Faculty Profile

Anwara Begum

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801715357406
  • Email: anwara_begum@yahoo.com

Biography

Employer: Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh
Position: Department of Public Administration (Founding Head)
Duration: From January 2006 to February 2007, from September 2008 to April 2014, from February 2017 to January 2020

Employer: Department of Public Administration, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh
Position: Professor
Duration: From 7 January 2017 to date

Employer: Department of Public Administration, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh
Position: Associate Professor
Duration: From 8 July 2011 to 6 January 2017

Employer: Department of Political Studies and Public Affairs and Department of Public Administration, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh
Position: Assistant Professor
Duration: From 24 May 2004 to 7 July 2011.

Employer: Department of Political Studies and Public Affairs, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh
Position: Lecturer
Duration: From 23 May 2001 to 23 May 2004

Employer: BRAC (an NGO), 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position: Material Developer (Responsibilities: Developing materials, preparing research reports and project proposals etc.)
Duration: From 1 August 1999 to 17 May 2001

Employer: Professor Dr. Salauddin M. Aminuzzaman, Department of Public Administration, Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Position: Reserch Assistant, Research project: Danish NGO impact study, funded by DANIDA (Responsibilities: Data collection, data analysis, reviewing reports etc.)
Duration: From 1st October 1998 to 30 April 1999

Education

  • MPhil in Public Administration from Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2006
  • MSS in Public Administration from Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1995 (held in 1997)
  • BSS (honors) in Public Administration from Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1994 (held in 1995)
  • Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1991 (1st Division, stood 8th in the merit list of humanities group)
  • Secondary School Certificate in 1989 (1st Division, stood 3rd in the merit list of humanities group)

Journal Publish

  • 1. Kamal, M., Begum, A., Chowdhury, A.A.H. (2019). Decision Making Process of Sylhet City Corporation: Who Plays the Dominant Role? CommonwealthJournal of Local Governance, Issue. 20.
  • 2. Research Report: Anwara Begum, Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury. Access to Chaild Health care in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: A Study of KanaighatUpazila. University Research Centre, SUST, 2019
  • 3. Research Report: Anwara Begum, Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury. Access to Child Health care in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: A Study of KanaighatUpazila.University Research Centre, SUST, 2019
  • 4. Kamal, M.M., Begum, A. and Al-Hossienie, C. (2018)Role of Ward Councillors inDecision-making processes of Urban Local Government: A Study on Sylhet City Corporation, Journal of Governance and Innovation, Vol. IV, No. 2, ISSN- 2312-5551
  • 5. Research Report: Anwara Begum, Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury. Implication of Democratic Local Governance in Building institutional Trust: A Study of Sylhet city Corporation (SCC). University Research Centre, SUST, 2018
  • 6. Begum, A., Sato Kumar Barua (2016). Citizen Centric Governance System at District Level in Bangladesh: A Study on E/services Centre in Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Comilla and Sylhet Districts. Journal of Islamic University Studies, Vol. 16, No. 02, pp. 65-84.
  • 7. Begum, A., Sabina Yasmin (2015). Effectiveness of Health Information System at Rural- local Level: A Study on KarimgonjUpazila Health Complex, Kishoregonj. American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Issue 12, Vol. 2, pp. 120- 129.
  • 8. Begum, A. and Islam, F. (2014). Promotion of Democracy in Bangladesh: The Role of Union Parishad as a Local Self- government Institution. Development Review, National Academy for Planning and Development, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh. Vol 23, pp 15-28.
  • 9. Begum, A., Uddin, M.N., Chowdhury, A.A.H. and Mohammad, H. (2014). Choice of Leadership at Urban Local Government in Bangladesh: A Study of Pouroshabha (Municipality) Election 2011. Greener Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 001-007.
  • 10. Hossain, A.N.M.Z., Begum, A., Alam, M.S. and Islam, M.S. (2014). Participatory Budgeting in Bangladesh Local Government Context. Public Administration Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education. Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 28- 43.
  • 11. Research Report: Anwara Begum, Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury. Institutional Role of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) in Rural Development: A Study at Sylhet SadarUpazila. University Research Centre, SUST, 2014
  • 12. Research Report: Anwara Begum, Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury. Problems and Challenges of Rural Development in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study on Comprehensive Village Development program (CVDP) at Sylhet Sadar and CompanygonjUpazila. University Research centre, SUST, 2013
  • 13. Begum, A. and Chowdhury, M.S. (2012). বাংলাদেশ পল্লী উন্নয়ন কার্যক্রমের স্থানীয় নেতৃত্বের আর্থিক দূর্ণীতি সমস্যার স্বরূপ, কারণ ও প্রভাবঃ একটি কেস স্টাডি। SUST Journal of Social Sciences. Vol 17, No. 3, pp 38-51.
  • 14. Ahmed, M., Begum, A. and Chowdhury, M.A.I. (2010). Social Constraints before Sanitation Improvement in Tea Gardens of Sylhet, Bangladesh. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol 164, pp 263-271.
  • 15. Ahmed, M., Begum, A., and Chowdhury, M.A.I. (2009). Socio- economic and water use condition of arsenic affected rural areas of north- eastern Sylhet region for developing alternatives of contamination free water supply system. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, Vol 2, No. 1, pp 115-120.
  • 16. Begum, A. and Chowdhury, A.A.H. (2009). Professionalism of Police Administration in Bangladesh: Theory and practice. Journal of Administrative Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Vol. 02, pp. 131- 140.
  • 17. Manzu, M. A., Begum, A. and Osman, A.M.S. (2008). Distributed Leadership Practice and Bangladesh. Vol l, No 1, SUST Journal of Public Administration, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • 18. Research Report: Begum, A. et al. Danish NGO Impact Study, DANIDA, 1999

External Affiliations

  • Question setter (BCS Preliminary and Written Examinations), Moderation member (BCS Written Examination) and Viva Voce Examiner (BCS Examination)
  • External examiner- Rajshahi University, Islamic University, Comilla University
  • Editor of the journal ‘SUST Journal of Public Administration’ (ISSN no: 2073-8293)
  • Performing programs on National Policies, Education, Independence of Bangladesh, National Budget, Environment etc. broadcasted by Bangladesh Betar, Sylhet Centre.
  • Member (voluntary), Institute of Development Alternatives (IDEA- an NGO working for socio economic development of underprivileged people)