Journal article
Accepted for publication: Jalal U. Sikder, Selim Reza, Ishrat Z. Sultana, Hasan M. Baniamin, and Sayed N. Azad. (Forthcoming in 2024). “Routine Irregularities: The Contested Governance of Irregular and Forced Migration in Asia”. To be published from Australia, in the International Migration Review Journal, Sage, and Scopus Index Journal. 

Sikder, MJU, Reza, S., Azad, S N and Aziz, R. (to be submitted by December 2023). ‘Gambling with Life Chances: ‘Understanding the Motivations and Realities of Irregular Bangladeshi Migrants’ Remittance Journey to Europe’, International Migration Review. Publisher: Sage.

Books
 S N Azad, (forthcoming). Social Exclusion and Migration – Policy Implications from Convergences and Divergences. RMMRU. Outcome of a research under PROKASH Project. 

 Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) Guide - Training Manual. Commissioning Org.: Disaster Management Programme (PPDP), ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB). Coverage: For Grassroots Training at village level – All project areas under PPDP. Duration: September–November 2004.

 C R Abrar and S Nurullah Azad, (May, 2004) Coping With Displacement Riverbank Erosion in North-West Bangladesh, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), RDRS and North Bengal Institute (NBI), Dhaka. Covered Kurigram, Nilphamary, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha.

Book Chapter
2023 (upcoming) Sikder, Mohammad J.U., Reza, S., Azad, S. N., and Anton, F.H., ‘Opportunities and Vulnerabilities of Internal Migrants in Bangladesh Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic’, in Rajan S. Irudaya (ed) South Asia Migration Report 2023, Publisher: London: Routledge. Acceptance letter attached. Due to a clerical error name of Azad got omitted from the letter. But Azad is listed as a co-author.

Research Publication (Technical Reports with Policy recommendations)
 ASM Ali Ashraf, SN Azad, M Moninoor Roshid, Fhamida Yasmin. (2019). A Study on Decent Work Deficits in Domestic Work in Bangladesh. Published by ILO. The study was conducted from RMMRU. 2019. Available at: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---ilodhaka/documents/publication/wcms_674540.pdf

 S N Azad, (2019). “Compatibility of Data Integration”, in Managing Migrant Worker Information in Bangladesh. International Labour Organization – ILO. Funded by SDC. Available at: https://www.ilo.org/dhaka/Whatwedo/Publications/WCMS_685168/lang--en/index.htm

 S N Azad, (2019). “Survey on Data Integration”, in Managing Migrant Worker Information in Bangladesh. International Labour Organization – ILO. Funded by SDC. Available at: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_685173.pdf

 S N Azad, (2019). “Need & Gaps”, in Managing Migrant Worker Information in Bangladesh. International Labour Organization – ILO. Funded by SDC. Available at: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---robangkok/---ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_685162.pdf

 Mazharul Islam and S N Azad, (2019). “Conceptual Software Architecture & Design”, in Managing Migrant Worker Information in Bangladesh. International Labour Organization – ILO. Funded by SDC. Available at: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_686945.pdf

Policy Briefs (forthcoming)
 Policy Brief, (2017). Thematic area 4: Contributions of Migrants and Diasporas to all Dimensions of Sustainable Development. As part of Six (6) Thematic Areas of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration GCM. To be published by IOM in Nov. 2017.

 Co-authored with Syeda Rozana Rashid, (2017). Policy Brief on Thematic area 2: Irregular Migration and Regular Pathways, Including Decent Work, Labour Mobility, Recognition of Skills and Qualifications and Other Relevant Measures. As part of Six (6) Thematic Areas of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration GCM. To be published by IOM in November 2017.

 Policy Brief, (2017). Poverty Trends, as part of 4 Policy Briefs for ILO – WIF project. The Policy Briefs on convergence between migration, employment, and social protection in empowering women in communities of origin. To be published by ILO in 2017.

Occasional Papers
 S N Azad, (2018) Social Exclusion and Migration – Policy Implications from Convergences and Divergences. RMMRU. Outcome of a research under PROKASH Project, British Council. (Forthcoming)

 S Nurullah Azad and Mahbubur Rahman, (2010) Policy Review Analysis of Gender Empowerment through Education for GPG – Gender & PRSP Group on engendering Bangladesh’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy ‘Moving Ahead: National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction’. GPG Secretariat: STD – Steps Towards Development. 

 Syeda Rozana Rashid and S Nurullah Azad, (March 2002) National Refugee Law: The Bangladesh Context, RMMRU, Dhaka.

 Shazada M Akram and S Nurullah Azad, (Feb 2002) State, Migrants Workers and Utilization of Wage Earner's Welfare Fund, RMMRU, Dhaka.

 Azad, S N. (2003). “Advantages of Remitting through the Banking Channels”, in Tasneem Siddiqui, ed., Training Manual on International Labour Migration from Bangladesh. Prepared by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) for training, supported by IOM. 

Translation Paper (English to Bangla)
 Right and Dignity of the Migrant Workers: Campaigners' Handbook, a translation of Achieving Dignity: 
Campaigner's Handbook for the Migrants Rights Convention, International Migrant Rights Watch Committee, March 1998 in Bengali.

The translation of the handbook, done for advocacy purpose from the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), was launched in a Consultation on Ratification of 1990 International Convention on the Protection of Rights of the Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, held in Dhaka on 10 February 2000. 

 Deng Principles for the IDPs translated in Bangla (Unpublished – from RMMRU). 

Briefing Note

 RMMRU Briefing Note. 2017. Recommendations on The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular 
Migration. S N Azad led a six member GCM focal team from RMMRU.

News Letter
 Regular contributor (1997–2002) to UDBASTU, newsletter published by RMMRU.

Reports
 Migration and Global Environmental Change: Bangladesh, Low Elevation Coastal Zones and Islands. Country Rapporteur and Report Writer. Published in October, 2011 from Foresight, UK, 
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108140803/http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/foresight/docs/migration/workshops/11-1333-wr3-bangladesh-low-coastal-workshop.pdf

 Consultancy on BCC Strategy in Safe Migration Project (CABSLAM) – Pre bidding phase, with RMMRU. Project submitted to and approved by MJF – Manusher Jonno Foundation, Donor: DFID, 2007-08.

 Lead Researcher, Profiling of Local level Leaders under Federation and RDRS – Short Evaluation and Profile Presentation. Commissioning Org.: RDRS Bangladesh. Coverage: 5 Districts – Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Panchagar, Thakurgaon, Nilphamary. Methods: Checklist based in-depth interview. Duration: 15 November 2005 – 15 Feb. 2006.

Achievements/distinction: 

 Recipient, British Government scholarship through British Council under the Higher Education Link 
Programme (TCT) between the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford University and the Refugee and 
Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), based at the University of Dhaka.

 Scholarship, BSS, Dept. of International Relations, DU

Masters of Arts (MA) in Migration Studies, University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Session 2000-2001.

Masters in Social Science (MSS) in International Relations, University of Dhaka. Session: 1996-97. Exam held in 1998-99. 

Bachelor in Social Science (BSS) with Honours in International Relations, University of Dhaka. Session: 1994-95. Exam held in 1996.

Taught at NSU:

- Soc.101 to 4 sections, & Pol.-101 to 2 sections in Spring semester 2024.  

- Soc.-101 to 2 sections at NSU during Intersession semester, 2023. 

- Introduction to Sociology (Soc.-101) to 4 sections in PSS, NSU, Summer Semester of 2023.
- Introduction to Sociology (Soc.-101) to 3 sections in PSS, NSU, Spring Semester of 2023.

 Taught six (6) courses during 3 trimesters (Spring, Summer, Fall) in 2019. 
o Development Policy and Governance (Public Policy) – Masters in Development Studies (MDS), 
o Strategic Management – Dept. of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (DIE), 
o Identifying Business Opportunity and Business Development – DIE, 
o Supply Chain Management (SCM) – DIE,
o Economy of Bangladesh – DIE,
o Employability 360 - BBA. 

 Lecture on:

– Employability 360 for Dept of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Daffodil International 
University (DIU). Topic: “Entrepreneurship in Tourism & Hospitality Sector in Bangladesh”. August 2020. 
 Grooming session of students enrolling in entrepreneurship bachelors’ degree at DIU, (2019).
 EHS / HAS standards and HACCP for Hotel and restaurant service holders. 2013-2015. 
 Workshop of YRF – Young Researchers’ Forum, of RMMRU on Research Skill Development and 
Empirical Study, (April, 2007).
 Workshop with senior staff of Nari Maitree (NM) on “Proposal Development for Projects and Action 
Programmes”, (October – December 2004).
 “Theories of Consequences of Migration”, session on the same in Three Day Residential Teaching 
Session on Social Science Research and Migration organised by RMMRU at Dhaka on 19 – 21 October 2003. 
 “Comparative Status of the Refugees, Internally Displaced People, Stateless Persons, Migrant 
Workers, Immigrants”, in the Basic Courses on International Refugee Law offered by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) for the tertiary level students during 1999 – 2000.
 “Banking Facilities, Effective Utilisation of Remittances and Integration of Returnee Migrants in the 
Society”, in three day residential Workshops on Awareness Campaign on Labour Migration Process offered by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) for the Community Leaders, NGO and Human Rights Activists during 2001 – 2002.
 Refugee Law and Refugee issues for students in Dhaka University. 1998-2002.
 “End of Communism in USSR – Security and Other Perspectives”. This was delivered as the last 
lecture of Honors First Year class of 1992-93 session intake at IR-DU.

Experience of Imparting Training: 
- Developing an Interactive and Dialogical Training Module on Life-skills based pre-decision orientation on safe migration, risk & vulnerabilities, women empowerment, rights & legal support, communication, etc. to be designed for Female Migrants, under Promoting Safe Migration for the Women of Bangladesh Project, funded through the Silk Routes Facility. (Duration: December 2020 – January, 2021).
- Develop Benchmarking, Training Manual, Policy Recommendation for GOB officials on Returnee Migrants including women on skill development and enterprise & entrepreneurship development, RMMRU- ILO Partnership Project (Duration: 2020-22).
- Developed EHS Manual, trained staff on EHS to meet compliance. Scored 95% with external auditor. (2012-16).
- Trained industry professionals on BCC (behaviour change communication)/branding (2004-10), 
- Developing training modules, imparted training from RMMRU to raise awareness of migrants and officials/local elite alike to support migration sector and individual aspires during residential workshops (2002), 
- Developing training materials and training students on refugee and international human rights laws (1997).

Business / Entrepreneurial experiences: 16 years. Marketing & Strategic Communication, Media Productions, Hospitality sector, Business Integration. 

Other key qualifications:

Initiation
 Link Programs between non-profit entities, universities, profit – non-profit entities. (RMMRU – Sussex University link / DfID funded – 3rd 5 year cycle in progress).

 As part of team and/or lead in developing Organizations / Businesses from scratch. (RMMRU, Media-mix Ent. Ltd., CDCS Ltd., Sajna Industrial Catering, ILI Inc. Ltd.).

 IT Joint venture & Channel Partnership. (Media-mix Ent. & RAMCO, Singapore based multinational, ILI Inc. & Exzatech, BD – India).

 Social Business Platforms (venture between profit and non-profit entities) (Project Translatio between SCCC/Media-mix, BD and Project Translatio Inc., Houston).

 Creating international business platform. (ILI Inc. – BD, USA, UK with Partners in several countries).

Leadership
 Business Idea formation
 Management and Operations Model development and stardardization
 Team building and Lead

Component wise execution
 Strategic Negotiation
 High level representation with government and overseas entities
 Business relationship development and representation
 National Strategy (sector wise) and Policy formulation 
 Communication Campaign Implementation Projects
 Strategic Communication Planning
 Research Project design and implementation
 NGO program design and implementation
 Industrial Catering streamlining
 EHS standard design and implementation

Consultancy Experiences

Type
Policy Review Analysis – PRSP, Migration, Trafficking, Education
Empirical Studies – Evaluating Impact of programmes aiming to achieve MDG
Monitoring & Evaluation – development sector – programme / projects, 
Social Communication – strategic planning & execution, 
Content Analysis – MDG, PRSP, Historical accounts on Russian Nationalist Identity
Proposal Writing – both development and commercial sectors, 
Research Communication 
Programme Strategy Development 
Scoping & Mapping Study for Programmes, Process Documentation
Editing – Reports, Research Papers, journals, Manuals, etc.
Translation – training guide, reference books from English to Bangla 
EHS & Investment – GEII at Basra, Iraq (a SBU of GE Power & Energy, Houston) 

Issues 
- Population Movement – Migration & Climate Change / Displacement / Resettlement / Forced Migration / Trafficking
- Disaster Management – coping and adaptation, Resettlement and reintegration
Livelihoods
Maternal Health & New Born care
Women’s Empowerment
Education – as a crosscutting issue
Gender – as a crosscutting issue
Governance – civil society & International Regimes

Skill in Types of Research
Content analysis, Discourse analysis
Analytical survey: policy and practice, discourse analysis 
Secondary data based synthesis
Social survey: focus on qualitative approach
Needs assessment
Evaluation: self, mid-term, terminal
Comparative research: organizational, situational, cross-cultural, sector wide

Familiarity with Tools 
Structured, semi-structured questionnaire based survey
Checklist based interview and FGD
Case Study
Life / Oral History
Participatory / Direct Observation
RRA/PRA tools: social mapping, wealth ranking, resource mapping, 
mobility mapping, Venn diagram, transect walk, 

Advocacy & Networking
- Advocacy with government, NGOs, private organizations and grassroots associations.
- Networking in Commercial and Development sector.
- Regular contributor to RMMRU initiatives on policy reformulation like: 1982 Immigration Ordinance, Migration sector streamlining planning for Five Year Plan by the GoB initiated in 2010, Re-integration of Urdu Community into Bangladesh Polity with Dignity in 2007-08. 
- Networked between NRB platform, RMMRU and SME researchers to help shape up final programme on 
contribution by the NRBs and Manpower resources in Aug. 2009. 
- Campaign communication design and implementation for MP – Member of Parliament during Parliamentary election of 2009.
- Networking and liaison with partner organizations on different issues and at national, regional and international level.
- Initiated link between RMMRU, DU and Migration Research Center, Sussex University, UK in 2000-2001. This initiative resulted into 5 year project titled DRC – Development Research Center with RMMRU as its South Asia Secretariat. This project has had three five year terms. 
- Designing and planning training workshops on international refugee law, research methodology and migration, awareness building on labour migration etc. 

Currently Teaching at NSU: Soc.101 to 4 sections, & Pol.-101 to 2 sections in Summer semester 2024. 

Member of General Body, RMMRU (Refugee & Migratory Movements Research Unit). 

Oversaw Trade body / Association affiliations of Ltd. company - DCCI, BASIS, BOLD (2011-2016).  

S N Azad is a specialist on migration, BCC, branding, strategic communications, livelihoods and alternative livelihoods, gender empowerment and equity, and entrepreneur working for more than two and half decades specifically on migration, displacement, diaspora contribution to country of origin and country of destination, social exclusion of migrants, stateless children’s safety and education, poverty issues, women’s empowerment, enterprise development, entrepreneurship mentoring, EHS – Environment, Health and Safety.