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Saklain Al Mamun

Saklain Al Mamun

Senior Research Associate

saklain.mamun@bracu.ac.bd

Saklain Al Mamun is a Senior Research Associate at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University. 

Saklain is a qualitative and mixed-method researcher, working on research projects related to gender and social development. He uses qualitative, ethnographic, quantitative, and evaluative methods for research to generate real-time evidence and knowledge for better program design and policymaking. He has contributed to qualitative, mixed-method, and evaluative research projects, from designing and collecting data in the field to writing reports, journal articles, policy briefs, and other popular academic writing formats.

He has a conscientious academic training in Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University.

Journal Article

Poverty and Stigma in Urban Bangladesh: Conceptual Contributions and Empirical Explorations

Date: 2025

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Rohwerder, Brigitte; Al Mamun, Saklain; Sultan, Maheen

Publisher: Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Journal Article

A New Approach to Children’s Work That Prioritises Resilience, Well-being and Agency: Emerging Findings From a ‘Cash Plus’ Intervention in Bangladesh

Date: 2025

Author(s): Howard, Neil; Roelen, Keetie; Ton, Giel; Hermoza, Mauricio Espinoza; Mamun, Saklain Al; Chowdhury, Kabita; Aktar, Taslima; Huq, Lopita.

Publisher: BMJ Paediatrics Open

Evidence and Insights

Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia

Date: 2024

Author(s): Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Sultan, Maheen; and Jahan, Nusrat

Publisher: BIGD

Report

CLARISSA Cash Plus Social Protection Intervention: An Evaluation 

Date: 2024

Author(s): Howard, Neil; Roelen, Keetie; Ton, Giel; Espinoza, Mauricio; Aktar, Afrin; Mamun, Saklain Al

Publisher: Institute of Development Studies

Working Paper

Social Protection Experiences of and Attitudes Towards New Urban Poor After Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Date: 2024

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Ahmed, Md. Shakil; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Huq, Lopita; Al Mamun, Saklain; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Tahreen Rahman, Nuzaba; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni

Publisher: Institute of Development Studies

Policy Brief

অনিশ্চয়তা, এলাকাভিত্তিক বৈষম্য, এবং অপর্যাপ্ত সাহায্য: কোভিড-১৯ পরবর্তী বাংলাদেশের শহরে বসবাসরত দরিদ্রদের অভিজ্ঞতা

Date: 2023

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Al Mamun, Saklain; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

Precarity, Area-Based Discrimination, and Limited Support: Experiences of Urban Poverty After COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Date: 2023

Author(s): Roelen, Keetie; Al Mamun, Saklain; Chowdhury, Kabita; Diwakar, Vidya; Rabbi, Abu Sayem; Rownak, Raisa; Sultan, Maheen; Sumanthiran, Shilohni

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

Voicing and Challenging Workplace Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh

Date: 2022

Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Huq, Lopita; Sultana, Asifa, Al Mamun; Saklain

Topic(s): Gender Justice

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

বাংলাদেশে কর্মক্ষেত্রে যৌন হয়রানির বিরুদ্ধে প্রতিবাদ ও প্রতিরোধ ব্যবস্থা

Date: 2022

Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Huq, Lopita; Sultana, Asifa, Al Mamun; Saklain

Topic(s): Gender Justice

Publisher: BIGD

Report

Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerabilities and Transitions in the Context of COVID-19

Date: 2022

Author(s): Sultan, Maheen; Aktar, Taslima; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Pabony, Nuha Annoor; Noshin, Maliha; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Labib, Mahir; Islam, Md Zahirul; Kabir, Farhana; Huq, Lopita; Hossain, Md Rakib; Chowdhury, Kabita; Arman, Md Raied; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Mamun, Saklain Al

Topic(s): Social Transformation

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

Livelihood Transitions and Coping With Shocks: Women in the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Sector Coping With COVID-19

Date: 2022

Author(s): Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Alam, Afsana; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Sultana, Razia

Topic(s): COVID-19, Social Transformation

Publisher: BIGD

Working Paper

Livelihood Transitions of Women Workers During COVID-19: Domestic Workers in Dhaka

Date: 2021

Author(s): Kabeer, Naila; Huq, Lopita; Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Alam, Afsana; Nath, Shravasti Roy; Sultana, Razia

Topic(s): COVID-19, Social Transformation

Publisher: BIGD

Policy Brief

Adolescents’ Experiences of COVID-19 in Chittagong and Sylhet Divisions, Bangladesh

Date: 2021

Author(s): Alam, Farhana; Rana, Md Sajib; Raha, Samira Ahmed; Mamun, Saklain Al; Guglielmi, Silvia

Topic(s): Social Transformation, COVID-19

Publisher: Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)

Policy Brief

Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescents in Urban Slums in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Date: 2020

Author(s): Ria, Alvira Farheen; Raha, Samira Ahmed; Rana, Sajib; Roy, Prantik; Aktar, Taslima; Mamun, Saklain Al; Anik, Mehedi Hasan; Alam, Farhana

Topic(s): Cities, Social Transformation, COVID-19

Publisher: Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)

Understanding the Youth-led Civil Society Landscape in Bangladesh

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar

Topic(s): Governance and Politics

Youth Politics in Bangladesh

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Syeda Salina Aziz, Asif Shahan, PhD, Md. Kamruzzaman, Saklain Al Mamun, Raihan Ahamed, Rabeena Sultana Ananna, Inteemum Ahsan, Suranjit Paul, Md. Ashikur Rahman

Topic(s): Governance and Politics

Data and Evidence to End Extreme Poverty (DEEP)

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Syeda Salina Aziz, Raihan Ahamed, Kabita Chowdhury, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun, Rabeena Sultana Ananna, Suranjit Paul

Topic(s): Economic Development, Governance and Politics, Climate Change, COVID-19

Bricks to Blocks: Information and Coordination Challenges for Transitioning to a Cleaner Building Technology

Status: Ongoing

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain

Topic(s): Climate Change

Economic Recovery of the Climate Migrants and New Poor Living in Climate-Vulnerable Urban Low-Income Settlements

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan, Mohammad Tofail Bin Azam, Mirza Mahmuda Ferdous

Topic(s): Climate Change

Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of the Climate-Vulnerable Ultra-Poor Households Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Md. Mohsin Hossain, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): COVID-19, BRAC Programs, Climate Change

Strengthening Economic Recovery Capacity of Climate- Vulnerable New Poor, Especially Returnee Migrants Impacted by COVID-19

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Md. Mohsin Hossain, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): BRAC Programs

Strengthening Recovery Capacity of the COVID-19 and Climate Change-Affected Households Through Skills Training Targeting the Youth in the Families

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): Climate Change, COVID-19

Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities for the Climate Migrants and New Poor Through Skills Training and Empowerment of Cottage, Micro, and Small Enterprises in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD, Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): Climate Change

Empowering Unemployed and Underemployed Youth of the Climate-Vulnerable Households Through Market-Driven Skills and Employment Opportunities

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan, Mirza Mahmuda Ferdous

Topic(s): Climate Change

Enhancing Economic Recovery Capacity of COVID-19-Affected Climate-Vulnerable Farmers Engaging in Dairy, Crop, and Vegetable Farming

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain, Md. Mahbub Ul Hassan Sharan

Topic(s): Climate Change, BRAC Programs

Enhancing Safe Drinking Water Security and Climate Resilience Through Rainwater Harvesting

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Rohini Kamal, PhD, Md. Mohsin Hossain

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Climate Change

Livelihood Transitions and Coping with Shocks: Women in the Domestic Service Sector Coping with COVID-19

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Lopita Huq, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice

Livelihood Transitions and Coping with Shocks: Women in the RMG Sector Coping with COVID-19

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Lopita Huq, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice

Child Labor: Action-Research-Innovation in Southern and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA)

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Lopita Huq, Maheen Sultan, Kabita Chowdhury, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar

Topic(s): Social Transformation

Adolescents in Urban Slums and Low-Income Settlements in Dhaka During COVID-19

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Saklain Al Mamun, Maheen Sultan, Taslima Aktar

Topic(s): COVID-19, Gender Justice

Impact Evaluation of an Adolescent Student Program in Bangladesh

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Lopita Huq, Pragyna Mahpara, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar

Topic(s): Gender Justice, Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation

Gender Price of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Saklain Al Mamun, Lopita Huq, Kabita Chowdhury

Topic(s): Gender Justice, Social Transformation

Safe Road for Women and Girls: Lesson Learnt From an Intervention of BRAC

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Saklain Al Mamun, Taslima Aktar, Kabita Chowdhury

Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Gender Justice, Social Transformation

New Forms of Adolescent Voice and Agency Through the Use of Mobile Phones and ICT

Status: Completed

Researcher(s): Maheen Sultan, Lopita Huq, Pragyna Mahpara, Taslima Aktar, Saklain Al Mamun, Kabita Chowdhury

Topic(s): Digitization, Gender Justice, Social Transformation

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