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Staff Profile

Sanjid Tahsin Rakin

Sanjid Tahsin Rakin is a Research Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

Sanjid’s last appointment was as a Research Assistant at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He serves as a Youth Advisor at the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) and was a Millennium Fellow under the United Nations Academic Impact. During his career, he has worked in various capacities with research and policy institutions, including Sapran, Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), and Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), and has also been involved in research projects with Aspire to Innovate (a2i) and UNICEF initiatives.

Sanjid completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Development Studies from Bangladesh University of Professionals.

Md. Abrar Hasan

Md. Abrar Hasan is a Program Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

Abrar initially joined BIGD as an intern and later worked as a Programme Assistant in the Governance and Politics cluster. He completed his Master’s and Bachelor’s from the Department of Development Studies at the University of Dhaka.

Nur-E-Jannat Alif

Nur-E-Jannat Alif is a Communications Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

She completed her Bachelor’s in Women and Gender Studies from the University of Dhaka. During her undergraduate studies, she worked simultaneously as an in-house contributor at The Daily Star and as a research assistant on international donor-funded projects. Previously, Alif served as an intern in BIGD’s Communications team.