MD Talha
Geographer & Geospatial Researcher
Field of study — Bangladesh & the Bay of Bengal

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Every study on this page began with a place — a hillslope in Khagrachari, an urban lake in Dhaka, a reef flat on Saint Martin's Island. Explore the map to see where the fieldwork, remote sensing, and modelling took place, or filter by category below.

6Journal Articles
1Book Chapter
4Ongoing Projects
2Peer Reviews

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01 Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Predictive Landslide Susceptibility

Predictive Landslide Susceptibility Modeling (2024)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research Khagrachari, CHT

A machine learning–based approach to map landslide susceptibility in Khagrachari district, integrating 15 conditioning factors and comparing RF, BRT, and KNN. The boosted regression trees model achieved an AUC of 0.95 and 82% overall accuracy, with maximum rainfall and elevation as the dominant drivers.

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34949-5
Greening & Browning Trend Analysis

Greening & Browning Trend Analysis (2024)

Environment, Development and Sustainability Chattogram Division

Dynamic vegetation-cover trends across the Chattogram division using NDVI time series and physio-climatic drivers, revealing greening patterns interspersed with localized browning tied to climate and land-use change.

DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-05505-5
Rainwater Harvesting Potential

Rainwater Harvesting Potential Zone (2025)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X Chittagong Hill Tracts

Machine learning combined with the Analytical Hierarchy Process to evaluate rainwater harvesting potential across hilly Bangladesh, identifying optimal zones for sustainable water resource management.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaesx.2024.100189
Cooling Benefits of Urban Lakes

Cooling Benefits of Urban Lakes (2025)

HydroResearch Dhaka

Multi-year remote sensing and statistical analysis quantifying how urban lakes reduce local temperatures in Dhaka, mitigating the urban heat island effect.

DOI: 10.1016/j.hydres.2025.01.001
RSEI

Ecological Environmental Quality Assessment (2025)

Land Dhaka

Trends in ecological environmental quality across Dhaka assessed through the Remote Sensing based Ecological Index (RSEI).

DOI: 10.3390/land14061258
XAI

Explainable AI for Landslide Susceptibility (2026)

Intelligent Climate and Eco-Environment Sylhet, NE Bangladesh

Explainable AI methods uncover the key drivers of landslide occurrence in northeastern Bangladesh, adding interpretability to susceptibility modelling.

DOI: 10.1016/j.icee.2026.100007

02 Book Chapters

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Book Chapter

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (2024)

Landslides in the Himalayan Region (Springer Nature) Himalayan Region

An integrated bivariate–multivariate GIS approach combining AHP with frequency ratio models to delineate high-risk landslide zones across the Himalayan region.

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-4680-4_11

03 Research Presentations

Coastal Vulnerability Assessment

Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (2024)

International Conference, New Delhi Cox's Bazar Coast

A data-driven, remote-sensing and machine-learning approach to assessing coastal vulnerability along Bangladesh's coastline, presented internationally in New Delhi.

04 Ongoing Research Projects

Mangrove Ecological Index

Novel Remote Sensing-Based Mangrove Ecological Index

Sundarbans

A new ecological index built from hyperspectral imagery, thermal data, and radar backscatter to assess mangrove health, resilience, and carbon sequestration in the Sundarbans.

Forest Canopy Height Prediction

Forest Canopy Height Prediction Using LiDAR Data

Chittagong Hill Tracts

LiDAR-driven machine learning models of forest canopy height for biomass estimation and carbon stock assessment in the hill forests.

Ecotourism Suitability

Predictive Modeling for Ecotourism Suitability on Saint Martin's Island

Saint Martin's Island

A hybrid machine learning framework integrating climatic and geospatial parameters to predict ecotourism-suitable zones on Saint Martin's Island. Currently under journal review.

Land Surface Albedo

Analysis of Land Surface Albedo and its Influence on LST

Dhaka

Thesis project examining how land surface albedo variation affects land surface temperature, contributing to understanding of the urban heat island effect.

Livability Degradation

Assessment of Livability Degradation in Dhaka Metropolitan City

Dhaka

Remote sensing–based mapping of environmental and infrastructural indicators to assess livability degradation and inform urban improvement policy in Dhaka.

05 Peer Review Activity

Scientific Reports Reviewer Certificate

Journal Reviewer: Scientific Reports

Nature Portfolio (February 2026)

Reviewed a manuscript on groundwater quality assessment, multivariate statistical analysis, and human health risk in Northwest Bangladesh — evaluating methodology, data quality, and environmental significance.

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk Reviewer Certificate

Journal Reviewer: Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Taylor & Francis (2026)

Reviewed a manuscript on landslide hazard prediction and received a Certificate of Reviewing for the contribution to the journal's evaluation process.