Noriya Mahin Chowdhury is a Research Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.
As part of her MSc field placement, Noriya served as a Guest Lecturer in the Department of Development Studies at the University of Makeni in Sierra Leone, where she taught undergraduate courses on Natural Resource Management and Development Theories and Perspectives. She holds an MSc in Environmental Change and International Development from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a BBA in Finance 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
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer; Saadman Faisal and Noriya Mahin Chowdhury
Topic(s): Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation, Monitoring and Evaluation
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Faruq Hossain; James W. Khakshi and Noriya Mahin Chowdhury
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, BRAC Programs, Cities
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Monitoring and Evaluation
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and James W. Khakshi
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer; Noriya Mahin Chowdhury and Munshi Sulaiman, PhD
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Monitoring and Evaluation, Gender and Social Development
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): James W. Khakshi; Farah Muneer and Noriya Mahin Chowdhury
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Early childhood development
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.
