Hafiza Khatun is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of the Pabna University of Science and Technology. [1] [2] She is a professor and former chairperson of the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of Dhaka. [3] She is a member of the University Grants Commission. [4]
Khatun was born on 12 July 1954. [5] She graduated from Kamrunnessa Government Girls High School and Begum Badrunnesa Government Girls' College in 1969 and 1972 respectively. [5] She completed her bachelor's and master's in geography at the University of Dhaka in 1976 and 1977 respectively. [5] She completed another masters in geography at the University of Alberta. [5] She completed her PhD in 1998 at the University of Dhaka. [5]
Khatun joined the University of Dhaka in 1986 as a lecturer. [5] She was promoted to assistant professor in 1989. [5] She was promoted to associate professor in 1993. [5] She was promoted to full professor in 2000. [5]
Khatun wrote Dhakaiyas On the Move in 2003 which examines the migration of residents of Old Dhaka. [6] [7]
Khatun is a director of the Center for Disaster Research Training & Management at the University of Dhaka. [8] She wrote the Environment and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh in 2018. [9] She wrote Disaster and Despair People at Risk in 2019. [10]
Khatun was appointed the vice-chancellor of the Pabna University of Science & Technology in April 2022. [11] She is the first woman to be appointed vice-chancellor of the Pabna University of Science & Technology. [11] She donated a dinosaur bone to the Bangladesh National Museum. [12]
In February 2024, Khatun was elected vice-president of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. [13] She is a member of the Bangladesh Regional Science Association. [14]
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