prof. Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
Professor
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury is Professor in
the Department of Finance and the
Executive Director of the Center for
Microfinance and Development, University
of Dhaka. He received his M.Com in Finance
and Banking from the University of Dhaka
and PhD in microfinance from the University
of Stirling. Prof. Chowdhuryâs research
focuses on microfinance, poverty and
entrepreneurship. His research has been
funded by the Association of Commonwealth
Universities, SANDEE, University of Stirling,
Royal Economic Society, Asian Scholarship
Foundation, Government of Japan, Bureau of
Business Research, Partnership for Economic
Policy, Microfinance Management Institute
and Grand Challenges Canada. Professor
Chowdhury has published in various scholarly
journals, including Progress in Development
Studies, Journal of Small Business and
Entrepreneurship, Journal of Business
Studies, and Journal of Finance and Banking.
Prof. Chowdhury has acted as a consultant to
national and international agencies including
the World Bank, CIDA, DFID, FAO, UNDP
and PKSF.
Ms. Niru Shamsun Nahar has been working at
Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing since
2010. She joined as a Vice Principal and got
promoted to be the Principal in 2015. Previously
she worked for both government and non-
government organiza- tions at home and abroad.
She had her Diploma in Advanced Nursing &
MSc. in International Health from Queen
Margaret University in Edinburg, Scotland. She
has long been contributing in the development of
Nursing education in Bangladesh by actively
sharing her knowledge and helping others. She is
actively involved in promoting social business.
Niru Shamsun Nahar
Vice Principal
Grameen Caledonian College of Nursing