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Faruq Hossain

Faruq Hossain

Research Coordinator

faruq.hossain@bracu.ac.bd

Faruq Hossain is a Research Coordinator under the Gender and Social Development cluster at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. 

Faruq joined BIGD as a Senior Research Associate. Prior to joining the institute, Faruq worked as a Research Associate for the Development Research Initiative (dRi), and as a Research Officer at the BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (BRAC-RED). Through his stints at these organizations, Faruq has gained a wide range of qualitative research experience in different development fields such as urban slums, informal community and governance, village power structure, digital identities, and land transactions.

Faruq has BSS and MSS in Anthropology from the University of Rajshahi.

Position Paper

Primary School Governance in Bangladesh

Date: 2025

Author(s): Hossain, Faruq; Rabbani, Mehnaz

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

Resource Leakages in Primary Schools in Bangladesh: Do Horizontal Checks Have an Effect on the Quality of Governance?

Date: 2025

Author(s): Khan, Mushtaq; Rabbani, Mehnaz; Hossain, Faruq; Ananna, Rabeena Sultana

Publisher: ACE SOAS Consortium

Journal Article

Exploring the Digital Financial Service in Bangladesh: Unraveling the Dynamics of Trust, Fear, and Privacy

Date: 2025

Author(s): Hossain, Faruq; Islam, M. Rezaul; Zaman, Shahaduz

Publisher: American Anthropological Association

Position Paper

A People’s Police: Reform Suggestions for a Democratic Police

Date: 2025

Author(s): Hossain, Faruq; Ahsan, Inteemum; Al-Mamun, Md. 

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

Understanding the Onboarding Challenges in Digital Financial Services: A Qualitative Exploration

Date: 2024

Author(s): Hossain, Faruq; Asrar, Jumana; Proma, Aishwarya Sanjukta Roy; Zaman, Shahaduz

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

Social Life of Masks: Experience from Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Matin, Imran; Shatil, Tanvir; Hossain, Faruq

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

Social Life of Masks: Experience From Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Matin, Imran; Shatil, Tanvir; Hossain, Faruq

Publisher: BIGD

Journal Article

Ethnography of Community Governance: A Case of COVID-19 Response of an Urban Slum in Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Matin, Imran

Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics

Publisher: Community Development Journal

Evidence and Insights

DiFi for All

Date: 2021-2023

Author(s): Dr Shahaduz Zaman; Faruq Hossain; Fariza Rahman; Md. Rohmotul Islam; Aishwarya Sanjukta Roy Proma; Jumana Asrar; and Ajmain Fayak Al Nasif

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

Governing COVID-19 in Bangladesh – Realities and Reflections to Build Forward Better

Date: 2021

Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi; Islam, Sirajul; Hoque, Rafsanul; Khan, Insiya; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Nahreen, Avia; Hoque, Md. Mahan Ul; Osmani, S. R.; Siddiquee, M. S. H.; Sultan, Maheen; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Matin, Imran

Topic(s): Governance and Politics, COVID-19

Publisher: Accountability Research Center,BIGD

Report

State of Governance in Bangladesh 2020–2021: Governing COVID-19 in Bangladesh – Realities and Reflections to Build Forward Better

Date: 2021

Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi; Islam, Sirajul; Hoque, Rafsanul; Khan, Insiya; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Nahreen, Avia; Hoque, Md. Mahan Ul ; Osmani, S. R.; Siddiquee, M. S. H.; Sultan, Maheen; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Matin, Imran

Topic(s): Governance and Politics, COVID-19

Publisher: Accountability Research Center,BIGD

Working Paper

Slums During COVID-19: Exploring the Unlocked Paradoxes

Date: 2021

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Ahmed, Shamael; Matin, Imran 

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD

Report

“Paradox” of Korail Slum During COVID-19: Ethnography of Governance From Below

Date: 2021

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Ahmed, Shamael; Matin, Imran 

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

Crisis of Communication During COVID-19: A Rapid Research Report

Date: 2020

Author(s): Zaman, Shahaduz; Rahman, Sumon; Rabbani, Mehnaz; Matin, Imran; Hossain, Faruq; Ghosh, Dipanwita; Shatil, Tanvir; Kamruzzaman, MD; Sharmin, Sazia; Syed, Samia

Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics

Publisher: BIGD

COVID-19 Infections in the Slums: An Anthropological Exploration

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Shahaduz Zaman, PhD, Faruq Hossain, Imran Matin, PhD

Topic(s): COVID-19

The Social Life of Masks

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Shahaduz Zaman, PhD, Tanvir Shatil, Faruq Hossain

Topic(s): COVID-19, Social Transformation

Political Economy of COVID-19 Governance in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Syeda Salina Aziz, Siddiqur Rahman Osmani, PhD, Maheen Sultan, Iffat Jahan Antara, Shahaduz Zaman, PhD, Faruq Hossain, Imran Matin, PhD

Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics

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