Dr. Mahmuda Khatun
(Professor)Department of Sociology
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Demography and Rural Sociology | The Pennsylvania State University | United States | 2006 |
| Masters | Applied Sociology | Old Dominion University | United States | 2002 |
| Masters | Sociology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1996 |
| Bachelor | Sociology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1994 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reviewer | IDS | England | 02, Apr 2024 | 17-04-2024 |
| Chancellor Nominated Syndicate Member | University of Chittagong | Bangladesh | 04, Sep 2022 | Currently Working |
| Short Term Consultant | World Bank | Bangladesh Country Office | 03, Mar 2019 | 30-06-2019 |
| National Consultant | UNFPA | Bangladesh | 24, Sep 2017 | 31-12-2019 |
| Deputy Team Leader and Gender Specialist | Development Research Initiative | 01, May 2015 | 30-06-2016 | |
| Co-Project Coordinator | BRAC University | 01, Dec 2014 | 30-04-2015 | |
| Consultant | BRAC University | 01, Nov 2014 | 28-02-2015 | |
| Consultant | Alliance | Bangladesh and Hong Kong | 01, Sep 2014 | 30-11-2014 |
| Consultant | BRAC Development Institute | Dhaka | 01, Nov 2013 | 28-02-2014 |
| Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 30, Apr 2013 | Currently Working |
| Research Fellow | Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University | USA | 15, Sep 2011 | 26-09-2012 |
| Consultant | HEKS | Bangladesh Country Office | 01, Aug 2011 | 30-09-2012 |
| Consultant | EngenderHealth | Bangladesh Country Office | 15, Sep 2010 | 14-10-2010 |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Sociology | 04, Aug 2009 | 29-04-2013 |
| Consultant | Siam Health Care | Thailand | 07, Nov 2008 | 30-12-2008 |
| Co-Facilitator | EngenderHealth | Bangladesh Country Office | 08, Sep 2008 | 30-09-2008 |
| Speaker | CARITAS Development Institute | 19, Aug 2008 | 05-10-2008 | |
| Consultant | EngenderHealth | Bangladesh Country Office | 22, Jun 2008 | 31-08-2008 |
| Consultant | Mitra & Associates | Dhaka | 03, Jun 2008 | 10-06-2008 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Sociology | 30, May 2006 | 03-08-2009 |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Department of Sociology | 30, Apr 1997 | 29-05-2006 |
| Lecturer | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology | Department of Sociology | 21, Nov 1996 | 29-04-1997 |
| Research Assistant | National Institute of Population Research and Training | Dhaka | 02, Feb 1996 | 30-07-1996 |
| Adjunct Faculty | BRAC University | BDI | ||
| Adjunct Faculty | Bangladesh University of Professional | BBA Program | ||
| Team Leader | Development Research Initiative | Dhaka | ||
| Editorial Board Member | Canadian Social Science Editorial Office | Quebec City | ||
| Editorial Board Member | Developing Country Think Tank Institute | California | ||
| Reviewer | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | ||
| Reviewer | Center for Advanced Research in Social Sciences | Dhaka | ||
| Reviewer | University Grants Commission, Bangladesh | Dhaka | ||
| Reviewer | Asiatic Society of Bangladesh | Dhaka | ||
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| Reviewer | National Institute of Population Research and Training | Dhaka | ||
| Panelist | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics | Dhaka | ||
| Adjunct Faculty | University of Dhaka | Department of Sanskrit and Pali | ||
| Adjunct Faculty | University of Dhaka | Department of Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Adjunct Faculty | University of Dhaka | Institute of Information Technology | ||
| Adjunct Faculty | University of Dhaka | Department of Population Sciences |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Statistcs and Research Methodology | Statistical Modeling and Quantitative Methodology | |
| Sociology and Demography | Diaspora and Labor Migration, Environmental Refugees, Family Planning, Unmet Need for Family Planning, Maternal Health, Social Impact Analysis | |
| Gender | Feminist Discourse, Gender and Policy |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | A Shift from Harmony to Resistance: A Study on the Newly Emerged Sources of Conflict between Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi Host Communities | Mahmuda Khatun | Fahim Faisal | Sources of Conflict between Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi Community | 2021 | |
| Masters | Forced Migration and Social Protection: A Sociological Study of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Kazi Ishrat Jahan Bipasha | Forced Migration and Social Protection | 2017 | |
| Masters | Forced Migration and Access to Livelihood: A Sociological Study on Rohingya Refugee in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Sadrul Alam Kanok | Forced Migration and Rohingya | 2017 | |
| Masters | Access to Livelihood and Identity Formation: A Sociological Study on the Dalits of Faridpur Municipality | Mahmuda Khatun | Zahirul Alam | Dalit | 2016 | |
| Masters | Living Capacity and the Socio-economic Deprivation of the Tea Workers in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Sujit Malo | Tea Workers | 2016 | |
| Masters | The Nature of Population Displacement among Aila Victims: A Study on Satkhira District | Mahmuda Khatun | Sumana Sharmin | Population Displacement | 2015 | |
| Masters | A Sociological Study on Gender-based Violence in an Urban Area | Mahmuda Khatun | Towhida Islam | Gender Based Violence | 2014 | |
| Masters | Stateless Diaspora: A Sociological Study on Biharis in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Shamima Afroz | Diaspora and Bihari | 2013 | |
| Masters | Nationality Crisis and Rights of Rohingya Refugee Children: A Sociological Analysis of Children’s Rights in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Ishrat Jahan | Rohingya | 2013 | |
| Masters | Absentee Husbands and their Wives: A Sociological Study on the Problems of Migrants’ Wife | Mahmuda Khatun | Marjana Morshed | Migration | 2013 | |
| Masters | Adolescent Girls Knowledge and Awareness on Reproductive Health Issues: A Sociological Study | Mahmuda Khatun | Rotika Sarker | Reproductive Health | 2010 | |
| Masters | Drug Use and Harm Reduction Approach: Responding to the Public Health Challenges in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Sonia Sharmin | Health | 2010 | |
| Masters | Population Mobility and HIV/AIDS Vulnerability at Indo-Bangla Border: A Sociological Perspective | Mahmuda Khatun | Saud Al-Shams | Population Mobility | 2010 | |
| Masters | Religious Rights and Misinterpreted Rights: Textual Interpretation of Women’s Rights in Bangladesh | Mahmuda Khatun | Mir Tamanna Siddika | Women's Rights | 2009 | |
| Research Project Report/Other | Garment Workers and Financial Independence | Mahmuda Khatun | Shaina Hyder from Florida State University | Women's Rights |
2010 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Applied Sociology | Invisible Men in Family Planning | J. William Fulbright Scholarship for Students | 22-08-2019 | 19-07-2002 | Old Dominion University |
| Fertility | Reaching Replacement level of Fertility in Bangladesh and Italy | Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia Fellowship | 21-08-2019 | 20-10-2009 | University of Padova |
| Applied Sociology | Distance Learning | Old Dominion University | 07-05-2019 | 12-08-2001 | Old Dominion University |
| Environmental Refugee | Home but no Home: The Journey Towards Identity Crisis | J. William Fulbright Post-doctoral Research Fellowship | 15-09-2015 | 26-09-2012 | The Pennsylvania State University |
| Policy Formulation | Population and Communication | Population Reference Bureau | 21-06-2004 | 02-04-2005 | The Pennsylvania State University |
| Demography | Men's Unmet Need for Family Planning | Hewlett Foundation Fellowship | 20-07-2002 | 01-05-2006 | The Pennsylvania State University |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| 1 | Mahmuda Khatun, "How to Write a Policy Brief,Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, 19 February 2023 |
| 2 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Research Methods and Design”, Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat on 27 September 2022 |
| 3 | Mahmuda Khatun, BRAC Development Institute, “Field Research Methodology”, BRAC Development Institute, as part of “Development Issues in Post-Conflict Countries: Learning from BRAC” to the students of the University of Ottawa, May 11, 2014 |
| 4 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Climate Change and its Impact on Population and Development”, Climate Change and Gender Concerns into National Development Plans/Policies, General Economic Division of Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Bangladesh Funded by UNFPA and organized by Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, February 10-11, 16-17 and April 1 and 8, 2014 |
| 5 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Women in Developing Countries”, at the Women Studies Department, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, February 2, 2012 |
| 6 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Home but no Home: The Journey Towards Identity Crisis”, paper presented at the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fulbright Association, University Park, USA, 28 January 2012 |
| 7 | Mahmuda Khatun, “The Quest for Reaching Replacement Level of Fertility in Bangladesh and Italy: Issues and Considerations”, paper presented at the seminar organized by the Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy, October 14, 2009 |
| 8 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Local Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan: Principles and Practice”, paper presented at the Professional Training on Disaster Management, organized by the Department of Sociology and Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 20, 2009 |
| 9 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Thinking of a Method,” paper presented at the paper presented at the Research Methodology Workshop arranged by Young Researchers’ Forum, Department of International Relations and Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU), Dhaka, Bangladesh May 16, 2009 |
| 10 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Invisible Men in Power: Some Evidence on Unmet Need for Family Planning in Bangladesh”. Paper presented at the Social Science Faculty, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 27, 2009 |
| 11 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Stalling Fertility is No Myth: Where are we Heading Demographically”? Paper presented at the National Symposium on ‘Fertility Transition in Bangladesh: Rhetoric or Reality, organized by Department of Population Sciences and United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Sheraton: Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 29, 2008 |
| 12 | Sharmeen Ahmed and Mahmuda Khatun. “Gender Relations in Postmodern Societies: Impact of Globalization on Women’s Position.” Paper presented at the Knowledge Globalization Conference, Boston, USA, April 11-13, 2008 |
| 13 | Mahmuda Khatun, “They are Coming Anyway.” Paper presented at the Bangladesh Economic Association on International Women’s Day, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 29, 2008. |
| 14 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Global Crisis in Fertility Theory: What Went Wrong?” Paper presented at the South Asian Sociology Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 10-11, 2008 |
| 15 | Mahmuda Khatun, “Looking into Public Services through Higher Education System in Universities of Bangladesh: Problems of Establishing Civil Society”. Paper presented at the Fulbright South Asia Alumni Conference, Nepal: Kathmandu, 20-23 January 2008 |
| 16 | Mahmuda Khatun, “The Road to Travel: Demography as Social Science vs. Policy Science”. Paper presented at the Silver Jubilee Ceremony of Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 12, 2007 |
| 17 | Mahmuda Khatun, “The Road to Travel/Trouble: Can ARH Strategies Save Our Adolescents”. Paper presented at the Symposium on Adolescents Reproductive Health, arranged by the Department of Population Sciences and United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 11, 2006 |
| 18 | Mahmuda Khatun and Gretchen T. Cornwell. “Power Relations and Contraceptive Use: Gender Differentials in Bangladesh”. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Tampa, Florida, USA, August 8-13, 2005. |
| 19 | Mahmuda Khatun “What contributes to men’s unmet need for family planning in Bangladesh?” Paper presented at the Pre-Population Association of America Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, March 30, 2005. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Key Expert, Capacity Building on Research: Fundamentals of Drafting in Research | Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat | 2022 | 2023 |
| 2 | PhD Thesis Examiner | Australian National University | 2022 | |
| 3 | Reviewer | Fulbright Poland Program | 2022 | |
| 4 | Proposal Reviewer | Bangladesh Accreditation Council | 2024 | |
| 5 | Member, Research Proposal Evaluation Committee | Anti-terrorism Unit, Bangladesh Police | 2022 | |
| 6 | Expert Member, Research Proposal Evaluation Committee | Bangladesh Police Headquarter | 2017 | 2020 |
| 7 | Member, Discipline Specific Expert for Social Science Program (BSS and MSS) | Bangladesh Accreditation Council | 2023 | 2023 |
| 8 | Member | Board of Governance, Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka | 2018 | |
| 9 | Member | Alpha Kappa Delta | 18-02-2002 | |
| 10 | Member | Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture | 07-04-2004 | |
| 11 | Co-convenor | Grade Evaluation Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka | 2011 | |
| 12 | Member | Committee of Courses, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Independent University | 2016 | |
| 13 | Member | Computer Lab Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka | 2013 | |
| 14 | Co-convenor | Undergraduate Syllabus Committee, Department of Sociology | 2008 | 2018 |
| 15 | Member | PhD and MPhil Review Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka | 2013 | 2019 |
| 16 | Member | Five-Year Academic Plan, Department of Sociology | 2015 | 2020 |
| 17 | Member | Bangladesh Sociological Association | 1997 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Mahmuda Khatun
Encountering Men’s Unmet Need for Family Planning: Recognizing the Unrecognized. Saarbrucken.
Lap-Lambert Publishing, 2010 .
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| 2 |
M. I. Khan, Mahmuda Khatun and M. Rahman
Preparing for Future: Voices from within Sylhet Division.
Dhaka: National Institute of Population Research and Training and Siam Health Care, 2008 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Mahmuda Khatun (contributor) "Women’s Empowerment and Health Seeking Behavior."
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014. Dhaka and Rockville: National Institute of Population Research and Training, Mitra and Associates, and ICF International, 2016 187-200 .
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Mahmuda Khatun "Labor Migration: A Survival Design for Global or Locals of Bangladesh."
Labor Migration in the context of Globalization: Challenges and Perspectives. Arun Kumar Achraya, Bishnu Charan Banik, and Smita Verma (Ed.) Mexico: The Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Press., 2015 27-44 .
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Mahmuda Khatun (contributor) "Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007."
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2007. Dhaka and Calverton: National Institute of Population Research and Training, Mitra and Associates, and Macro International., 2009 197-214 .
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Ahmed Al-Sabir, Sharifa Begum, Andrew Kantner, S.K. Bhadra, and Mahmuda Khatun "Family Planning Program Performance in Bangladesh: A Method Specific Overview of the Past Decades and Future Prospects."
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 1993/94 Extended Analysis. Andrew Kantner, Ahmed Al-Sabir and Nitai Chakroborti (eds.) Dhaka and Hawaii: National Institute of Population Research and Training and East West Center, 1996 95-117 .
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| Journal Article | |
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Sujit Malo 2. Mahmuda Khatun : Living Capacity and the Socio-economic Deprivation of the Tea Workers in Habiganj District,
Journal of Social Studies , vol.159 , pp.72-88 , 2018
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. Leif Jensen : Reintroducing Moral Community: A New Beginning to Promote Justice for Environmental Refugee,
Malaysian Journal of Research , vol.2 , no.1 , pp.45-55 , 2014
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Mir Tamanna Siddika 2. Mahmuda Khatun : Re-reading Muslim Women’s Rights in Bangladesh,
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities) , vol.59 , no.2 , pp.323-341 , 2014
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Mahmuda Khatun : Climate Change and Migration in Bangladesh: Golden Bengal to Land of Disasters.,
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology , vol.10 , no.2 , pp.64-79 , 2013
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Mahmuda Khatun : The Quest for Reaching Replacement level of Fertility in Bangladesh and Italy: Issues and Considerations,
Population Review , vol.51 , no.2 , pp.85-101 , 2012
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Mahmuda Khatun : Higher Education and Civil Society: Compatibility Reexamined,
Educational Research and Review , vol.7 , no.5 , pp.121-126 , 2012
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. Mahboob-e-Alam 3. Qamrunnahar Nazneen : Assessing Public-Private Efforts Reproductive Health Efforts to Reach Young Married Couples in Rural Bangladesh,
International Quarterly of Community Health Education , vol.32 , no.1 , pp.73-94 , 2011
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Mahmuda Khatun : Stalling Fertility Transition in Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka Journal of Population Studies , vol.11 , pp.75-91 , 2010
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Mahmuda Khatun : Child Poverty and Social Exclusion: Is there a Relationship?,
The Arts Faculty Journal , vol.2 , no.2&3 , pp.95-113 , 2010
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. Sharmin Ahmed : Illegal Immigration in USA: Policy and Demand Dilemma,
Journal of Management and Social Sciences , vol.5 , no.2 , pp.163-172 , 2009
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. Gretchen Cornwell : Power Relations and Contraceptive Use: Gender Differentials in Bangladesh,
Canadian Social Science , vol.5 , no.1 , pp.1-15 , 2009
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Mahmuda Khatun : The Empowerment of Women: They are Coming Anyway,
The Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy , vol.24 , no.1&2 , pp.663-680 , 2009
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. A.B.M. Nazmul Islam Khan : Internal Migration in Bangladesh: An Analysis (in Bangla),
Samajik Biggan Patrika, Dhaka University Studies Part D , vol.3 , no.3 , pp.27-36 , 2009
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Sharmin Ahmed 2. Mahmuda Khatun : Gender Relations in Postmodern Societies: Impact of Globalization on Women’s Position,
Journal of Knowledge Globalization , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.109-125 , 2008
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Mahmuda Khatun : Global Crisis in Fertility Theory: What Went Wrong?,
Canadian Social Science , vol.4 , no.9-19 , 2008
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Mahmuda Khatun : Conceptualizing Society: Theoretical Claims of Emile Durkheim,
Phiolosophy and Progress , vol.XLI-XLII , pp.135-150 , 2008
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A.B.M. Nazmul Islam Khan 2.Kohinoor Akhter Khanam 3. Mahmuda Khatun : Limits of Survival Strategy: A Study on Morbidity Pattern of Waste Pickers in Bangladesh,
The Chittagong University Journal of Social Sciences , vol.XXIV , no.2 , pp.249-264 , 2008
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. Mashiur Rahman 3. A.B.M. Nazmul Islam Khan : Men and Women’s Unmet Need for Family Planning in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study,
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities) , vol.52 , no.1 , pp.143-165 , 2007
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Mahmuda Khatun : Unmasking Children’s Reading Ability: Context US Society,
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology , vol.4 , no.1 , pp.29-41 , 2007
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Mahmuda Khatun : Feminist Ethnography: The Question of Essentiality,
Social Science Review , vol.23 , no.2 , pp.51-61 , 2006
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. A.B.M. Nazmul Islam Khan : Never Married Population in Bangladesh (1901-1991): An Analysis (in Bangla),
The Chittagong University Journal of Social Sciences , vol.XX , no.1 , pp.84-100 , 2001
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. Kohinoor Akhter Khanam 3. A.B.M. Nazmul Islam Kahn : Towards an Arsenic Free Bangladesh: Analysis of Alternative Options for Safe Water Supply,
Social Science Review , vol.17 , pp.76-82 , 2000
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Mahmuda Khatun 2. A.K.M.Nurunnabi : Determinants of Timing of Marriage and Family Formation in Bangladesh: A Multivariate Analysis,
Social Science Review , vol.16 , pp.215-232 , 1997
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | J. William Fulbright Post-doctoral Research Fellowship | 2011 | United States | Post-doctoral Fellow |
| International | Erasmus Mundus Mobility with Asia Fellowship | 2009 | Italy | Visiting Scholar |
| International | SAMReN Residential Training Workshop | 2008 | Nepal | Migration, Globalization, Security and Development |
| International | Graduate Student Competitive Award | 2005 | United States | Presenting Paper at Rural Sociological Society Conference |
| International | Population and Communication Fellowship | 2004 | United States | Communication Fellow |
| International | Hewlett Foundation Fellowship | 2002 | United States | PhD Research Funding |
| International | Old Dominion University Research Assistantship | 2001 | United States | Summer Teachinh Assistantship |
| International | J. William Fulbright Scholarship for Students | 2000 | United States | Pursuing MA |
| Local | A.K. Nazmul Karim Memorial Gold Medal | 1996 | Bangladesh | First Class Fist Position at MSS Level |
| National | University Grants Commission Scholarship | 1994 | Bangladesh | Outstanding performance in Bachelor of Social Science Examination |
| National | Merit Scholarship | 1991 | Bangladesh | Performance in Higher Secondary Certificate Examination |
| National | Junior Scholarship | 1984 | Bangladesh | Natioanl Level Academic Competition |
Dr. Mahmuda Khatun
Professor
Department of Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email: mahmudak@du.ac.bd