Mr. Oliver Tirtho Sarkar

Mr. Oliver Tirtho Sarkar

Assistant Professor, Department of Environment & Development Studies

ROOM: 735 C

PABX: 7203

Email: tirtho@eds.uiu.ac.bd

Biography

Oliver Tirtho Sarkar is a lecturer in the Department of Environment and Development Studies, United International University. Prior to joining academia, he was engaged in the development and research sectors in national and international organizations. Particularly, he worked on development projects and social consultancy. He pursued his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Dhaka and majored in Development Studies. As a result, he has solid theoretical ground blended with empirical experience in the field of social science.

Publication

Journal Papers

2024

Reframing urban informality: Gendered impacts of COVID-19 in Bangladeshi slums

Publication: Progress in Disaster Science

Author List: Sajal Roy, Rumana Sultana, Ashish Singh, Oliver Tirtho Sarkar, Krishna K. Shrestha

Challenges and Institutional Barriers to Forest and Landscape Restoration in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Forest Restoration

Publication: Land

Author List: Oliver Tirtho Sarkar, Sharif A. Mukul

Forest Restoration through Village Common Forests in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh: The Role of NGO Interventions

Forest Restoration

Publication: Sustainability

Author List: Sharif A. Mukul, Oliver Tirtho Sarkar

The Culture of Political Violence and Punishment in Bangladesh: The Role of Political Parties and Civil Society

Publication: Economic and Political Weekly

Author List: Debashish Nandy, Oliver Tirtho Sarkar

2023

Political Economy of River Ecocide in Bangladesh: A Study in the Context of Dhaleshwari River

Publication: Politics of Climate Change Crises, Conventions and Cooperation

Author List: Rabby Us Suny, Md Abid Hasan, Oliver Tirtho Sarkar