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]
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]
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]
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]