Md. Rasel ChowdhuryLecturer Candidate · Economics

Research

Research portfolio

Current and completed work on human-centred automation, sustainable public-sector systems, financial inclusion, and educational outcomes in Bangladesh.

Jan 2026PresentView evidence

National Academy for Planning and Development · Research Assistant

Towards Industry 5.0: Human-Centred Automation and the Future of Bangladesh's Informal Economy

This government-funded policy research project examines how automation and technological transition can be aligned with worker wellbeing, inclusion, labour adjustment, and the realities of Bangladesh’s informal economy.

Research supportLiterature review, policy-document analysis, and methodology support
Survey designQuestion flow, wording, response categories, pilot testing, and digital survey preparation
Field preparationData-collector guidance, survey tracking, field monitoring, and problem-solving
Data preparationData organization, quality checking, and preliminary analytical outputs
Nov 2025May 2026View evidence

BIAM Foundation Research Center · Ministry of Public Administration

Digital Revenues, Green Purchases: Digital Taxation and Sustainable Procurement as Joint Drivers of Public-Sector Sustainability in Bangladesh

This government-funded project connects digital taxation, sustainable procurement, and public-sector sustainability. I contributed to proposal preparation, conceptual development, primary-data organization, analysis, final-report preparation, and research-training activities.

Public financeSustainable procurementDigital governancePublic policy
Jul 2025Jun 2026View evidence

SUST Research Center · Project ID SS/2025/1/22

Evaluating the Influence of Women's Socioeconomic Status Variations on Financial Services Utilization: A Case Study of Sylhet

The project studies how socioeconomic differences shape women’s access to and use of financial services. My contribution includes survey preparation, pilot testing, fieldwork planning, data-quality checking, structured datasets, descriptive outputs, and analytical documentation.

Financial inclusionGender inequalityHousehold financeApplied microeconomics
Jul 2024Jun 2025View evidence

SUST Research Center · Project ID SS/2024/1/17

Education and Employment Factors of Mothers Affecting Children's Educational Outcomes: A Case Study of Sylhet City

This survey-based project explores family-level pathways connecting mothers’ education and employment with children’s schooling outcomes. I supported household-data organization, consistency checking, clean data files, descriptive tables, summary findings, and project-report preparation.

Education economicsMaternal employmentChild outcomesSurvey research

Working papers

Research in progress

Working paper 01

Education and Employment Factors of Mothers Affecting Children's Educational Outcomes: A Case Study of Sylhet City

Education economics · Household socioeconomic conditions · Survey-based evidence

M.S.S. thesis / working paper

From Margins to Mainstream: How Socioeconomic Shifts Shape Women’s Access to Financial Services in Bangladesh

Financial inclusion · Gender inequality · Household finance · Applied microeconomics · Bangladesh

The thesis examines how socioeconomic status shapes women’s use of financial services and provides a direct foundation for teaching Financial Economics, Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and evidence-informed social policy.

Methods and tools

Research capabilities

Quantitative analysis

Descriptive statistics, data cleaning, structured analysis, and interpretation.

Survey research

Questionnaire review, response categories, field protocols, and tracking documentation.

Software

Stata, QGIS, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO, Google Forms, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Overleaf/LaTeX.

Academic writing

Literature organization, research formatting, tables, charts, and publication-ready documents.