Muhammad Muinul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration, Jahangirnagar University. Prior to this, he worked for Asian University of Bangladesh and a non-profit organization. He graduated from University of Dhaka (BSS and MSS) and completed an MPA degree from Georgia State University under Fulbright scholarship. His research interests include, among others, e-governance, public budgeting and finance, public sector ethics and various other aspects of public policy and governance. He contributed encyclopedia entries, book chapters and articles in reputed journals. He was a co-editor of the book,Bangladesh: Politics, Public Administration and Governance published by VDM, Germany.