Md. Shahidul Islam joined NDI in January 2007 as a Program Officer (Study Circle Program). He is responsible to monitor and supervise the program activities in the field level, coordination with the partner NGOs, research and develop study circle discussion guidebook and other materials. He is also responsible to plan, design and facilitate workshop, training and discussion. Providing technical assistance to the partner NGOs on program operation and development, he also assists the Project Manager in the overall management of the Study Circle Program.
Prior to NDI, Shahidul worked for Swiss Red Cross mandated Development Association for Self-reliance, Communication and Health (DASCOH) in the area of local government, good governance and sustainable water and sanitation service. He also worked in the area of land rights for landless people while he worked for Samata, a right based national NGO. He started his career in 2002 with Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS), also a right based national NGO, where he worked for women rights and gender just society. Shahidul has a master's degree in English literature from Calcutta University, India.