Dr. Hafiza Khatun
Professor Dr. Hafiza Khatun, a Human Geographer with specialization on Social, Population, Gender and Urban Geography as well as Disaster Management. She is an expert on Social Safeguard issues related to development projects. Dr. Khatun is a Professor of Geography and Environment, former Director, Disaster Research Training and Management Centre (DRTMC) and former Chairperson, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Dhaka. She has served as part time professor in BRAC University and Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), designed and taught Management of Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (MLARR), Disaster Management and Environmental Management. She has 40 years teaching and research experience, supervised more than 80 research work in post graduate level for MS, MPhil, and PhD degree. The author of more than 80 academic articles, she has also authored/edited numerous books published in home and abroad, including “Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement in Bangladesh: Case Studies and Practices” by Nova Science Publishers and editor of four journals and member of editorial board of other two. She is practitioner Social Safeguard Specialist and contributed to policies and planning related to land acquisition, development activities, social, gender and resettlement issues of the country as well as in international level. She worked in more than 150 development projects with various Development Partners. Professor Khatun is member of 14 national and international professional societies/association including president of Bangladesh Geographical Society (BGS) and Bangladesh Resettlement Network (BRN), advisor of Orphanage and council member of Anjuman Mufijul Islam and actively involved with other philanthropic activities. Established five Trust Funds for awarding gold medals for outstanding results and scholarships in Geography and Environment of Dhaka and Janagirnagar universities and the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Professor Khatun earned her B.A. (Hons) in Geography and MA in Population Geography from Jahangirnagar University, MA in Urban Geography from University of Alberta, Canada and PhD in Anthropo Geography from University of Dhaka. In personal life she is married, mother of three children and grandmother of 06 grandchildren.
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