Ancestors
Parents
My father is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon- Dr. Md. Ainul Islam Joarder, and mother is an obgyn- Dr. Fatema Zohra.
Birthplace
My parents met in Chittagong while they were medical students. I was born in the same city, in Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Childhood
After Chittagong, my parents moved to Paksey, then to Rangpur. They moved to Iran (first to Kuhdasht and then Alashtar of Lorestan province), where they served under the Ministry of Health for 10 years. I stayed for the first three years, then on and off for a few more years.
Schooling
I completed my high school from Government Laboratory High School, Dhaka; college from Notre Dame College, Dhaka; medical education from Dinajpur Medical College; master in public health (MPH) from BRAC University, Bangladesh. I completed a post graduate diploma from International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, the Netherlands; and DrPH from Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Job
My first regular job was at BRAC University, as a Research Associate. I got promoted up to Assistant Professor in 2015. Then I moved to USAID's Multisectoral Nutrition Project, FHI 360, Bangladesh Office as the Research Director. Since 2020, I am working as a Consultant for the Universal Health Coverage Compendium on behalf of the Health Workforce Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. I am also an Associate Faculty at Johns Hopkins University, Adjunct Faculty at BRAC University, Northern University Bangladesh, and and Associate Professor (Part-Time) at North South University. Apart from these regular jobs, I work in the media (both print and electronic). I am a TV Anchor at Channel 24 Bangladesh.
My family
I have a loving and supportive family which includes my father, mother, wife (Dr. Fajana Yeasmin) and son (Aiyan Joarder Sheersho). I am also very closely attached with my relatives in my ancestral village and other places.