Post-Doctoral Fellow (UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Dhaka School of Economics, University of Dhaka, 2020-21).

Ph. D             Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Sociology & Social Work, Aligarh Muslim University, India. 2007.

MSS                   Masters of  Social  Science in Women & Gender Studies, 2001

                            University of  Dhaka.

MSS                   Masters of Social Science in Sociology, 2004                    

MCA                  Masters in  Computer Application, 2003

              BSS (Hons.)  Bachelor of Social Science in Sociology,1999

                                     Aligarh Muslim University, India

HSC                   Higher Secondary Certificate, 1994

                            Govt. Dhaka College,  Dhaka

SSC                   Secondary  School Certificate, 1992

                           Islamia  Government High School, Dhaka.

 Women & Gender, Sociology of Disaster, Child Rights, Sociology of Development,  Social Psychology 

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EMPLOYMENT DETAIL & PROJECT BASED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES:

u   Professor (Grade 2) Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna,  Bangladesh

u  Dean, Social Science School, Khulna University

u   Head (In-charge) Mass Communication & Journalism Discipline, Khulna University

u  UGC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow: Dhaka School of Economics, Constituent   Institution, University of Dhaka. 2020-21.

u Project Director: Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Bangladesh Government. Working on  ‘Access to ICT by the Rural Women: A Step towards  Achieving Digital Bangladesh.’ 2009.

u  Principal Investigator: Khulna  University Research Cell, Khulna. Working on ‘Global Warming

u   Project Director: Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Bangladesh Government. Working on  ‘Access to ICT by the Rural Women: A Step towards  Achieving Digital Bangladesh’ 2009.

u   Principal Investigator: Khulna  University Research Cell, Khulna. Working on ‘Global Warming and Climate Change: The Effect and Vulnerability in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh.’ 2014.

u   Research Assistant (project based): Academy for Planning and Development Bangladesh, Dhaka. 2005.

u   Mid-level Consultant: on (Social Impact Assessment), Under BETS and JICA Team, Khulna WASA, Bangladesh. (February to August) 2010.

u   Linked Coordinator and Focal Person: Save the Children and INCIDIN Bangladesh, Child Rights & Development in Academia, 2014.

u   Consultant& Team Leader: (UNDP Project) Baseline Survey &Socioeconomic Analysis, Tala Upazila Satkhira, Khulna. Disaster Management, United Nations Development Program. (Nov.2014 to Jan 2015).

u   Principal Researcher (UGC Funded Project):  COVID-19 Pandemic and New Normal Situation in Bangladesh: A PESTEL (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal) Analysis. (on going)

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PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING BOOKS AND ARTICLES IN STANDARD JOURNALS:  (INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL):

u The Status of Working Women in Informal Sector :The Case of Bangladesh. Indian Vol. Journal  of Regional Science. XXXVII. November 1. 2005,CK-134, Sector-II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 091.India.

u  Rural Women in Information Communication System: Problems and Prospects  in  View of  Digital Bangladesh, 

    World Journal of Management, Vol. 2, No. 2, September 2010, ISSN 1836-070X, 31 Blake Street, Berwick 2806,

                     Victoria, Australia.

u  Why Bangladesh Needs Export Oriented Software? Arthanity Journal, Volume X1 August 2003. Department of Economics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

u  Life and Livelihood Means in Char-Land Areas of Bangladesh: A Study of Urir Char of Bay of Bengal. The Geographer. Vol.51, No., 2004. AMU. (Aligarh Muslim University) India.

u  Livelihood Pattern of Brickfield Workers in Bangladesh, Asian Journal of Business Economics and Management, Vol.2, Issue 3, March 2012, ISSN. 2249-730, Haryana, India.

u  Health-seeking Behavior of the Day Laborers: Challenges and Prospects in View of Bangladesh. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 12, 2013, ISSN. 1994-0386, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

u    Implications of Microcredit and Social Business: The Scenario of Empowering Women in Rural Bangladesh. DIU Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2015, ISSN. 1818-6238, Bangladesh.

u   Testing The Theory of Social Networking on Empowerment of People Specially Women at Two Villages in Bangladesh: A Field Investigation. Journal of ECOFORUM, Vol. 6, Issue 2((11), 2017.

u  Widow Allowance Scheme and Women Empowerment in Bangladesh: Role and Implications. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 15. June 2017, PP-51-60.  ISSN. 1994-0386, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

u The Impact of Media-Violence on Children and Adolescents: A Sociological Analysis.. Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 14, June 2016, PP-26-31. ISSN. 1994-0386, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.

u   Child Vulnerability in Shrimp Processing Industries: A View from South-West Region  of Bangladesh. Indian Journal  of   Regional Science. Vol. XLIX. November 2. 2017. CK-134, Sector-II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700 091.India.

u  Implications of Microcredit and Social Business: The Scenario of Empowering Women in Rural Bangladesh. Daffodil International Journal of Business and Economics. Vol. 9, No. 1, June 2015, ISSN 1818-6238.

u  Women Workforce in Unorganized Sector of Bangladesh: A Sociological Analysis. MTC Global Journal of Management and Entrepreneurship. Vol. 6. Issue. 16, Jul-Sep 2018. ISSN. 2231-3710. India.

u  Information and Communication Technology Policy Review Report   on Encourage Closer Collaboration between Academia and Industry to Align Curriculum with Market Needs. International Journal of Trade & Commerce-IIARTC. Vol. 5. Number. 2. July-December, 2016. PP. 207-224. ISSN-2277-5811 (print), 2278-9065 (online). COSMOS (Germany0 JIF: 4.24; ISRA JIF: 3.957; NAAS Rating 3.55.

u  Ômgv‡R e¨w³i bvgKi‡YiBwZnvm, cÖeYZv I †cÖ¶vcUÕ, Rabindra Journal, World Poet Rabindranath Institute of Agricultural Technology,   Vol. 38, No. 01, May, 2016. ISSN 2477-1714. Bangladesh.

u  Swapne Nimojjon, Published by Akash Prokashon, 38 Banglabazar, Dhaka-100, Ekushe Book Fair 2013, ISSN. 978-984-7257-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

U Book Published on Working Women in Informal Sector of Bangladesh: A Sociological   Approach, 2008. Published by Anushila Prokashoni, Banglabazar, Dhaka-1100. ISBN.984-300-002402-4, Bangladesh.

U    Workforce in Unorganized Sector of Bangladesh: A Socioeconomic Analysis. Book  ,              Equity, Growth with Equity:  Perspective of Bangladesh, LAP Lambert, Academic Publishing, Mauritius, ISBN: 978-613-9-997763,  2019.

U  Comparative Positioning Of Small And Medium Enterprises In Bangladesh, Thailand And The Philippines. Economy of Region, Centre for Economic Security, Institute of Economics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, vol. 1(2), pages 381-395. 1917

U  Family Negligence and Social Exclusion: A Study of the Children with ASD in Gopalganj, Bangladesh. IJRDO - Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research (ISSN: 2456-2971), 2019

U  HIV/AIDS Vulnerability Among Street Children in Urban Bangladesh: A Reality in Old Dhaka, Urbanization and Regional Sustainability in South Asia, Chapter 12.  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23796-7_5.  (pp.201-216), Springer Nature Switzerland, January 2020.

U Disaster Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Southwestern Coastal Region of Bangladesh, Urbanization and Regional Sustainability in South Asia, (pp.57-74). January 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23796-7_5. Springer Nature Switzerland, January 2020

U  Socio-economic Impacts of Water Logging in the South-West Coast of Bangladesh, Water Management in South Asia, Socio-economic, Infrastructural, Environmental & Institutional Aspects, January 2020, (pp.159-173). ISSN 2509-4181 (electronic), ISBN 978-3-030-35236-3. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35237-0_10, Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

u  Understanding “Quarantine,” “Social Distancing,” and “Lockdown” during “COVID-19” Pandemic in Response to Global Health: A Conceptual Review. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2020, 8, 283-305. https://www.scirp.org/journal/jss. ISSN Online: 2327-5960 ISSN Print: 2327-5952. October, 2020. 

u  Impact of Early Marraiage on Reproductive Health: A Case in Bangladesh (2019). Indian Journal of Regional Science. Vol. LI, No.1, 2019. ISSN: 004-9017 (Print), ISSN: 245-6519 (Online).

u  Assessment of the Effectiveness of Widow Allowance Scheme for the Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh (2022). Journal of Global Economy, Trade and International Business. Vol. 2, No. 1, 2022, pp.1-17. ISSN: 2583-0112. USA.

u   Perception and Practices regarding Fertility and Family Planning among Slum Dwelling Working Women of Khulna District (August, 2022). IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS). Vol.27 Issue-08, Series 10 (August, 2022) 01-09. e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845.

u  A Qualitative Report on Joys and Sorrows of the Potter Community in Khulna District of Bangladesh (February, 2021). IJRAR, 2021, Vol. 8, Issue 1. (E-ISSN 2348-1269, P-ISSN 2349-5138).

u   Knowledge and Practice of Menstrual Hygiene Management among Adolescent Girls: A Study in Rural Areas of Khulna District (2022). ). IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS). Vol.27 Issue-8, Series 10 (August, 2022) 36-47. e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845.

PAPERS  PRESENTED & ATTENDED IN TRAINING WORKSHOPS,  CONFERENCES & SEMINARS:  (INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL):

 u   Paper Presentation on “ Rural Women in Information Communication System: Problems and Prospects  in  View of

       Digital Bangladesh” Academy of International Business-Southwest Conference in Houston, Texas. March 09 11.2011. USA.

u  Training on “Planning Management and Gender” Organizer Women's Studies Department, University of  

Dhaka,  November 13 to 08 December, 2001.

¨       Paper Presentation on “The Status of Working Women in  Informal Sector: The Case of  Bangladesh”  30^th Annual

       Conference (RC-21,Gender Relations) of Indian Sociological Society- Gorakpur-273009, December 27-29,2004. India.

u   Paper Presentation on “Gender Disparity in Informal Sector in Bangladesh: A View from within” International        

Conference on Issues & Challenges Dept. of Geography & Environment, University of  Dhaka ( Women & Health,

       Session-7), Dec. 09-11,2005, Dhaka.

u International Workshop on ”Gender and Sexuality” Organizer James P. Grant of Public Health,  BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. July 28-30, 2007.

u Workshop on “Writing Scientific Papers and Project Proposals”, Organized by Khulna    University Research Cell, Khulna, June 30, 2009.

u Training Workshop on Gender, Sexuality and Rights,Organized by  Centre for Gender Sexuality  & HIV/AIDS, James P Grant School; of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka. 09 12  May, 2009.

u  Training on “Thinking Qualitatively: Theory & Practice of Qualitative Research Methodology”,

      Organized by  Centre for Centre for Qualitative Inquiry (CQI), James P Grant School; of Public Health,

      BRAC University, Dhaka.  26-06 November, 2008.

u  Training Workshop on  Disaster Management Course, Organized by  Rural Development Academy, Bogra

      and jointly by UNDP, DFID, Government of Bangladesh.  24-28 May, 2009.

u  Training on “Geographic Information System (GIS)”, Planning and Development Research Center

      (PDRC), Urban and Rural Planning  Discipline, Khulna University, 14 to 18 March, 2010.

u  Training Workshop on “Automated Blackboard System & Graduate Course Curriculum Development

      (HEQEP), Urban and Rural Planning Discipline, Khulna University, 13 to 14 May, 2012.

u Attended the Seminar on “Child Rights As an Academic Discourse in the Higher  Education”, Organized by  Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, December 07, 2012.

u Attended the Seminar on “Child Rights As an Academic Discourse in the Higher  Education”, Organized by  Save the Children & INCIDIN Bangladesh, CCDB Hope Centre, Savar,  Dhaka  2013.

u Training Workshop on “Qualitative  Methods in Planning ”Urban and Rural Planning  Discipline, Khulna

    University, 26 to 27May, 2013.

u   Paper Presentation on “ Are we heading for a world currency? A view from SAARC” LSCAC, International

       Conference Mashakharam University, Thailand,  June 10-12. 2014. Thailand.

u   Attending International Conference on Women and Children as Victims of Climate Change: A Locked Life in

       South-Western  Region of Bangladesh.  The Asian Conference on Social Sciences, June 09-12, 2016. Organized by

        the International Academic Forum. Heald at Art Center of Kobe, Japan.

u  Attending International Conference on “Urbanization and Regional Sustainability” 47th Annual Seminar   of Regional

       Science  Association, India. Organized by Dept. of Geography, University of Calcutta. During 28-30 January, 2016

u  Attending International Conference on ‘Social Marginality: Issues and Concern’  held on 2-3 February 2017 at Dept.

      of  Sociology, University of Gour Banga, Malda, India.

u  Presented the Paper on  “ Livelihood Challenges in Water Logging: A View from South-Western Region

     of Bangladesh” , International Conference during the 12^th World Congress of RSAI,  held in Goa, India, from May

      29 to June 1, 2018.

u Presented Paper on Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Health: A view

    from Bangladesh. 1st  International Conference on Environment, Climate Change and Restoration,

    19-20 February 2022, Khulna University, Bangladesh.

u   Presented the Paper on   HIV/AIDS Vulnerability Among Street Children in Urban Bangladesh: A Reality

   of Old Dhaka, South Asian Democratic Forum (SADF), Brussels, Belgium, 14 July, 2022.

               MEMBERSHIP:

u  MEMBER:  BRSA, Bangladesh Regional Science Association, BUET, 2021AM010

u  MEMBER:  Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka University.

u  MEMBER:  Rotary International, Khulna

u  MEMBER:  Alighar Old Boys Association  (Alumni) 

u  MEMBER:  Regional Science Association, India. M, SL-088.

u  MEMBER:  Alumni Association, Khulna, Dhaka University

u  MEMBER:  Alumni Association, Women and Gender Studies, Dhaka University

u  MEMBER:  Indian Sociological Society, Membership No.M-177.

u  ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Bangladesh Computer Society. Dhaka, AM-667.

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