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Marjan Hossain

Marjan Hossain

Senior Research Associate

marjan.hossain@bracu.ac.bd

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

Marjan joined BIGD as a Research Associate in 2020, under the then Research, Policy, and Governance cluster. Prior to joining BIGD, Marjan worked as a Research Officer at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), after which she worked as a Research Assistant at the Centre of Urban Studies for Sustainable Development, East West University. 

Marjan has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) and a Master’s degree in Economics from East West University. Her research primarily focuses on education, gender, and climate-related issues. 

Journal Article

The Cost of Discipline? Exploring the Impact of Corporal Punishment on Children’s Foundational Learning Skills in Bangladesh

Date: 2025

Author(s): Islam, Md Johirul; Hossain, Marjan; Haque, Sheikh Touhidul 

Publisher: International Journal of Educational Development

Evidence and Insights

Can Words Bridge Gaps? Exploring the Effects of a Communication Intervention Between Parents and Adolescents on Child Marriage

Date: 2024

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Islam, Md. Rohmotul; Jahan, Nusrat

Publisher: BIGD

Journal Article

School to Work Transition: Employment and Expectations of Former Madrasa Students in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Date: 2024

Author(s): Ahmed, Md. Shakil; Arman, Mohammad Raied; Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Rahman, Nuzaba Tahreen

Publisher: International Journal of Educational Development

Report

The Mode of Testing and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from In-Person and Phone Tests (Extended Abstract)

Date: 2023

Author(s): Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Hossain, Marjan

Policy Brief

Partnership for Research on Progress and Resilience in Education (PREPARE)

Date: 2023

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Islam, Md. Johirul; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Ahmed, Shaila

Publisher: BIGD

Report

The State of Learning in Bangladesh: A Pilot Study

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD,Institute of Development Studies

Report

COVID-19 Learning, Evidence and Research (CLEAR) for Bangladesh: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Education of Primary and Secondary School Children in Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur

Topic(s): COVID-19

Publisher: BIGD,Institute of Development Studies

Understanding the Many Faces of Poverty

Understanding the Many Faces of Poverty

For three days, I embarked on this journey with a dearth of knowledge on village etiquette, a language barrier (weak spoken Bengali), tainted with urban hues. Yet I was accepted into their homes with open arms and wide-eyed grins. And...

Access to Capital: Long-Term Impact of Credit-Based UPG

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Atiya Rahman, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Gender and Social Development, Care Economy

Predictions of Internal Migration in Bangladesh: A Data-Driven Approach for Policymaking

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Saadman Faisal, Marjan Hossain, Tahmid Bin Mahmud

Topic(s): Datahub

Access to (Digital) Information and Credit in Tertiary Education Choice

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Abu S. Shonchoy, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Parenting-For-Adolescent (PFA) Program 

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation

Education Research in Conflict and Crisis: Bilateral Research Chairs

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Justine Howard, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain, Md. Johirul Islam, Sakila Yesmin, Shamma Tasnim, Subrina Sultana

Topic(s): Education, Gender and Social Development

Partnership for Research on Progress and Resilience in Education (PREPARE)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Marjan Hossain, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD

Topic(s): Education

The Mode of Testing and Learning Outcomes: Evidence from In-Person and Phone Tests

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Marjan Hossain, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD

Topic(s): COVID-19, Education

Economic Empowerment of Women Clients through a Gender Transformative Microfinance Program (GTMF)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Gender Justice, Social Transformation

Digital Services Access Survey (DigiSAS)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Semab Rahman, Marjan Hossain

Topic(s): Digitization, Governance and Politics

The State of Learning in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Marjan Hossain, Hossain Zillur Rahman

Topic(s): Education, COVID-19, Social Transformation

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