Hafiza Khatun (born 12 July 1954) is a Bangladeshi academic and a former vice-chancellor of the Pabna University of Science and Technology. She is a professor and former chairperson of the Department of Geography and Environment at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

. She is a member of the University Grants Commission.

Early life

Khatun was born on 12 July 1954. She graduated from

Kamrunnessa Government Girls High School Kamrunnessa Government Girls High School is a public secondary school for girls in Tikatuli, Dhaka. History Kamrunnessa Government Girls High School was originally established as a branch of Eden College and it was separated from the college in 1 ...

and

Begum Badrunnesa Government Girls' College Begum Badrunnesa Govt. Girls' College (BBGGC) is a public educational institution in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The college was incorporated in 1948 as an intermediate college under Eden Girls' College. In 1962 Eden College gained a second campus at Az ...

in 1969 and 1972 respectively. She completed her bachelor's and master's in geography at the

in 1976 and 1977 respectively. She completed another masters in geography at the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta, ) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, t ...

. She completed her PhD in 1998 at the University of Dhaka.

Career

Khatun joined the University of Dhaka in 1986 as a lecturer. She was promoted to assistant professor in 1989. She was promoted to associate professor in 1993. She was promoted to full professor in 2000. Khatun wrote ''Dhakaiyas On the Move'' in 2003 which examines the migration of residents of Old Dhaka. Khatun is a director of the Center for Disaster Research Training & Management at the University of Dhaka. She wrote the ''Environment and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh'' in 2018. She wrote ''Disaster and Despair People at Risk'' in 2019. Khatun was appointed the vice-chancellor of the Pabna University of Science & Technology in April 2022. She is the first woman to be appointed vice-chancellor of the Pabna University of Science & Technology. She donated a dinosaur bone to the Bangladesh National Museum. In February 2024, Khatun was elected vice-president of the

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiati ...

. She is a member of the Bangladesh Regional Science Association.

References

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