Khadija Akter Sonia

Research Associate

khadija.akter@bracu.ac.bd

Khadija Akter Sonia is a Research Associate under the Economic cluster at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

Prior to her current role, Sonia worked as a Trainee Research Associate (TRA) within the quantitative stream of BIGD’s Young Researchers Fellowship (YRF) programme. Previously, she was a Research Assistant at the Department of Population Sciences at the University of Dhaka. Sonia completed her BSS and MSS in Population Sciences from the University of Dhaka.

Journal Article

Understanding the Factors Associated With Youths’ NEET Status in Humanitarian Settings in Bangladesh

Date: 2026

Author(s): Bhowmik, Prataoy Kabya; Sonia, Khadija Akter; Selby, Katharine; Barua, Proloy; and Howard, Justine

Publisher: International Journal of Educational Development

Journal Article

Awareness of the Government-Introduced Universal Pension Schemes Among the Adult Population in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

Date: 2025

Author(s): Rima, Sharmin; Faysal, Md. Mahir; Mamun, Abdullah Al; Sonia, Khadija Akter; Monia, Hossna Tasmia; Nuva, Anika Tahseen; Rabbi, Ahbab Mohammad Fazle; Mamun, Abdullah-Al; Hossain, Mohammad Bellal

Publisher: Social Sciences & Humanities Open

Assessing the Economic Viability of Agrivoltaics: A Pilot Study at TSEL, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Proloy Barua, PhD; Prataoy Kabya Bhowmik and Khadija Akter Sonia

Topic(s): Climate Change, Economic Development

Incentivizing Source-sorting For Promoting Domestic Waste Upcycling: An Experiment With Cox’s Bazar Municipality

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD; Proloy Barua, PhD; Khadija Akter Sonia and Prataoy Kabya Bhowmik

Topic(s): Climate Change

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