Nazim Hossain
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Nazim Hossain

Researcher, disability rights advocate and developer of accessible audio games

I am a Research Fellow at Bangla Academy, studying how expert knowledge shapes policy making in Bangladesh. Alongside research, I work for the rights of people with disabilities, and I build audio games that blind and visually impaired players can enjoy on equal terms with everyone else.

Ongoing projects

  • Role of expert knowledge in the policy formulation process: an empirical study on Bangladesh

    Bangla Academy research fellowship. In progress, expected to finish in November 2026. My role: Research Fellow.

    An empirical study of how expert knowledge is used in the policy formulation process in Bangladesh. The study draws on interviews with faculty members of public universities and researchers at think tanks.

  • Disability Rights Research Initiative at Jahangirnagar University

    Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, with Sightsavers' Equal Bangladesh campaign and the Centre for Disability in Development (CDD). In progress. My role: Research Assistant.

    A six-month initiative to research disability rights and inclusion in Bangladesh. It brings together faculty members, students with and without disabilities, and organisations of persons with disabilities to audit the accessibility of the campus, study the situation of students with disabilities in higher education and recommend reforms to the university. The Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) is the implementing partner.

  • Bangladesh's Education System and Our Thoughts: A Policy Proposal

    বাংলাদেশের শিক্ষাব্যবস্থা ও আমাদের ভাবনা: একটি নীতি প্রস্তাবনা

    Under review.

    A policy essay in Bangla on reforming Bangladesh's education system. It argues that dividing students into separate streams, and forcing an early choice between science, humanities and business in class nine, holds students back and weakens the country. It proposes a new structure built on continuity, with trial-based subject selection, a transparent system for recruiting and evaluating teachers, three specialised universities, a financing plan and a phased pilot.

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Latest writing

  • শিক্ষা ও গণতন্ত্রের মুক্তির পথ

    The Path to Freedom for Education and Democracy

    Published on . Written in Bangla.

    An essay in Bangla on how partisan politics holds back Bangladesh's universities and its democracy. It proposes a directly elected, non-partisan President chosen on merit, and sets out the qualifications, election method, powers, accountability and removal process for the office.

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