Amena Mohsin

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Amena Mohsin is a former professor and chairperson of the Department of International Relations at the University of Dhaka. [1] [2] [3] She is an adjunct professor of North South University. [4] She works on ethnic minorities, civil military relations, democracy and nationalism. [5] [6]

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Early life

Mohsin was born on 22 January 1958. [7] She did her undergrad and masters at the University of Dhaka in 1980 and 1981. [7] She did a second masters at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1986 and her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1996. [4] [7]

Career

Mohsin founded the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Dhaka. [7] She recorded testimonies of Birangona for the Ain o Salish Kendra. [7] She signed a letter in 2011 criticizing the government of Bangladesh for removing Professor Muhammad Yunus from the post of chairman of Grameen Bank. [8] She expressed concern over a contempt of court rule against professor Asif Nazrul. [9] She asked the government of Bangladesh to leave Grameen Bank alone. [10]

Mohsin conducted a study on extremism in university students along with by professor lmtiaz Ahmed, and professor Delwar Hossain in 2017. [11] She was critical of the defense treaty between India and Bangladesh. [12]

Mohsin was a critic of the 2024 general election describing it as neither free or fair election. [13]

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Personal life

Mohsin was married to professor Anisur Rahman. [18] [19] They had one son, Mufrad Nabeel Rahman, who died in 2008. [18] She was married to Piash Karim (died 2014) with whom she had one son. [20]

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  9. "Concern over HC rule on Asif Nazrul". The Daily Star. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  10. "Leave Grameen Bank as it is". The Daily Star. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  11. "It's evident in their conduct". The Daily Star. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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  13. "What will happen to multi-party democracy in Bangladesh?". The Daily Star. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  14. "The Politics of Nationalism: The Case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Bangladesh". The University Press Limited. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  15. "Sexual Violence through the Decades". The Daily Star. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  16. "'Women and Work in South Asia' explores feminism through a South Asian lens". The Daily Star. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  17. "Not a stranger anymore". The Daily Star. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  18. 1 2 "The Perfect Friend". Star Weekend Magazine . Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  19. "Mufrad Nabeel's untimely demise". The Daily Star. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  20. "Piash Karim passes away". The Daily Star. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2025-02-05.