Ms. Makshuda Rahman previously worked as a researcher at both BRAC and ICDDR,B. 

She was also a member of the Pencil Foundation. In that capacity, she, along with seven other members, led the ‘Pencil Sapling Plantation Program’ in Rajshahi in 2020, organized by the Pencil Foundation. 

Currently, she is the President of the Saleha Foundation, an unregistered, voluntary, non-profit, charitable organization based in Kurigram, Bangladesh. 

In addition, she is the administrator of the Anthropology Charity Club (University of Rajshahi), an online-based voluntary organization that undertakes philanthropic and charitable activities in different regions of Bangladesh and awards the ‘Raasheed Mahmood Memorial Scholarship’ to poor, meritorious, and deserving Bangladeshi students.

She is also a published short-story writer, with work appearing in both domestic and international magazines.

Ms. Rahman is now serving as an educator, working with parents and young children in the early childhood education program, Hippy Australia, which is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Social Services.

Email: makshuda@sarchbd.org

Ms. Nasrin Akter Mila is a young entrepreneur who previously ran a voluntary project in Rajshahi in collaboration with The Magnets, an export-import business firm based in the same district, to empower rural women through the sewing training program. This program provided sewing training to numerous rural unemployed women to help them earn their living and pay for the expenses of their children’s education. 

She is currently the Managing Partner of The Magnets.

She also serves as a Director of the Bangladesh Handicraft Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BANGLACRAFT). 

In addition, she is an active member of a number of national and international associations, including the Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the Jute Diversification Promotion Center (JDPC), WEConnect International, and ITC SheTrades Commonwealth. 

Recently, she has been awarded by WEConnect International for her endeavors as a young female entrepreneur.

Email: nasrin@sarchbd.org

Mr. Md. Imamunur Rahman is an Assistant Professor of Law and the Proctor at Z. H. Sikder University of Science and Technology, Shariatpur, Bangladesh, and also an Advocate of the Rajshahi District Court, Bangladesh.

Email: imamunur@sarchbd.org