• University teaching with more than 20 years of undergraduate and postgraduate lecturing experience in Bangladesh, Norway and Nepal in the field of Social Sciences. 

• Editorial/journal management  

• Publications including refereed journals articles, book and book-chapters  

• Ph.D., and Master thesis supervision of students at North South University, BRAC University, National Defense College of Bangladesh and Tribhuvan University, Nepal.  

• Long experience of project development and management work with such organizations as UNDP, World Bank, DFID, JICA, CIDA, NORAD and various government and non-government agencies in Bangladesh in the fields of urban/local governance, institutional development and capacity building, monitoring and evaluation of development programs, primary and higher education and civil service capacity building and reform  

• Extensive fieldwork/commissioned research activities including participatory/rapid appraisals/learning  

• Local governance and institutional capacity building  

• Team building, communication and interpersonal skills and training  

• Varied professional memberships/associations

• Workshop/seminar facilitation/moderation  

• M.Phil (Bergen University, Norway); Doctoral (Ph.D., University of Dhaka) and Post-Doctoral education and advanced research in Norway  

Teaching and Training

•  Theories of Governance

•  Public Finance Management

•  Contemporary Issues of Governance in South Asia

•  Change Management Issues and Practices in Bangladesh Civil Service

•  Local Governance and Local Capacity Building

•  Globalization and International Trade

•  Curriculum and case studies development in the field of public policy and governance

Project Management, Research and Consultancy

•  Institutional and Capacity Development of Civil Service of Bangladesh

•  Evaluation and Monitoring of Development Programs

•  Different kinds of Surveys

•  Needs Assessment; Local Government Training Module; Strategy and Policy Development

•  Managing Change in Public Sector 

• NORAD Post Doctoral Fellowship (University of Bergen, Norway), 2011  

• Ph.D research fund by Social Science Research Council (SSRC) of Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh Government (2003-2007) 

• Norwegian State Education Loan Fund for M.Phil degree (1996-1999) 

•  An article titled “Adaptation Paradox” and Citizen Ambiguity over Government Climate Policies: Survey Findings from Bangladesh. Sustainability 2022, 14, 8623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su14148623 Eisenstadt, T.A.; Haque, T.; Toman, M.; Wright, M. 

• An article titled “Role of Civil Society in South Asia to Promote the China-South Asia Cooperation for Mutual Development” has been published in the Journal of Southeast Asian and South Asian Studies, China in 2014

• An article titled “Theories of Governance: South Asian Perspective” was published in a special issue of Public Organization Review (POR) by Springer USA titled Policy and Governance in South and South East Asia, in November 2013

• An article on “Administrative Culture and Incidence of Corruption in Bangladesh: A Search for the Potential Linkage” published in a special issue of the International Journal of Public Administration (IJPA) by Routledge UK, 36:13, 996-1006, in October 2013

• A Journal article on "Challenges of People's Participation in Local Governance" published in the Nepalese Journal of Public Policy and Governance in Volume: XXIV, Number: 1, Issue: January - July 2009

• An article on “Domestic Violence: An Issue of Human Security in Bangladesh” was published in Empowerment, 2009, Vol 16.

• A research monograph on “Eviction of Rickshaws from the Main Roads of Dhaka City: Impacts on the Lives and Livelihoods of the Rickshaw Pullers”, published by Research Initiatives Bangladesh, 2007

• A journal article entitled “ New Institutional Thinking: The Role of Member of Parliaments in Local Governance and Development” published in the Social Science Journal (Samajik Bigyan Patrika) of Dhaka University in Volume 1, Issue 1, 2005

• Co-author of the different articles of a research monograph titled “Human Rights and Good Governance” published by Manusher Jonno (MJ), 2006

•  Eisenstadt, Todd; Haque, Sk Tawfique M; Lu, Jie; Rahman, Mizanur; Climate ChangeInduced Migration in Bangladesh: Findings from the Focus Group Discussions in Vulnerable Areas. January 2018. Dhaka: North South University

• Edited Report on State of Democracy in South Asia (SDSA) II, March 2017, Jain University Press, Bangalore, India

• Haque, Sk Tawfique M. 2016. ISAS (Institute of South Asian Studies) Working Paper. Contemporary Trends and Patterns of Democracy in Bangladesh: A Perception Study. Singapore: National University of Singapore (NUS)

• Jamil, Ishtiaq., Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Sk. Tawfique M. Haque and, Shakil Ahmed. 2016. Databook: Governance and Citizens’ Charter Survey 2011. Dhaka: North South University

• Jamil, Ishtiaq., Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Sk. Tawfique M. Haque and, Shakil Ahmed. 2016. Databook: Governance and Citizens’ Trust Survey Bangladesh. Dhaka: North South University

• The State of Democracy, Governance and Development in Bangladesh at the South Asian Dialogue on Democracy and Development, May 2024

• Role of South Asian media in countering the propaganda against Belt & Road initiative (BRI) organized by Chinese Modernization and International Communications of South and Southeast Asia, Yunnan University, China, from 23 to 24 November 2023

• The role of 'Area Studies' in understanding the diversity of world Civilizations, First World Conference of Sinologists, organized by the Belt and Road Research Institute at Beijing Language and Culture University, China, from 28 June to 4 July 2023 at Beijing and Qingdao.

• Current Status and Prospects of 'China Studies' in Bangladeshi Universities in the Context of Belt and Road Initiative; International seminar on "Area Studies of Chinese Language Education for the Belt and Road Initiative";13 June 2023; Yunnan University, China (Virtually Presented).

• Governance of the Padma and Teesta rivers for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh; International Conference on 'Fluvial Phenomena: Re-engaging Rivers in the Anthropocene'; 28 February 2023; Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei; (Virtually Presented).

• COVID-19 and Healthcare System of Bangladesh: Challenges and Strategies to Overcome. Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA); October 2021, Moscow, Russia (Virtually Presented).

• Rise of Populism in South Asia: Issues and Challenges for Economic Globalization. 6th Congress of International Confucius Association; August 2019, Beijing, China.

• Expanding Public Choice and Opportunities: Public Sector Governance. International Conference on Public Policy and Governance in South Asia at Nepal Administrative Staff College (NASC); July 2019, Kathmandu, Nepal.

• Sustainable Maritime Resource Management in Bangladesh. 7th China South and South East Asia Think Tank Forum; July 2019, Kunming, China.

• Public Policy and Public Administration Education in South Asia/India: Challenges and Opportunities. International Conference on Governance in as Era of Inequality: Training the Next Generation of Policy Practitioners in South Asia., at O.P Jindal Global University, February, 2019, Delhi, India.

• Identity Politics and Its Implications on Ethnic Minorities in Bangladesh. Perceived and Objective Inequalities and Conflict: Global Insights from Dispersed Cases at Tata Institute of Social Sciences; January, 2019, Mumbai, India.

• International Climate Finance and Domestic Corruption: Establishing the Nexus with Evidence from Bangladesh. 25th IPSA World Congress of Political Science; Organized by International Political Science Association (IPSA); June, 2018, Brisbane, Australia.

• Administrative Culture in South Asia: Can it Facilitate Organizational Change? 22nd International Research Society Public Management (IRSPM) Annual Conference at the University of Edinburgh; April 2018, Edinburgh, UK.

• Confucianism and Administrative Culture in South East and East Asia. International Conference on Historical Exchanges along the Maritime Silk Road & Mutual Learning between Asian, African and European Civilizations. Organized by International Confucian Forum. December, 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

• Women Labour Migration in Bangladesh: Does Bangladesh Have an Effective Policy? International Conference on Women and Politics in the Global South, Organized by International Political Science Association (IPSA); July, 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

• Democratic Participation In Bangladesh: Does It Vary Across The Ethnicity, Religion, And Gender? Seminar on Social Inclusion/Exclusion at Tata Institute of Social Sciences; March, 2017, Mumbai, India.

• Role of Civil Society in Dispute Resolution to International Rivers in China and South China. International Conference on the Rational Utilization of the Water Resources of the

• International Rivers in China and South Asia: A Pathway to Dispute Settlements, at Gaungdong Institute for Indo-Pacific Peace and Development Studies, Hainan University; January, 2017. China.

• Citizens’ Trust Towards Democratic Process and Institutions in Bangladesh. 24th IPSA World Congress of Political Science; Organized by International Political Science Association (IPSA); July 2016, Poznan, Poland.

• Contemporary Trends and Patterns of Democracy in Bangladesh: A Perception Study. International Seminar on State of Democracy in South Asia; Organized by Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. January, 2016, Singapore.

• Knowledge Generation Through Joint Research By Southern And Northern Universities: Can North And South Learn From Each Other? Seminar on Why Should Universities And Academics in the North–South Collaborate? Knowledge, development, strategy, And/Or competitions; June, 2015, Bergen, Norway.

• Effectiveness of the National Human Rights Commission (NHCR) of Bangladesh: Institutional and Political Dimensions. International Conference on “In-Between”: Institutions of Accountability; Organized by Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI); April, 2015, Bergen, Norway.

• Principles of Ruling: A Comparative Analysis of Hinduism and Islam. 23rd World Congress of Political Science; Organized By International Political Science Association (IPSA); July, 2014, Montreal, Canada.

• Collaborative Governance of NGOs in Bangladesh: A study on NGO Coalitions. 8th ISTR Asia Pacific Regional Conference; Organized by International Society for Third Sector Research; December, 2013, Seoul, South Korea.

• Citizen’s Trust in Informal Governance System and Local Civil Society in Bangladesh. Seminar on Japanese Initiative on Civil Society in Bangladesh; February, 2012, Tsukuba, Japan.

• NGO Governance in Bangladesh: Quest for Accountability and Transparency. 9th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research; July, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.

• Challenges of People’s Participation in Local Governance: A Case Study on the Standing Committees of Union Parishad in Bangladesh. International Conference on Challenges of Governance in South Asia. December, 2008, Kathmandu, Nepal.

• February 2016- till date: Professor and Director South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance  (SIPG), North South University

• August 2018- December 2023: Chair, Department of Political Science and Sociology,  North South University

• July 2019- till date: Syndicate Member, North South University 

• 2008- January 2016: Associate Professor Public Policy and Governance Program, Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• 2008- till date: Director/ Deputy Director Public Policy and Governance Program- an International education and research Program for South Asian Civil Servants from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka funded by Norwegian Government 

• 2014- 2018: Project Manager Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project  (HEQEP)- supported by World Bank and 

• University Grants Commission (UGC) to  introduce a new Executive Master in Policy and  Governance 

• 2009-2010: Team Leader Change Management Training Program- a Specialized Training Program for the Young  Civil Servants of Bangladesh, funded by UNDP  and jointly organized with Ministry of Public  Administration of Bangladesh Government 

• 1999-2002: Policy Analyst/ Policy Coordinator Policy Advocacy Department, Action Aid Bangladesh, Dhaka. Also worked as the  Country Focal Person of ‘International Food Rights Campaign’ of Action Aid International 

OTHER SERVICES:

• Since 2012: Academic Adviser, M.Phil Program, Armed Forces War Course Wing National Defense College (NDC)

• Since 2006: Guest Lecturer, Department of Development Studies, International Relations, Dhaka University; Institute of Governance Studies (IGS), BRAC University; National Institute of Local Government (NILG); Bangladesh Academy of Rural Development (BARD)

• Thesis Supervision 

  • National Defense College

  • Institute of Governance Studies (IGS) 

  • BRAC University 

• 1998-1999: Research Associate  Social Science Database Project, LOS Senteret,  Bergen, Norway 

• 1997-1998: Research Assistant NGO Evaluation Project, Norwegian Research  Center, Bergen, Norway 

• 1996-1997: Consultant- Good Governance Fair Election Monitoring Alliance (FEMA), Dhaka, Bangladesh

⇝Principal Investigator (PI) of the research project on 'Education policy recommendations  for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: Supporting sustainable refugee return and  reintegration through education and skills building' funded by Danish Refugee Council for the period of 2019-2020

⇝Principal Investigator of the research project on Explaining Differences in Citizen  Attitudes Toward Climate Finance for Reducing Vulnerability in Bangladesh, funded by World Bank (Washington Office) for the period of 2019-2020

⇝Project Coordinator of research and advocacy project on The Rohingya Crisis: A  Roadmap for Sustainable Solutions, funded by UNHCR for the period of 2019 

⇝Team Leader of the Bangladesh chapter of the research project titled State of Democracy  in South Asia, funded by CSDS, Delhi for the period of 2019-2020

⇝Principal Investigator (PI) of the research project on Climate Change Induced Migration  in Bangladesh jointly conducted by the American University, Washington and NSU in 2017

⇝Country coordinator of the research project (2015-17) on Public Sector Human Resource  Management in SAARC Countries funded by NORAD

⇝Team leader of cross country survey (2014-2017) on governance and trust in three  South Asian countries: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal 

⇝A consultancy report on Governance Framework and Political Economy of Public Investment Management (PIM) in Bangladesh, produced for World Bank in 2014

⇝Team leader of the Bangladesh chapter of the survey on State of Democracy in South Asia II, jointly organized by Asian Barometer of Taiwan University and CSDS Delhi (2011-2016)

⇝A survey on Citizen Charter in Bangladesh jointly conducted by University of Bergen, Norway and North South University, Bangladesh, 2010

⇝Developed a research report on “Finding out the Reform for Union Parishad: A Participatory Research on Standing Committees of Union Parishad” for Social Science Research Council (SSRC) of Planning Commission Bangladesh, 2010

⇝A survey on Citizen’s Trust on Public Services of Bangladesh jointly conducted by University of Bergen, Norway and North South University, Bangladesh, 2008 

⇝Conducted a research on " Rethinking Institutional Strategy: Role of MPs (Member of Parliaments) in local development at Union Parishad Level", 2008

⇝Worked as the coordinator of the research team that conducted a research on "Local Government Finance" commissioned by Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA),2007

⇝Worked as the team leader of two baseline surveys on “Monga Mitigation Initiative Pilot Program- II (MMIPP-II)” with Social Development Foundation and funded by World Bank, 2007 

⇝Developed a strategy paper and module on “CCCD (Child Centered Community Development) approach and capacity development initiative for Union Parishad” with Plan Bangladesh, 2007 

⇝Finalizing the “External Environment Analysis” of Country Strategy Paper (CSP) of Concern Bangladesh, 2007

⇝Worked as the team leader of the study titled “Impact evaluation on Monga Mitigation Initiative Pilot Program- II (MMIPP-II)” with Social Development Foundation and funded by World Bank, 2006

⇝Conducted a participatory research on “ The Rights and Livelihood Options of Fishermen in Some Restricted Hilsha Fishing Areas” for Manusher Jonno (MJ), 2006

⇝Conducted and Annual Client Satisfaction Survey through Report Card method for Chars Livelihoods Program (CLP) of DFID, 2005

⇝Developed a policy analysis and policy advocacy manual for the small scale enterprises with the support of ITDG, 2005 

⇝Developed a part of the manual on “Human Rights and Governance” for Mahusher Jonno (MJ) jointly with Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), 2004

⇝Developed a training module on "Governance and Public Finance Issues : A New Challenge for Rights Based Approach" for the partner organizations of ActionAid Bangladesh, 2004

⇝Conducted a study on “ Banning of Rickshaw from some major routes of Dhaka City: Its Impact on the Livelihood of Rickshaw puller Community” with the collaboration of Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB), 2003

⇝Conducted a research and advocacy work on “Government Policy on Hilsha Catching: Effects on the Livelihood of Fishing Community” with the partnership of ActionAid Bangladesh, 2003 

⇝Developed a strategic plan (on the basis of action research) for the partners of DFID on the "Livelihood Component of Fourth Fisheries Project", 2003

⇝Worked as a consultant for formulating the strategy paper of Commonwealth Education Fund (CEF) on behalf of the lead agencies of CEF (i.e. Oxfam, Save the Children UK, and ActionAid Bangladesh), 2003

⇝Worked as an external researcher for a review on Accountable and Responsive Governance Campaign of Action Aid Bangladesh, 2002

⇝Conducted a basic research on domestic violence on behalf of partners of Academy for Education and Development (AED) program of USAID, 2002

⇝Conducted a research for CARE Bangladesh on " Exclusion from Education: Understanding the situation of bihari children at Saidpur town" 2002

⇝Worked as a research coordinator of the study titled " Perception of Governance: The Unheard Voices" commissioned by Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS) 2002

⇝Research on Promoting Pro-poor Issues: Role of MPs and Major Political Parties in Bangladesh, 2001, for Action Aid Bangladesh

⇝Conducted a survey on the impact of hartal on the poor of Dhaka city, 2000, for Action Aid Bangladesh 

⇝Conducted a Report Card Survey on Corruption in Primary Education, 2000, for Action Aid Bangladesh

⇝Editorial Board Member of “Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal (SEAMJ),”  published annually by Emerald Publishing Limited

⇝ Vice President, South Asian Network for Public Administration (SANPA)

⇝ Executive Committee Member of NASPAA (USA) South Asian Sub Committee

⇝ Council Member- International Confucius Association, Beijing China

 ⇝Organizing Committee Member- China- South and South East Asia Think Tank 

⇝Forum, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (YASS), Kunming, China 

⇝ General Member- International Political Science Association (IPSA)

 ⇝Member of Advisory Board- East Delta University, Chittagong, Bangladesh