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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
DOB: 05 May 1966
Executive Committee
President & Founder
Md. Monirul Islam
CEO & Founder, Nextstep Solution
DOB: 01 Jan 2000
Vice-President
Shah Md. Al Emran Sarkar
Asst. Professor, Business Administration
ASA University Bangladesh
ASA University Bangladesh
DOB: 01 Dec 1977
General Secretary
Arpita Datta
Asst. Professor, Economics
Premier University, Chittagong
Premier University, Chittagong
DOB: 16 Sep 1988
Treasurer
Md Farhan Shahriar
Director – Business Development
The Choice To Change Foundation
The Choice To Change Foundation
DOB: 10 Jan 1988
Joint Secretary
Md. Rajib Al-Amin
Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
DOB: 14 Oct 1983
Research Director
Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin
Professor, Dept. of Public Administration
Comilla University, Cumilla
Comilla University, Cumilla
DOB: 15 Jun 1981
Joint Research Director
Mostafa Kabir Siddiqui
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Islamic Studies
Uttara University, Dhaka
Uttara University, Dhaka
DOB: 01 Dec 1980