Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab
Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100
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Tanvir Mehedi
BSS, MSS
Sociology
Tanvir Mehedi is a healthcare manager and social science researcher with expertise in sociology and public health. He currently serves as a Research Assistant at Dr Khan Social Impact Lab, where he contributes to projects on health equity, workplace safety, and social justice in healthcare. He is also the Center Manager at the Super Specialised Hospital, Bangladesh Medical University, and has prior teaching experience as a guest lecturer in political science. Academically, he holds degrees in Sociology (BSS, MSS) from Jagannath University and a Master of Public Health (Hospital Management) from Northern University Bangladesh.
Parboti Das
MA Student
Sociology
Parboti Das is a Graduate Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She grades and mentors undergraduate students, assisting them with classroom challenges. Her research interests include sexuality, critical pedagogy, and health challenges, with a focus on advancing inclusive education and fostering student growth.
Ahona Singha
LLB, LLM
Law
Ahona Singha is a law graduate with an LL.M. in International Law, specializing in human rights, transitional justice, and environmental law. She brings a strong background in legal research, policy advocacy, and interdisciplinary scholarship, with experience spanning academia, NGOs, and international legal networks. She is currently a Research Assistant at Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab, and an Intern at the Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD), where she focuses on women’s land rights, social justice, and grassroots legal empowerment.
Mutasim Billah
BSS, MSS
Sociology
Mutasim Billah completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Sociology from Jagannath University. For his Master’s thesis, he studied the health and safety experiences of gig workers in Dhaka city. He now works as a Research Assistant at Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab (SI Lab), where he also serves as the lab’s coordinator. Mutasim is involved in several research projects on topics such as gig work, critical pedagogy, program evaluation, workplace health and safety, and sex education. He was the first student from the Department of Sociology at Jagannath University to receive the “Emerging Leadership Award,” which recognized his contributions to civic engagement and co-curricular activities.
Sanjida Jahan Bhuiyan Zenieth
BSS, MSS
Sociology
Zenith holds BSS and MSS degrees in Sociology from Jagannath University, is enthusiastic about learning and conducting research on gender, public health, gig work, culture, and social issues. Her academic passion lies in exploring diverse social phenomena to generate knowledge that promotes inclusion, equity, and sustainable social transformation. She is a research assistant of Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab.
Abir Mahmud
Master's Student
Sociology
Abir Mahmud, a Master’s student in Sociology at Jagannath University, completed his Bachelor’s from the same institution. As a Research Assistant at Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab, he has worked on critical pedagogy, youth engagement, and workplace health and safety, with research experience in ethnography, photovoice, and SBC-related annotated bibliography in UGC- and UNICEF-funded projects.
Shamsun Nahar
Master's Student
Sociology
Shamsun Nahar completed her Honours in Sociology (research-based degree) from Jagannath University and is now pursuing her Master’s with a thesis titled “Invisible Fathers: Unpacking the Structural Neglect of Paternal Leave and Mental Health in Urban Bangladesh.” She works as a Research Assistant at Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab on a project about gender, child rights, and transformative training for civil servants.
Sithi Mukherjee
BSS
Sociology
Sithi Mukherjee completed her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Jagannath University. For her undergraduate thesis, she studied the potential of tribal culture tourism in Rangamati, focusing on preserving local culture and developing sustainable tourism. She now works as a Research Assistant at Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab (SI Lab), where she is involved in several research projects on critical pedagogy, work values, ethnographic research, workplace health and safety, and gender and child rights.
HM Minhaz Rakib
Master's Student
Sociology
HM Minhaz Rakib is an aspiring researcher with a Bachelor's degree in 'Sociology' from Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University and is currently pursuing Master’s studies. He is presently serving as a Research Assistant at Dr. Khan Social Impact Lab. He shows a strong predilection for pursuing research that emphasizes participatory, community-based approaches. He has worked on the Bihari Community, Stone Quarrying People, Women's empowerment, and SBC-related annotated bibliographies in UGC- and UNICEF-funded projects.
Md. Shawn Sheikh
Research Fellow
SI Lab
Md. Shawn Sheikh is a ‘research fellow’ of the SI LAB, and he is currently teaching at the General Education Department at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), where he teaches and works across different fields using ideas from ethics and philosophy. Mr. Sheikh obtained his B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. in Philosophy from Jagannath University, Bangladesh. Currently, he is also doing his second M.A. by research in the Department of Government and Politics at Universiti Putra Malaysia, where his research will explore the political situation of Bangladesh by combining both normative and empirical approaches. He has been collaborating with this lab by raising philosophical and critical questions about sociological research methods and existing ideas on health, wellbeing, and labour market issues.