A Senior Social Scientist and Head of Poverty and Health Programme and Social and Behavioural Sciences Unit of ICDDR,B. Have nearly 25 years of professional experience in the field of community health research with special focus on monitoring and evaluation, equity issues, behaviour change, and community development oriented action research for the improvement of health of the poor and reduction of social disparity in health. Had played active role in the Global Health Equity Initiative (GHEI) of the Rockefeller Foundation. Currently, a member of the Board of Commission on Health Research for Development (COHRED), HIV/AIDS and STD Alliance, Bangladesh (HASAB), and Development Innovations and Practices (DIP). Have participated in many international meetings and conferences to present invited and regular papers. Also participated, as a member, in a number of World Bank Missions and review missions inside and outside Bangladesh. Has published extensively in journals and books.

Profession address: Head, Social & Behavioral Sciences Unit ICDDR,B.
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Executive Director of COAST Trust working with the Governance issues related with the poor people in the coastal areas of Bangladesh especially in Bhola and Cox’s Bazar District in Bangladesh
Profession address: Executive Director
COAST Trust, H-9/4, R-2, Shyamoli, Dhaka-1207
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Professor Tofail Ahmed retired voluntarily from the Department of Public Administration , Chittagong University In September 2007.Besides the teaching in the universities , he also served in various national and international organizations as executives and consultants. Professor Ahmed is one of the well read academic in the field of local governance in Bangladesh. He is the author of about 25 books (Bangla and English) and a large number of articles on politics, administration and development. An academic, activist and organizer, Dr Tofail Ahmed also contributes columns in the newspapers of Bangladesh. He is one of the founder trustees of COAST Trust, contributed as Treasurer and Chairperson for about 8 years and currently sits in the board as member. One of the prominent civil society activists, Dr Ahmed regularly contributes in the debates and discussions on various reform issues.

Profession address: Member of Local Govt. Commission of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
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Profession address: Principal Charfassion college, Charfassion, Bhola
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Ms. Begum Shamsun Nahar have been working as Gender and development Specialist to assists the multi-disciplinary ADTA team supports the Local Government Engineering Depart (LGED) in Bangladesh

Profession address: Consultant-DFID,
High-Point Rendel. H-28, R-122, Gulshan,Dhaka.
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Biography of Begum Shamsun Nahar

Presently working as Director (Finance), Titas Gas T & D Co. Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh, He has widely experienced in public and private sectors accounting, financial, and auditing, also experienced in procedures of the World Bank, ADB, DFID, KFW, DANIDA, OCEP, and other donor

Profession address: Sr. Consultant & General Manager (IA), Janata Bank Ltd, 48, Motijeel, C/A,Dhaka-1000.
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