Faria Labonno

Faria Labonno is a dedicated Research Assistant at the Centre for Research and Development (CRD), with a strong academic grounding in Women and Gender Studies from University of Dhaka.

Before joining CRD in October 2025, she worked as a Research Intern at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), where she contributed to policy-oriented research on national security, foreign policy, and migration governance through a gender-sensitive lens. Moreover, from 2019 to 2022, She volunteered as a teacher at Hashimukh Somaj Kallayan Songstha, where she worked closely with underprivileged children and women, promoting education, awareness, and empowerment at the grassroots level.

She has extensive experience in qualitative research on women’s empowerment, labor migration, and workplace gender disparities, conducting interviews, focus groups, and case studies. She is committed to leveraging her research and field experience to inform evidence-based policies that advance gender equality and social empowerment.