Badiul Alam Majumdar

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Badiul Alam Majumdar
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BornFebruary 1946 (age 77)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater Case Western Reserve University
Known foreconomist, political analyst, local government and election expert
Notable work SHUJAN

Badiul Alam Majumdar (born February 1946) is a Bangladeshi economist, development worker, political analyst, local government and election expert. [1] [2] He is the vice president and country director of the US-based charity The Hunger Project. [3] He is the founder-secretary of a civil society organization named Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). [4] [5]

Early life

Majumdar was born in February 1946 at Polaiya village at Laksham Upazila in Comilla of the then British India (now Bangladesh). [1] He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1962 from and graduated from Dhaka University in 1967. [1] He earned his post graduate degree from the same university in 1968. He completed a graduate fellowship at Claremont Graduate University from 1970 to 1971. Later, he obtained his PhD degree in economics from Case Western Reserve University. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 কে এই বদিউল আলম মজুমদার?. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ↑ ড. বদিউল আলম মজুমদার. priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar • The Hunger Project". The Hunger Project. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ↑ কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি. shujan. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Badiul Alam Majumdar". The Daily Star. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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