Rhidoy Ahmed
Research Assistant
Centre of Excellence for Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (CGSRHR)
Short Biography
Mr. Rhidoy Ahmed has more than 3 years’ experience in qualitative research in public health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, women and gender, health and medicine migration, climate change, and resilience. He graduated with an MSS in Sociology from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. Since 2022, he has worked in BRAC JPGSPH and on multiple projects. He was involved in studies, i.e., GAGE midline research funded by the World Bank, Our Voice, Our Futures funded by CREA, and is currently working on two other projects funded by the BRAC education programme and Naripokkho. Recently, he published a book chapter in the Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South titled "Socio-economic impacts of involuntary return migration: a case study of Bangladeshi migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic" in 2023 and also presented two research articles at different international conferences.
Current Projects
Understanding Social Norms related to adolescent and youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Bangladesh Donor: Naripokkho Role: Co-I A Formative Study To Design Innovative Approaches For Bringing Secondary School Dropout Girls Back To The Education System Donor: BRAC Education Program. Role: Co-I Female Teachers of BRAC Schools: Impacts on Their Lives, Social relations, and Empowerment Donor: BRAC Education Program. Role: Co-I
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
Book Chapter: Peer Reviewed Saha, S.K., and Ahmed, R., (2022) Socio-economic impacts of involuntary return migration: a case study of Bangladeshi migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Accepted in 2022; Handbook of Social Justice in the Global South, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2023). Research Article(s): Peer Reviewed Tabassum, F., Ahmed, R., Jahan, F., & Zawad, M. R. A. (2023). Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness among Women: The Role of the YWCA to Rebuild Their Lives, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies (On progress)
Other Publications
Fabia, A. Z., Ahmed, R. (2023) The Experiences of Postpartum Depression in Women: A Qualitative Study on Psychosocial Components, 8th Annual Conference on Social Research in Bangladesh, November 4, 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Accepted) Ahmed, R., Raha, T. T., and Sayem, M. A. (2023). Socioeconomic Effects of Floods on Migration and Livelihoods: Exploring the New Crisis of Rehabilitation. 1st international Conference on Social Science Issues, January 27–28, 2023, Khulna University, Bangladesh Ahmed, R., and Raha, T. T. (2023) Impacts of Floods on Children's Education and the Struggles of Climate Refugees 2nd International Conference on Social Work and Sustainable Social Development, 5-7 January 2023 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh Ahmed, R., and Tabassum, F. (2022) Patriarchal Norms and the Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in Women: A Qualitative Case Study in Sylhet, Bangladesh 1st International Conference on Bangladesh at 50: Achievements, Prospects, and Challenges September 16–17, 2022 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Research Interests
Medical sociology gender and women sexual and reproductive rights social inequality Migration climate and population
Education
- MSS (Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
- Sylhet
- Bangladesh)