Faculty Profile

Dr Mohammad Sadiqunnabi Choudhury

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801915819168
  • Email: sadique-eco@sust.edu

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Sadiqunnabi Choudhury is a highly accomplished scholar and academician with a diverse range of experiences in the fields of economics and finance. He earned a PhD in International Development from the University of East London in 2015, an MSc in Economics and Finance from Queen Mary University of London in 2011, and an MSS in Economics from the Islamic University in 1991.

Dr. Choudhury's career spans over 25 years, during which he has held various positions in academia and the public sector. His professional journey began in 1995 as a Staff Economist at BRAC, a renowned development organization. He then joined the research department of the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh, as an Assistant Director in 1997, where he served for 10 years, during which he rose to the position of Deputy Director. During his tenure, he made significant contributions to shaping monetary policy and financial regulations in Bangladesh.

Dr. Choudhury started his academic career in 2005 as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), working under a lien from the Bangladesh Bank. In 2007, he left the central banking industry to become an Assistant Professor in the department. He continued teaching and conducting research at various institutions and was promoted to the position of Associate Professor in 2016. In 2019, he was elevated to the position of professor, which he currently holds.

Dr. Choudhury has made significant contributions to the fields of economics and finance through his research. His research interests include monetary policy, microfinance, financial inclusion, poverty alleviation, and empowerment of rural people. He has published numerous articles and papers in various academic journals, and his research has been widely cited. Dr. Choudhury has also been a reviewer for several academic journals and presented his research at various national and international conferences.

In short, Dr. Mohammad Sadiqunnabi Choudhury is a renowned scholar and academic with a remarkable career in economics and finance. His contributions to academia and the public sector have had a considerable impact, as have his research interests in monetary policy, microfinance, financial inclusion, poverty alleviation, and the empowerment of rural people. Dr. Choudhury is widely acknowledged for his skills and continues to inspire future generations of economists and financial analysts.

Education

  • PhD (2015) University of East London
  • MSc (2011) Queen Mary University of London, UK
  • MSS (1991) Islamic University, Bangladesh
  • BSS (1990) Islamic University, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Monetary Policy
  • Microfinance
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Digital Finance
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Empowerment of Rural People

Active Research Project

  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis in financial inclusion
  • financial inclusion and vulnerability reduction
  • coping with crises in rural areas.

Previous Research Project

  • Micro and macro perspective of financial inclusion.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Parveen, S. S. and Choudhury, M. S. (2023). Indigenization–internationalization debate and Bangladesh strategies in international social work and women’s development, International Social Work 1– 13
  • 2. Choudhury, M. S. (2019). MFI Microsavings: Inclusive or Transformative? A Participatory Survey of Household Savings in Northeast Rural Bangladesh, Jagannath University Journal of Economics, 1(1)
  • 3. Choudhury, M. S. (2018). Crises Mapping and Coping Strategies: Participatory Evidence from Rural Bangladesh, The Journal of Exclusion Studies, 8(2): 112-145.
  • 4. Choudhury, M. S. (2016). Money Income and Causality: An Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh, Metropolitan University Journal
  • 5. Choudhury, M. S. (2015): Financial Inclusion and Livelihood Dynamics: Evidence from Northeast Rural Bangladesh, Unpublished PhD thesis, School of Social Sciences, University of East London, UK.
  • 6. Choudhury, M. S. (2015): ‘Transcript of a participatory investigation in northeast rural Bangladesh’. Crossing Conceptual Boundaries, PhD Annual Yearbook, Volume VII, School of Law and Social Sciences, London: University of East London, UK.
  • 7. Choudhury, M. S. (2015): Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh: Participatory Evidence from Two Villages, The Journal of Exclusion Studies, 5(2):113-128.
  • 8. Choudhury, M. S. (2014): Poverty, Vulnerability and Financial Inclusion: the Context of Bangladesh, the Journal of Politics and Administration, Vol 2, No. 1 (December). Department of Political Studies, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet Bangladesh.
  • 9. Choudhury, M. S. (2013): Survey Protocol for Research on ‘Vulnerability to Poverty: Insurance Role of Microsavings against Crises in Two Villages in Northeast Rural Bangladesh’. Crossing Conceptual Boundaries, PhD Annual Yearbook, Volume V, School of Law and Social Sciences, London: University of East London, UK.
  • 10. Choudhury, M. S. (2011): Rural People Facing Crisis: How Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Bangladesh Ensure Safety Net?, Crossing Conceptual Boundaries, PhD Annual Yearbook New Series Volume III, School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London, UK.
  • 11. Choudhury, M. S. (2011): Money Income and Causality: Vector Autoregressive Evidence from Bangladesh, Unpublished master’s thesis, Department of Economics, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
  • 12. Choudhury, M. S. (2004): Monetary Policy in Bangladesh - Should We Go for Inflation Targeting? Journal of the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh, Vol.51 No.2
  • 13. Halder, S R., Choudhury, M. S. and Husain, A. M. S. (1995).Socio-economic performance of BRAC DTW program, Research and Evaluation Division (RED), BRAC, Economic Studies, Vol-IX

External Affiliations

  • Life member of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA). LM-874
  • Alumnus, University of East London
  • Alumnus, Queen Mary University of London
  • Alumnus, Islamic University

Awards & Recognition

  • Dr. Gopesh Biswas Gold Medal for outstanding achievement among higher secondary science group students in Brindaban Government College. MSc in Economics, Queen Mary University of London (2011), PhD, University of East London (2015).

Conference

  • 1. Alam, M. M. and Choudhury, M. S. (2015): Financial Inclusion and Inclusive growth in Bangladesh: Policy Issues and Challenges Ahead, , Paper presented in the conference on research findings, 29 - 30 December 2015, organized by Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet Bangladesh.
  • 2. Choudhury, M. S. (2013): Vulnerability to Poverty and Insurance Role of Microsavings in Northeast Rural Bangladesh: Methodology and Preliminary Findings, conference paper presented in the Third European Research Conference on Microfinance, organized by Norwegian Centre for Microfinance Research and European Microfinance Platform, June 10-12, 2013, Venue: University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.

Teaching

  • Micro and Macroeconomics
  • Mathematical Economics
  • Game theory
  • Banking and Finance
  • International finance
  • Econometrics