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Obaydur Rahman (Obaydur Rahman, Shimanto Rehman) — full-stack software developer, IEEE QPAIN 2026 researcher, backend &amp; middleware engineer at Mutual Trust Bank, fintech APIs, AI automation, and data science in Dhaka, Bangladesh.</description><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Building a Dispute Automation System in .NET 9</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/dotnet-dispute-automation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/dotnet-dispute-automation/</guid><description>A production-grade .NET 9 Web API for utility-bill disputes — layered architecture, repository + service-invoker patterns, two-level logging, and a step-by-step partner onboarding flow.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Banks and FinTechs Integrate with Payment APIs</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/fintech-payment-integration/</link><guid 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Bangladesh</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/hybrid-deep-learning-solar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/hybrid-deep-learning-solar/</guid><description>A stacked ensemble combining Random Forest, XGBoost, Gradient Boosting, AdaBoost and a Neural Network meta-learner reaches ~95% accuracy on Bangladesh solar-irradiance data.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analyzing E-Commerce Sales Trends with Time Series Forecasting</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/ecommerce-sales-time-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/ecommerce-sales-time-series/</guid><description>A deep dive into seasonal patterns and predictive modeling for online retail sales using Python and statistical methods including ARIMA.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Machine Learning Model Comparison: Finding the Best 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Decisions</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/ab-testing-statistical-analysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/ab-testing-statistical-analysis/</guid><description>Designing and analyzing A/B tests for website conversion rates, using proper statistical methods to ensure reliable, actionable results.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building a Real-Time Analytics Dashboard with React and D3.js</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/realtime-analytics-dashboard-react/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/realtime-analytics-dashboard-react/</guid><description>Creating an interactive dashboard to visualize real-time data streams — WebSocket connections, dynamic chart updates, and TimescaleDB for time-series storage.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting Started with PostgreSQL: A Beginner&apos;s Guide</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/postgresql-beginners-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/postgresql-beginners-guide/</guid><description>A practical walkthrough of PostgreSQL installation, your first database, table creation, basic queries, and essential administration tasks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Understanding Database Indexes: A Guide to Performance Optimization</title><link>https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/database-indexes-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://obaydur.vercel.app/blog/database-indexes-performance/</guid><description>How database indexes work, when to use them, the different types available in PostgreSQL, and how they can dramatically improve query performance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Database Backup and Recovery Strategies for 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