by the Dhaka University Statistics Department Alumni Association (DUSDAA), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Power Analysis for Longitudinal Studies under GEE Approach; An application to the logistic regression model poster presentation. Comparison of Population Averaged and Cluster Specific Models for Clustered Binary Data poster presentation. Honors and Star Statistician of Bangladesh (2nd Position) Awards Arranged by A.K.Md Ehsanes Saleh, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University. Qualified in the written exam arranged by the United Nation named as National Competitive Recruitment Examination 2009 for the p2 level post of Statistics.

Professional Memberships Computer Skills References

Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA) Software: Matlab, R, S-plus, SAS, SPSS

A.K.Md Ehsanes Saleh Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor School of Mathematics and Statistics Carleton University Email: esaleh@math.carleton.ca Mohammed Ataharul Islam Professor Specialization floor: Biostatistics, Survival analysis King Saud University, KSA Email: mataharul@yahoo.com

Dr. Soma Chowdhury Biswas Professor Department of Statistics University of Chittagong Email: soma_chow@hotmail.com