Faculty Profile

Dr. Mohammad Morad

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801816504210
  • Email: [email protected]

Research Profile Links

Biography

Dr Mohammad Morad is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Writing Centre at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Padova, Italy, under the doctoral programme Social Sciences: Interactions, Communication, and Cultural Constructions, which included a visiting research period at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom, supported by an Italian doctoral scholarship. His doctoral dissertation, Multiple Migrations: Social Networks and Transnational Lives of Italian Bangladeshis in Europe, is grounded in multi-sited qualitative research conducted in Italy and the United Kingdom. This study contributes to migration scholarship by examining the step-by-step migration trajectories of naturalised EU citizens and offering a nuanced analysis of the role of social networks and transnational ties in shaping multiple migratory movements across Europe.

Dr Morad is also a recipient of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (Category A), through which he earned a second Master’s degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR). This transdisciplinary programme was undertaken at the University of Oldenburg (Germany), the University of Stavanger (Norway), and the University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia). His MA thesis, Formation of Diaspora through Diasporic and Transnational Linkages: The Case of Bangladeshi Migrants in Italy, explores the formation of the Bangladeshi diaspora by analysing key dimensions, including dispersion, homeland connection, and the preservation of ethnic identity in the host society.

His research interests include international migration, migrant labour, social networks, transnationalism, diaspora formation, refugee mobility, and intra-EU migration. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Italy, Germany, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and Bangladesh. His scholarly work has been published in leading peer-reviewed international journals, including The British Journal of Sociology (Q1 in Sociology), International Sociology (Q1 in Sociology), International Migration (Q1 in Demography), Ethnic and Racial Studies (Q1 in Sociology), Population, Space and Place (Q1 in Demography), Labor History (Q1 in History), and Two Homelands (Q1 in Cultural Studies). He is a member of the editorial team of the South-South Migration Book Series, Springer Nature. He is currently the principal investigator of the research project “Displacement and Life in Limbo: Exploring the Sense of Identity and Belonging of Rohingya Youth” (Project ID: SS/2025/1/64).

In September 2022, Dr Morad was awarded a travel grant to serve as a Visiting Faculty at the University of Oldenburg (Germany), where he delivered several lectures on international migration for the Erasmus Mundus students enrolled in the European MA in Migration and Intercultural Relations. In October 2022, he received the University of Padova’s ‘Shaping World Class University Fellowship’ and served as a Visiting Professor in the Research Group of Sociology of Work. During the visit, he contributed to the development of a joint research project within the Sociology of Work research group and delivered seminars to PhD students in the ‘Social Science: Interactions, Communication and Cultural Construction’ programme and to Master’s students in the ‘Cultural Pluralism, Social Change, and Migration’ programme.

Beyond academia, he has held research and management positions with several national and international NGOs, including CARE Bangladesh and Caritas Bangladesh. These roles provided him with substantial hands-on experience and enabled him to contribute directly to development initiatives focused on empowerment, gender equality, food security and livelihoods improvements for marginalised communities in rural Bangladesh. In addition, he has demonstrated academic leadership at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, serving as the elected Joint Secretary of the Teachers' Association and as an elected member of the Syndicate, the university’s highest governing body.

Education

  • PhD in Sociology (March 2020), Graduate School of Social Sciences: Interactions, Communications, and Cultural Constructions (XXXII cycle), University of Padova, Italy. Dissertation: Multiple Migrations: Social Networks and Transnational Lives of Italian Bangladeshis in Europe.
  • The Joint European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (August 2013), University of Oldenburg (Germany), University of Stavanger (Norway) and University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia). Thesis: Formation of Diaspora through Diasporic and Transnational Linkages: The Case of Bangladeshi Migrants in Padova, Italy.
  • Master of Social Sciences in Sociology (1999), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology (1998). Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • International Migration
  • Bangladeshi Diaspora in Europe
  • Intra-EU mobility and Brexit
  • Social Networks and Transnational Ties
  • Qualitative Methodology

Active Research Project

  • 1. Displacement and Life in Limbo: Exploring the Sense of Identity and Belonging of Rohingya Youth, Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Project ID: SS/2025/1/64.

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Middle East and Southeast Asian Countries: Experiences during COVID-19, Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Project ID: SS/2021/1/40.
  • 2. Undocumented Bangladeshi Migrants, Transnational Networks and Organized Crime: A Qualitative Study, Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Project ID: SS/2022/1/53.
  • 3. Moving Onward or Return Home? Transnational Ways of Belonging and Diasporic Networks of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh, Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Project ID: SS/2023/1/49.
  • 4. Bangladeshi Educated Youth on the Move: Transnational Networks and Geographical Imagination in South-North Migration, Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, Project ID: SS/2024/1/54.

External Affiliations

  • 21 January 2025 to the date: Editorial Board Member, Cultural Forum, Academic Publishing Pte. Ltd.
  • 27 September 2024 to the date: Editorial Board Member, Global Population Perspectives (GPP), Academic Publishing Pte. Ltd.
  • 08 December 2021- to the date: Editorial Board Member, South South Migration Book Series, Springer Nature.
  • October 2022- Visiting Professor, Research Group of Sociology of Work, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (PISFFA), University of Padova, Italy.
  • September 2022- Visiting Faculty, Erasmus Mundus Joint European MA in Migration and Intercultural Relations, University of Oldenburg, Germany.
  • 1 April 2019- 30 June 2019: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Work and Employment Relations, University of Leeds, UK (Supervisor: Professor Dr. Gabriella Alberti, Leeds University Business School, 1.04 31, Lyddon Terrace, Leeds, UK, Email: [email protected]; Phone: +44(0)113 343 0204).
  • 1 July 2012-23 October 2012: Research Intern, Slovenian Migration Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Supervisor: Professor Dr Jure Gombac, Senior Research Fellow, Slovenian Migration Institute, Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts, Phone: +386(0)1/4706 468 E-mail: [email protected]).
  • 2008-2019: Elected Joint Secretary of the Teachers' Association, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh..
  • 010-2013: Elected Syndicate Member (the university's highest governing body), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • September 2005–7 February 2006: Program Officer, Strengthening Household Ability to Development Opportunities Program, Care Bangladesh.
  • 1 February 2005–31 August 2005: Program Officer, Increasing Participation of Women in the Decision Making Process Project, Chittagong Social Development Forum (a national NGO), Bangladesh.
  • 5 March 2004–31 January 2005: Project Officer, Promoting Rights and Social Justice for Improving Livelihood Security Program, Care Bangladesh.
  • 1 September 2002–14 March 2004: Project Officer, Improvement of Living Standard of the Hardcore Poor Project, Caritas Bangladesh.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Morad, M., & Choudhury, T. (2025). Understanding undocumented migration from Bangladesh to Italy : the role of transnational networks. International Review of Sociology. (Taylor & Francis, Impact factor: 1.0, Q2 in Sociology and Political Science) (2025)
  • 2. Della Puppa, F., & Morad, M. (2025). Retracing their own steps: The onward migration of Italian-Bangladeshi families to the UK and their final return to Italy. In Reena Kukreja, South Asians in Southern Europe: Labour, Identity, and Desire. London: Palgrave Macmillan. (2025)
  • 3. Morad, M., & Chowdhury, A, I. (2024). Dual Precarity in South-South Migration: Experiences and Uncertainty of Bangladeshi Temporary Labor Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Labor History ( Taylor & Francis, Impact factor: 0.7, Q1 in History, Indexed in Scopus). (2024)
  • 4. Morad, M (2024). L’emigrazione dei bangladesi in Italia: storia, cause e rotte. Oasis, Oasis International Foundation, Milan, Italy. (2024)
  • 5. Morad, M., Sacchetto, D., & Ansar, A (2024). Transnational Social Fields of Italian Bangladeshis in Europe and Beyond: Towards a New Geography of Ways of Belonging. Population, Space and Place (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Impact factor: 2.6, Q1 in Sociology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Demography, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science) (2024)
  • 6. Choudhury, T., Morad, M., & Della Puppa, F. (2023). Lacerated Minds, Stolen Dreams: Experiences of Bangladeshi Women Migrants in Saudi Arabia. International Sociology (SAGE, Impact factor: 2.1, Q1 in Sociology and Political science, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science). (2023)
  • 7. Morad, M. (2023). Italian Bangladeshis in Europe: Social networks, transnational ties, and intra-EU mobility. In Ajaya K. Sahoo, Routledge Handbook of South Asian Migrations. London: Taylor and Francis (Indexed in Scopus). (2023)
  • 8. Morad, M., Rabby, A., Sacchetto, D., Haque, N. (2022). Shattered Dreams and the Return Home: Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries During COVID-19. Dve domovini / Two Homelands, 56.21-34 (Slovenian Migration Institute; Q1 in Cultural Studies,Q2 in Sociology and Political Science; Impact factor: 0.93; Indexed in Scopus and SSCI). (2022)
  • 9. Morad, M. (2021). Transnational Cross-Border Family Ties: Diasporic Lives of Bangladeshis in Italy and Beyond. Genealogy, 5(4):1-17 (MDPI, Impact factor: 0.8; Indexed in Scopus & Web of Science). (2021)
  • 10. Morad, M., Della Puppa, F., & Sacchetto, D. (2021). The dark side of onward migration: Experiences and strategies of Italian-Bangladeshis in the UK at the time of the post-Brexit referendum. The British Journal of Sociology, 72, 1311–1324 (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Impact factor: 3.277, Q1 in Sociology & Political science, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science). (2021)
  • 11. Morad, M., & Sacchetto, D. (2021). For the Future of the Children? The Onward Migration of Italian Bangladeshis in Europe. International migration, 59 (6),142-155 (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Impact factor: 2.022, Q1 in Demography, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science). (2021)
  • 12. Morad, M., & Sacchetto, D. (2020). Multiple Migration and Use of Ties: Bangladeshis in Italy and Beyond. International migration, 58(4),154-167 (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Impact factor: 2.022, Q1 in Demography, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science). (2020)
  • 13. Morad, M., & Della Puppa, F. (2019). Bangladeshi Migrant Associations in Italy: Transnational Engagement, Community Formation and Regional Unity. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 42(10), 1788-1807 (Taylor and Francis, Impact factor: 2.5, Q1 in Sociology & Anthropology, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science). (2019)
  • 14. Della Puppa, F., & Morad, M. (2019). Migrants in Italy, Citizens in Europe? Trajectories, Experiences and Motivations of the Multiple Mobilities of Italian-Bangladeshis Relocating to London. Studi Emigrazione/ International Journal of Migration, 56 (215), 473-491 (Italian Center for Emigration Studies, Impact factor: 0.16, Q2 in Arts and Humanities, Indexed in Scopus). (2019)
  • 15. Morad, M., and Gombac, J. (2018). Probashi in Italy. New Destinations: Trends, Origin and Profiles of Bangladeshi Migrants in Padova and Cadonegye. Dve domovini /Two Homelands (47),37-52 (Slovenian Migration Institute; Q1 in Cultural Studies,Q2 in Sociology and Political Science; Impact factor: 0.93; Indexed in Scopus and SSCI). (2018)
  • 16. Haque, S., and Morad, M. (2015). Public Attitudes towards Legal Immigrants: A comparative Analysis of France and Germany. Journal of Politics and Administration, 2 (1), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. (2015)
  • 17. Morad, M., and Gombac, J. (2015). Transmigrants, Transnational Linkages and Ways of Belonging: The Case of Bangladeshi Migrants in Italy. Dve domovini / Two Homelands,41, 61-76 (Slovenian Migration Institute; Q1 in Cultural Studies, Impact factor: 0.93; Indexed in Scopus and SSCI). (2015)
  • 18. Uddin, N., Hamiduzzaman, M., and Morad, M. (2014). Hazardous Child Labor & Psycho-Physical and Economic Consequences: A study in Sylhet City, Bangladesh. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, 7(1), 18-31, Slovenia (Indexing by ProQuest).. (2014)
  • 19. Morad, M. (2014). Media Concern and Trend in Fertility in Bangladesh. Innovative Issues and Approaches in Social Sciences, 7(2), 99-112, Slovenia (Indexed in ProQuest) (2014)
  • 20. Morad, M. & Haque, S. (2014). Immigrants’ Citizenship and Social Rights in Liberal Democratic Countries: A Special Focus on Norway. Society and Change, viii (2), 29-45, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (2014)
  • 21. Morad, M. (2014). Political Participation of Immigrants through Voting and Representation: The Case of Norway. Raziskave in Razprave / Research and Discussion, 7(3), 3-29, School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia. (2014)
  • 22. Morad, M., Haque, S., & Alam, J. (2014). Contextualizing Formation of Diaspora of Bangladeshi Immigrants in the UK. Research in Social Change, 6(2), 103-128, School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia. (2014)
  • 23. Kashem, A., and Morad, M. (2008). The Contribution of Manipuri Women in Family Expenditure: An observation (in Bengali). Annual Review of Ethnic Affairs, (4), 77-89. (2008)
  • 24. Morad, M., Uddin, N., Uddin, J., and Kamal, M. (2007). Women in Workplace and Fertility: A study in Sylhet City, Bangladesh. Sylhet International University Studies, 1(3), 40-48, Bangladesh. (2007)

Conference

  • 1. Della Puppa, F., and Morad, M. (2022). Retracing their own steps. The onward migration of Italian-Bangladeshi families to the UK and their final return to Italy. Bangladesh Studies Networks’ 7th Annual Conference, University of Rome, Italy, 9-10 June 2022. (2022)
  • 2. Morad, M and Sacchetto, D. (2019). Multiple migrations, networks and transnational ties: The case of Italian Bangladeshi onward migrants in Europe, Migration Conference 2019, University of Bari, Italy, 18-20 June 2019. (2019)
  • 3. Morad, M (2018). Do They Intend to Stay or Move Onward: Multiple Migrations of Italian Bangladeshis in Northeast Italy, Territori, Mobilità, Lavori Conference, Padova, organized by Department of FISPPA – Sede di Sociologia, Via Cesarotti 10/12 – University of Padova, 22-23 February 2018. (2018)
  • 4. Morad, M (2018). Homeland Orientation of Diaspora: The Case of Bangladeshi Migrants in Italy, International Conference on Social Work and Sustainable Social Development, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. 4- 6 January, 2018. (2018)

Teaching

  • 17 September 2020 – Present: Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
  • 18 April 2015 – 16 September 2020- Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
  • 8 February 2009–17April 2015: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
  • 8 February 2006–7 February 2009: Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • 1 April 2019- 30 June 2019: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Work and Employment Relations, Business School, University of Leeds, UK
  • October 2022: Visiting Professor in Sociology of Work, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA), University of Padova
  • September 2022: Visiting Faculty, European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations, University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Awards & Recognition

  • 1996-1998: Board Scholarship 1995, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Comilla, Bangladesh, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh.
  • Sep 2011- Aug 2013: Awarded ‘Erasmus Mundus Category A scholarship’ for pursuing the European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations at the University of Oldenburg (Germany), the University of Stavanger (Norway), and the University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia).
  • Oct 2016- Sep 2019: Received ‘Italian doctoral scholarship’, funded by Fondazione Cassa Di Risparmio Di Padova E Rovigo, Italy, at the University of Padova for pursuing Ph.D. in Social Sciences: Interaction, Communication, Cultural Construction.
  • Oct 2016- Sep 2019: Received ‘Padova University Fieldwork Grant’ for conducting Ph.D. fieldwork in Italy and the UK.
  • Sep 2022: Received ‘EMMIR Travel Grant’ for working as Visiting Faculty at the European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations, the University of Oldenburg, Germany.
  • Oct 2022: Awarded Padova University’s ‘Shaping World Class University Fellowship’ for pursuing a one-month Visiting Professor in the research group of Sociology of Work, Department of PISFFA, University of Padova, Italy.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Dutta, S (2009). Status Discrepancy and Health Facility of Elderly People: A study in Sylhet City, Bangladesh. (Undergraduate Thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 2. Shahin, A. N. (2009). Exploring the forms of cultural change of the Pathra community: A Sociological Investigation. (Master Thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 3. Sultana, N. (2010). The Family Barriers Behind the Dropout of Primary Education of Slum Children: A Sociological Analysis in Sylhet city, Bangladesh. (Master Thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 4. Das, S. (2014). Pattern and Trends of Crime in Dhaka City: A Historical Study. (Master Thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 5. Kar, P. (2016). Feminization of Migration and Violence Against Migrant Women: The Case of Bangladeshi Female Domestic Workers in the Middle East. (Master Thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 6. Tonni, H. K. (2021). Displacement triggered by the flood: A study on a southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh. (Undergraduate thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 7. Tias, A. K. (2022). Social remittance and cultural diffusion: British Bangladeshi migrant families in Sylhet Region, Bangladesh. (Undergraduate thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 8. Easmin, N. (2022). The dark side of remittance and voluntary unemployment: A study of British Bangladeshi migrant family back home. (Undergraduate thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 9. Tonni, H. K. (2023). Undocumented Sylheti Migration to Europe: Networks, Routes and Motivation. (Master’s thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 10. Ahmed, D (2023). Factors influencing money laundering and ways to control it: a study from the prospect of Bangladesh. (Master's thesis, Master of Arts in International Security Management, Berlin School of Economics and Law)
  • 11. Tias, A. K. (2024). Bangladeshi Women in South-South Migration: Aspiration, Agency and Challenges. (Master’s thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 12. Marriya, S. (2025). Transnational social fields in the everyday life of migrant's Left behind wives: Domination, subversion and agency. (MPhil thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 13. Haque, N. S. (2025). Empowerment amidst displacement: The experience of Rohingya Refugee Women in Bangladesh. (PhD thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)
  • 14. Haque, N. (2025). International Migration of Husband and Conjugal Anomie: Waning Bondage or Reinforcing Patriarchy? (PhD thesis, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh)