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Our Founding Directors
Meet the eight distinguished professionals who founded and lead the NextStep Social & Public Health Research Society.
Advisory Council
Advisor
Md. Helal Uddin Akanda
Retired Chief Instructor
National Academy for Planning & Development, MoPA
National Academy for Planning & Development, MoPA
Executive Committee

President & Founder
Md. Monirul Islam
CEO & Founder, Nextstep Solution

Vice-President
Shah Md. Al Emran Sarkar
Asst. Professor, Business Administration
ASA University Bangladesh
ASA University Bangladesh

General Secretary
Arpita Datta
Asst. Professor, Economics
Premier University, Chittagong
Premier University, Chittagong

Treasurer
Md Farhan Shahriar
Director – Business Development
The Choice To Change Foundation
The Choice To Change Foundation

Joint Secretary
Md. Rajib Al-Amin
Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Research Director
Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin
Professor, Dept. of Public Administration
Comilla University, Cumilla
Comilla University, Cumilla

Joint Research Director
Mostafa Kabir Siddiqui
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Islamic Studies
Uttara University, Dhaka
Uttara University, Dhaka