Abul Barkat

Background

Barkat, Abul was born on September 27, 1954 in Kushtia, Bangladesh. Son of Abul Quasem and Nurun Nahar.

Education

Degree, Kushtia Government College, 1973; Master of Science in Economics, Academy of Economics, Moscow, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Development Economics, Academy of Economics, Moscow, 1982.

Career

Visiting fellow, Bangladesh Institute Development Studies, Dhaka, 1982-1983; lecturer department economics, Dhaka U., 1982-1984; assistant professor, Dhaka U., 1984-1986; associate professor, Dhaka U., 1986-1993; professor, Dhaka U., since 1994. Senior advisor University Research Corporation, Dhaka, 1989-1993, head, since 1993. Consultant United Nations Population Fund, Dhaka, 1994, 96, 97.

Research team leader World Bank/UNDevel. Program/Rockefeller Foundation, since 1990. Fellow U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1997.

Achievements

• Abul Barkat has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member managing committees 5 primary schools for the poor, Kushtia, since 1994. Member Executive Board Association for Land Reform and Development, Dhaka, 1995-1997. Member of national committee Human Rights of Religious Minorities, Bangladesh, since 1995.

Member sono-diagnostic Arsenic Environment Initiative, Kushtia, since 1996. Member National Population Council, Government Bangladesh, 1996, member of national population policy committee, 1997. Advisory chair regional program committee International Planned Parenthood Federation, London, since 1995.

Member American Public Health Association, Bangladesh Economics Association.

Interests

• Avocations: music, writing articles on current socio-economic problems, providing funding support to rural primary schools in Bangladesh.

Connections

Married Shahida Akhter, December 25, 1985. Children: Aroni, Anokhi, Abonti.

Father:

Abul Quasem

Mother:

Nurun Nahar

Spouse:

Shahida Akhter

child:

Abonti Barkat

child:

Anokhi Barkat

child:

Aroni Barkat