Nadia Rahaman

• Master of Laws (LLM) (Thesis), University of Dhaka (1st Class)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Dhaka (1st Class)
  (University Graduate Scholarship)
• HSC & SSC, (Golden GPA 5) Ideal School & College, Motijheel, Dhaka

Nadia Rahaman is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of Law, East-West University. She has taught and supervised students on contract law, gender and personal laws, criminology and criminal laws, international laws etc. Her research interest lies in international humanitarian and human rights laws, gender and family laws, and criminal laws. She published in reputed national journals and conferences. She is the convener of the Department Moot Committee. After taking on the responsibility from Fall 2021, the committee has held two workshops. Five teams represented the department in national and international level competitions and had remarkable achievements.

Nadia completed her LLM with a thesis on International Trade Law from the top law school in the country, the Department of Law, University of Dhaka. She also did her LLB from the same being awarded University Graduate Scholarship for her undergraduate result. She is now closely working with Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), a voluntary, non-governmental and non-profit, human rights education, research and training organization. She worked in research projects and training programs under ELCOP as a researcher and trainer. Rahaman worked in the remote schools of Bangladesh and marginalized communities to promote legal awareness of human rights and train potential community leaders as a part of the organization. 

Back in 2015, Nadia interned with a pioneer non-government organization in the country named Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST). There she worked to promote awareness of responsibility in providing legal aid and advice to disadvantaged persons and to organize seminars and symposiums for law students, teachers, advocates and judges in promoting participation in workshops and training. After that, she joined as a fellow in the Women in Justice Project under the Justice for All program (JFA) of the USAID and NCSC. As a part of the program, she assisted in advancing gender equity, empowering legal professionals and law students and encouraging young women to embrace legal careers by coordinating with the stakeholders and organizing dialogue sessions, discussion meetings, problem-solving forums etc.   

She interned at International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh (ICT-BD) after completing graduation in 2017. She worked under the prosecution team to assist in necessary research and documentation of the ongoing cases related to war crime perpetrators of the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971. She has over ten years experience of volunteering for social causes. During her law school days, she worked as a volunteer and campus ambassador at different non-profit organizations such as Banglar Pathshala, Teach for Bangladesh and the South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS).  

Nadia represented Bangladesh on an international platform by participating in moot court competitions including the prestigious Henry Dunant Memorial National and Regional Moot Court Competitions, Red Cross IHL Moot Court Competition etc. She has been awarded Best Memorial and Best Mooter prizes in national and international moot competitions while representing the University of Dhaka. She is actively involved as an instructor and facilitator in mooting and street lawyering in different law schools in the country. Besides, as a former General Secretary of Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS), she has adjudicated and organized numerous moot court competitions in order to promote mooting and advocacy in Bangladesh.

Academic Positions:

• Former Lecturer, Department of Law & Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific
• Former Lecturer, Department of Law, Primeasia University
• Former Adjunct Faculty, Department of Law, Bangladesh Open University
• Former Adjunct Faculty, Department of Law & Justice, Jahangirnagar University

Research Positions:

• Research Assistant, Office of the Chief Prosecutor, International Crimes Tribunal-Bangladesh (ICT-BD)
• Scholarship Fellow, Women in Justice Project, US Agency for International Development (USAID), National Centre for State Courts (NCSC)
• Research Intern, Bangladesh Legal Aid & Services Trust (BLAST)
• Researcher, Community Law Reform (CLR), Empowerment through Law of the Common People
• Student Intern, Research & Advocacy Group, South Asian Institute for Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (SAILS)

Coach of Moot Competitions:

• 1st BUP National Moot Court Competition, 2022

Team's Achievement: 3rd Best Memorial, Semi-Finalist

• 12th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Competition, 2021

Team's Achievement: 3rd Best Memorial, Semi-Finalist

• 3rd Jessup Bangladesh Qualifying Round, 2019
• 1st DUMCS-TIB National Moot Court Competition, 2018

International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, Gender, Family and Personal Laws, Criminology and Criminal Laws

Supervision of Undergrad (LLB) Students:

1. Mirja Tahmina Akter, Child Marriage: Disagreements among Sharia Law, National Laws and International Framework, Spring 2022
2. Rifat Al Haque, Doctrine of Representation: A Critical Analysis from the Perspective of Shariah, Spring 2022
3. Faisal Ahmad Chowdhury, Preventive Detention: A Comparative Study with India, Spring 2022
4. Efat Farzana, Legal Presumption on Legitimacy of Child under Modern Science, Fall 2021
5. Jahanara Islam Bhuiyan, A Critical Study of Legal Rights of Women with Disabilities in Bangladesh: Applicability, Inefficacy, Reality, Fall 2021
6. Maheni Fayaza, Standards of Migrant Labors and Emergence of their Labor Rights, Fall 2021
7. Masheat Islam, The Possibilities, Applicability and Necessity of Uniform Family Code: Bangladesh Perspective, Fall 2021
8. Munira Sharmin Trisha, Divorce Procedure: Conflicts between the Personal Laws and Secular Laws, Summer 2021 
9. Zannatul Bushra Mishel, Blaming the Victim: A Comprehensive Analysis on Violations of the Right to Privacy of Rape Victims and Relevance of Character Evidence, Summer 2021
10. Chowdhury Sadia Nishat, Implementation of Dower Rights in Bangladesh: Legal Analysis, Spring 2021
11. Fatema-tuz-Zohora Rupa, Analysis on Faskh and Delegated Divorce Right of Muslim Women: Legal Complexity and Way Forward, Fall 2020
12. Md. Imdadul Hossain Nayeem, Juvenile Delinquency in Bangladesh: A Contextual Analysis, Fall 2020
13. Sanjina Momtaz Rosha, Past Maintenance: Justification of the Amount and Limitation Period by the Courts of Bangladesh, Summer 2020
14. Prosenjit Rakshit Chayon, Jeopardizing Hindu Women's Right to Divorce and Property in Bangladesh: A Comparative Overview, Spring 2020 
15. Mahmudul Hassan Khan, Guardianship of Property: A Critical Analysis under Personal Laws and Statutory Laws, Fall 2019
16. Avijhit Shikder, Universal Human Rights Violation from Geopolitical Perspectives, Summer 2019
17. Saraf Anjum, Legal Presumption on Legitimacy of Child in the Era of Medical Science, Spring 2019

1. Justice K M Subhan Memorial Best Mooter Trophy, 2014
2. University Graduate Scholarship, awarded by University of Dhaka on undergrad result, 2015
3. Champion, National Level, 11th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2015
4. Semi-Finalist, Regional Level, 11th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2015
5. Best Memorial Award, Regional Level, 11th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2015
6. Best Memorial Award, Asa-Pacific Level, 14th Res Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition 2016

• Member, General Committee and Street Lawyering Committee, Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP)
• Alumni, General Member, Bangladesh Law Association