Profile

Academic Degrees and Qualification

• Ph.D. in Economics and Management, Kochi University of Technology (KUT), Japan
• M.S. in Agricultural Economics (Agribusiness and Marketing), Bangladesh Agricultural University.
• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (Honours), Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Positions and Affiliations

• January 2022 to till now: Associate Professor Dept. of Agricultural Marketing & Business Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• February 2014 to December 2021 : Assistant Professor Dept. of Agricultural Marketing & Business Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• January 2013 to January 2014: Lecturer Dept. of Agricultural Marketing & Business Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• February 2011 to December 2012: Scientific Officer Agricultural Economics Division, Bangladesh Sugar-crop Research Institute, Ishurdi, Pabna.

Awards and Recognitions

• Sakuma Award-2025 for the Ph.D. research achievements that are highly regarded internationally, including publications; Kochi University of Technology, Japan

Awards and Scholarships

• China Government Scholarship (CSC) in 2019
• Special Scholarship Program (SSP), Kochi University of Technology, Japan in 2023

Professional Memberships

• Bangladesh Economic Association
• Bangladesh Agricultural Economist Association
• Krishibid Institution Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Agricultural University Alumni Association

Conference contributions (Oral Presentations)

• 14 to 15 September 2024 The annual conference of the “Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS),” (Presented paper: “Does future design induce people to make a persistent change to sustainable food consumption?” ), Organized by Kansai University (Senriyama campus), Osaka, Japan.
• 27 to 28 July 2024 8th International Symposium for Frontier Technology, (Presented paper: “Does future design induce people to make a persistent change to sustainable food consumption?” ), Organized by Kochi University of Technology (KUT), Japan
• 21 December 2020 The 3rd International Cross Border E-Commerce Forum, (Presented paper: How E-commerce can improve agri-food marketing in Bangladesh?), organized by Huazhong Agricultural University, Bangladesh Agricultural University, and Sylhet Agricultural Univerity.
• 27 November to 1 December 2018 The First International Cross Border E-Commerce Forum, (Presented paper: E-commerce in Bangladesh: The Present scenario and prospect), College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural university, Wuhan, China.

Attended Conferences and Workshops

• January 28, 2026 Seminar on: "Outcome-Dependent and Sign-Dependent Time Preferences: Incentivized Intertemporal Choices Involving Effort and Money," School of Economics and Management, Kochi University of Technology, Japan.
• Jun 28, 2024 Seminar on "Generic inditerminacy of balanced growth competitive equilibria in Walras-von Neumann production economies", Research Institute for Future Design, KUT, Japan.
• September 25, 2023 Seminar on "Innovation beyond technology: Has the innovation capability in Japan declined?"; Research Institute for Future Design, KUT, Japan.
• 20 to 21 November 2022 Workshop on Teaching-Learning and Assessment: Methods and Techniques, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet
• 30 September 2020 Digital Talk on "Versatility of Blockchain Technology" organized by "facilitating Distance Learning using Digital Conferencing facility [fDLuDCf]" project, BdREN, UGC, Bangladesh.
• 16 September, 2018 Workshop on “Inclusive Market and Entrepreneurship Development” Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies (FAEBS), Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU), Bangladesh
• 11 to 12 August, 2018 Workshop on “Technical Report Writing and Editing” Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies (FAEBS), Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU), Bangladesh
• 15 to 17 October, 2014 8th international Conference of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economist (ASAE) at BRAC Center for Development Management, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 22 December 2014 Faculty Workshop on ‘’Advancing Market responsive Agriculture and Agribusiness Education’’- CDCS Knowledge Institute, Dhaka.
• 8 to 9 January 2011 workshop on Academic quality improvement of BAU graduates, Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Training

• 28 April 2020 to 19 May 2020 "Cross Border E-commerce simulation training on Aliexpress and real Shopee platform" organized by (online) Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
• 17 July 2019 "Sustainable Development Goals, Bangladesh Delta Plan and Haor Basin" Organized by Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability (IDSS), United International University, Bangladesh.
• 11 to 14 February, 2019 Participatory Exercise on Foresight for Food Systems in South Asia, Organized by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Kathmandu, Nepal.
• 15 September, 2018 “Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Bangladesh” Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies (FAEBS), Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU), Bangladesh
• 4August, 2018 “Statistical test (Parametric and Non-parametric) on Social Sciences” , Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies (FAEBS), Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU), Bangladesh
• 28 to 29 October, 2015 Training on Research Methodology, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• 12 to 13 May, 2015 Training on Project Cycle and Financial Management, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• 15 to 19 January, 2012 Training on Technical report writing and editing, Agricultural Information Centre, BARC Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 24 to 28 April, 2011 Training on Econometric analysis through different computer software, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• 28 to 30 October, 2010 Training on Trade policy appreciation training on WTO and Bangladesh , Bureau of Socioeconomic Research and Training, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
• 11 to 29 April, 2010 Training on computer training course on MS Excel, MS Access and SPSS , Bureau of Socioeconomic Research and Training, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh.

Mentorship and Supervisory Work (MS)

• Mariam Rahath (2024); Master of Science (Agribusiness and Marketing); Thesis Title: Farmers Market Participation Decision: Focusing on Beef Cattle Farmers of Wetland Areas; Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, Bangladesh Agricultural University. (Co-supervisor)
• Subarna Sarkar (2022); Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (Production Economics); Thesis Title: Consumers' willingness to pay for small fish in Sylhet Sadar; Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (Co-supervisor)
• Gopesh Chandra Roy (2022); Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (Production Economics); Thesis Title: Marketing system of Litchi in Panchagarh district of Bangladesh; Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (Co-supervisor)
• Md. Rasheduduzzaman (2020); Master of Science (Agribusiness and Marketing); Thesis Title: An Empirical Study on Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Payment Services in Bangladesh; Department of Agribusiness and Marketing, Bangladesh Agricultural University. (Co-supervisor)

Language

• Bengali as Mother tongue
• English