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Md. Johirul Islam

Md. Johirul Islam

Senior Research Associate

johirul.islam@bracu.ac.bd

Md. Johirul Islam is a Senior Research Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. 

Prior to this, he was a Trainee Research Associate under the quantitative stream of the Young Researchers Fellowship (YRF) program. Johirul completed his Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Chittagong in 2022. 

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

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

A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Study on Social Norms and Child Marriage: Impact Evaluation of BRAC’s SELP Program

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Sakib Mahmood, PhD

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

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

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