I am an Economist by training!

I am currently working as an Associate Professor in Department of Economics at University of Dhaka. I did my Ph.D. from the Department of Food and Resource Economics at the University of Florida, USA. I also hold two master degrees in Economics from Bowling Green State University, USA and from University of Dhaka. I have been serving as an faculty in the Department of Economics and Department of Development Studies University of Dhaka since 2009. My areas of interest are International Trade, Tariffs, Trade Agreements and Negotiations, Agricultural and Food Policy, Microcredit and Women Empowerment, Health Economics and Economics of Education, and Applied Econometrics. I am committed to advancing my expertise using the latest tools and methodologies in applied economic research.

 My current research agenda focuses on several critical areas: the welfare implications of tariffs in global trade, the end of Tomato Suspension Agreement with Mexico, the link between sugar trade and rising obesity rates, gender disparities in access to technical education, and the impact of tariff caps on U.S. agriculture. Through this work, I aim to deepen our understanding of the complex interplay between trade policy, public health, agriculture and development, and to contribute meaningful insights to the broader field of applied economics.

I am open to collaborate, research and consulting on various economic issues!