Dr. Mosammat Rowshan Ara
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Doctor of Philosophy (awarded in 2018), Institute of Disaster Management & Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 Master of Social Science in Sociology (1999, held in 2001), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, First Class (10th Position), Marks- 310 (62%)                 

Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.) in Sociology (1998, held in 1999), University of   Dhaka, Bangladesh, First Class (5th Position), Marks- 556 (68%).                                    

Higher Secondary Certificate (Humanities), Govt. P.C. College, Bagerhat, Jessore Board,        Bangladesh, First Division, Marks- 781(78.1%)

Secondary School Certificate (Humanities), Bagerhat Govt. Girl’s High School, Jessore Board, Bangladesh First Division, Marks- 773 (77.3%)

Environment and Development, Gender, Education and Health

Current Research Project/Collaboration

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2018 to Date:  Professor, Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna

2010 to 2018:   Associate Professor, Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

2006 to 2010:   Assistant Professor, Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

2002 to 2005:  Lecturer, Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

 

2003 to 2007: Adjunct Faculty, Asian University Bangladesh, Khulna Campus

2008 to 2010: Adjunct Faculty, Northern University Bangladesh, Khulna Campus

2001-2002: Research Associate at IARD, BRRI under IRRI, PETRRA funded entitled                                                                            "Rice Diversity sub- project”.

2003-2007: Research Associate, Khulna University Research Cell, Bangladesh.

2004- 2006: Research Associate DFID (SUFPER PROJECT), University Grants        Commission,   Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2004- 2007: Research assistant with the project of Support for University Fisheries    Education and Research (SUFER, DFID/ UGC) entitled “Sustainable Livelihood        Approaches in Fisheries Education and Research.

Awards

Teaching Award from DFID (SUFPER PROJECT), University Grants Commission,   Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Publications:

Mosammat Rowshan Ara and Mahbuba Nasreen; Sustainable Livelihood and Urban Environment: Learning from the Disaster-Affected Displaced Population in Khulna City, Bangladesh. In Nasreen et al. (Eds.), Coastal disaster risk management in Bangladesh: Vulnerability and resilience (pp.356-376). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003253495

 Nishu N A,  Akter S, Ara M R Prevalence and Determinants of Cesarean Delivery among Married Women in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh. Social Science Review, GSTU,Issue 3., 2025.

Ohab A. Ara M R Shuvo T-E-A. Escaping Home, Accepting Uncertainty: Why Children Prefer to Live in the Challenging Street Circumstances. Khulna University Studies.Vol. 22 No. 1, 2025.

Ferdousi Jahan Oyshi and  Mosammat Rowshan Ara :Sociodemographic and Institutional Determinants of Subject Choice: A Case of Public University Students in Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies.Vol. 22 No. 2, 2025.

Ferdousi Jahan Oyshi and  Mosammat Rowshan Ara: Subject Choice at University Admission: A Systematic Review for Investigating the role of Socioeconomic and Institutional Determinants. Green University Review of Social Sciences. Vol. 10 Issue 2. 2024.

Ahmed S., Ara M. R, Khatun .T:,  Islam .T: Gender Gap in Political Participation: A Study fro Khulna Distrit of Bangladesh. Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol. 25 Issue.8. 2020.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara: Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood of Low Income People in Khulna City. Khulna University Studies.Vol. 15 No. 1, 2018.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara: Socioeconomic and environmental conditions of agricultural migrants in southwest region of Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Bangladesh .Vol. 7, No. 1&2, 2016-’19.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara and Mahbuba Nasreen: Gender Difference in Access to and Control over Resources During Disaster: The Case of Khulna City Corporation, Southwest Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies. Vol. 14 No. 1& 2, 2017.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara: Assessment of Vulnerability and Sustainability of the Urban Poor: A Study in Khulna City Corporation, Southwest Bangladesh. Khulna University Studies. Vol. 14 No. 1& 2, 2017.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara: Women in Agricultural Activities: A Comparative Study on Family Farm and Nonfarm Household. South Asian Journal of Bangladesh, Vol. 6 No. 1& 2 (2013-2015).

Mosammat Rowshan Ara.: Poverty Situation of the Farmers in Southern Rural Areas of Bangladesh: A case study on Baruipara, Bagerhat. Khulna University Studies, Vol. 10 No. 1, 2009.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara.: Social Impact of Shrimp Cultivation on Women in Rural Bangladesh: Opinion of Women of Two Selected Villages of Bagerhat District. Khulna University Studies, Vol. 9 No. 2,2008.

Mosammat Rowshan Ara: Impact of shrimp cultivation on economic condition of poor farmers in southern region of Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Bangladesh, Vol. 2 No. 1& 2 , 2007.