To Director General, Bangladesh Institute of Management 4, Sobhanbagh, Mirpur Road, Dhaka-1207.

Subject : Application for the post of Research Officer Dear Sir: According to your advertisement for vacant position I strongly believe my experience and education will make me the ideal candidate for the post of Research Officer. Here I am arguing in favor of my candidacy: Education: In Academic career I have obtained First Class degree in Masters in Social Science (MSS) and Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) with Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University. In my academic career I am well trained up with Anthropological Research techniques. I have prepared two monographs in MSS and BSS level, titled accordingly (1) Death by Natural Disaster: Again family building and kinship setup by the alive (2) Barua Society, Culture and Way of Commensalisms as Survival Strategy with Dominant CommunityAn Ethnographic Study. Experience: Now I am working with AED, USA (Academy for Educational Development), under supervision of BWHC and BDI, BRAC University as Research Associate from October, 2006 to till now. In this project I have to make a Study Design. Here my responsibility is to conduct Indepth-interviews, Cognitive Interviews (CIs), Open-ended Interviews (OIs), FGDs in rural community as tools of data collection. I have to make report according to analyzing those data. Here I have to apply Anthropological Research Techniques to collect data and to analyze those data. Doing this research I have to work with community people in three villages from Rangpur, Faridpur and Magura. Beside these, I have done two individual research work under supervision of ASUS (Adibashy sangkritik Unnoyon Sangstha) and Dr. Dina Siddiki, tittled accordingly (1)Cultural understanding of Santal Society (2) Historical and Cultural context of Hillah Marriage. In favor of my competence I can say that my academic career trained me as a researcher and my professional career also emphasize my understanding of research. For this supportive role of academic and professional career for understanding research, I think I will the right candidate against the position. I'm confident in what you desire for the post of Research Officer . I think I will be more capable to handle the programs. Sincerely,

Mohammad Hossain

Resume of

Mohammad Hossain
Flat-C1, 57/1, Main Road, Kallyanpur, Dhaka-1207. Email: bidhu2001@yahoo.com, Contact on: 01722-105269

Present Job
Organization:
Working as Field Researcher in a Qualitative Research Project titled Methods for Assessing Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Bangladesh. of AED under BDI, BRAC UNIVERSITY from September, 2008 to till now.

Responsibility:
First of all in this project I have to make a Study Design. Here my responsibility is to conduct Survey, In-depth Interviews, FGD, PRA in rural community as tools of data collection. I have to make report according to analyzing those data. Here I have to apply Anthropological research techniques to collect data and to analyze those data. Doing this research I have to work with community people in three villages from Rangpur, Faridpur and Magura.

Contact person:
Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Project Titled Methods for Assessing Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Bangladesh of AED under BRAC University. Mobile- 01911008275.

Previous Job Experience

1. Organization: Worked as Research Assistant in a Qualitative Research Project titled Influences of women empowerment on health of next generation in Bangladesh. of AED under BWHC from October 2006 to June 2008.

Responsibility:
First of all in this project I have to make a Study Design. Here my responsibility is to conduct In-depth Interviews, FGD, PRA in rural community as tools of data collection. I have to make report according to analyzing those data. Here I have to apply Anthropological research techniques to collect data and to analyze those data. Doing this research I have to work with community people in three villages from Rangpur, Faridpur and Magura. 2. Worked as School Organizer of Biswa Shahitya Kendro, under Dosaid A. K. Scholl and College, from January 2004 to December 2005. 3. Worked as data entry form builder and data analyzer with a project of WORLD FISH, 2005. 4. Worked as Field Researcher Under NGO Forum from 1st December to 15th December, 2004.

Training and Courses

1. Make a Report with titled Impact of Dish Culture upon Middle Class People under Taslima Sultana, as a course topic of course 103 (Other Culture), Department of Anthropology Jahangirnagar University, 2002. 2. Participant a workshop on Research Methodology of 2 days, The workshop funded by the Ford Foundation, under Department of Anthropology Jahangirnagar University, 2003. 3. Conducted a Research using Participant Observation (PO) research method with the topic of Socio-Cultural Perception of the people of Gherua Village, Under Dr. Zahir Ahmed, 2004. 4. Conducted a practical training on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) of 1 day at Joymontop Village, Manikgonj, under Dr. Zahir Ahmed as course topic of Applied Research, 2004 5. Conduct a 8 days Film-making Workshop Under Biswa Sahitya Kendra, 2001 6. Present a Project of Elusion at Space feast under Bangladesh Astronomical Association, 2001 7. Conduct a 2 days seminar on a national conference titled State, Violence and Rights: Perspectives from the social science Under Save the children, Sweden-Denmark, 2006

Thesis
1. BSS: Dissertation titled Death by Natural Disaster: Again family building and kinship setup by the alive with Anthropological perspectives under the supervision of Dr. Farjana Islam, Professor, Department of Anthropology Jahangirnagar University, 2006. 2. MSS: Thesis titled Barua Society, Culture and Way of Commensalisms as Survival Strategy with Dominant Community- An Ethnographic Study with Anthropological perspectives under the supervision of Dr. Akbar Hossain, Professor, Department of Anthropology Jahangirnagar University, 2007.

Computer Skill
Expert to Operate Microsoft Windows Operating System with some famous software like MSWord, MSExcel, MSEccess, PowerPoint, SPSS, internet and so on

Educational Qualification
Exam SSC HSC BSS (Hons) MSS Board/University Dhaka Board Dhaka Board Jahangirnagar University Jahangirnagar University Year 1997 1999 2004 2005 Group/Major Science Science Anthropology Anthropology Result 1st Division 2nd Division 1st Class 1st Class 4

Personal Details
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Full Name F. Name M. Name Date of Birth Age: (by 1st July 2009) Religion Nationality Blood Group : Mohammad Hossain : Abdul Kader : Shamsunnahar : 9th January, 1983 : 27 years, 5 months and 22 days : Islam : Bangladeshi (by birth) : B+(ve)

Addresses
1. Permanent Address 2. Present Address :Uttar Nalvilla, Kalarmarchara, Moheshkhali, Coxs Bazar. : Flat-C1, 57/1, Main Road, Kallyanpur, Dhaka-1207.

Contact
Mobile: 01722-105269, 01712-634789 Email: bidhu2001@yahoo.com

Reference
1. Dr. Farjana Islam, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Mobile: 01720039200 2. Dr. Akbar Hossain, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Mobile: 01718269428, 0152424253, E-mail: akbarju@hotmail.com

(Mohammad Hossain)