Umme Marzana

Senior Lecturer , Moderator, Economics Club
Department of Economics

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Address

A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh

Office

Ext: 473 || Room No# m.zaman@ewubd.edu
marzana@ewubd.edu

Academic Background

M.Sc. in Economic Development & Policy Analysis, University of Nottingham (UK) - Distinction
B.Sc. in Economics, North South University - Summa Cum Laude (First in the Department of Economics, 5th in the graduating batch)

I have been teaching at East West University since 2019. I started my teaching journey right after my master's graduation. Since then I have been teaching a host of introductory and intermediate level undergraduate courses. Apart from teaching I am engaged in various administrative activities such as being one of the internship viva panelists, co-moderator of the Economics Club from 2021 to 2026, among others, and non-departmental activities such as consultancy.

Professional Experience

December 2025 - Present: Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, East West University
April 2019 - November 2025: Lecturer, Department of Economics, East West University
July 2014 - December 2014: Content and Marketing Intern at Foodpand Bangladesh, Rocket Internet SE
Supervisor for ECO7495 - Both research papers and internships
2021 - 2026: Moderator, EWU Economics Club
2022 - 2024: Member, Standard 4 for ACBSP Accreditation Committee
2025 - present: Member, Standard 5 for AACSB Accreditation Committee

Research Interest

Microeconomics, Gender, Sustainability and CSO advocacy.

Amin, S. B. and Marzana, U., 2018.
Relationship between Aggregate and Disaggregate Energy with Socio-Economic Development of Bangladesh: An Examination. Journal of Accounting, Finance and Economics, 8(2), 85–97.
Amin, S.B., Ali, T.I. and Marzana, U., 2017.
The Dynamics of Good Governance in Promoting Energy Security: The Case of Bangladesh. Acta Universitatis Danubius. Relationes Internationales, 10(1), 61–78.

A Socio-Economic Analysis of the Meghna Region, Bangladesh under ACD, as part of the IUCN’s project called “BRIDGE”. (Co-researcher, alongside Professor A K Enamul Haque, Sarah Enamul Haque and Fahima Laskar. https://acdonline.org/meghna-basin-socio-ecological-analysis/)
Marzana, U. (2025). A Dignified Future for Women: Progress, Gaps and Next Steps. In D. Bhattacharya, M. Rahman, T. I. Khan, & S. Talukder (Eds.), Implementing 2030 agenda in Bangladesh: Experiences of the left-behind communities (pp. 39–56). Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. https://bdplatform4sdgs.net/knowledge_product/implementing-2030-agenda-in-bangladesh-experiences-of-the-left-behind-communities/
Marzana, U. (2025, June). Civil society engagement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB): Experiences and reflections. NGO Forum on ADB; Growthwatch; Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development (BWGED); Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN); Forum on Ecology and Development (FED); BRICS Feminist Watch (BFW); Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF); Urgewald.

Awards & Achievements

Awarded 100% Scholarship throughout B.Sc. in Economics at North South University

Teaching Materials

ECO7101 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECO7102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECO7104 - Statistics for Business and Economics I
ECO7260 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics I
ECO7301 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I
MAT7100 - College Mathematics
MAT7110 - Mathematics for Business and Economics I
MAT7211 - Mathematics for Business and Economics II

Affiliation Professional Membership

Life Member - Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA)

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