Teacher Overview

I started my career as a Research Officer under a post-doctoral fellow working for Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, USA. It was a challenging job that it required frequent visits to rural areas for collecting and compiling primary data. But at the same time, it was highly productive and rewarding to me, as it gave me a hands-on experience of conducting empirical research emanating from the field level. Thereafter I joined Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) as a Scientific Officer (Agricultural Economics). At that point I decided to join at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) to take up teaching in the Department of Economics in 1995. Meanwhile I completed my Ph.D. from the Post Graduate School, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi under a program financed by the Government of India. I completed my Ph.D. thesis in the area of agricultural development and policy. My study attempted to identify the level of inter-state disparities in agricultural development in India, and the factors responsible for these. The study recommended policies for a balanced development in different states of India. Meanwhile, I served at American International University Bangladesh (AIUB), Dhaka as a Professor and Head of the Department of Economics under the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Later, I joined in the Department of Development & Poverty Studies on August 31, 2010 and also worked as Chairman in the department in 3 terms (2years each term) at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka. I served as the Dean in the Faculty of Agribusiness Management at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka. I worked at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a National Poverty and Social Protection Policy Advisor in lien. I worked as a Director & Project Director, Planning, Development and Works Division at SAU. Over the years at SUST, AIUB and SAU, I have taught a wide range of courses in economics, e.g. micro and macroeconomics, principal of economics, economics for manager, econometrics, agricultural economics, development economics, economy of Bangladesh, poverty studies, development studies, research methodology, project analysis, natural resources and environmental economics, agribusiness and entrepreneurship development, etc. Also, I have supervised more than 50 students of MS and PhD as a research supervisor and co-supervisor. I have completed several research projects financed by the IUCN, IFC, USAID, EU, DANIDA and UGC & KGF. Furthermore, I have had the opportunity to participate in a number of high profile national and international seminars akin to development policies. In addition, I served as a Consultant/ Team Leader with different International, Government and Non-Government Organizations. I look forward to opportunities to use my accumulated expertise in areas of planning, evaluation, and impact assessment of development projects, etc.