Perween Hasan Explained

Perween Hasan is a Bangladesh academic and rights activist.[1] [2] She is the chairperson of Transparency International Bangladesh.[3] She is the Vice-Chancellor of the Central Women's University.[4] [5]

Early life

Hasan completed her bachelor's degree and master's in English from the University of Dhaka.[6] She did her second master's in Regional Studies and PhD in Islamic Architecture from Harvard University in 1984.[7]

Career

After Hasan completed her PhD she joined the Department of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Dhaka.[8]

From 1993 to 1994, Hasan was at the Oberlin College as the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.

From 1998 to 2000, Hasan served as a founding executive committee member of American Alumni Association.[9] Hasan was recognized by the American Alumni Association 2005 for her contributions to the association.[10]

Hasan wrote and published her book Sultans and Mosques: The Early Muslim Architecture of Bangladesh in 2007. She also published Old Churches and Cemeteries of Dhaka.[11] She presented the key note paper in the 2011 'Cultural Transformations: Development Initiatives and Social Movements conference.[12]

In 2013, Hasan wrote in the Allal or Dulal website and accused Dr. David Nalin of being a smuggler of antiquities from Bangladesh.[13] She presented a paper titled "Situating Rokeya" at the Begum Rokeya Day event of women and gender studies department of the University of Dhaka.[14]

Hasan was the guest of honor at the book launch of Untold Stories of Migrants: Dreams and Realities by Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit in January 2017.[15] She was named one of the Anannya Top Ten Awards (2016) recipient in 2017.[16] She hosted a session of the International Conference: Refugees in the Public Imagination: Discourse on (Dis)location and (Dis)placement at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh in December 2017.[17] [18]

In August 2018, Hasan signed a petition asking the government to investigation allegations that Shahidul Alam had been tortured in detention by law enforcement officers.[19]

Hasan was elected chairperson of the Board of Trustee of the Transparency International Bangladesh.[20] She replaced Advocate Sultana Kamal as chairperson 22 February 2020.[21] She inaugurated the 15th Anti-Corruption Cartoon Exhibition in December 2020.[22]

Hasan is member of the Trustee Board of Bangladesh Freedom Foundation.[23] She is a subject editor of Banglapedia.[24] She is a member of the advisory board for Bangladesh of the South Asia Foundation.[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: DU English department celebrates International Women's Day . 2022-01-15 . bdnews24.com.
  2. News: 2017-04-14 . The power of tolerance over bigotry . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. News: 2020-02-20 . Prof Perween new TIB trustee board chairperson . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: Chairperson . 2022-01-15 . Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
  5. News: 2021-07-11 . Down the DU Lane: Memories of Dhaka University . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: Governance of CWU . 2022-01-15 . Central Women's University.
  7. Web site: Perween Hasan . 2022-01-15 . en.
  8. News: 2007-08-25 . Perween Hasan: On mosque architecture and the psychic mould of today's Bengali Muslim . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. Web site: American Alumni Association . Past Executive Council (EC) . 2022-01-15 . en-US.
  10. News: The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 297 . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star.
  11. News: Haider . M. H. . 2013-11-26 . Miss me not . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  12. News: 2011-12-18 . Int'l confce on cultural transformation begins . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: naeem . 2013-04-14 . Dr. Perween Hasan: David Nalin, "friend from overseas" or smuggler of antiquities? . 2022-01-15 . Alal O Dulal . en.
  14. News: 2014-12-10 . Women should fight all barriers for education . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  15. Web site: Past Events Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit . 2022-01-15 . en-US.
  16. News: 2017-05-06 . Anannya honours 10 women . 2022-01-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  17. Web site: 2020-10-19 . International Conference: Refugees in the Public Imagination: Discourse on (Dis)location and (Dis)placement . 2022-01-15 . University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh . en.
  18. News: ULAB hosts int'l conference on refugee issues . 2022-01-15 . The Financial Express . Dhaka . en.
  19. Web site: Thakuria . Nava . Arrest of activist Dr Shahidul Alam leads to disparagement in Bangladesh . 2022-01-15 . Tehelka . en-US.
  20. News: 2020-02-20 . Dr Parveen Hasan elected as chairperson of TIB trustee board . 2022-01-15 . Business Standard . en.
  21. News: 2020-02-20 . Perween Hasan elected new chairperson of TIB trustee board . 2022-01-15 . Dhaka Tribune.
  22. News: Cartoons portray corruption amid COVID-19 crisis . 2022-01-15 . New Age . en.
  23. Web site: Board of Trustees . 2022-01-15 . Bangladesh Freedom Foundation . en-gb.
  24. Web site: Online Edition . 2022-01-15 . Banglapedia.
  25. Web site: SAF Advisory Board Members - Bangladesh . 2022-01-15 . South Asia Foundation . en.

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