Nusrat Jahan joined is the Head of Business Development and Knowledge Management at BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, Brac University.
Nusrat leads BIGD’s knowledge management team, develops and implements communication strategies for effective stakeholder engagement, and oversees the quality of BIGD’s external communication. She also works with the research teams for developing new projects and writing proposals. Before joining BIGD, Nusrat worked as a Research Coordinator at the Bangladesh office of Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for three years and was involved with fund-raising, advocacy, and research communication. Earlier, she worked for five years with Traidcraft Exchange—a UK-based charity—as a Program Manager. She started her career as a Business Consultant with Katalyst—a development project for increasing income and employment for the poor in Bangladesh. Nusrat writes extensively for informing the general audience as well as the policymakers on diverse human development issues.
Her experience in managing poverty reduction programs and exposure to the world of development research, combined with her passion for writing, have shaped her interest in promoting evidence-based development interventions and made her effective in bridging the gap between research and practice.
Nusrat holds a Master’s in Public Administration-Development Practice from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University. She completed her Bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.
Date: 2023
Author(s): Jahan, Nusrat; Mozumder, Tanvir Ahmed; Hsu, Sam; Arman, Md. Raied; Arif, Akmam Binte
Publisher: BIGD,Innovations for Poverty Action
Date: 2023
Author(s): Gomes, Mohima; Jahan, Nusrat; Shatil, Tanvir; Tahsin, Nabila; Das, Narayan; Matin, Imran.
Publisher: Development in Practice
Date: 2023
Author(s): Jahan, Nusrat; Huq, Lopita; Arman, Md. Raied
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2023
Author(s): Banks, Nicola; Jahan, Nusrat; Rahman, Tasmiah; Tabbassum, Asma; Roy, Joydeep Sinha; Shakil, Shifur Rahman
Publisher: Development in Practice
Date: 2022
Author(s): Gomes, Mohima; Shatil, Tanvir; Jahan, Nusrat; Tahsin, Nabila; Das, Narayan C; Matin, Imran
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2022
Author(s): Rahman, Atiya; Jahan, Nusrat; Matin, Imran; Rahman, Hossain Zillur
Topic(s): COVID-19
Publisher: IDS Bulletin
Date: 2021
Author(s): Huq, Lopita; Sultana, Razia; Ashravee, Firoza; Jahan, Nusrat
Topic(s): Social Transformation, COVID-19
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2021
Author(s): Atiya Rahman, Eradul Kabir, Nusrat Jahan, and Md Saiful Islam
Topic(s): COVID-19, Skills and Jobs
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2021
Author(s): Tabassum, Asma; Ahmed; Md Shakil; Jahan, Nusrat
Topic(s): COVID-19, Skills and Jobs
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2021
Author(s): Jahan, Nusrat
Topic(s): Skills and Jobs
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2020
Author(s): Jahan, Nusrat; Matin, Maria; Zahan, Iffat; Islam, Md. Saiful
Topic(s): Digitization
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2020
Author(s): Rahman, Hossain Zillur; Das, Narayan; Matin, Imran; Wazed, Mohammad Abdul; Ahmed, Shakil; Jahan, Nusrat; Zillur, Umama
Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development
Publisher: BIGD,Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC)
Date: 2019
Author(s): Matin, Imran; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Ahmed, Md Shakil; Das, Narayan C; Jahan, Nusrat; Morshed, KAM; Rahman, Mohammad Azad; Islam, Md Mazedul; Hamid, Nimmi Nusrat
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Economic Development, Skills and Jobs
Publisher: BIGD
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Humanitarian
Year: 2022
Year: 2021
Topic(s): Digitization, Gender Justice, Social Transformation
Year: 2021
Topic(s): COVID-19, Digitization, Social Transformation
Year: 2021
Topic(s): Digitization, Gender Justice, Social Transformation
Year: 2020
Topic(s): Economic Development, Skills and Jobs
Year: 2020
Topic(s): Digitization, Economic Development, Skills and Jobs
Year: 2020
Topic(s): COVID-19
Year: 2020
Topic(s): COVID-19, Economic Development
Year: 2019
Topic(s): Cities
Year: 2019
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation
By offering accessible insurance options and addressing challenges faced by marginalized groups, such as women, DFS can not only mitigate immediate losses but also contribute to long-term resilience and prosperity for families, breaking the cycle of poverty in the face of natural disasters.
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Nusrat Jahan, Mohima Gomes, Tanvir Shatil
Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation, BRAC Programs, Economic Development
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Nusrat Jahan, Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder, Md. Raied Arman
Topic(s): BRAC Programs
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Md. Shakil Ahmed, Nusrat Jahan
Topic(s): COVID-19, Skills and Jobs
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Imran Matin, PhD, Narayan C. Das, PhD, Nusrat Jahan, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Md. Shakil Ahmed
Topic(s): Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation, BRAC Programs
