Faculty Profile

Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury, PhD

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801723545341
  • Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Education

  • M.S.S (SUST)
  • PhD (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

Research Interests

  • NGOs, faith-based NGOs, community empowerment

Journal Publications

  • 1. Revitalizing community empowerment: harnessing the synergy of faith-based NGOs and Laverack's domain approach (2024)
  • 2. Chowdhury, S.R., Oakkas, M.A., Ahmmed, F. (2022). Survey questionnaire. In Islam, M.R., Khan, N.A., Baikady, R. (Eds.), Principles of social research methodology (pp.181-205). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5441-2_13 (2022)
  • 3. 2. Chowdhury, S.R., Islam, M.R. & Wahab, H.A. (2021). Gaining access to research participants for data collection in doctoral studies: Evidence from a rural area of Bangladesh. In M.R. Islam et al. (Eds.), Field guide for research in community settings: Tools, methods, challenges and strategies (pp. 85-100). UK: Elgar. (2021)
  • 4. Chowdhury, S.R., Islam, M.R. & Wahab, H.A. (2020). Challenges of faith-based NGO intervention in community development: A case study in Bangladesh. Glob Soc Welf 7(4), 301-313. (2020)
  • 5. Chowdhury, S. R., & Wahab, H. A. (2019). Community empowerment initiatives of faith-based NGOs: A case study in Bangladesh. In M. R. Islam (Ed.), Social research methodology and new techniques in analysis, interpretation, and writing (pp. 75-105). Hershey PA, USA: IGI Global. (2019)
  • 6. Chowdhury, S. R., Wahab, H. A., & Islam, M. R. (2019). The role of faith-based NGOs in social development: Invisible empowerment. International Social Work, 62(3), 1055-1074. (2019)
  • 7. Islam, M.R., Wahab, H.A., Burnmester, C.F. & Chowdhury, S.R. (2019). Cultural globalization: A critical analysis of identity crises in the developing economies. In N. Faghih (Ed.), Globalization and development (pp. 369-385). Springer, Cham. (2019)
  • 8. Hasan. M, Zaman M. & Chowdhury, S. R. (2014). Socio-economic impact of Old Age Allowance on the Olderly people: A Study on Sylhet District of Bangladesh. Jagannath University Journal of Social Sciences (JUJSS), 2(1&2). (2014)
  • 9. Chowdhury, S.R. (2014). Women Support Program (BD) for the welfare of tortured women: A review in the context of social work practice(published in Bengali), SUST Journal of Social Sciences, 23(3), 54-69. (2014)
  • 10. Hasan. M, Zaman M & Chowdhury, S.R. (2012). The service delivery system of the Old Age Allowance program of the government of Bangladesh: An assessment., SUST Journal of Social Science 18(4), 68-76. (2012)
  • 11. Chowdhury, S. R . , & Rahman , M. (2007). Role of social worker in society: A guideline considering Functionalism and Marxism (published in Bengali), SUST Studies, 9(3), 148-159. (2007)
  • 12. Ahmmed, F. & Chowdhury, S. R. (2005). The impact of Old Age Allowance on ensuring the security of the elderly (Published in Bengali). LOK PROSHASON SAMOEEKY (Quarterly Journal of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre), 32, 109-124. (2005)
  • 13. Rahman, M. & Chowdhury, S. R. (2004). The mechanism of establishing rapport and its practices in social work profession: A critical review. LOK PROSHASON SAMOEEKY (Quarterly Journal of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre), 31, 1-21 (2004)

Conference

  • 1. Yaacob, M. Á., Noor, N. H. M., & Chowdhury, S. R. (2022). A review on housing policy and practices in Malaysia in providing access to housing: Are they adequate?. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 7(19), 257-262. (2022)