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 |
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| Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 30, Apr 2013 | Currently Working |
| Research Fellow | Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | 15, Sep 2011 | 26-09-2012 |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Department of Sociology | 04, Aug 2009 | 29-04-2013 |
| 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 | ||
| National Consultant | UNFPA | Gender Unit | ||
| Team Leader | Development Research Initiative | Dhaka | ||
| Consultant | HEKS Bangladesh Country Office | Dhaka | ||
| Consultant | BRAC Development Institute | Dhaka | ||
| Consultant | EngenderHealth Bangladesh Country Office | 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 | ||
| Speaker | CARITAS Development Institute | Dhaka | ||
| Guest Speaker | The Pennsylvania State University | Pennsylvania | ||
| Resource Person | BRAC University | BDI | ||
| Supervisor | BRAC University | BDI | ||
| 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) |
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| 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 | 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 | 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
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Member | Board of Governance, Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka | 2018 | |
| 2 | Member | Bangladesh Police Research Evaluation Committee | 2016 | |
| 3 | Member | Alpha Kappa Delta | 18-02-2002 | |
| 4 | Member | Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture | 07-04-2004 | |
| 5 | Co-convenor | Grade Evaluation Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka | 2011 | |
| 6 | Member | Committee of Courses, School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Independent University | 2016 | |
| 7 | Member | Computer Lab Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka | 2013 | |
| 8 | Co-convenor | Undergraduate Syllabus Committee, Department of Sociology | 2008 | 2018 |
| 9 | Member | PhD and MPhil Review Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka | 2013 | 2019 |
| 10 | Member | Five-Year Academic Plan, Department of Sociology | 2015 | 2020 |
| 11 | 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 |
| Local | University Grants Commission Scholarship | 1994 | Bangladesh | Outstanding performance in Bachelor of Social Science Examination |
| Local | 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