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Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Manzuma Ahsan is a Faculty Member of Sociology at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has completed her Graduation and Post-Graduation from the Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh with 2 First Classes. She is a determined, detail-oriented and diligent professional who was involved in the Development Sector through research consultancies before entering into the academia. The consultancy services were provided to the major UN agencies, national NGOs, INGOs, and government autonomous agencies of Bangladesh. Her research expertise included conducting mixed-method research on various sociological and gender dimensions with extensive use of participatory approaches and analytical ability. Her area of interests covers a range of Gender-Development nexus along with Migration, Women Empowerment, Poverty, Urban issues, Indigenous peoples, Culture & Mass Communication, and Health & Environment. Special concentration includes Human rights with special focus on Gender Based Violence, Violence against Women, and sexual harassment. In her studentship, she had participated in many club activities and community development initiatives as a volunteer from school level to University. She was a player in her school and college Handball Team and won many distinctive awards. At present, alongside the role of a Senior Lecturer, she has been serving as a Moderator of the Sociology Club of East West University.
Current Position:
Senior Lecturer (January 2023 – present)
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS), East West University.
Previous Position:
Lecturer (May 2019 – December 2022)
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS), East West University.
Relevant Training:
(1) “Scopus Database Training”, organized by East West University Library on 21 November 2019 at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(2) “Teaching and Learning Methods and Practices”, organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), East West University on 13-14 September 2019 at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(3) "Following the Research Workflow using Elsevier’s Tool", organized by East West University Library on 9 July 2019 at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Past Positions:
Past Training:
Gender, Migration, Women empowerment & rights, Women & femininity, Men & masculinity;
Poverty, Urban issues, Population, Indigenous peoples, Health & Environment, Culture & Mass Communication, Social change;
Human rights with special focus on Gender Based Violence & Violence against Women, Sexual Harassment.
(1) Barkat, A., Islam, M. W., Ahsan, M., & Osman, A. (2019). Land Grabbing: A Quest for the Loopholes in Land Laws. In Barkat, A., (Ed.), Bangladesh Land Status Report 2017: Land Grabbing in a Rent Seeking Society (pp. 41–72). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Muktobuddhi Publishers.
(2) Barkat, A., & Ahsan, M. (2017). International Migration, Social Protection and Rights. In Thematic Research on Migration and Development. (pp. 121–194). Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Organization for Migration (IOM). Available at: https://bangladesh.iom.int/sites/default/files/publication/Report-of-Thematic-Research-Book.pdf
(3) Barkat, A., Suhrawardy, G.M., Ahamed, F.M., & Ahsan, M. (2017). In depth Monitoring Study Report: ‘Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar’ (One House One Farm) Project. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Local Government and Rural Development Sector, Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh.
(4) Barkat, A., & Ahsan, M. (2014). Gender and Migration from Bangladesh: Mainstreaming Migration into the National Development Plans from a Gender Perspective. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Labour Organization (ILO). Available at: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/---ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_310411.pdf
(5) Barkat, A., Poddar, A., Ahsan, M., & Ahamed, F. M. (2013). Social and Income Security of Older People at Household Level: A Background Study. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Human Development Research Centre (HDRC) and HelpAge International.
(6) Barkat, A., Osman, A., Sen Gupta, S.K., Ara, R., & Ahsan, M. (2013). Situational Analysis on Sexual Harassment at Tertiary Level Education Institutes in and around Dhaka. Dhaka, Bangladesh: UN Women.
(7) Barkat, A., Halim, S., Osman, A., Hossain, M.I., & Ahsan, M. (2010). Status and Dynamics of Land Rights, Land Use and Population in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Human Development Research Centre (HDRC) and DANIDA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark).
(1) Barkat, A., Ahamed, F.M., Osman, A., & Ahsan, M. (2018). Baseline Survey of SWAPNO (Strengthening Women’s Ability for Productive New Opportunities) 2nd Cycle of SWAPNO project, UNDP. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Local Government Division, MoLGRD&C, Government of Bangladesh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh.
(2) Barkat, A., Ahsan, M., Osman, A., & Ahmed, Sk. A. (2018). Skills Demand Survey in Information and Communication Technology Sector. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(3) Barkat, A. et al. (2017). Baseline Survey of Nuton Jibon Livelihood Improvement Project (NJLIP). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Social Development Foundation (SDF) and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(4) Barkat, A. et al. (2016). Baseline study of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights in Disaster Prone Areas of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Marie Stopes, Bangladesh and Plan International, Bangladesh.
(5) Barkat, A. et al. (2016). Women's Dairy Entrepreneurship in Rural Bangladesh, conducted under "Developing and Executing an Influencing Strategy/Advocacy Strategy for Gendered Enterprise Markets (GEM) and Enterprise Development Program (EDP) Components of Oxfam GB. Dhaka, Bangladesh: UKAid and Oxfam GB, Bangladesh.
(6) Barkat, A. et al. (2015). Baseline Survey of the Generation Breakthrough Project. Dhaka, Bangladesh: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(7) Barkat, A. et al. (2014). Baseline Study for Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) Programme. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Solidaridad Network Asia and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(8) Barkat, A. et al. (2014). Assessing Inheritance Laws and their Impact on Rural Women in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Land Coalition (ILC) and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(9) Barkat, A. et al. (2013). Study on Knowledge Attitude Practice (KAP) of University Students on Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR). Dhaka, Bangladesh: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(10) Barkat, A. et al. (2013). Impact of Social and Income Security for Older People at Household Level. Dhaka, Bangladesh: HelpAge International, Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(11) Barkat, A. et al. (2012). Situational Analysis of the Street Children involved in Begging in Dhaka City. Dhaka, Bangladesh: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(12) Barkat, A. et al. (2012). Women in Parliament: Process and Extent of Participation and Scope for Strengthening Their Role. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Asia Foundation Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(13) Barkat, A. et al. (2012). Baseline Survey on Joint Programme to Address Violence against Women (JP-VAW) in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(14) Barkat, A. et al. (2011). Baseline Survey to Know the Extent and Severity of Violence Against Women in Selected Sectors. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Bangladesh and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(15) Barkat, A. et al. (2011). Socio-economic Impact Study of the Rural Electrification Development Project (REDP). Dhaka, Bangladesh: National Rural Electrification Cooperative Association (NRECA) International Ltd. and Human Development Research Centre (HDRC).
(1) Ahsan, M. (2020). Sexual Harassment in Education Institutions: A Sociological Analysis. Paper presented at the 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Science: Gender, Health, Information, and Environment (ICSL 2020). Organized by East West University; Dhaka, Bangladesh; 27-29 February 2020.
(2) Ahsan, M. (forthcoming). Women and Migration: A Sociological Review on the Current Trends and Future of Women Migration in Bangladesh. Paper accepted in the 2nd International Congress on Women and Politics in a Global World. Organized by Altınbaş University; Istanbul, Turkey; 17-18 April 2020.
(1) Ahsan, M. (2009). The Cultural Construction of Women: A Comparative Sociological Study on the Urban and the Rural Societies of Bangladesh. Unpublished Masters Thesis under the Supervision of Dr. A.I. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka.
(2) Ahsan, M. (2008). Sexual Relationship and Media Image: Men’s Desires over Women’s Performances – An Application on Jean Baudrillard’s Concept of ‘Simulacra and Simulations’. Unpublished monograph under the Supervision of Dr. A.I. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka.
(3) Ahsan, M. (2007). Consensual Poverty and Social Exclusion in Urban Bangladesh under ‘Poverty and the Social Exclusion in Dhaka City in 2007’. Unpublished monograph under the Supervision of Dr. A.I. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka.
(4) Ahsan, M. (2007). The Impact of the ‘Internet’ on the Teenage Users: A Sociological Study in Dhaka City. Unpublished monograph under the Supervision of Dr. Shah Ehsan Habib, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka.
(5) Ahsan, M. (2005). The Dynamics of Changes in the Agrarian Structure – How did it happen historically? Unpublished monograph under the Supervision of Dr. Monirul I Khan, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka.
SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 201: Sociology of Family and Marriage
SOC 218: Sociology of Gender
SOC 303: Urban Sociology
SOC 309: Sociology of Education
SOC 310: Sociology of Organization
SOC 406: Sociology of Development
SOC 409: Sociology of Mass Communication
SOC 414: Internship and Practicum
SOC 415: Women, Society, and Development
GEN 226: Emergence of Bangladesh
Supervision of Internship and Practicum (15 in total; 12 completed, 3 in progress):
(1) "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of Displaced Rohingya Women at Emergency Multi-sector Rohingya Crisis Response Project – EMCRP" in Summer 2019.
(2) "Empowering Women and Building Sustainable livelihood in Urban Bangladesh: An Experience through Internship" in Fall 2019.
(3) "Exploring the Banking Sector Under the Sociological Lenses: An Experience through Internship" in Fall 2019.
(4) "Development of Unprivileged Children through Education: A Project Overview at AIM Initiative Foundation School in Dhaka" in Fall 2019.
(5) "Fairer Labour Migration (FLM) Project: An Experience through internship in Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU)" in Spring 2020.
(6) "Domestic Violence against Women: A Research Review" in Spring 2020.
(7) "Exploring Development of Special Children: An Overview of Smiling Children Special School (SCSS)" in Spring 2020.
(8) "Exploring Strategy Building Procedure of 'The RAPTURE ENTERTAINMENT': An Experience with a Marketing Consultancy Firm through Internship" in Summer 2021.
(9) "Exploring the Hospitality Industry Under the Sociological Lenses: An Experience through Internship" in Summer 2021.
(10) Exploring Research and Advocacy in the Development Sector on 'Human Rights': An Experience Through Internship in Fall 2021.
(11) "Building Awareness Program on covid-19 Vaccination among the Chakma Community of South Khabong Paria, Khagrachhari Sadar, Khagrachhari" in Spring 2022.
(12) "Building Awareness on Violence Against Women in Shiddhirganj, Sadar Upazila, Narayanganj" in Spring 2022.
(1) Member, International Sociological Association (ISA).
(2) Member, Bangladesh Sociological Association (BSA).
(3) Life Member, Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA).
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