CV

Research Fellow, Economic Division

Bangladesh Institute of Social Research Trust

• Served as Study Manager and Co-Researcher for mixed-methods impact evaluations of a national skill development initiative (n = 7,000 trainees) and a climate-resilient livelihood programme (n = 400 women entrepreneurs), contributing to study design, sampling, field coordination, and analysis.
• Led two major research projects as Co-Researcher; a climate-induced migration study commissioned by BRAC and a gender analysis of the plastic waste value chain for UNDP Bangladesh, overseeing instrument design, field supervision, data analysis, and final reporting.
• Secured competitive consultancies from UNDP Bangladesh, including USD 120,000 for an e-Parliament Feasibility Study and USD 19,850 for a gender analysis of the waste value chain in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, and Tangail.
• Supervised and mentored a team of 3 interns, 2 research assistants, and 2 research associates.
• Served as organizing manager of a national conference, overseeing the entire process from communications to program design.

Research Associate to Dr. Selim Jahan, Senior Advisor

AI Unveils Tomorrow Project, Regional UNDP Office, Bangkok

• Produced comprehensive political-economic country analyses tracing historical development trajectories from independence to present across six countries; Thailand, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Fiji.
• Assessed current economic, societal, environmental, and geopolitical risks for each country, synthesizing multi-source literature into structured country briefs for a UNDP regional flagship report.
• Documented national development frameworks including objectives, strategic priorities, reported achievements, and implementation challenges to support comparative analysis across Asia-Pacific.

Research Associate, Economic Division

Bangladesh Institute of Social Research Trust

• Executed three research projects for TdH Netherlands, Chattogram City Corporation, and Ministry of Planning of GoB, contributing to methodology development, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Facilitated an eight-day training for 42 enumerators and supervised month-long data collection for the End-line Evaluation of BRAC’s Gender Responsive Education and Skill Programme in Chattogram Hill Tracts.
• Authored two peer-reviewed journal articles and five op-eds in national newspapers.
• Reviewed 16 research articles and organized two national-level conferences.
• Secured a USD 20,000 research grant from Bangladesh Police for a study on public traffic awareness.

Research Assistant

Change Initiative

• Completed five research and consultancy projects for WIN, European Climate Foundation, ALRD, TI Maldives, and Oxfam, assisting PI in survey design, data cleaning and analysis, policy analysis, and report writing.
• Developed ODK forms for household data collection and managed databases for multiple projects.
• Organized the Dhaka Renewable Energy and Finance Talk (DREFT) with participation from over 300 stakeholders.
• Secured a USD 15,000 consultancy from OXFAM Bangladesh for a comprehensive study on climate risk insurance.

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Economics, Comilla University

• Supervising Professor: Dr. Kazi Mohammed Kamal Uddin
• Contributed to a research project on economic growth and external financial means of implementation, assisting in literature review, methodology development, data analysis, and report writing.
• Published three research articles in peer-reviewed journals.
• Developed course materials and instructed STATA and R training sessions over two semesters.
• Mentored two graduate students in econometrics, data analysis, and academic writing.

Quantitative Researcher, Impact Research Team

Work on Climate

• Designed survey instruments and developed sampling strategies to meet quarterly research targets across a global respondent pool.
• Coordinated end-to-end administration of surveys reaching 34,000+ recipients (3,000 via email; 31,000 via Slack) and performed quantitative analysis including data cleaning and summary statistics in Google Sheets.

Data Science Practitioner Fellow

Analytics for a Better World

• Completed a rigorous curriculum covering data management, engineering, geospatial analytics, machine learning, optimization, and natural language processing, with hands-on training in R, Python, and ArcGIS.
• Developed a capstone project titled “Power of Women in Decision Making and Control over Resources in Climate Prone Areas of Bangladesh”.

Masters of Social Science

Comilla University

Economics

• CGPA: 3.54 out of 4.00 (Thesis based)
• Thesis: Nexus between Infrastructural Development and Economic Growth
• Supervisor: Professor Dr. M. Zakir Saadullah Khan

Bachelor of Social Science

Comilla University

Economics

• CGPA: 3.66 out of 4.00
• Research Report: Disintegrated impact of trade openness on income inequality: empirical evidence from Bangladesh
• Supervisor: Professor Dr. Kazi Mohammed Kamal Uddin

Nexus between Infrastructural Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Bangladesh through ARDL and NARDL

Journal of Tropical Futures, 2(1), 37-53

Exploring the Dynamics of Economic Instability: An Analysis of the Interplay between Consumer Spending, Consumer Confidence, and Macroeconomic Factors

International Journal of Empirical Economics, 3(1), 1-25

Interaction of market size, inflation and trade openness on foreign direct investment inflows in India, China and Japan: panel dynamic analysis

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 29(1), 45-64

Does industrialization trigger carbon emissions through energy consumption? Evidence from OPEC countries and high industrialised countries

Quantitative Finance and Economics, 7(1), 165-186

Disintegrated Impact of Trade Openness on Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

Business and Economic Research, 11(3), 1-18

Attaining Sustainable Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Role of External Financial Means of Implementation

Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, 9(1), 1-14

Impact of FDI on Employment Level in Bangladesh: A VECM Approach

International Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting, 8(1), 30-37

Facilitating Higher Education: Differential Status of Public and Private Universities in Bangladesh

IOSR Journal of Research and Method in Education, 10(3), 14-23