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Marjan Hossain

Marjan Hossain

Senior Research Associate

marjan.hossain@bracu.ac.bd

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

Marjan joined BIGD as a Research Associate in 2020, under the 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 (2019-2020). At BIDS, she aided and assisted in several projects under the Renewable Energy Technology (RET) systems that primarily involved impact evaluation studies.

Marjan has completed her Bachelors in Economics from American International University (AIUB) and her Masters in Economics from East West University, Bangladesh.

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: BIGD

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...

Tertiary Education Loan

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

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

Addressing Learning Loss/Gap Using Low-Tech Remote Learning Among Underprivileged in Developing Countries: The Bangladesh Case

Status: Ongoing

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

Topic(s): Education

Back to School Survey

Status: Ongoing

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

Topic(s): Education, COVID-19

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

Status: Ongoing

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

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

Digital Services Access Survey (DigiSAS)

Status: Ongoing

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

Topic(s): Digitization, Governance and Politics

The State of Learning in Bangladesh

Status: Ongoing

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

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

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