Short Biography
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Passionate public health professional with a medical background bringing forth an empathetic and professional attitude, along with communicating effectively with colleagues and every other collaborator likewise. A strong leader who works well under pressure. Adept in understanding different medical programs, and fiercely advocating for the rights of patients.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
Module(s) taught (in MPH)
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- sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Mentored nine MPH students for their thesis work
- BRAC JPGSPH
- BRAC University</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Calibri
- sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; text-indent: -0.25in;">Worked as teaching fellow on MPH modules: Epidemiology module </span></p>
Current Projects
<p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;color:#222E39;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Realizing Gender Equality, Attitudinal Change & Transformative Systems in Nutrition (REACTS-IN) Program</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 46, 57); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sustainable, healthy cities: a cluster randomized controlled trial for Aedes control in Bangladesh</span></p><p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Baseline and Endline Evaluation for Strengthening Community Clinics and Char-based Healthcare Access with Remote Maternal Services</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 46, 57); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing: -.1pt;layout-grid-mode:line;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Sarker, T., Ahmed, S., </span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing: -.1pt;layout-grid-mode:line;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Rahman, S.,</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;letter-spacing: -.1pt;layout-grid-mode:line;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"> & Chakraborty, B. (2024). Maternal misperception of under‐five children weight status and associated factors: A cross‐sectional study. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e13674.</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#2F5496; mso-themecolor:accent1;mso-themeshade:191;letter-spacing:-.1pt;layout-grid-mode: line;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
Research Interests
<p>Nutrition Non communicable disease Health system</p>
Education
- <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:35.65pt"> <td width="258" valign="top" style="width:193.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.65pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
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- sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="19" valign="top" style="width:14.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.65pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
- sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="325" valign="top" style="width:243.65pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.65pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
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- BRAC University
- Dhaka<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:35.35pt"> <td width="258" valign="top" style="width:193.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.35pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
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- sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="19" valign="top" style="width:14.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.35pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
- sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="325" valign="top" style="width:243.65pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.35pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
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- Jahurul Islam Medical College & Hospital<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;height:35.35pt"> <td width="258" valign="top" style="width:193.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.35pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
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- Rajuk Uttara Model College<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:35.35pt"> <td width="258" valign="top" style="width:193.45pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.35pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
- sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Secondary School Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width="19" valign="top" style="width:14.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:35.35pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Calibri"
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- Rajuk Uttara Model College<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>