Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Ms. Parisa Shakur

Full Time Faculty
Senior Lecturer

M.Sc., in Gender & Social Policy London School of Economics (LSE), UK
B.Sc., in Economics School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), UK

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 1809
Email: parisa.shakur@northsouth.edu
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Curriculum Vitae

 

Parisa Shakur is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at North South University with over 14 years of teaching and academic leadership experience. She has served as Director of Student Affairs, Assistant Proctor, and Outreach Coordinator, leading student engagement, institutional outreach, and academic policy initiatives. She holds an MSc in Gender & Social Policy from the London School of Economics and a BSc in Economics from SOAS, University of London. Her research focuses on social cohesion, development, and corporate social responsibility. She also provides strategic leadership at Minis Dutch Pancakes and Give Bangladesh Foundation.

Siddiqi, B., Shakur, P., Yousuf, M. P. H., & Rahman, H. (2024). Understanding social cohesion: Perspectives from the host and Rohingya communities in Bangladesh. In B. Siddiqi (Ed.), Displacement and refugee issues in South Asia: Uncovering the contested realities (Chapter 4). Routledge.

 

Banu, Narmin Tartila, Rahman, Mohammad Mahboob and Shakur, Parisa. (2016). Keeping your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer: Investigating Firm Incentives to Participate in Strategic CoCSR,. North South Business Review. 6. 

 

Rahman, Mahboob,M and Shakur, Parisa. 2021. “Understanding Social Business: What It is and isn’t” Under review at JIBR

 

Shakur, P. (2011) Contra-powerment? Contraception and Empowerment of Garment Workers in Bangladesh. 1st edn. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

 

Awarded Australian Awards Fellowship in Melbourne in a project titled ' Arts and culture as a strategic approach to address extremism in Bangladesh' in October 2017

Awarded Fellowship at the Asian Forum for Global Governance (AFGG) in January 2020

MSc in Gender & Social Policy September 2009 — December 2010                   

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) 

BSc in Economics September 2006 — September 2009 

School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London 

  • Senior Lecturer in Economics, North South University January 2011 — Present 
  • Course Coordinator, North South University Centre for Peace Studies December 2021 — March 2022
  • Director of Student Affairs, North South University January 2018 — October 2020
  • Outreach Coordinator, North South University SBE Feb 2015 --- Feb 2018
  • Assistant Proctor, North South University 2013-2015
  • Faculty Adviser, North South University Social Services Club, 2012-2015

 

 



Development, Youth Engagement, Social Cohesion