Prof. Dr. Abdullah-Al-Mamun is a faculty member at the Department of Japanese Studies, University of Dhaka. He is the Executive Director of the Japan-based think tank Pan-Asia Research Institute (PARI), Tokyo, Chairman of Democracy Dais Bangladesh, and Research Fellow at the South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM). He holds a PhD in International Development Cooperation and a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodology from the University of Huddersfield, UK. He has completed a Certificate in Law from the University of Northumbria, UK. He earned his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Sociology from the University of Dhaka, and he also holds an MBA in Marketing. His areas of specialisation include development cooperation, development sociology, and Japanese Studies. He has worked with various national and international organisations such as USAID, UNDP, JICA, JETRO, BRAC, ASA, and several agencies of the Government of Bangladesh, such as the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Cabinet Division, and National Academy for Planning and Development (NAPD).