Nabila Idris

Nabila Idris
Nabila Idris in 2025
Occupations	Academic, human rights activist
Known for	Member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances
Awards	Begum Rokeya Padak (2025)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of York (2014) Communication University of China (2015) University of Cambridge (PhD)
Thesis	The politics of social protection in Bangladesh: The making of the National Social Security Strategy  (2021)

Dr. Nabila Idris is a Bangladeshi academic and human rights advocate, who serves as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh. In recognition of her contributions to human rights, she received the Begum Rokeya Padak in 2025.

Early life

Nabila Idris earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge. ^{[1] [2]} Her 2021 thesis was titled "The politics of social protection in Bangladesh: The making of the National Social Security Strategy". ^[3] Before that, she completed a master’s degree in Social Policy with distinction from the University of York in 2014, and later a second master’s degree in International Journalism and Communication from the Communication University of China in Beijing in 2015.

Career

Idris receiving the Begum Rokeya Padak (2025) from Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus

Nabila is a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh. ^{[4] [2]}

She serves as a part-time research fellow at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University. ^[2] She is the founding president of "CommunityAction". ^[5]

In recognition of her contributions to human rights, she received the Begum Rokeya Padak in 2025. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Publications

Articles

• Idris, Nabila; Lambin, Roosa; Yeates, Nicola (2025-08-01). "Thinking afresh: Closing the global funding gap to realise universal social protection". Global Social Policy. 25 (2): 346–350. doi:10.1177/14680181241290162. ISSN   1468-0181.

References

1. "Nabila Idris, University of Cambridge". UNESCO . Retrieved 13 December 2025.
2. "Bio-data of Dr. Nabila Idris". বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
3. Idris, Nabila (2022-07-26). "The politics of social protection in Bangladesh: The making of the National Social Security Strategy". doi:10.17863/CAM.86932.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. "রোকেয়া পদক পাওয়া কে এই তরুণী নাবিলা?". The Daily Campus. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
5. "NABILA IDRIS". The Daily Star . 8 March 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
6. "৪ নারীর হাতে বেগম রোকেয়া পদক তুলে দিলেন প্রধান উপদেষ্টা". The Daily Ittefaq . 9 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
7. "রোকেয়া পদক পাচ্ছেন ৪ নারী". Prothom Alo . 7 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
8. "পদক হাতে গুমের গল্প শোনালেন নাবিলা ইদ্রিস". Shomoyer Alo. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.