Professor
Dr. Aksadul Alam
Department of History
Faculty of Arts
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Biography
Professor of History, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Awarded a PhD in 2011 from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, specializing in the Historical Geography of Bengal up to 1300 AD. Authored and edited seven research books and published 40 scholarly articles in esteemed journals in Bangladesh and internationally. Shared his expertise and insights at numerous international conferences held ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | History | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi | India | 2011 |
| Masters | History (Group 'A') | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1995 |
| Bachelor | History | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1994 |
| H.S.C | Arts/ Humanities | Jashore | Bangladesh | 1991 |
| S.S.C | Arts/ Humanities | Jashore | Bangladesh | 1989 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjunct Faculty | Independent University | Basundhara Residential Area | Sep 2026 | Present |
| Adjunct Faculty | Department of English, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Jul 2025 | Jun 2026 |
| Writer and Editor | National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh | Dhaka | Jul 2022 | Dec 2023 |
| Professor (Adjunct Faculty) | Department of History and Philosophy, North South University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | May 2017 | Jul 2020 |
| Professor | Department of History, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sep 2016 | Present |
| Adjunct Faculty | Institute of Modern Languages | University of Dhaka | Jul 2016 | Jun 2024 |
| Associate Editor | Bangladesh Historical Studies (Journal of the Bangladesh Itihas Samiti) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Dec 2015 | Dec 2023 |
| Student Adviser | Department of History, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 2012 | Nov 2016 |
| Associate Professor | Department of History, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 2011 | Sep 2016 |
| Adviser | Foreign Students' Association (FSA) | Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India | Jan 2008 | Dec 2011 |
| Assistant Professor | Department of History, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Oct 2003 | Jan 2011 |
| Guest Faculty | Department of Theatre and Music | University of Dhaka | Jan 2003 | Dec 2005 |
| Guest Faculty | Department of Sanskrit and Pali | University of Dhaka | Jul 2000 | Jun 2005 |
| Senior Research Assistant | National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Banglapedia), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2003 |
| Lecturer | Department of History, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jul 1999 | Oct 2003 |
| Research Assistant | Regional History Project, Bangladesh History Association | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Jan 1994 | Jan 1999 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| History of Bengal and Bangladesh | Examining the historical context, geographical and cultural factors, and critical perspectives on historiographical narratives from Vanga to the formation of independent Bangladesh, along with the thousand-year journey towards the liberation of its people and settlers. | |
| Institutional History | Any Institutions/ Organisations/ Chamber of Commerce and Industry located in regional territory of Bengal and independent Bangladesh |
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| Geographical Factors in Trade and Cultural Connectivity | Mainland and Maritime Connectivity Issues: Trade and Cultural Exchanges (Early Bengal, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Lands Beyond); Debates on 'Indianization' or 'Bengalization' of Southeast Asia? |
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| Cultural and Religious Processes in Regional Bengal up to AD-1800 | Theories and Realities |
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| History of Bengal up to AD-1800 | Archaeology, Culture and Heritage; Politics of Studying Heritage; Early State Formation, Politics and Polity; Socio-economic Transformations; Cultural Plurality and Religious Diversity; Assimilation and Syncretistic Traditions |
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| Geographical Factors in History | The concept of 'Bengal' and 'Bangladesh' and its changing Historical Geography; Making Regional 'Personality'/ 'Cultural Territory' in the Region of Bengal and South Asia |
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| Historical Geography | Space and Time Scales, Inclusion and Exclusion, Geographical Determinism and Possibilism: Bengal, Bangladesh and South Asia |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Paradigm Shift of Cultural Construction: A Study on the History of Early Bengal up to AD-1300 | Aksadul Alam | ABM Faisal Baten | Cultural History of Early Bengal |
2020 | |
| Ph.D. | Commercial Links and Cross-Cultural Exchanges between Bengal and China (500 AD - 1500 AD) | Aksadul Alam | Anjoman Ara Begum | Current Year | ||
| M.Phil | Evolution of Film Distribution in Bangladesh (1972-2020) | Aksadul Alam | Anisur Rahman | Bangladesh Film Industry |
2021 | |
| M.Phil | Subaltern in the Study of Early History of Bengal in Regional Perspectives: Construction and Reconstruction | Aksadul Alam | Md. Mijanur Rahman Nijam | Regional Bengal: up to AD-1300 |
2020 | |
| M.Phil | The Ancient Geography and Society of the Bengal Region (up to 1000 AD) in the light of Epigraphic Sources: Construction and Reconstruction | Aksadul Alam | Nashin Marioum | Current Year |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka University Centenary Research Grant | Vanga to Bangladesh: Territoriality, Politics and State | University of Dhaka | 01-06-2021 | 31-05-2022 | |
| Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy | Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy | Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd | 01-11-2020 | 07-03-2022 | |
| MCCI : A Journey (1904-2014) | MCCI : A Journey (1904-2014) | Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka | 15-01-2014 | 15-09-2014 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2025. 'The Concept of Bengal and Bangladesh: Identity and Region Formed and Imagined', 34th Annual Conference, World History Association, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 26 June |
| 2 | 2025. 'Studying the Emergence of Bangladesh: Historiographical Problems and Critical Insights', Foundation Course Lecture, Dhaka: Technical Teachers' Training College, 20 May |
| 3 | 2025. “The Concept of ‘Bengal’ and Its Changing Historical Geography - Spatial and Temporal Scaler Investigation”, Virtual Presentation, SASA Annual Conference by the South Asian Studies Association, Los Angeles: Loyola Marymount University, California, 2 March. |
| 4 | 2025. “Historiographical Problems of Studying the Emergence of Bangladesh", Invited Lecture as an Expert, Dhaka: Technical Teachers’ Training College, 28 January |
| 5 | 2025. "The Idea of 'Bengal': Concerning History and Syndicated Historiography of Bangladesh", National Defence Course Lecture, Dhaka: National Defence College, 26 January |
| 6 | 2024. “Change through Continuity in Regional ‘Bengal’ up to AD-1500: Critical Inquiry in an Understanding of the Cultural Currents”, Virtual Lecture, 33rd Annual Conference of the World History Association, San Francisco: San Francisco State University, California, 29 June. |
| 7 | 2024. “Concept of ‘Bengal’ and Its Changing Historical Geography”, Virtual Keynote Speech, International Seminar, Birbhum, West Bengal: Kobi Nazrul College, 17 January. |
| 8 | 2024. “History of ‘Bengal’: Geographical and Cultural Region in the Making”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, Dhaka: Technical Teachers’ Training College, 13 May |
| 9 | 2024. “Geographical and Cultural Basis of the Emergence of Bangladesh: Recasting Constructs”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-42, Online-30 Session (Teachers Training of Management Department), Gazipur: National University, 8 May |
| 10 | 2024. “Religious and Cultural Processes in the History of ‘Bengal’: Theory and Reality”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-43, Online-31 Session (Teachers Training of History Department), Gazipur: National University, 4 May |
| 11 | 2024. “Problems of Narrating the History of ‘Bengal’ and ‘Bangladesh’: Critical Observations”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, Dhaka: National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh, Mirpur Cantonment, 31 March |
| 12 | 2024. “Critical Insights on Studying History of the Emergence of Bangladesh”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-41, Online-29 Session (Teachers Training of Physics Department), Gazipur: National University, 16 March. |
| 13 | 2024. “Constructing Histories of the Emergence of Bangladesh: Issues in Contexts, and Concepts”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-37, Online-25 Session (Teachers Training of Sociology Department), Gazipur: National University, 11 January |
| 14 | 2023. “Distant Background of the Birth of Bangladesh: Geographical and Cultural Perspectives”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-33, Online-21 Session (Teachers Training of Economics Department), Gazipur: National University, 11 December |
| 15 | 2023. “Space and Time Scales in Studying the History of ‘Bengal’ (From Earliest Times to AD-1800), Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-35, Online-23 Session (Teachers Training of History Department), Gazipur: National University, 6 December |
| 16 | 2023. “Problems of Generalization and Periodization in Studying the History of ‘Bengal’ (From Earliest Times to AD-1971), Invited Lecture as an Expert, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-35, Online-23 Session (Teachers Training of History Department), Gazipur: National University, 6 December |
| 17 | 2023. “Historiographical Problems of Generalization, Periodization and Identity Politics in Bangladesh”, Dr ABM Mahmud Trust Fund Lecture-2023, Dhaka: Bangladesh Asiatic Society, 18 November. |
| 18 | 2023. The Historical Context of Bangladesh's Emergence and Critical Insights on the Role of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Foundation Training Course. Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), Tongi. 18 October. |
| 19 | 2023. “Historical Changes through Continuities and the Emergence of Bangladesh as an Independent State: Recent Perspectives”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, Foundation Training, Dhaka: Bangladesh Power Development Board, 17 October |
| 20 | 2023. “From Bengal to Bangladesh: Political Territory in the Making”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, Dhaka: Foreign Service Academy (FSA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, 16 October |
| 21 | 2023. “Rethinking History and Historiography of the Emergence of Bangladesh: Challenges, Changes and Continuities”, Invited Lecture as an Expert, Dhaka: Foreign Service Academy (FSA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, 15 October |
| 22 | 2023. Emergence of Bangladesh: From Bengal to Modern Bangladesh. Dhaka: Foreign Service Academy (FSA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, Training for Diplomats from D-8 Member States. 15 October. |
| 23 | 2023. The Concept of 'Bengal' and Its Changing Historical Geography: Problems in Historiography, Generalization and Periodization with Critical Reference to Abdul Momin Chowdhury. Jahangirnagar University: Faculty of Arts, Savar. 17 May. |
| 24 | 2023. Emergence of Bangladesh in South Asia: Issues in Territoriality, Politics and Constructing Identities. Dhaka: National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh, Mirpur Cantonment. 27 February. |
| 25 | 2023. Geographical Background of the Political Processes in the Region of Bengal and the Emergence of Bangladesh in 1971. Dhaka: Technical Teachers Training College. 14 February |
| 26 | 2023. ‘Bengal’, ‘Bangladesh’ and ‘South Asia’ in the light of Historical Geography. College Education Development Project (CEDP)-29, Online-17, Gazipur: National University. 9 February. |
| 27 | 2023. Theory of Inclusion, Exclusion, Determinism, Possibilism, Space and Time Scales in Studying the History of Bengal. College Education Development Project (CEDP)-29, Online-17, Gazipur: National University. 9 February |
| 28 | 2023. The Distant Background of the Liberation War and the 7th March Speech by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Critical Observations. College Education Development Project (CEDP)-29, Online-17, Gazipur: National University. 9 February. |
| 29 | 2023. Geographical Factors in Bengal History and Culture (up to 1300 AD). College Education Development Project (CEDP)-26, Online-14, Gazipur: National University. 9 January |
| 30 | 2023. Historiography of Bengal up to the Century 1800 AD: A Critique. College Education Development Project (CEDP)-26, Online-14, Gazipur: National University. 9 January |
| 31 | 2023. Early Bengal History: What Do We Teach, How Do We Teach? College Education Development Project (CEDP)-26, Online-14, Gazipur: National University. 9 January. |
| 32 | 2022. The Concept of 'Bengal' and Its Changing Historical Geography, Kolkata: Weaver's Studio, 11 November |
| 33 | 2021. The Historical-Geographical Background of the Liberation War of Bangladesh and the 7th March Speech by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Critical Observations, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-14th Online-2nd Session, Gazipur: National University, 13 August |
| 34 | 2021. 'Bengal', 'Bangladesh' and 'South Asia': An Understanding in the Light of Historical Geography, College Education Development Project (CEDP)-14th Online-2nd Session, Gazipur: National University, 13 August |
| 35 | 2022. From Vanga to 'Bangladesh' and 'Bangabandhu': Construction and Deconstruction of Identities, The Bangabandhu Lecture Series, Dhaka: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Research Institute for Peace and Liberty, University of Dhaka, 13 February. |
| 36 | 2022. Historical Geography: Vanga to Bangladesh, CEDP-18th, Online-6th Session, Gazipur: National University, 15 February |
| 37 | 2022. Geographical Factors in Bengal History and Culture (up to 1800 CE), CEDP-18th, Online-6th Session, Gazipur: National University, 15 February |
| 38 | 2022. Bengal and Southeast Asia: Trade and Cultural Linkages, CEDP-22th, Online-10th Session, Gazipur: National University, 14 May |
| 39 | 2020. Special Webinar: Presentation on Revisiting Social Science Landscape in Bangladesh: Academic Discipline History, Dhaka: Anthropublic, 27 August. |
| 40 | 2022. Issues in Technic and Technological Developments in Bengal through Ages. Technical Teachers’ Training College. Dhaka. 7 June. |
| 41 | 2022. Geographical and Cultural Basis of the Emergence of Bangladesh in South Asia. National Defence College (NDC), Bangladesh. Mirpur Cantonment. 17 January. |
| 42 | 2021. বঙ্গ থেকে বাংলাদেশ : নতুন ছাঁচে একটি রাষ্ট্রের অভ্যুদয়ের ইতিহাস বিশ্লেষণ (Vanga to Bangladesh: Recasting Constructs of an Emerging State). স্বাধীনতার সুবর্ণজয়ন্তী উপলক্ষ্যে ভার্চুয়াল সেমিনার (Virtual Seminar for Celebrating 50 Years of the Independence of Bangladesh), Dhaka: Dhaka College, 13 December |
| 43 | 2021. Special Webinar: Presentation on Mujib Centenary Commemorative Publication - Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy, Journeyman Books and Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, 18 October. |
| 44 | 2021. বঙ্গ থেকে বাংলাদেশ - মুক্তিযুদ্ধের দূরবর্তী প্রেক্ষাপট বিশ্লেষণ (From Vanga to Bangladesh - Analysis of the Distant Background of the Liberation War), Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the Liberation of Bangladesh, 2nd International Symposium, International Society of Bengal Studies and University of Delhi, India, 18 September. |
| 45 | 2021. Bengal Region in the Subcontinent: Geographical-Cultural Background of the Birth of Bangladesh, National Defence College, Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh, 18 January. |
| 46 | 2020. Historical Evolution of Bengali Civilization. DSCSC Course, Defence Services Command and Staff College, Dhaka Cantonment, 22 March. |
| 47 | 2020. History of the Subcontinent and the Birth of Bangladesh, National Defence College, Dhaka Cantonment, Bangladesh, 27 January. |
| 48 | 2019. Early Bengal: Change through Continuity and a 'Region' in the Making, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo, Norway, 17 September. |
| 49 | 2019. Formation of the 'Personality' of Bengal: Geographical-Cultural Perspectives (Early Phase), The International Centre for the Study of Bengal Art, Sundarban, Bagerhat, 10 February. |
| 50 | 2018. Geographical Factors in the History of Bengal, Mirzapur Cadet College, Tangail, 8 November. |
| 51 | • 2018. বহুত্ববাদ এবং হাজার বছরের ইতিহাসের প্রেক্ষাপটে বাংলাদেশের উদ্ভব, Faculty of Arts. Jahangirnagar University. Savar, Dhaka. 20 September. |
| 52 | • 2018. Geophysical Factors in the Archaeological Heritage and Culture of Bengal (up to AD-1800). Archaeology Department. Government of Bangladesh. Dhaka. 16 May |
| 53 | • 2018. Geographical Factors in Spreading Islam in Bengal: A Note. World History Association. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 23 June. |
| 54 | • 2018. Politics and Polity of Bengal/ Bangladesh through Geographic Lens: Formative Phase. Technical Teachers’ Training College. Dhaka. 18 April. |
| 55 | • 2018. ৭ মার্চের ভাষণ এবং বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান-এর রাজনৈতিক প্রজ্ঞা, Jatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, Dhaka, 9 March. |
| 56 | • 2018. বাংলা অঞ্চলের হাজার বছরের ইতিহাসঃ বহুত্ববাদ এবং স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশের চার রাষ্ট্রনীতি, একুশে বক্তৃতামালা, Bangla Academy, 20 February. |
| 57 | • 2016. ‘Personality’ of Bengal: Historical-Geographical Perspectives. SS Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur, 14 October. |
| 58 | • 2016. Role of Bengal in Connecting India with Southeast Asia: Indianisation or Bengalisation? Department of History, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 13 October. |
| 59 | • 2016. Revisiting Samatata and Harikela in Early Bengal: Issues in Geographical Factors and Connectivity, 4th South Asian History Conference on Exploring the Evolution of State and Polity in South Asia: Continuities and Transformation, Department of History, Punjabi University, Patiala, 7-9 October. |
| 60 | • 2016. Constructing ‘Personality’ of Bengal: Aspects of Socio-religious Attitudes and Traditions in the Ancient Period, International Conference on Secularism, Democracy and Gender Parity in South Asia, Dhaka: Dhaka University and Research and Development Collective (RDC), in Association with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Asian Studies (Kolkata), 29 August. |
| 61 | • 2016. Geographical Factors in Connecting Bengal with South and Southeast Asia: Issues in Trade and Culture (up to CE 1300), Special Lecture, Delhi: Institute of Archaeology, Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi: Red Fort, 14 July. |
| 62 | • 2016. Change through Continuity: Socio-religious Transformations in Early Bengal, 25th Annual Conference, World History Association, Ghent, Belgium, 2-5 July. |
| 63 | • 2016. Formation of ‘Personality’ of Bengal: Geographical-Cultural Perspectives – Ancient and Medieval Periods, Special Lecture, Dhaka: Centre for Liberation War of Bangladesh, Dhaka University, 20 May. |
| 64 | • 2015. Geographical Factors in the Syncretistic Tradition in Early Bengal, The 4th International Congress of Bengal Studies, Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, 12 December. |
| 65 | • 2015. Geographical Factors in the Making of the ‘Personality’ of Bengal (Early Phase), Professor Shafiqur Rahman Memorial Lecture 2015, Bangladesh Asiatic Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 25 August. |
| 66 | • 2015. Geographical Factors in the Making of the Individuality of Bengal Art (Early Phase), 24th Annual Conference of the World History Association, Savannah, Georgia, USA, 2 July. |
| 67 | • 2015. Geographical Factors in Connecting Early Bengal with India and Mainland-Maritime Southeast Asia, Special Lecture in an International Symposium on Bangladesh’s Engagement with India and Myanmar, The University of Dhaka and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, Dhaka, 12 April. |
| 68 | • 2014. Contacts and Communications within Bengal and Beyond as Reflected in the Xiyu Ji, Paper presented in an International Seminar held in Khulna organised by Bangladesh History Association. |
| 69 | • 2013. Change through Continuity: Notes toward an Understanding of the Assimilative Process in Early Bengal, Special Lecture on Celebrating 100 Years of Bangladesh National Museum (1913-2013), Dhaka: Bangladesh National Museum, 8 July. |
| 70 | • 2013. Aspects of Cultural Assimilation and Syncretistic Tradition in Early Bengal, Special Lecture in an International Seminar on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Secularism in South Asia, The University of Dhaka and the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, Dhaka, 15 April. |
| 71 | • 2012. Bengal: The Gateway of Contacts and Communications between India and Southeast Asia – Early Phase, Prantik Sanskriti Lecture, Prantik Sanskriti Centre, Lecture Theatre, University of Dhaka, 26 September. |
| 72 | • 2012. 7th Century Bengal: Reflections on the Travel Account of Hsuan Tsang’, Paper Presented in an International Seminar on Reflection of Indian Culture and Civilisation in Travelogues, Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 13 March. |
| 73 | • 2008. Aspects of Geographical and Socio-Cultural Background of Islamization in Bengal. Paper Presented in the Conference on Religion in Indian History: Ideas, Practice, and Change organized by DRS-SAP Programme, Department of History and Culture, Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi, 29 February – 1 March. |
| 74 | • 2007. Contacts and Communications in Early Bengal and Southeast Asia, Paper Presented in the 2nd SSEASR Conference on ‘Syncretism in South and Southeast Asia: Adoption and Adaptation’, South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) and Mahidol University, Thailand, Bangkok, 24-27 May. |
| 75 | • 2005. Islamisation in Bengal: Review of the Theories. Paper presented in the 1st SSEASR Conference, South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR), Delhi: India International Centre, India. |
| 76 | • 2003. Was Deveparvata An Urban Centre? Paper Presented in a National Conference of Bangladesh History Association, Comilla, Bangladesh, 19 October. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art (ICSBA) | Adviser (Bangladesh Chapter) and Life Member, ICSBA | 2015 | Life Time |
| 2 | Asiatic Society of Bangladesh | Life Member | 2000 | Life Time |
| 3 | South and Southeast Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) | Life Member | 2007 | Life Time |
| 4 | Bangladesh History Association | Life Member | 1999 | Life Time |
| 5 | Bangladesh History Association | Joint Secretary | 2016 | 2025 |
| 6 | World History Association | Member | 2015 | 2028 |
| 7 | International Society of Bengal Studies | Life Member | 2015 | Life Time |
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Aksadul Alam (Associate Editor)
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় : ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য (University of Dhaka: History and Heritage) 2nd Volume.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University of Dhaka, 2024 .
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| 2 |
Aksadul Alam (Writer and Editor)
History and Social Sciences, Class Six to Nine.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh, 2024 .
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| 3 |
Aksadul Alam (Editor)
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Journeyman Books and Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, 2022 .
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| 4 |
Aksadul Alam and Abu Mohammad Delwar Hossain
শতবর্ষে ইতিহাস বিভাগ (100 Years of the Department of History).
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Department of History, University of Dhaka, 2021 .
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| 5 |
Aksadul Alam (Associate Editor)
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় : ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য (University of Dhaka: History and Heritage) 1st Volume.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University of Dhaka, 2021 .
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| 6 |
Aksadul Alam
MCCI: A Journey (1904-2014).
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, 2014 .
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| 7 |
Aksadul Alam (Assistant Editor) and Sharif Uddin Ahmed (Editor)
Sylhet: History and Heritage.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh History Association, 1999 .
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| 8 |
Aksadul Alam (Editor) and Asha Islam Nayeem (Editor)
Golden Jubilee Volume: Reading in Bengal History – Identity Formation and Colonial Legacy.
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh History Association, December 2017 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Aksadul Alam "‘University of Dhaka: Student Movements (1921-2021) – Dialectical Politics, Trends of Construction and Deconstruction of Identities’."
University of Dhaka: History and Heritage, Vol-2, in Bangla. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (Chief Editor) and Sharif Uddin Ahmed (Editor) Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University of Dhaka, 2024 pp. 683-725 .
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| 2 |
Aksadul Alam "“From Vanga to ‘Bangladesh’ and ‘Bangabandhu’: Construction and Deconstruction of Identities”."
The Bangabandhu Lectures (2020-2022). Fakrul Alam (Editor) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Research Institute for Peace and Liberty, University of Dhaka, 2022 pp. 75-121 .
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| 3 |
Aksadul Alam and Samila Nowshin "‘Vanga to Bangladesh: Recasting Constructs of a Nation-State’."
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy. Fakrul Alam and Aksadul Alam (Editors) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Journeyman Books and Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd., 2022 pp. 25-59 .
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| 4 |
Aksadul Alam and Azizul Rasel "‘Trends in Bengal Economy: Challenges, Changes, Continuity’."
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy. Fakrul Alam and Aksadul Alam (Editors) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Dhaka: Journeyman Books and Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd., 2022 pp. 61-95 .
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| 5 |
Aksadul Alam "‘Celebrating Days and Festivals in the University of Dhaka: Dialectics and (De)constructing Identities’."
University of Dhaka: History and Heritage, Chapter-5/2, in Bangla. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (Chief Editor) and Sharif Uddin Ahmed (Editor) Dhaka: University of Dhaka, 2021 pp. 443-459 .
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| 6 |
Aksadul Alam "Bangla O Dokkhin-purbo Asia: Banijyik O Sangskritik Songjog’, , in Bangla."
Bangladesher Itihas (Ancholik Poriprekkhite Adi Bangla: Anumanik 1200 Sadharon Obdo Porjonto). AM Chowdhury and Ranabir Chakravarti (eds.) Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2019 pp. 553-579 .
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| 7 |
Aksadul Alam and AM Chowdhury "‘Itihas Ashroyee Bhugol’."
Bangladesher Itihas (Ancholik Poriprekkhite Adi Bangla: Anumanik 1200 Sadharon Obdo Porjonto), in Bangla,. Ranabir Chakravarti and AM Chowdhury Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), 2019 pp. 1-30 .
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| 8 |
Aksadul Alam "Bengal and Southeast Asia: Linkages, Trade and Culture."
History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (Up to c. 1200 CE), Vol-2. AM Chowdhury and Ranabir Chakravarti Dhaka, Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), 2018 .
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| 9 |
Aksadul Alam "‘Bengal and Southeast Asia: Linkages, Trade and Culture’."
History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (Up to c. 1200 CE), Vol-2, Chapter 20. AM Chowdhury and Ranabir Chakravarti Dhaka, Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), 2018 pp. 623-646 .
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| 10 |
Aksadul Alam and AM Chowdhury "Historical-Geography."
History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (Up to c. 1200 CE), Vol-1. AM Chowdhury and Ranabir Chakravarti Dhaka, Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), 2018 pp. 1-34 .
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| 11 |
Aksadul Alam and AM Chowdhury "‘Historical-Geography’."
History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (Up to c. 1200 CE), Vol-1, Chapter 1. AM Chowdhury and Ranabir Chakravarti Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Asiatic Society (BAS), 2018 1-34 .
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| 12 |
Aksadul Alam "Swadeshi Andolon 1903-1908."
Muktir sangram. Anisuzzaman Dhaka, Bangladesh: Chandrabati Academy, 2016 pp. 83-88 .
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| 13 |
Aksadul Alam "'Geographical Location and Its Influence'."
Cultural History (Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series-4). KM Mohsin and Sharif Uddin Ahmed Dhaka, Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2007 1-43 .
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| 14 |
Aksadul Alam "Bangladesher Sanskritik Vit: Bhaugolik Abosthan O Tar Probhav (Cultural Foundation of Bangladesh: Geographical Location and Its Influence)."
Sanskritik Itihas (Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series-4). KM Mohsin and Sharif Uddin Ahmed Dhaka, Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), 2007 1-36 .
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| 15 |
Aksadul Alam "Jashore."
Bhasha Andoloner Ancholik Itihas (Regional History of the Language Movement). Abu Md Delwar Hossain (Editor) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangla Academy, 2000 221-228 .
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| 16 |
Aksadul Alam "‘Some Aspects of Econo-Commercial Life and Land System of Medieval Sylhet’."
Sylhet: History and Heritage. Sharif Uddin Ahmed Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh History Association, 1999 396-418 .
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| 17 |
Aksadul Alam "‘Revisiting Samatata and Harikela in Early Bengal: Issues in Geographical Factors and Connectivity’."
Readings in Bengal History - Identity Formation and Cultural Legacy. Asha Islam Nayeem and Aksadul Alam Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh History Association (BHA), December, 2017 19-33 .
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| 18 |
Aksadul Alam and Samila Nowshin "Vanga to Bangladesh: Recasting Constructs of a Nation-State."
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy. Fakrul Alam and Aksadul Alam (Editors) Dhaka: Journeyman Books and Dhaka Stock Exchange, 2022 25-59 .
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| 19 |
Aksadul Alam and Azizul Rasel "Trends in Bengal Economy: Challenges, Changes, Continuities."
Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History Politics Economy. Fakrul Alam and Aksadul Alam (Editors) Dhaka: Journeyman Books and Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, 2022 61-95 .
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| 20 |
Aksadul Alam "'ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে দিবস ও উৎসব পালন : দ্বান্দ্বিকতা ও পরিচয় (বি)নির্মাণ' (Celebrations of Day and Festival in the University of Dhaka : Dialectics and (De)construction of Identity)."
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় : ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য (University of Dhaka: History and Heritage). Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (Chief Editor) and Sharif Uddin Ahmed (Editor) Dhaka: The University of Dhaka, 2021 443-459. .
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| 21 |
Aksadul Alam and Abdul Basir "আবাসিক ব্যবস্থাপনাঃ ইতিহাস ও তাৎপর্য (Residential Management: History and Significance)."
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ঃ ইতিহাস ও ঐতিহ্য (The University of Dhaka: History and Heritage). Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (Chief Editor) and Sharif Uddin Ahmed (Editor) Dhaka: The University of Dhaka, 2021 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Geographical Factors and Assimilative Processes in Early Bengal’,
Journal of the Varendra Research Museum , vol.11 Rajshahi: Varendra Research Museum, Rajshahi University , pp.279-298 , 2023
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| 2 |
Aksadul Alam : “Aspects of Geographical-Cultural Processes and Making of the ‘Personality’ in Early Bengal”,
Journal of Bengal Art , vol.25 , no.Silver Jubilee Volume , pp.767-788 , 2020
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| 3 |
Aksadul Alam : Change through Continuity: Notes toward an Understanding of the Assimilative Process in Early Bengal,
Special Volume: Celebrating 100 Years of Bangladesh National Museum , 2019 (IN PRESS)
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| 4 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Geographical Factors in the Syncretistic Tradition of Early Bengal’,
Bangabidya: International Journal of Bengal Studies , vol.Volume 10 , pp.209-222 , 2018
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| 5 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Geographical Factors in the Making of the Individuality of Bengal Art (Early Phase)’,
Bangladesh Historical Studies , vol.Vol. xxiv, 2014-16 , pp.1-20 , 2017
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| 6 |
Aksadul Alam : “Deconstructing the ‘Nationalist’ Construction of ‘Indianisation’ of Southeast Asia: Issues in Connectivity and Culture (up to CE-1300)”,
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities) , vol.Volume 62 , no.Issue 2 , pp.121-154 , 2017
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| 7 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Geographical Factors in Cultural Aspects of Early Bengal (5th to 13th Centuries CE)’,
Journal of Bengal Art , vol.Volume 20 , pp.309-322 , 2015
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| 8 |
Aksadul Alam : Revisiting Vanga and Vangala of Bengal,
Journal of Bangladesh National Museum , vol.Volume 6 Bangladesh National Museum , pp.1-6 , 2019
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| 9 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Contacts and Communications within Bengal and Beyond as Reflected in the Xiyu Ji’,
Bangladesh Historical Studies , vol.Vol. xxiii , pp.15-28 , 2012-14
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| 10 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Bengal: the Gateway of Contacts and Communications between India and Southeast Asia – Early Phase’,
The Dhaka University Studies , vol.Volume 67 , no.No 1 , pp.89-104 , 2010
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| 11 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Historical Geography of Early Bengal: Literature Survey’,
Bangladesh Historical Studies , vol.Volume. xxii , pp.11-18 , 2010-12
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| 12 |
Aksadul Alam : ‘Theoretical Basis of Islamisation in Bengal: A Review’,
South and Southeast Asia: Culture and Religion – The SSEASR Journal , vol.Volume 1 , pp.125-39 , 2007
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| 13 |
Aksadul Alam : AR Mallick,
National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Banglapedia , 2003
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| 14 |
Aksadul Alam and Sharif Uddin Ahmed : Sanskritik Binimoy: Bangladesh O Bohirbishwa (Cultural Exchanges : Bangladesh and Lands Beyond),
Itihas Samiti Potrika , vol.Volume 27-28 , pp.273-86 , 2002-04
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| 15 |
Aksadul Alam : Dokkhin-Purbo Banglar Pracheen Nagorkendro Deveparvata (Devaparvata: An Urban-Centre of Southeastern Bengal),
, vol.Volume 27-28 , pp.20-31 , 2002-04
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| 16 |
Aksadul Alam and Mamtajuddin Patwari : Muktijuddher Itihas O Amader Pathokrom: Madyomik Porjay (History of the Liberation Struggle in the National Curriculum: Secondary School Phase),
Nibondhomala (Special Volume): Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities, University of Dhaka , vol.Special Volume , pp.59-76 , 2001
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| 17 |
Aksadul Alam : Banglay Islam Bistar: Tattva Parjalochona (Spread of Islam in Bengal: A Review of the Theories),
Bangladesh Asiatic Society Potrika , vol.Volume 19 , no.No 1 , pp.141-154 , 2001
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| 18 |
Aksadul Alam : Review Article on the Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier by RM Eaton,
Itihas Samiti Patrika , vol.Volume 23-24 , pp.308-314 , 1999
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| 19 |
Aksadul Alam : History (Bangladesh Period),
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.5 , no.HAL-KAM , pp.148-152 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 20 |
Aksadul Alam : Nalanda Mahavihara,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.7 , no.MID-PAS , pp.207-209 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 21 |
Aksadul Alam : Gupta Rule in Bengal,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.4 , no.ENT-HAL , pp.471-473 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 22 |
Aksadul Alam : Deopara Prashasti,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.3 , no.CHO-ENT , pp.273-274 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 23 |
Aksadul Alam : Gaganendranath Tagore,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.10 , no.TAB-Zoo , pp.11-13 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 24 |
Aksadul Alam : Chandradvipa,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.2 , no.BAN-CHO , pp.425-426 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 25 |
Aksadul Alam : Rokeya Rahman Kabeer,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.5 , no.HAL-KAM , pp.432-433 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 26 |
Aksadul Alam : Calcutta Corporation,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.2 , no.BAN-CHO , pp.337-339 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 27 |
Aksadul Alam : Rani Rasmani,
Banglapedia , vol.8 , no.PAT-RUT , pp.375 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| 28 |
Aksadul Alam : M Abul Khair,
Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh) , vol.6 , no.KAM-MIC , pp.52 , March, 2003, 1st Edition
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | World Scholar Travel Fund Scholarship | 2025 | United States | Received this award as the winner of a 2025 World Scholar Travel Fund Scholarship to present the research work entitled 'The Concept of Bengal and Bangladesh: Identity and Region Formed and Imagined'. |
| National | Dhaka University Centenary Research Grant | 2021 | Bangladesh | Dhaka University Centenary Research Grant by the University of Dhaka for the research project "Vanga to Bangladesh: Territoriality, Culture and Politics". |
| National | Bangabandhu Centenary Research Grant | 2020 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu Centenary Research Grant by the Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd for the research book project on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History, Politics, and Economy. |
| International | Recipient of World Scholar Fund | 2018 | United States | Awarded by the World History Association (WHA) for 27th Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. |
| Local | Dean's Award 2018 | 2018 | Bangladesh | Dean’s Award 2018 by the Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka for the best Scholastic Article in the category of Research Article. |
| National | UGC Gold Medal Award 2017 | 2018 | Bangladesh | "UGC Gold Medal 2017" in Arts and Humanities, Law and Education section is conferred on Professor Dr Aksadul Alam, Department of History, University of Dhaka in recognition of his following original research publication: "Deconstructing the ‘Nationalist’ Construction of ‘Indianisation’ of Southeast Asia: Issues in Connectivity and Culture (up to CE-1300)". |
| International | Award of South Asian Grant | 2016 | India | Award of South Asian Grant for 4th South Asian History Conference by the Department of History, Punjabi University, Patiala, India. |
| International | Recipient of Special Grant | 2016 | Belgium | Awarded by the World History Association (WHA) for 25th Annual Conference in Ghent, Belgium. |
| International | Recipient of South Asian Scholar Fund | 2016 | India | Awarded by the Archaeological Survey of India for Special Solo Lecture held at Red Fort, Delhi |
| International | Award of South Asian Grant | 2015 | Japan | ‘Award of South Asian Grant’ by the 4th International Congress of Bengal Studies, Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan. |
| International | Top Recipient of the 'World Scholar Fund' | 2015 | United States | Top Recipient of the ‘World Scholars Fund’ for the 24th History Conference of the World History Association (WHA) held in Svanah, Georgia, USA. |
| International | Recipient of Special Grant | 2012 | India | Awarded by the Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| International | ICHR Fellowship Award | 2010 | India | ‘ICHR Fellowship Award’ by the Indian Council for Historical Research, New Delhi, India. |
| International | UGC Fellowship Award | 2009 | India | ‘UGC Fellowship Award’ by the University Grants Commission of India, New Delhi, India. |
| International | Recipient of Special Grant | 2007 | Thailand | Awarded by the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) for the 2nd Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand |
| International | Recipient of the Junior Scholar Fund | 2004 | India | Awarded by the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR) for the 1st Conference held in New Delhi, India |
| Local | Shiuli Memorial Scholarship | 1994 | Bangladesh | This award is for obtaining First Position in BA (Hons) in History in the University of Dhaka |
| National | K Ali Gold Medal | 1991 | Bangladesh | This award is for obtaining highest and record marks in History in the HSC examination |
Name & designation
Dr. Aksadul Alam
Professor
Department
Department of History Faculty of Arts
Email
aksad@du.ac.bd
Phone
+8801715022798