Postgraduate research students

Abdullah's research will examine the role and impact of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), mostly the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in assisting conflict-affected states or as defined by IMF, the Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FCS). Using advanced quantitative data analysis (like large-N analysis, Spatial-X model, and shift-share instruments combining several country-level datasets of the IMF for the past 42 years), his research will explore "Intervention by Proxy" in the IMF programme contexts. 

• Professor Bernhard Reinsberg
• Professor Georgios Karyotis

• In May 2025, I received the prestigious UK Research and Innovation Grants (UKRI) scholarship from the College of Social Sciences (CoSS), University of Glasgow, UK - which I will continue to receive throughout my whole PhD tenure starting from September 2025. 
• I have also rreceived a Research grant from the CoSS for covering my expenses of attending any research confererences, and seminars as well as my other research related expenses. 
• In January 2024, I received a research fellowship from The University of Dhaka for conducting my research on sustainable development goals and HDI index. 
• In June 2024, I received another Economy of Tomorrow (EoT) Research Fellowship from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Bangladesh for conducting my research on handicraft sector market diversification.