Khandaker Farzana Rahman
(Associate Professor (Study Leave))Department of Criminology
Short Biography:
Khandaker Farzana Rahman is currently doing her PhD in the Department of Criminology, Law and Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States of America. Her research centers Criminal Justice, Law and Procedure, Penology and Corrections, Youth Justice, Gender and Crime.She acted as the Chairman of the Department of Criminilogy ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Human Rights, Development and Social Justice | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2011 |
| Masters | Law | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2007 |
| Bachelor | Law | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Assistant Professor | Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka | 30, Apr 2018 | 30-10-2022 | |
| Lecturer | Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka | 18, Aug 2014 | 29-04-2018 | |
| Lecturer | Department of Law, Jagannath University | 01, May 2013 | 17-08-2014 | |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Law, Northern University Bangladesh | 01, Jan 2012 | 30-04-2013 | |
| Lecturer | Department of Law, Northern University Bangladesh | 09, May 2009 | 31-12-2011 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice, Drugs and Organized Crime, Terrorism and Counter terrorism, Penal Law and Policy, Youth Justice, Prison and Correction |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Criminal Justice | Punishment and State Surveillance in Bangladesh: Uncovering the Lived Experiences of People in Detention | American Institute of Bangladesh Studies | 01-05-2025 | 31-08-2025 | |
| Criminology | Understanding Youth as Perpetrators and Victims of Sexual Offense | Bangladesh Mahila Parishad | 01-09-2021 | ||
| Criminology | Developing Survey Instruments in Crime and Drug Use in Cox's Bazar C | UNODC Bangladesh | 01-02-2021 | ||
| Criminology | Sensational Deaths Incidents and Blow Back on Police Image: An Analysis on Causes and Consequences | Bangladesh Police Headquarters | 01-11-2020 | ||
| Criminology | Community Policing and Violent Extremism in Bangladesh | Asia Foundation | 01-06-2020 |
Invited Talk
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| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
KF Rahman and N Arefin "Crime and Securitization Conundrums in the Rohingya Camps."
Understanding the Rohingya Displacement. International Perspectives on Migration. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024 151-165 .
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| 2 |
KF Rahman "Repatriation of Trafficked Victims in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges."
Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission Yearbook. Dhaka: 2016 408-479 .
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| 3 |
KF Rahman and KK Akhter "Fighting Against Religious terrorism in Bangladesh: Are Crime Prevention Strategies Fundamental?.."
Human Rights and Terrorism. 2015 92-101 .
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| 4 |
KF Rahman "Addressing blocks for ‘Rights-based’ Protection: the case of Climate Change induced Displacement in Bangladesh."
Human Rights and Climate Justice. Dhaka: 2013 51-64 .
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| 5 |
KF Rahman "Islamic Headscarf Ban in Europe: Questioning the Intersection between Religious Freedom and Gender Equality under Human Rights Conventions."
Human Rights and Critically Disadvantaged People. 2012 193-206 .
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| 6 |
KF Rahman "Exploring the Discourse: A Child Rights Perspective to Climate Change."
Human Rights and Environment. Dhaka: 2010 213-224 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
KF Rahman and N Arefin : 'Deradicalisation' Regulations and Violation of Human Rights: A Few Instances from China and Sri Lanka,,
Dhaka University Law Journal , pp.57-72 , 2022
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| 2 |
KF Rahman : Ensuring Victims’ Participation in the Criminal Justice of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, , vol.11 , pp.82-90 , 2022
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| 3 |
KF Rahman : The socio‐psychological aspects of women’s involvement in terrorist activities in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Studies , vol.1 , no.2 Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka , 2019
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| 4 |
KF Rahman : Focus on Domestic Violence in Bangladesh: A Study from Criminological Perspectives,
Journal of International Women's Studies (Massachusetts) (impact factor:0.44) , vol.20 , no.3 , pp.98-115 , 2019
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| 5 |
KF Rahman : Understanding ‘Child Rights Programming’ with a special focus on Children as Partners to Development in Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Law Association Journal , vol.1 , no.2 , pp.25-43 , 2014
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| 6 |
KF Rahman : Women Trafficking in Bangladesh: Responses to combat trafficking with reference of The Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act,
Jagannath University Journal of Law , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.165-180 , 2013
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| 7 |
KF Rahman and MT Khatun : Domestic Violence against Women in Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis from a Socio-legal Perspective,
Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology , vol.9 , no.2 , pp.19-30 , 2012
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| 8 |
KF Rahman : Linkages between Right to Development and Rights based Approach: An Overview,
Northern University Law Journal , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.100-115 , 2010
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| 9 |
KF Rahman : Challenges in Seeking Gender-based and Reproductive Health Justice: A case of Rohingya Women and Girls in Bangladesh,
Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review (JSSHR) University of Ruhuna, Srilanka , 2022
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| 10 |
KF Rahman : Agrarian Reforms and Farmers Suicide in India: Human Rights Issues and Concerns,
, vol.1 , no.2 , pp.49-62 , Northern University Law Journal
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
KF Rahman "Prevention Of Drug Addiction In Bangladesh: Challenges and A Way Forward."
Indian Society of Criminology Conference 2019
Tamilnadu: 2019
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Chicago Consular Corporations Professional Development Award | 2025 | United States | |
| International | University of Illinois at Chicago Fellowship | 2023 | United States | In the year of 2023, I was offered both Bangabandhu Overseas Program and University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Fellowship for pursuing PhD program. However I humbly decided to choose UIC Fellowship. |
| International | Emerging Scholar Award in Global Studies Conference at the National University of Singapore | 2017 | Singapore | |
| International | Netherlands Fellowship Program for Masters Program | 2010 | Netherlands | In the same year, I was also offered Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation Scholarship at University of Sydney, Australia and University of British Columbia (Peter A Allard School of Law), Canada , Entrance Scholarship for pursuing LLM. |
Khandaker Farzana Rahman
Associate Professor (Study Leave)
Department of Criminology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email: kfrahman@du.ac.bd
Phone: 01841919999