Faculty Profile

Dr. Esmat Ara

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801719787133
  • Email: ara_esmat@yahoo.com

Biography

Dr. Esmat Ara joined as a Section Officer in the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in 2006 after completing her masters’ degree. She got married to Mr. Md. Assraf Seddiky in 2007. In 2009, she joined as a lecturer in the Department of Public Administration at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. Since she focused on research works on different issues. She has a good number of publications in international and national journals with a good amount of citations and reading outcomes as well. She is fond of working with humanitarian development to establish justice and equity in society.

Education

  • PhD (University of Dhaka), Graduation (University of Dhaka).
  • Studied (Government Ashek Mahmud College, and
  • Government Girls high school, Jamalpur).

Research Interests

  • I am very much interested in researching NGO, poverty, gender, disaster, tribal issues, development policy, and environment.

Active Research Project

  • Ara, D. E., & Islam, D. S. (2019). Partnering with communities to deliver sustainable and responsive remote rural health services in Shalla sub-district, Bangladesh. Project ID: SS/2019/2/23. Financial support for this ongoing project is provided by the Research Centre of SUST.

Journal Publish

  • 1. Ara, Dr. E., & Ziaul Islam, S.M. (2019). Role of Stakeholders in Preserving Biodiversity in Bangladesh: A Study on Tanguar Haor. International Journal of Management, 10(2): 17-38.
  • 2. Ara, Dr. E., & Khan, M.I. (2019). The Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among the University Graduates in Bangladesh: How Far Does it Affect the Society?.European Scientific Journal, 15(10):75-99.
  • 3. Ara, Dr. E., & Tanni, T. J. (2019). Improvement in Quality of Life of Elderly through Old Age Allowance Program in Bangladesh: A Study on Moulvibazar Pourashava. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 10(1): 18-32.
  • 4. Ara, E., & Seddiky, M.A. (2016). Decentralization strategies for ensuring peoples’ participation at local level development in Bangladesh: Theory and practice. International Journal of Advancement in Social Science and Humanity. 1(1): 86-107.
  • 5. Ara, E., & Seddiky, M.A. (2015). Impact of Grameen Bank Microcredit program on the livelihood status of women beneficiaries in Bangladesh. American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, 9(4): 323-332.
  • 6. Seddiky, M. A., & Ara, E. (2015). Application of e-governance in education sector to enhance the quality of education and human resource development in Bangladesh. European Scientific Journal, 11(14): 386-404.
  • 7. Eve teasing and the decadence of social values in Bangladesh: How many innocent faces are to be lost! American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, 10(2):140-148.
  • 8. Seddiky, M. A., Ara, E., & Yasmin, S. (2014). Role of Union Information and service centre (UISC) to promote healthcare facilities for the rural poor in Bangladesh. American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, 8(2): 201-210.
  • 9. Seddiky, M. A., & Ara, E. (2013).Health quality management of Public and private hospitals in Bangladesh: A study in Sylhet city. Journal of Politics and Administration, 1(1): 95-114.
  • 10. Seddiky, M. A., Khatun, F., & Ara, E. (2011).Gender discrimination in the indigenous community of Bangladesh: A study on Manipuri and Garo society in Sylhet. Society and Change, 5(2): 46-63.

External Affiliations

  • From my very childhood, I am passionate about philanthropic activities to impoverished people. Still, I am conducting such type of functions but wish to keep it unpublished.

Teaching

  • As a faculty in a public university, I would like to propel the scholarly advancement of my students to the best of my capacity. I am sanguine that my previous academic experience in the same department, solid scholarly foundation, and relational abilities combined with exhaustive planning and excitement for the subject will make me an excellent faculty.