Md Abdullah Al Mamun

Associate Professor, Folklore

Rajshahi University, Bangladesh

Associate Professor June 2017 to Date
Assistant Professor February 2009 to June 2017
Lecturer February 2006 to February 2009
Area of Teaching Tertiary level

Research Supervision at Masters level

Responsibilities

I have supervised a few students’ research work below in partial fulfillment of requirements for their MSS degree in Folklore Studies:

• Khaled Masud. (2018). Impact of Small Entrepreneurship on Sustainable Livelihood Assets of Folk-female in Rajshahi.
• Saiful Islam. (2018). Assessment on Folk-farmers' Knowledge and Responses to Climate Change in Padma River-char of Rajshahi.
• Md. Naiem Hossen. (2018). Dynamics of Climatic and Anthropogenic stressors in livelihoods of folk community at Padma River-char.
• Ms. Tanny Rani Das. (2017). The Role of ‘Bonik’ Community to Reduce Unemployment Problems in Achieving Economic Development and Livelihoods of Folk People. (In Bangla)
• Tagor Md Saleh. (2017). A Local Entrepreneurship of Health-friendly Folk Food: The Policy on Economic Development and Sustainable Livelihoods. (In Bangla)
• Md Redwan Islam. (2013). The Folk Food of Sundargonj Sub-District: Prospect of Malnutrition and Poverty Reduction. (In Bangla)
• Md Mizanur Rahman. (2013). The Utilization of Folklore in Agricultural Extension of Sadullapur Sub-District. (In Bangla)
• Md. Ariful Islam. (2012). A Contextual Study to the Folk Fishermen of Charghat Sub-district. (In Bangla)
• Ms. Nibedita Das. (2012). The Traditional Charok Worship of Chatmohor Sub-district: A Socio-Psychological Analysis. (In Bangla

Chief Coordinator of a Research Project on titled ‘Development of Folklore in Bangladesh’ at Bangla Academy, Dhaka

Responsibilities

I have contributed on:

• Conducting fieldwork at villages in Kurigram district of Bangladesh,
• Preparing appropriate questionnaire and interviewed participants
• Analysis of participant responses, d. Co-drafting one book in Bengali

Director of a Research Project of Social Science Faculty at RU on ‘the Interrelation of Traditional Life and Livelihoods of Potter: A Participatory Rural Appraisal’.

Responsibilities

I have tried to do work along with Dr. Roton Kumar and our research team on:

• Semi-structured interviews, Random Sampling, Participatory Observation, Mapping, Historical Timeline, Venn Diagram, Seasonal Calendar, Focus Group Discussion and Key Informants Interviews during the fieldwork at Narayanpur Palpara village in Naogaon district of Bangladesh
• Preparing appropriate questionnaire and interviewed participants
• Analysis of participant responses
• Co-drafting one research report in Bengali
• Prepared with direction and planning a digital documentary on the Interrelation of Traditional Life and Livelihoods of Potter in following PRA method.