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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. Chowdhury’s 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