M M Fardeen Kabir is a Research Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.
Before joining BIGD, Fardeen worked as a Research Associate at the BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health. He previously worked for the European Union Delegation in Bangladesh, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), and The Financial Express Bangladesh.
Fardeen completed his Master’s and Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Dhaka.
Date: 2026
Author(s): Muneer, Farah; Khakshi, James Ward; Chowdhury, Noriya Mahin; Kabir, M M Fardeen; and Ahmed, Shudipto Rawshan
Publisher: BIGD
DIIR is BIGD’s integrated unit for digital intelligence and implementation research. Its purpose is to generate rigorous and actionable evidence using the best mix of data sources and methods, combining advanced analytics with learning-oriented evaluation approaches to support evidence-informed decision-making, adaptation, and program improvement, built on BIGD’s deep field data collection expertise.