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Proloy Barua, PhD

Proloy Barua, PhD

Research Fellow

proloy.barua@bracu.ac.bd

Proloy Barua, PhD, is a Research Fellow at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. 

Dr Barua started his research journey at BRAC’s Research and Evaluation Division (RED) in 2003. His most recent role was as an Assistant Scientist at BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. Throughout his career, he has held various positions in BRAC offices globally in several countries that include Afghanistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. 

Dr Barua completed his PhD in Health Systems Management from the Naresuan University in Thailand. Additionally, he completed a second master’s degree in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University, USA. He completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s in Agricultural Economics from Bangladesh Agricultural University. 

Journal Article

What pushes males to marry underage girls? Demand-side insights of child marriage from northern Bangladesh

Date: 2025

Author(s): Islam,Md. Karimul; Barua, Proloy; Ahmed, Md Shakil

Publisher: Journal of Public Health

Report

Lives and Livelihoods of Char Dwellers: Findings from a Baseline Survey in Selected Char in Northern Bangladesh

Date: 2024

Author(s): Barua, Proloy; Islam, Md. Karimul; Ahmed, Md. Shakil; and Das, Narayan Chandra

Publisher: BIGD

Journal Article

Impact of COVID-19 on Celebration of Death, Mortuary, and Funerary Customs in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

Date: 2024

Author(s): Rahman, Md Abdur; Islam, Md Redwanul; Chowdhury, Monidipa; Md. Asaduzzaman; Barua, Proloy; Haque, M Atiqul

Publisher: Heliyon

Assessing the Economic Viability of Agrivoltaics: A Pilot Study at TSEL, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Proloy Barua, PhD, Prataoy Kabya Bhowmik, Khadija Akter Sonia

Topic(s): Climate Change, Economic Development

Incentivizing Source-sorting For Promoting Domestic Waste Upcycling: An Experiment With Cox’s Bazar Municipality

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Proloy Barua, PhD, Khadija Akter Sonia, Prataoy Kabya Bhowmik

Topic(s): Climate Change

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