Sifat Islam Ishty has joined BRAC University as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and Social Sciences in Summer 2016. He has obtained his Master of Science (MSc) in Development Economics from the University of Manchester and has also completed his Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics from the University of Manchester. Prior to joining BRAC University, he has worked for iSoftStone — a leading Multinational IT firm in the UK — and has also operated as a research assistant to Dr. Asaduzzaman, Research Director, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).