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educational development training and given peer trainings on teaching methodology. She
received a Bachelor’s degree in social science from Satkania Government College in 2001, a
certificate for a Bachelor of Education and a Master’s of Education from the teacher’s training
college in Chittagong. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in English. Fatema is married with
one daughter and one son. Her hobby is watching T.V. She aims to use her experience in the
TEA program to develop her teaching life and acquire new methodologies.
Md. Badrul Alam, Senior English Teacher
Satarkul High School
Dhaka, Bangladesh (Population: 6,725,000)
U.S. Host University: George Mason University
Md. Badrul Alam has been teaching English literature and language at the secondary level for the
last 7 years. His students range in age from 11 to 16 years old, and ordinarily there are 50
students in his class. He is a Master Trainer of the BRAC, PACE program, in which he plays a
role to improve teachers’ skills so that they can perform their best in the classroom. He received
his Bachelor degree in English from the National University. He is married with one daughter.
His hobbies are reading books, watching movies, etc. His primary objective for participating in
TEA is to explore new methodologies in teaching.
Md. Bablu Hossain, English Teacher
Guimara High School
Khagrachari, Bangladesh (Population: 524,961)
U.S. Host University: University of North Dakota
Md. Bablu Hossain has been teaching English literature and language at a secondary school for
the last 15 years. His students are between 11 and 16 years old and, on average, there are 60
students in his class. He is one of the members (TR) of the School Management Committee
(SMC) where he plays an effective role to promote students’ education. He received a Bachelor’s
degree in English from Rajshahi University in 1986 and a Master’s degree in English from
Shanto-Marium University of Creative Technology in Uttara, Dhaka in 2008. Hossain is married
with two young sons and his hobbies are talking, photography and theater. He hopes that by
participating in TEA he will be able to explore new methodologies for engaging students in a
more participatory and active class setting.
Md. Hemayet Hossain, English Teacher
Kalkini Syed Abul Hossain Academy
Kalkini Madaripur, Bangladesh (population: 275,727)
U.S. Host University: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Md. Hemayet Hossain has been teaching English literature and language at a non-government
secondary school for the last 10 years. The age of his students range from 11-16 years old, and
on average there are 60 students in his class. He is an active member of English Language Club
and Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA). He also provides training to
the secondary schools’ English teachers as a master trainer of the PACE program under BRAC.
He received a Bachelor’s degree from Kalkini Syed Abul Hossain University College in 1997.