Welcome to JKKNIU

Professor Dr. Md. Abul Bashar

Treasurer

Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University

Professor Dr. Md. Abul Bashar, Treasurer, JKKNIU, has successfully completed his teaching career of almost 38 years (at the age of 65 years) on 4th October 2009 from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. In addition to teaching, research and extension, Dr. Bashar has served the University administration in different capacities:

Head of the Department of Agricultural Finance in several tenures (each tenure consisted of two years);

Provost in Student Hall for a tenure of two years;

Director, Planning and Development Committee for a period of two years;

Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology (academic head of the faculty) for a tenure of two years;

Member of the Syndicate (Highest Administrative body of University) during Deanship for almost the full tenure.

During teaching career, Dr. Bashar has been attended many seminars, symposiums, training workshops, academic visit both in and outside the country.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Present position

Treasurer, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Previous positions

Professor, Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, August 1993 – October 2009.

Associate Professor in the Dept of Agricultural. Finance, B.A.U., Mymensingh, January 1987 – August 1993.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural. Finance, B.A.U., Mymensingh, September 1975 – January 1987.

Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural. Finance, B.A.U., Mymensingh, March 1972 – September 1975.

Research Officer in Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, B.A.U., Mymensingh, July 1970 – March 1972.

S. D. A. O. (Jute Production), December 1969 – July 1970.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. (Agricultural Finance), 1992, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. Sc. (Agricultural Finance), 1968, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

B. Ag., 1965, East Pakistan Agricultural College, Dhaka

I. Sc., 1962, Faridpur Rajendra College, Faridpur

Matriculation, 1960, Faridpur Zilla School, Faridpur

OTHERS

Number of Journal Publications: 35

M.S. students supervised: 40

Ph.D. students supervised: 1

Consultancy works: 10

Research projects: 15

Reviewer of research articles sent from different academic and research institutions within and outside the country.

CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCES

Served initially as credit specialist and as team leader in a fishery project titled "Achieving Greater Food Security and Eliminating Poverty by Disseminating of Improved Carp Strain to Fish Farmers in collaboration with World Fish Center, Malaysia and the Bureau of Socioeconomic Research and Training (BSERT), BAU, Mymensingh, sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the period 2004-2006.

Worked as National Coordinator of the project titled “Coordinated Project on Generation of GIS-based Socioeconomic Data” jointly sponsored by the BARC and BSERT in 2000.

Conducted as Team Leader a research project on “An Investigation into the Poverty Alleviation Programme of BKB in a Selected Area of Netrokona District” sponsored by the BAURES, BAU, Mymensingh in 1999.

Worked as an Economist (credit expert) under Lagoon Consultant Ltd. Dhaka in preparing an Appraisal Report for the Royal Danish Embassy Dhaka in the year 1999 (two months). The projects appraised were (a) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Rice; (b) Agro-based women development Programme of Jana Kalyan Kendra; and (c) Poverty Alleviation through Parmaculture Education and Establishment of Eco-villages.

Worked as Credit Specialist on the project “An Economic Analysis of Financing and Organizing Riverine Fish Production in Bangladesh” sponsored by the BAURES, BAU, Mymensingh in 1996.

Worked as Credit Specialist in the Project titled “A study on the Privatization of Minor Irrigation in Bangladesh” jointly sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI), Sri Lanka during November 1993 – May 1995.

Evaluated as Co-investigator the credit impact of “Intensive Transplanted Aman Programme on Farm Income in Selected Areas of Mymensingh District” sponsored by the BAURES, BAU, Mymensingh in 1986.

Worked as Team Member on the research project titled “An Economic Study of Guava Cultivation in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh” sponsored by the BAURES, BAU, Mymensingh in 1986.

Evaluated as Team Leader “Tk. 100 Crore Special Agricultural Credit Programme (SACP) in some selected areas of Mymensingh District” sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC) Dhaka, 1981.

Prepared a paper on “Agricultural Credit-A Challenge for the Commercial Banks” for the Graduate Training Institute, BAU, Mymensingh in 1979.

Prepared a paper on “Sources of Funds for Investment in Agriculture and Their Implications for Economic Development” for the Graduate Training Institute, BAU, Mymensingh in 1979.

Acted as Principal Investigator of a Research Project Titled “Impact Assessment Study on Selected Oil Seed Crops Under Action Plan in Bangladesh”, Sponsored by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Dhaka and Implemented by the Bureau of Socio-economic Research and Training (BSERT). Faculty of AERS, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh for a Tenure of January-December 2006.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Rahman, M.L., Bashar M. A. and M.F. Alam (1982): “An Evaluation of Special Agricultural Credit Programme (SACP) in Mymensingh District -A case study in Bangladesh” published in Financing Agriculture, India, Vol. 14. No. 4.

Alam, M.F., M. A. Bashar and M.A. Hasan (1984): Facets of Tenancy and Agricultural Credit in a Selected Garo Community in Jamalpur District in Bangladesh, published in Financing Agriculture, India, Vol. 16, No. 1.

Bashar, M. A. and M.F. Alam (1985): Structural Changes of Rural Credit Over Time in Villages of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 8, No. 2.

Alam, M.F. and M. A. Bashar (1985): Impact of Intensive Transplanted Aman Programme on Resource Use at Farm Level in Some Selected Areas of Mymensingh District, Farm Economy, The Journal of Agricultural Economists’ Association, Vol. 5.

Alam, M.F., M. A. Bashar and M.A.I. Sikder (1986): Towards Classification of Land Tenure and Its Relationship with Availability and Receipt of Credit in Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education, Vol. 1, No. 2.

Bashar, M. A., M.F. Alam and M. A. Asgar (1987): Factors Affecting Disinvestment of Assets by the Farmers in a Selected Area under Gazipur District, The Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education, Vol. 2, No. 2.

Alam, M.F. and M. A. Bashar (1987): An Evaluation of the Credit Aspects of Intensive Transplanted Aman Programme in Selected Areas of Mymensingh District, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 10, No. 1.

Bashar, M. A. and M.A. Hossain (1988): Sources of Funds and Investment Pattern of Farmers-A Case study in Mymensingh District, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 15, No. 1.

Akbar, M.A., M.A. Bashar and M.A. Zaman (1988): Resource Use and Productivity under Absentee Ownership of Land in Selected Areas of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 15, No.2.

Ali, M.H., A.A. Tasnim and M.A. Bashar (1989): The Function of a Landless Cooperative Society in Mymensingh District-A case study, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 2.

Akbar, M.A., M.A. Bashar and M.A. Zaman (1990): Changes in Land Ownership Pattern under Different Tenurial Arrangements in Some Areas of Northern Districts of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 3, No. 1.

Ali, M.H., M.A. Akbar and M.A. Bashar (1991): Economics of Guava Cultivation in Some Selected Areas of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 18, No.1.

Bashar, M.A. and M.L. Rahman (1991): Analysis of Some Farm Assets in a Selected Area of Mymensingh District, The Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science, Vol. 20, No. 1&2.

Akbar, M.A., M.L. Rahman and M.A. Bashar (1991): A Study on the Marketing of Banana Intermediaries in Some Selected Areas of Narsingdi District, The Bangladesh Horticulture, Vol. 19, No. 2.

Bashar, M.A. and M.L. Rahman (1992): A Comparative Study on Cost and Returns of Rice Crop between Irrigated and Non-irrigated Farms in Mymensingh District, an abstract published in the proceedings of Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science, 17th Annual Bangladesh Science Conference (Section VIII) held at the Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA), Salna, Gazipur, 6-9 May, 1992.

Bashar, M.A. (1992): A Micro Level Study on the Nature of Capital Formation in Bangladesh Agriculture, abstract of Ph.D. thesis, The European Network of Bangladesh Studies, Issue no. 6, 1992.

Sarkar, S.C., M.A. Akbar and M.A. Bashar (1992): Marketing of Potatoes at Farm Level in Kotwali Thana of Naogaon District, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 15, No. 2.

Bashar, M.A. and M.L. Rahman (1993): Availability and Utilization of Farm Credit in an Area of Mymensingh District, The Bank Parikrama, Quarterly Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Dhaka, Vol. 15 & 16.

Bashar, M.A. and M.F. Alam (1994): A Study on the Assets Stock Accumulation and Credit Availability in Riverine Fish Production in Bangladesh, The Journal of Research Progress, BAURES, Vol. 8, BAU, Mymensingh.

Alam, M.F. and M.A. Bashar (1994): Socioeconomic Conditions of the Riverine Fishermen in Bangladesh, The Journal of Research Progress, Vol. 8, BAURES, BAU, Mymensingh.

Bashar, M.A. and M.F. Alam (1995): A Study on Sources and Utilization of Credit and Capital Formation Potential of Riverine Fishermen of Bangladesh, The Journal of Research Progress, BAURES, Vol. 9, BAU, Mymensingh.

Alam, M.F. and M.A. Bashar (1995): Structure of Cost and Profitability of Small Scale Riverine Fishing in Bangladesh, The Journal of Research Progress, BAURES, Vol. 9, BAU, Mymensingjh.

Mian, M.R.U., M. Shahidullah and M.A. Bashar (1998): Role of Farm Credit in Agricultural Capital Formation in a Selected Area of Mymensingh District, The Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science, Vol. 27, No. 1&2.

Johnson, S.H., M. A. Bashar, M.T.H. Miah and D.E. Parker (1998): Support Services for Lift Irrigation in Bangladesh, A United Nations Journal; Vol. 22, No. 1.

Das, B.B., M. Kamruzzaman and M. A. Bashar (1999): Receipt and Utilization of BKB Credit in a Selected Area of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 26, No. 2.

Kamruzzaman, M., M. A. Ahmed and M. A. Bashar (2001) Effect of Credit on Yield Gap and Technical Efficiency of Boro Paddy Production in a Selected Area of Comilla District, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 24, No. 1&2.

Kamruzzaman, M. M. Ashik Ahmed and M.A. Bashar (2001) Effect of Credit on Yield Gap and Technical Efficiency of Boro Paddy Production in a Selected Area of Comilla District. The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 24, No. 1&2.

Kamruzzaman, M., M. S. Majumdar, M.A. Kuddus and M. A. Bashar (2002): Analysis of Yield Gap in HYV Boro Rice at Narsingdi District of Bangladesh, The Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol. 29, No.1.

Saha. J.K. Ferdous Alam and Abul Bashar (2003) Economics of Made Tea Cultivation in Bangladesh, Two and a Bud, The Journal of the Tocklai Experimental Station, Volume, 50, Jorhat, Assam, India, PP.42-49.

Alam, M.S., M.A. Khan and M.A. Bashar (2004): Profitability and Factors Affecting Production in Carp Polyculture in Jessore District Progressive Agriculture Vol. 15 (1) June, 2004. PP 1-8.

Hossain M.A., M.A. Khan and M.A. Bashar (2004): Availability, Utilization Repayment and Profitability of Potato Production Credit in Munshiganj District. Journal of the Bangladesh Society for Agril. Science and Technology Vol. 1 (1 & 2), Dec. 2004.

Haque, M.S. and M.A. Bashar (2005): Channel of Remittances- A Micro-Level Study, The Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Volume 3(1) BAU, Mymensingh.

Bashar M.A and M.Z, Haque (2009): Land Tenure and Credit-A Study in Selected Areas of Mymensingh District, Published in 21st Conference Proceedings of Bangladesh Association for Advancement of Science (BAAS), held at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute of Gazipur District.

Bashar M.A and M.Z, Haque (2010): Land Tenure and Credit: A Study in Selected Areas of Mymensingh District, Published in The Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 25 No. 1 & 2, 2009, Dhaka.

Khatun, M.N. and M.A. Bashar (2010): Changes in Rural Credit Structure Over the Years: An Empirical Study in Kushtia District of Bangladesh, Paper Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference “The Economy at the Golden Jubilee of War of Liberation: What Type of Bangladesh We Would Like to See” of the Bangladesh Economic Association held on 8-10 April 2010, Dhaka.

MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Life member of Bangladesh Association for Advancement of Science, Bangladesh Krishibeed Institution, Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Societies and Bangladesh Economic Association.

Active member of Bangladesh Agriculturist Economist Association.

Professor Dr. Md. Abul Bashar, the 2nd Treasurer of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University