Professor Md. Rezaul Karim, Ph.D.

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Social Work

Md. Rezaul Karim, MSS (Tsukuba, Japan), Ph.D. (Tsukuba, Japan)

Completed Masters & Bachelor degrees from Dhaka University. Teaching in the Public Universities of Bangladesh since 1986. In the meantime completed master's and Ph.D degrees from Tsukuba University, Japan. Engaged in teaching research methodology and conducting empirical social research since the beginning of the career. The thrust areas in the academic and research pursuits include: Poverty alleviation, Socio-economic development, Social development, Social security, Labour welfare, Education for the disadvantaged children, Technical and vocational education and training, Public health & family planning, Family welfare, Social research methods, Social policy, and Social administration.

Professor Dr. S.M. Anowara Begum

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Political Science

Professor Dr. S.M. Anowara Begum, a valiant freedom fighter. Professor Begum has completed her Ph.D from Dhaka University Bangladesh. She has successfully completed her tenure as a member of Public Service Commission. Her area of interest includes women empowerment, constitutional amendments etc.

Professor Dr. Helena Ferdousi

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Mass Communication and Journalism

Professor Dr. Farida Akhter Khanam

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Sociology

Dr. Farida Akhtar Khanam is a Professor in Sociology and Ex Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Jagannath University. Dr. Khanam has received her MSS in Sociology from Chittagong University. Her interests are in the fields of family, socialization, gender and development, disaster and vulnerability, globalization, and social structure. She is currently involved in a series of projects which focuses on her study interests. 

Professor Dr. Mostafa Hasan

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Social Work

Dr. Mostafa Hasan, Ph.D. (NBU, India)

Professor Dr. Mostafa Hasan is the chairman of the Department of Social Work, has been working in this department since 2008. He has started his academic journey as a Lecturer and became a Professor in the Department of Social Work of the Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet.

He obtained his BSS (Honours) and MSS (Master’s of Social Science) degree in Social Welfare (both 1st class) from the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (ISWR) of the University of Dhaka. He did his Ph. D on Child Welfare and Child Development from the North Bengal University, West Bengal, India as an ICCR scholar.

Prof. Hasan’s academic interest and areas of research include Family and child welfare, Advocacy and counselling, Human rights and social justice, Non-formal and primary education, Drug addiction and addict management, and Women and geriatric welfare. Dr. Hasan served as a member of the editorial Board of the ‘SUST Studies’ in 2006-07 and as the ‘Chief Editor’ of the Jagannath University Journal of Social Sciences (JUJSS) in 2013-14.  

Professor Dr. Md. Aynul Islam

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Economics

Professor Dr. Aynul Islam

Professor Dr. Aynul Islam is currently serving as a Chair of the Economics Department at Jagannath University, Bangladesh. He has completed his Ph.D from Pune University, India as an ICCR scholar. He served as a treasurer of Kobi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal. He has more than thirty articles published in international and national peer-reviewed journals. Professor Islam’s area of interest includes social development, micro-credit and trend of economic growth.

Professor Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Social Work

Professor Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain, M.Phil (Bergen, Norway), Ph.D. (DU)

Professor Md. Anwar Hossain obtained the degree of Bachelor of Social Science (honours) in Social Welfare with Second Class and Master of Social Science in Social Welfare with First Class from the University of Dhaka in 1993 and 1994 respectively. He obtained an MPhil degree in Public Administration from Bergen University, Norway in 2008 and a PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Dhaka in 2015. A substantial number of research articles by Dr. Hossain have been published in national and international referred journals. He has participated in and presented many papers at national and international conferences. His research interest lies in community participation, women empowerment, social development and disaster management. Travelling is one of the hobbies of Dr. Hossain and he has visited Hong Kong, Norway, the UK, France, India and KSA.

Professor Dr. Shanzida Farhana

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Anthropology

Professor Dr. Asma Bente Iqbal

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Public Administration

Professor Dr. Leema Hoque

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Sociology

Dr. Leema Hoque is working as a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Sociology, at Jagannath University. Dr. Hoque has received her MSS in Sociology from Dhaka University. Her interests are in the fields of contemporary sociological theories, population, reproductive rights, women and development, and tribal society. She is currently involved in a series of projects which focus on her study interests. 

Professor Dr. Md. Siddiqur Rahman

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Statistics

Professor Dr. Shah Md. Nister Jahan Kabir

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Mass Communication and Journalism

Professor Dr. A.H.M. Zehadul Karim

Professor & Member, Centre for Social Science Research and Training (CSRT)

Department of Anthropology

Dr. A.H.M. Zehadul Karim is working as Professor in Anthropology, at Jagannath University, Dhaka. Mr. Karim completed his PhD from Syracuse University, USA. He worked as directed, at the Center for Development Studies, Rajshahi. Pro. Karim served as a visiting professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at International Islamic University Malaysia.