Faculty Profile

Dr Mohammad Fakhrus Salam

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801748919866
  • Email: salam-pss@sust.edu

Biography

Dr Mohammad Fakhrus Salam (ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-6786) is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. He has his PhD at the Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also, BSS and MSS in Political Studies and Public Affairs from Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh.

Education

  • PhD, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
  • MSS in Political Studies & Public Affairs (SUST)
  • BSS in Political Studies & Public Affairs (SUST)

Research Interests

  • Governance
  • Local Government
  • Foreign Policy

Active Research Project

  • 1. Children's Education in the Haor Area of Bangladesh: Prospects, Challenges and Remedies ( Research Grant: 2023-24, Funded by: SUST Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh)

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Khasi Customary Law and the Social Mobility of Khasi Women at Jainta in Sylhet. (Research Grant-2013-14, funded by: SUST Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh)
  • 2. A Fair Discussion on Paid Marginalized Women Workers Empowerment and Wellbeing in Bangladesh: A Study of Tea Industry in Sylhet Region (Research Grant-2015-16, Funded By- SUST Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114,Bangladesh)
  • 3. Dynamics of Trade Union Practices in the Tea Industry: A Study on Some Selective Tea Gardens in Sylhet, Bangladesh ( Research Grant-2022-23, Funded by: SUST Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh)

External Affiliations

  • General Member, SUST Teachers Association,Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114.Bangladesh.
  • General Member, Sunamganj Cricket Umpires Association, District Sports Association Sunamganj, Bangladesh.
  • Assistant Provost, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, SUST. (From 2012-2015)
  • Sports Advisor, PSS Society (2013), SUST. Sylhet.
  • Member (Volunteer), Amnesty International
  • Student Advisor, Department of Political Studies, SUST-3114 (2021-22)
  • Cultural Advisor, Department of Political Studies, SUST-3114 (2022-23)

Journal Publications

  • 1. The Impact of Social Safety Net (SSN) as Social Protection for the Lives of Poor and Vulnerable in Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • 2. Assessing the social and economic conditions of beneficiaries under Ashrayan project in Bangladesh : A critical study
  • 3. Decolonizing Ecology: Design for Eco-State in Bangaldesh
  • 4. Rohingya crisis,diplomacy and geopolitics: Bangladesh's future
  • 5. China’s Approach towards Bangladesh: Development Partnership or Claw of Subjugation?
  • 6. Access To Justice Through Village Court For Rural Poor: The Case Of Bangladesh
  • 7. Russia’s Relation to South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era: An Overview from Foreign Policy’s Perspective.
  • 8. Cross -Border Trade Enterprise between Bangladesh and India: A Study on ‘Border Haat’s
  • 9. Strengthening local government through participation and leadership: Bangladesh perspective
  • 10. Climatic Tragedies in Bangladesh: What Should Government Do?
  • 11. International Standard of Citizen Charter of Bangladesh Police: An Analysis
  • 12. Ethnic Problems in Bangladesh: A Study of Chittagong Hill Tracts
  • 13. Local Economic Development Through Innovation and Strategic Planning by Local Government Institutions: A Critical Analysis
  • 14. The US Foreign Policy Towards South Asia: An Overview

Teaching

  • Lecturer, Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh. (From 2011-2013)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh. (From 2013- till now))

Awards & Recognition

  • 'Book Prize'- from Vice-Chancellor, Convocation 2007 Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. China's Belt and Road Inititive (BRI): A Pillar of Development or Debt Trap for Bangladesh? * (Arpa Paul, MSS Research Student, 2021-22) 2. Women Empowerment in Local Level in Bangladesh: An Analysis * (Sima Rani Das, MSS Research Student, 2021-22) 3. Decolonizing Ecology: Design for Eco-State in Bangladesh, (Jahidul Islam, MSS Research Student, 2019-20) 4. Political Empowerment of Women in Local Government Institutions in Bangladesh: Union Parishad Perspectives, (Saiful Islam, MSS Research Student, 2019-20) 5. Teenage Gang Culture: An Exploratory Study in Sylhet Metropolitan City (Rajib Sarker, MSS,2019-20) 6. Village Court- a way to restore justice in Bangladesh: A case study at Moglabazar Unionin Sylhet District (Naznin Akter, MSS, 2016-17) 7. Access to healthcare services of rural people: A study at Dewgar village in Kishoreganj District (Sohel Rana, 2016-17) 8. Legal aid @ access to justice for indigent women: A study at Sylhet District legal aid (Mahjabin Khan Shompa, MSS, 2016-17) 9. Socioeconomic impact of women entreprenurship in Bangladesh: A study on Sylhet city * (Syeda Tasfia Nusrat, MSS Research Student, 2020-21)