Hossain Ahmed Taufiq

Name:
Hossain Ahmed Taufiq
Experience: Research Fellow (Promotional) at Planning Commission, Bangladesh, Dhaka July 2018 – June 2019 Research Title: Understanding the trends of Violent Extremism (VE): The Case of BangladeshSenior Research Assistant at Independent University, Bangladesh, Dhaka October 2018 – Present Project Title: Out of the black & into the 'blue': Bay of Bengal’s 'green' economic wall -IUB Sponsored research Research Manager at Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh September 2016 – November 2017 Project Title: “Bangladesh Peace Observatory Project (BPO)”, Donor: UNDP Consultant at Save the Children Bangladesh, Dhaka November 2016 – December 2016 Project Title: “‘Gender Analysis of Bangladesh Children’s Book Initiative in Chittagong Hill Tract Region” Consultant at Save the Children Bangladesh, Dhaka November 2017 – June 2018 Project Title: “‘Children’s play right situation in Bangladesh” Consultant at Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh August 2016 – December 2016 Project Title: “SRHR education by Teachers (ASET)”. Consultant at Plan International Bangladesh, Dhaka October 2018 – October 2018 Project Title: “In-depth Study on Challenges and Opportunities of Secondary Education and Technical Vocational Education and Training in Plan International Bangladesh Programme Areas”. Assistant Program Officer at Population Council, Dhaka March 2015 – February 2016 Consultant at ARCED Foundation, Dhaka, Bogra, Sirajganj, and Naogaon October 2018 – October 2018 Consultant at Technical Assistance INC., Dhaka and Chittagong September 2014 – September 2014 Research Assistant at BRAC Development Institutes, BRAC University, Dhaka December 2011 – June 2012 Research Intern at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), Beirut May 2014 – August 2014 Project Title: “Social Aspects of Housing Policies in the Arab Region” Clinical Field Attachment Trainee at National University of Rwanda, Kigali and Butare June 2013 – August 2013 Project Title: “Impact of Land Tenure Regularization in urban and peri-urban areas of Rwanda” Policy Document Writing Intern at Friends of Londiani, Dublin October 2012 – December 2012 Management of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement, BRAC University September 2011 – December 2011 Internships Courses SPSS for Professional, Researchers, and Students, Department of Statistics, Biostatistics & Informatics, University of Dhaka October 2018 – October 2018 IQAC Teachers Training, LEAD September 2018 – September 2018
Email: taufiqh@tcd.ie

Hossain Ahmed Taufiq was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, he is the Lecturer of Global Studies and Governance Program (GSG) in the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). Before joining IUB, Taufiq worked as a Research Manager of the Bangladesh Peace Observatory (BPO) project at the Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka. He was educated at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland. He was the receiver of MacArthur MDP Fellowship. In last six years, Hossain gathered valuable qualitative and quantitative research experiences in Bangladesh, Rwanda, Lebanon, and Ireland. From 2012 -17, Hossain worked with Dhaka University, UNDP, Population Council, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), USAID, National University of Rwanda (NUR), Trocaire, Save the Children, Plan International, Planning Commission Bangladesh, Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), University of Guelph- Canada, IDS of University of Sussex-UK and BRAC University.

Research & Publications

Publications

China, India, Myanmar: Playing Rohingya Roulette
September 2018 – Present
Chapter 4: China, India, Myanmar: Playing Rohingya Roulette
in Hussain, I (2018), South Asia in Global Power Rivalry: Inside-Out Appraisals
from Bangladesh.
Submitted to Palgrave (under review)
CGS Peace Report, Volume-1, Issue-4
January 2018
Dhaka, Bangladesh
| I. Ahmed, A. Mohsin, D. Hossain, H. A. Taufiq, F. Razzak, H. Kabir, M. Rahman,
S. Sultana, E. Maruf, A. Mahmud, F. Sultana and S. Fatema, “CGS Peace Report,
Volume-1, Issue-4,” Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka,
Bangladesh, January 2018.

Available at:
http://peaceobservatory-cgs.org/uploads/cgsPDF/07-02-18-6-34-862-4th-CGSPeace%20Report-Final.pdf

CGS Peace Report, Volume-1, Issue-3
November 2017
Dhaka, Bangladesh
I. Ahmed, A. Mohsin, D. Hossain, H. A. Taufiq, F. Razzak, H. Kabir, M. Rahman, S.
Sultana, E. Maruf, A. Mahmud, F. Sultana and S. Fatema, “CGS Peace Report,
Volume-1, Issue-3,” Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka , Dhaka,
Bangladesh, November 2017.

Available at:
http://peaceobservatory-cgs.org/uploads/cgsPDF/20-12-17-6-58-286-CGSPeace-Report-03.pdf

CGS Peace Report, Volume-1, Issue-2
September 2017
Dhaka, Bangladesh
I. Ahmed, A. Mohsin, D. Hossain, H. A. Taufiq, F. Razzak, H. Kabir, M. Rahman, S.
Sultana and E. Maruf, “CGS Peace Report, Volume-1, Issue-2,” Centre for
Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka , Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2017.

Available at:
http://peaceobservatory-cgs.org/uploads/cgsPDF/15-10-17-5-56-501-CGSPeace-Report-July-August-2017.pdf

Publications
CGS Peace Report, Volume-1, Issue-1
July 2017
Dhaka, Bangladesh
I. Ahmed, A. Mohsin, D. Hossain, H. A. Taufiq, F. Razzak, H. Kabir, M. Rahman, S.
Sultana and E. Maruf, “CGS Peace Report, Volume-1, Issue-1,” Centre for
Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, July, 2017.

Available at:
http://peaceobservatory-cgs.org/uploads/cgsPDF/15-10-17-5-57-382-CGSPeace-Report-May-June-2017.pdf

Ongoing Rohingya Refugee Crisis and the State of Insecurity in
Bangladesh
December 2017
Dhaka
Presented a paper in the ‘2nd International Conference on Genocide and Mass
Violence’ (14-15 December, 2017), Centre for Genocide Studies, University of
Dhaka. Accepted for publication (4th April 2018).

UNPUBLISHED WORKS & CONFERENCE
ABSTRACTS/PAPERS

Land tenure regularization in Rwanda: Socio-economic impacts on
poor households in urban and peri-urban areas
Kigali
Manuscript submitted to ‘Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies’
journal (March, 2018), Status: under review.
Data collected from Rwanda (June- August 2013) for my Trinity College
Dublin MSc dissertation.
Role of NGOs in fostering equity and social inclusion in cities of
Bangladesh: The Case of Dhaka
September 2017
New York
Both abstract and paper accepted for oral presentation at the Fih Annual
International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) held at Alfred
Lerner Hall on Columbia University’s Morningside Campus, 2920 Broadway, New
York, NY, 10027, USA. (Conference date: 17-18 September 2017)
Housing policies in the Arab region: framing the challenges and
opportunities forimplementing the SDGs
September 2017
New York
Both abstract and paper accepted for poster presentation at the Fih Annual
International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) held at Alfred
Lerner Hall on Columbia University’s Morningside Campus, 2920 Broadway, New
York, NY, 10027, USA. (Conference date: 17-18 September 2017)

Biography

Detail

Research & Publications

Skills

Education & Training

Master of Science in Development Practice

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland

Bachelor of Social Sciences (International Relations)

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh