Dr. Aminur Rahman (He / Him)

Md. Aminur Rahman, an internationally recognized Development Researcher focused on Gender and Social Development, is a Senior Fellow of South Asian Studies Centre and a Senior Social Development Researcher of Research Department of TMSS Health and Humanitarian Protection Section, one of the largest women-focused NGOs in South Asia. Now he is working as Sociologist of Institute of Water Modelling (IWM), under Ministry of Water Resources, Bangladesh. Previously, he was Director for Pundra Institute of Research and Development (PIRD) and Associate Professor of Pundra University of Science and Technology (PUST), Bangladesh. Before joining University, he served as Development Researcher and Consultant for 32 International organizations including positions of Development Sociologist, Gender Specialist, Policy Analyst, Chief Researcher, Social Safeguard Specialist, Ethnographer and Gender and Development Expert. He has good reputation as Motivational Lecturer and invited by many forums for delivering lectures on various contemporary issues especially on Development, Gender and Empowerment, Gender-based Violence, Social Development and so on. He is much noted also as South Asian Expert on Regional Cooperation. Besides, he has credited 24 Journal Articles, 50 Monographs, 75 Research Reports and numbers of Case Studies of different issues. Meanwhile, he credited two Books that were published by Lambert Germany and one by Arial Montreal, Canada. Besides, Dr. Rahman is served as Reviewer of two Peer-reviewed Journals of abroad and Member of Panel Editor of one Journal. He has a PhD in Sociology (focused on gender and development) from Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), under the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Highlighted areas • PhD in Sociology • 30 years professional experience • Work with International Organizations (more than 32 orgs.) • Served as Development Sociologist, Gender Specialist, Policy Analyst, Chief Researcher, Social Safeguard Specialist, Ethnographer and Gender and Development Expert. • Credited 75 Research Reports, 50 Monographs, numbers of Case Study of different issues, 24 Journal Articles (National and International Publications) and two Books. • Good command on research methods and preparing Survey tools, Interview schedule, Guidelines, Checklists etc. • Experienced in writing Research Paper, Report, Policy Paper, Article, Occasional Papers and Case Studies. • Academic writing on Women Empowerment, Age-Old Welfare, GBV, Suicide of Women in Bangladesh, COVID and Community Management, Social Policy, Social Capital, Development Pathways of South Asia etcetera. • Contributed as Trainer for many professionals on different issues. • Contributed both Academic and Applied Researches • Participated many seminars, webinars, workshops and training sessions. • Knowledge in Development issues of South Asia. • Contributor in The Daily Bangla Paper