Tazia Hossain

Tazia Hossain is a dedicated academic and researcher with over a decade of experience in higher education, development research, and statistical analysis. She began her teaching career as a Lecturer in Statistics at the Department of Business Administration, Notre Dame University, Bangladesh, on 14th September 2015. Through her unwavering commitment to academic excellence and institutional development, she was promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor on 1st March 2021.

Beyond her classroom responsibilities, Tazia Hossain has made significant contributions to applied research. She served as Co-Director in an international research project titled “Continuing Education of Disadvantaged Adolescents in South Asia”, organized and funded by the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) from January 2016 to December 2018. This project focused on identifying the root causes of educational dropout among disadvantaged adolescents across South Asia.

Before joining Notre Dame University Bangladesh, she accumulated three years of valuable field experience as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in the non-governmental sector. To date, she has authored more than 12 peer-reviewed journal articles spanning the fields of demography, public health, and education.

Educational Background

• PhD Fellowship — Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) | Ongoing
• Second Master’s in Development Studies (MDS) — University of Dhaka | Year: 2016
• M.S. in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Informatics — University of Dhaka | Year: 2013
• B.Sc. in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Informatics — University of Dhaka | Year: 2012
• HSC (Science) — Govt. Mohila College, Narayangonj | Year: 2007
• SSC (Science) — Narayangonj Govt. Girls’ High School | Year: 2005

Research Interests

• Demography and Population Studies
• Maternal and Child Health
• Educational Policy and School Dropout
• Biostatistics and Applied Statistics
• Sustainable Development and Labor Studies