INVOLVEMENT IN PROJECTS

Current Involvement

1. Title of the research project: Law Education in Bangladesh: Understanding from the Education Commission Reports

Funded by: The Bangladesh University Grant Commission, Bangladesh

Position: Co-researcher

Major responsibilities: 1. Coordinate overall project activities, 2. Planning for empirical studies and research design, 3. Collect data and analyze, 4. Write research report etc.

Previous Involvement

2. Title of the research project: In Search of a Blended Learning Framework for Secondary Education in Bangladesh

Funded by: National Academy for Educational Management, Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh

Finding amount: BDT 4,00,000

Position: Team Member

Major responsibilities: 1. Develop research proposal and instruments, 2. Coordinate data collection activities, 3. Write draft report and present in the seminar, 4. Publish article in journal.

3. Title of the project: Investigating Bangladeshi students' preferred English learning styles in relation to a student-centred pedagogy

Funded by: National Academy for Educational Management, Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh

Finding amount: BDT 1,98,000

Position: Team Member

Major responsibilities: 1. Develop research proposal and instruments, 2. Coordinate data collection activities, 3. Write draft report and present in the seminar, 4. Publish article in journal.

3. Title of the development project: Improvement of Teaching-Learning Provisions in the Institute of Education and Research, University of Rajshahi— a sub-project of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of UGC, Bangladesh

Funded by: The World Bank

Position: Sub-Project Manager (SPM)

Major responsibilities: 1. Coordinate overall project activities, 2. Develop infrastructure of the Institute of Education and Research of University of Rajshahi, 3. Take initiative to improve the teaching-learning capabilities of IER, RU, 4. Organize seminar, workshops, and training etc.

4. Title of the research project:  Enhancing Higher  Education  Teaching and  Learning in  Bangladesh:  Fostering the  Pedagogical  Knowledge,  Teaching  Skill  and  Research  Capabilities  of  Early  Career Academics  (A  joint  collaboration  between  Institute  of  Education  and  Research  of  the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and The Open University, United Kingdom under INSPIRE R-4: Strategic Partnership Award Application)

Funded by: The British Council

Position: Team member

Major responsibilities: 1.  Planning  for  empirical  studies  and  research  design,  2.  Collect  data  and analyze,  3.  Write  research  reports,  4.  Develop  modules  and  writing  conference  paper,  5. Organize seminar, workshops, and training etc.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCES

Professional

House Tutor, (July 12, 2016 – till date), Madar Bux Hall, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Programme Assistant, (January 01, 2005 – September 06, 2005), Flood Management Division, Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Voluntary

Member, Editorial Panel, (January 01, 2015 – December 31, 2016), Bangladesh Journal of Educational Research, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Editor, (January 01, 2014 – till date), Shikkhalap (Education Discuss) [In Bengali], a semiannual journal on Education in Bengali language, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Editor, (March 01, 2009 – till date), Bangladesh Education Articles (www.bdeduarticle.com) and Bangladesher Shikkha [In Bengali] (www.bn.bdeduarticle.com), two web hubs on Bangladesh Education in English and Bengali languages respectively, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Editorial Assistant, (January 01, 2013 – January 30, 2016), Bangladesh Education Journal, Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Presented a paper titled ‘Effect of Computer-Aided Learning in Teaching and Learning Activities in Rural Secondary Schools of Bangladesh’ at the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies organized by the FLE Learning held in the Newnham College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England from October 19 to 21, 2015.

• Presented a paper titled ‘National Education Policy (2010) of Bangladesh: Understanding the Background and Focuses’ at the International Conference on Geography Education 2015 jointly organized by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh and the Institute of Geography, Freiburg University of Education, Germany held in Rajshahi, Bangladesh from September 11 to 13, 2015.

• Presented a paper titled ‘Causes behind poor performance in English of the Bangladeshi Primary Students’ at the NELTA 19th Annual Conference organized by the Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association held in Kathmandu, Nepal from February 27 to March 2, 2014.

• Presented two papers titled ‘State of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and Primary Education in Plan intervention areas’ and ‘Measuring the Effectiveness of Instructional Materials in Pre-primary and Primary Schools Provided by Plan Bangladesh’ at the Quality Primary Education (QPE) Program Orientation organized by the Plan International Bangladesh held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 10, 2012.

• Presented a paper on ‘Understanding the Role of Local Government in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) in a Disaster Prone Area’ at the Third National Knowledge Convention titled “Poverty and Development: Realities of Grassroots” jointly organized by the Plan International Bangladesh, Practical Action and ActionAid Bangladesh held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from December 12 to 13, 2011.

• Presented a paper titled ‘Students Learning Performance in Various Types of BRAC Schools’ at the UNESCO-BAFED Joint Seminar organized by the UNESCO Bangladesh and Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED) held in IDB, Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 12, 2007.

• Presented a paper titled ‘Return from the School System in Bangladesh’ at the UNESCO-BAFED Joint Seminar organized by the UNESCO Bangladesh and Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED) held in IDB, Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 03, 2007.

TRAINING RECEIVED/COURSE COMPLETED

• Received three-month-long training on ‘SPSS and Programming with R’ conducted by the Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh from February to April, 2015.

• Received six-day-long training on ‘Qualitative Research Methods in Education’ conducted by the Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand from January 13 to 18, 2015.

• Received twelve-day-long training on ‘Training of Trainers (ToT) course’ conducted by the Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 29 to October 10, 2013.

• Received three-day-long training on ‘Gender Equality Results’ conducted by the Plan International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 06 to 08, 2011.

• Received six-day-long training on ‘Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Plan’ conducted by the Plan International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh from May 14 to 19, 2011.

• Received a three-day-long training on ‘Internalize the Philosophy and Spirit of Child-Centered Community Development (CCCD) as Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) and Reflect on Self-roles at Different Level’ conducted by the Plan International Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 19 to 21, 2010.

• Received two-day-long training on ‘Geographical Information System’ conducted by the Environmental Research Unit of BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 3 to 4, 2008.

• Received two-day-long training on 'Working with Children who have been Exposed to Emotional Trauma' facilitated by Deirdre Evans and Crissy George, IUBAT, Vancubar, Canada and James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 12 to 13, 2008.

• Received a month-long training on ‘SPSS and Applied Statistics’ conducted by the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 1 to 30, 2007.

• Received four-days-long training on ‘Assessing Primary Competencies’ facilitated by the faculty members of the Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 23 to 26, 2006.

• Received  six-day-long training on ‘Visualization in Participatory Planning (VIIP)’ facilitated  by  Mr. Cole Douldge, Ex-country representative, UNICEF Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 1 to 6, 2006.

TRAINING/WORKSHOP CONDUCTED

• Conducted  a  workshop  on  ‘Ethics  and  Development’  for  the WaterAid  officials at Rajshahi, Bangladesh on  February  19, 2013.

• Conducted six-day-long workshop jointly on ‘Join-learning workshop’ for the BRAC field staff at Faridpur, Jessore, and Barisal, Bangladesh from January 15 to 20, 2006.

THESIS SUPERVISION

Thesis title: Perception on Communicative Language Teaching of Government and Non-government English Teachers in Secondary Education of Bangladesh: A Comparison. Master of Education, 2014.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, Technical Team, Education Watch group, Campaign for Popular Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007 to till date.

• Life Member, Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013 to till date

SCHOLARSHIP, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

• Australian Government Research Training Program (International) scholarship (2022-2025), University of New England, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.

• University of Twente Scholarship with tuition fee waiver (2017). University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

• Early Careers Academic Awards (2015), The Association of Commonwealth Universities, United Kingdom.

• Top Bangladesh Development Researchers of the Millennium (2012), Bangladesh Development Research Center (BDRC), United States.