Md. Mizanur Rahman is currently an Assistant Professor of the Department of Environment and Development Studies, United International University (UIU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from November 17, 2024. He received Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in 2016 and Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in 2017 in Sociology from University of Dhaka. He served as a Lecturer in the same department from April 3, 2021 to November 16, 2024. Prior to this teaching position, he was a research fellow in 2019(October)-2021 at Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability at UIU. Side by side this fellowship position, he worked as Research Associate in 2020 at Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka for the feasibility studies of establishing Six (06) Govt. Medical Colleges and Hospitals, Three (03) Govt. Medical Universities and Two (02) Nursing Colleges in Bangladesh. In 2019, he joined as lecturer at an English version college at Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

His professional qualification includes wide-ranging experiences adapted through involvements with different governmental, non-governmental organization (NGO), and international non-governmental organization (INGO) funded projects. He extends a considerable portfolio of published research papers in peer-reviewed international journals. His works have been featured by the AGRIS-International System for Agricultural Science and Technology of the Food  and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Research interests: ecosystem services; rural economics; agriculture, agroecology and women; women-led climate change adaptation; sustainable livelihoods; sustained ruralization; gender and environmental management.

Principal Investigator

Research Project: Current forms of Urbanization and its impacts on the Environment and the Livelihoods of the local people: A study in Nilphamari, Bangladesh (January, 2022- September, 2023)

Granted amount: BDT 500,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Institute for Advanced Research

 

Co-investigator

Research Project: Delineations of Climate Change Induced Loss and Damage in Agriculture and Farmers-led Adaptation: An Empirical Research in Teesta River Basin, Bangladesh (July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2025).

Granted amount: BDT 500,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Institute for Advanced Research

 

Co-investigator:

Research Project: Reconstruction of Shabolombee Gram:  Exploring Local People’s practices of Sustainable Development and Sustainability (October, 2019- July, 2024)

Granted amount: USD 37,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Institute for Advanced Research and Oxfam Bangladesh

 

Co-PI (October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025)

Research Project: Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in relation to Environmental Degradation & Climate Change amongst the indigenous communities in the Northeastern Bangladesh

Granted amount: USD 6,500 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Action Against Hunger

 

Co-PI (January 1, 2021-Arpil 30, 2021)

Research Project: A study on the Promotion of Inclusive Community for Senior Citizens, Persons with Disabilities and Drug Users/ Abusers in Bangladesh (SDDB)

Granted amount: USD 9,000 (approx.)

Funding Organization: Caritas Bangladesh

Lecturer (April 3, 2021- till date)
Department of Environment and Development
Studies (EDS)
United International University
United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Part-time Lecturer 
United International University
United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Research Fellow (October, 2019- April 02, 2021)
Institute of Development Studies and Sustainability (IDSS)
United International University
United City, Madani Avenue, Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Research Associate (January 12, 2020- December 7, 2020)

• Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Six Govt. Medical Colleges and Hospitals
• Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Three Govt. Medical Universities and Two Nursing College

Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka

Journal Papers