Name Nayeem Sultana, Ph.D. Email [email protected] or Mobile [email protected] +88-01924752886.

Present Employer and Employer: Department of Development Studies, position University of . Position: Professor Total Length of service 19 Years and 10months, permanent position (23rd September, 1999 – Till date)

9 Years and 7 months ( Department, Shahjalal University, permanent position)

10 Years and 3 months (Development Studies Department, Dhaka University, permanent position, 29th April, 2009-Till date)

Education . (PhD) in Development Studies Grade: Magna cum Laude (Distinction) University: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Bonn, Germany Year: 2004-2008 Thesis Title: Bangladeshi Diaspora in Peninsular Malaysia, Organizational Structure, Survival Strategies and Networks. Major Courses: Concepts and Theories on Globalization, Migration and Development, Sociology, Anthropology, Gender Studies, Social Development.

. Master of Social Science (MSS) in Anthropology

Position: First Class Second University: Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Year: 1996 (held in 1998) Thesis Title: ‘Education, Class and Gendered Politics in the Urban Middle Class Family’, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University. Major Courses: Contemporary Trends in Anthropological Theory, Gender Issues, South Asian Studies, Medical Anthropology, Research Report.

. Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Anthropology

Position: First Class First University: Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, 1

Bangladesh Year: 1995 (held in, 1997) Thesis Title: ‘Education, Gender Discrimination and Generational Transformation: Middle Class Family in the Muffasal Town’, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University Major Courses: Development and Anthropology, Gender and Class Inequality, Empiricism, Structuralism and Marxism, Agrarian Structure of Bangladesh, Peasant Society, Contemporary Anthropology, Ethnography, Imperialism and Nationalism, Anthropology of Religion, Fieldwork and Dissertation. Minor Courses: Introductory , Political Science, Cultural .

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination Position: First Division (8th position in the combined merit list) Board: Comilla Board Year: 1992 Subject: Humanities Group

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination Position: First Division (5th position in the combined merit list) Board: Comilla Board Year: 1990 Subject: Humanities Group

History of employment (in reverse chronological order)

Duration Name of Assigned Job Description (MM/YY - MM/YY) Employer Position

January, 2016 - till Date Department of Professor Teaching, research, developing Development syllabus, evaluating and assessing Studies, student’s academic quality, University of conducting seminar and conference, Dhaka participating academic and co- curricular activities with students and faculties. May, 2012 - , January, Department of Associate Teaching, research, developing 2016 Development Professor syllabus, evaluating and assessing Studies, student’s academic quality, University of conducting seminar and conference, Dhaka participating academic and co- curricular activities with students 2

and faculties. April, 2009 -May, 2012 Department of Assistant Teaching, research, evaluating and Development Professor assessing student’s academic quality, Studies, conducting seminar and conference, University of participating academic and co- Dhaka curricular activities with students and faculties. February, 2002 – April, Department of Assistant Teaching, research, evaluating and 2009 Anthropology, Professor assessing student’s academic quality, Shahjalal conducting seminar and conference, University, participating academic and co- Sylhet, curricular activities with students Bangladesh and faculties. September, 1999 - Department of Lecturer Teaching, research, evaluating and February, 2002. Anthropology, assessing student’s academic quality, Shahjalal conducting seminar and conference, University, participating academic and co- Sylhet, curricular activities with students Bangladesh and faculties.

Experience (consultancy service) Name of Project or Place/Area/Co Client's Name Assigned Duration Study untry Position, (MM/YY - Specialty MM/YY)

Faculty of Arts and Germany ZEF, University Junior August, 2004 – Social Sciences, of Bonn Researcher July, 2008 University of Bonn, Germany

Faculty of Arts and Malaysia IKMAS, UKM, Researcher December, 2005- Social Sciences, Malaysia and Post- September, 2006 University Kebangsan graduate Malaysia Fellow Research project on the Germany, DAAD, BMZ Researcher August, 2004 - Bangladeshi Migrants in Malaysia and and GTZ July, 2008 Malaysia Bangladesh Research on the security Bangladesh Bangladesh Young July 2002-April, of an ethnic minority Freedom Professional 2003 community in Foundation Fellow Bangladesh, pursuing (funded by Ford ‘gender lens' Foundation) Research on the state of Bangladesh Jahangirnagar Thesis 1997 and 1998. , University analysis of text books

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(primary and secondary levels),

List of Selected Published Book publications 1. Nayeem Sultana. 2008. The Bangladeshi Diaspora in Malaysia: Organizational Structure, Survival Strategies and Networks. Lit Verlag, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-8258-1629-2. 2. Nayeem Sultana. 2005. Nationalism and Ethnicity: Towards the Security of the Manipuri Women of Sylhet. Bangladesh Freedom Foundation. ISBN: 9843227603 9789843227607.

Published Articles 1. Fazle Rabby, Nayeem Sultana, Md. Israt Rayhan. 2018. Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Inequality in Bangladesh. Journal of Education and Practice, 9 (31): 60-67.

2. Tanjina Rahman, Md. Israt Rayhan and Nayeem Sultana. 2017. Human Trafficking and Displacement in South Asia: An Econometric Analysis. Dhaka University Journal of Science, 65(1):73-76.

3. Nayeem Sultana. 2016. The Discipline of Anthropology in the Contemporary World: Recent Dilemmas, Ongoing Dialectics and the Challenges Ahead. Journal of Indian Anthropological Society, 51:24- 42 (2016).

4. Nazia Kabir and Nayeem Sultana. 2016. The Dynamics of Career Aspiration of Female Tertiary Level Students in Dhaka University. Dhaka University Journal of Social Sciences, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 71-84.

5. Joynul Abedin, Niaz Ahmed Khan and Nayeem Sultana. 2013. Life on Waters. A Sociological Account of the Kaibartta Community in the Juanshai Haor (Kishoreganj). Nribiggan Patrica, No.18: 63-81. Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, , Dhaka, Bangladesh.

6. Nayeem Sultana. 2013. (Book chapter). Redefining Diasporas. Intra and Inter-ethnic Networking in the Transnational Hubs. In Nribigganer Nanan Proshonga (Many Issues in Anthropology). Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

7. Nayeem Sultana and Md. Israt Rayhan. 2012. Coping strategies with floods in Bangladesh: an empirical study. Natural Hazards,

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64(2):1209-1218. Springer, USA.

8. Niamot Ali Enayet and Nayeem Sultana. 2012. Contribution of Economic Remittances on Sustainable Human Development: A Study in Sonargaon, Bangladesh. Manpower Journal, Vol, XLVII, Nos, 2-4, April-December, 2012.

9. Nayeem Sultana. 2010. Re-visiting the Strength of Weak Ties: Bangladeshi Migration to Malaysia. Journal of Diaspora Studies, 3(2): 115-142. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Online.

10. Nayeem Sultana. 2008. (Book chapter). The Dynamics of a Multi- Cultural Society along the Straits of Malacca: Networking and Integration of Migrant Bangladeshis in Malaysia. In ‘The Straits of Malacca-Knowledge and Diversity’, edited by Solvay Gerke, Hans- Dieter Evers & Anna-Katharina Hornidge.

11. Nayeem Sultana and Solvay Gerke. 2008. Inter-ethnic Marital Practice of Bangladeshi Diaspora-An Example of Diaspora Adaptation at This Age of Globalization. Journal of Identity and Migration Studies, Volume 2, Number 1, Page 57-81. For further information:

12. Nayeem Sultana. 2007. Trans-National Identities, Modes of Networking and Integration in a Multi-Cultural Society. A Study of Migrant Bangladeshis in Peninsular Malaysia. ZEF Working Paper Nr. 21, Page. 5-17.

13. Nayeem Sultana. 2007. National Identity, Mode of Networking and Integration of Bangladeshi Community in a Multi-cultural Society: An Empirical Study among the Migrant Bangladeshis in Peninsular Malaysia. In Akademika. Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Volume 70, Page-77-101.

14. Nayeem Sultana. 2003. ‘Anthropology in the Changing World Situation’. In: Society, Body and Environment, Articles of Anthropology, edited by Professor Dr. S.M. Nurul Alam. Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, Page 32-39.

15. Nayeem Sultana. 2000. ‘Education, Class and Gender Politics: Context- Institutional Education (Primary and Secondary Education)’. In: Nribiggan Patrica. Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Volume 5, Page 83-102.

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Membership in Affiliated Institute associations  Department of Development Studies, , Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Bangladesh Institute of Governance Management  Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany.  IKMAS, University Kebangsan Malaysia, Malaysia.  United Nations University, Japan.

Award and Scholarship

ZEF Fellowship (March 2008-May 2008), DAAD (August 2004-February 2008), Young Professional Fellowship, FOWSIA, Bangladesh Freedom Foundation (July 2002-April 2003), United Nations University, Japan (May-June 2002), RCSS (March 2001), Anthropology Department, Jahangirnagar University, Board Scholarship (HSC, 1992), Comilla Board, Board Scholarship (SSC, 1990), Comilla Board.

Specializations Migration and Development, Anthropology and Development, Gender and Development, Gender and Health, Gender, Diversity and Governance, Qualitative Research Methodology, Research Methodology for theatre, Social Theories for Development, Anthropology and Sociology of Development, Social Development: Theory, Concept and Issues, Social Inclusion, Development Strategies in Bangladesh.

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