Profile of Md. Shah Paran
Md. Shah Paran
Lecturer
Department of Development Studies (DEV)
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur.
E-mail: mparan@tch.hstu.ac.bd
Mobile: +8801521200154
CAREER OBJECTIVE
- Fostering innovation, skill and excellence in academia, research and development sector.
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Economic & Social Policy; Education, Health and Social Security; Health Systems Strengthening (HSS); Public Health; Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation; Environment & Sustainability; Natural Resource Management; Political Economy; Political Settlement & Governance; Localization & Grassroot Development; Strategic Financing; Domestic Resource Mobilization; Transition Readiness for Economic Graduation; Disaster Risk Reduction; Gender & Disability Inclusion; Migration & Displacement etc.
EDUCATION
- Master of Social Sciences in Development Studies (Development Economics Stream), 2018
University of Dhaka
- Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honors) in Development Studies, 2017
University of Dhaka
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), 2012
Dhaka College, Dhaka
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Lecturer in Development Studies
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU)January 15, 2026 to Present
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Specialist
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)October 01, 2023 to March 31, 2025
- Program Officer- MEL
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)January 03, 2022 to September 30, 2023
- Researcher
Unnayan OnneshanDecember 01, 2018 to November 30, 2021
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapter
Ecosystem Services and Well-Being in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh: A Multiple Evidence Base Trajectory
Read MoreHuman-Nature Cooperation for Well-Being: Community Understanding on One Health Approach in the COVID-19 Era in the Sundarbans
Read MoreThe Sundarbans is our mind: An exploration into multiple values of nature in conversation with traditional resource users
Read MoreCurrent State of Biodiversity in Marine and Coastal Ecosystem of the Sundarbans
Read MoreElderly People: Vulnerabilities and Policy Failures
Read MoreTraditional Resource Users and Claiming of Rights
Read MoreClimate Change and Its Impact: Sundarbans as a Natural Wall
Read MoreHuman-nature relationship for post 2020 biodiversity framework: An exploration into traditional knowledge, customary sustainable use and community-based innovation in the Sundarbans
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Awards and SCHOLARSHIPS
- Bangladesh Bank Governor Scholarship
Funded by: Bangladesh Bank
PROJECTS
- USAID Health Systems for TB (HS4TB)
Funded by: USAID
Position: MEL Specialist
Description: The purpose of HS4TB in Bangladesh was to support the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to identify barriers and design and implement a pathway for government-funded procurement of TB services through competitive contracting within the government procurement system.
SOCIAL NETWORK
- Google Scholar Profile
URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=ktONVvwAAAAJ
- ResearchGate Profile

