Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• 2018 Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
• 2012 M.S. in Governance and Development Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
• 2002 M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics (Production Economics) Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
• 1998 B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics (Honours) Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Positions and Affiliations

• April 2013 – December 2017 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University
• April 2008 – April 2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University
• November 2006 – April 2008 Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University
• December 2003 – November 2006 Lecturer, Department of Basic Science, Sylhet Government Veterinary College, Sylhet-3100
• December 2017-till to date Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University

Other Academic, Administrative and Scientific Research Involvements

• Chairman Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, From December 2017 to December 2019
• Chairman Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, From December 2021 to date
• Chairman Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, From December 2012 to December 2013 and From October 2009 to August 2011
• Provost Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, From May 2018 to June 2019
• Dean Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, From September 2019 to September, 2021

Awards and Scholarships

• National Science and Technology Fellowship for PhD, given by the Ministry of Science and Technology for academic year of 2014-2016.
• VLIR-UOS scholarship for the Master of Governance and Development at the Institute of Development Policy & Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium, Academic year 2011-12.
• National Science, Information and Communication Technology (NSICT) Fellowship for M.S. research work, given by the Ministry of Science, Information and Communication, The Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh in 2001.
• Awarded the ‘Professor M. Lutfur Rahman Memorial prize 2001’ for achieving First Class at Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (Hons.), From Professor M. Lutfur Rahman Memorial Trust, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Role as Reviewer

• Journal of Innovative Agriculture and Social Development
• Journal of Global Entrepreneurship

Professional Memberships

• Life Member of Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association
• Member of Krishibid Institution of Bangladesh (KIB)
• Life member of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA)
• Alumni, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• 4

Training

• 02/06/2018 Vertical Farming: The Future Solutions for Organic Vegetables Production in Urban Area. Department of Entomology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Supported by National Agricultural Technology Transfer Program – Phase II Project (NATP - 2), PIU, BARC.
• 30/04 - 05/05/2020 Application of Statistical Method for Agricultural Data by SPSS Interdisciplinary Centre for Food Security (ICF), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.
• 06/04 – 22/04/2014 Summer School in Environment and Resource Economics South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), Bangkok, Thailand.
• 25/06 – 07/07/2011 Food Security Concepts, Basic Facts and Measurement Issues FAO and the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU), Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, BARD, Comilla, Bangladesh
• 03/07 – 05/07/2010 Finance and Office Management Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet.
• 14/02 – 08/04/2009 Foundation Training for University Teachers Graduate Training Institute (GTI), Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Begum S (2020) IPM Practices in Brinjal Cultivation: A Socioeconomic Study in Sylhet District, MS Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, SAU, Sylhet.
• Baksh H. H. (2020) Participation of Rural Women in Sugarcane Production in Khagrachari District, MS Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, SAU, Sylhet.
• Ferdous J. (2020) Comparative Economic Study on Winter Vegetables Production in Sylhet District of Bangladesh, MS Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, SAU, Sylhet.
• Ujjaman S. M. R. (2020) Growth and Economic Analysis of Turmeric Production in Rangamati and Khagrachari District of Bangladesh, MS Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, SAU, Sylhet.
• Rahman S (2019) Land Tenure System and Nutritional Status: Evidence from Selected Areas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh. MS Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, SAU, Sylhet.
• Islam MS (2018) Participation of Rural Women in Income Generating Activities: A Comparative Study in Thakargaon District of Bangladesh. MS Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, SAU, Sylhet.