Professor
Mrs. Tahmina Akhter
Institute of Social Welfare and Research
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Biography
I am a Professor and Diractor of the ISWR, DU. I have more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in Social Work and Social Development issues. My current research interest focuses on gender issues, community development, social development, livelihood development of the special community, climate change, clinical social work, and mental health problems, social capital, and social safety-net ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Graduate Diploma | Psycho-Therapy and Counseling | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) | Bangladesh | 2009 |
| Masters | Social Welfare | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1987 |
| Bachelor | Social Welfare | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1986 |
| H.S.C | Humanities | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1983 |
| S.S.C | Humanities | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1981 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Apr 2019 | Mar 2001 |
| Associate Professor | Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Apr 2019 | Jan 2007 |
| Senior Visiting Research Fellow | Birmingham University | United Kingdom (UK) | Apr 2001 | Jun 2001 |
| Lecturer | Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Oct 1991 | Apr 1996 |
| Professor | Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Present |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| My current research interest focuses on gender issues, community development, social development, livelihood development of the special community, climate change, clinical social work, and mental health problems, social capital, and social safety-net programme. |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Development Interventions and the Level of Livelihoods of Tea Workers in Bangladesh: A Study | Md. Amirul Islam, Ph.D Researcher, ISWR, DU | Social Development |
2014 | ||
| M.Phil | Social Business: A New Paradigm of Women Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Study on Two Villages. | Md Khalid Hasan, M.Phil Researcher, ISWR, DU | Women Empowerment |
Current Year | ||
| M.Phil | Nature and trends of sexually abused women and Their Rehabilitation: A study on tow selected NGOs | Nurjahan Khanom | Violence Against Women | |||
| M.Phil | Impact of Micro credit an empowerment of women –A study of tow Villages | Md. N Oihudul Islam | Women Empowerment | |||
| M.Phil | Political empowerment of women: a review on 10 union parishad women member under Tahkurgaon District. | Selima Akhtar | Women Empowerment | |||
| Masters | Conditions and Psycho-social Consequences of Suicidal Attempts: A Study in Dhaka City. | Iftekhar Alam Jewel, MSS (Thesis), ISWR, DU | Psycho-social condition |
2018 | ||
| Masters | Non-governmental organizations supportive services for women development in Bangladesh. A study on a village | Women Development | ||||
| Masters | Situation and problems of girl’s street children in Dhaka city | Child Development | ||||
| Masters | Livelihood system of cyclone affected people of costal area: A study on a village. | Disaster Management | ||||
| Masters | Disaster recovery and reconstruction system: A study in three villages of Aila affected area. | Disaster Management | ||||
| Masters | A Psycho-social study of Rape Prostitute and Acid Burn and their Rehabilitation Intervention Bangladesh context | Violence Against Women | ||||
| Masters | The existing situation and feasibility of social work education in Bangladesh: An empirical study. | Social Work Education |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Old People | Need assessment of Rural Elderly People in Bangladesh | World Solidarity Movement, Belgium | 01-01-1970 | Gonosasto Kendro, Bangladesh | |
| Social Development | Padma Multipurpose Bridge: Impacts on Lives and Livelihoods of Affected People | Bangladesh Bridge Authority, Bridge Division, Government Peoples Republic of Bangladesh | 01-01-1970 | Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), Bridges Division, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, People’s Republic of Bangladesh | |
| Climate Change | Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) | Asian Development Bank (ADB) and KfW | 01-01-1970 | Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh Council for Social Work Education (BCSWE) | Academic | 2016 | Life Time |
| 2 | Bangladesh Clinical Social Workers Association | Professional | 2017 | Life Time |
| 3 | Asian and Pacific Association for Social Work Education (APASWE) | Academic | 2018 | Life Time |
| 4 | UCEP Bangladesh | Social Welfare | 2020-2021 | Life Time |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Professor Tahmina Akhtar : Child Welfare Practice in Organizational and Institutional Context in Bangladesh,
Palgrave Macmillan , 2020
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| 2 |
Professor Tahmina Akhtar : People with Disabilities: Roles of Social Workers for Rehabilitation in Bangladesh,
Palgrave Macmillan , 2020
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| 3 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Socio-Economic Vulnerability of Riverbank Erosion of Displaces: Case Study Coastal Villages in Bangladesh,
Indian Journal of Ecology , vol.46 (1) , 2019
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| 4 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Psycho social factors and Consequences of Relapse: Experience of Bangladesh,
The Journal of Developing Areas , 2014
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| 5 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Juvenile Delinquency Problem: Experience and Opinion of the Guardians,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.15 , no.1 , 2005
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| 6 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Trend of Drug Addiction in Bangladesh an overview of Opinion,
The Journal of Public Administration , vol.11 , 1998
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| 7 |
Tahmina Akhtar : A review of the opinion of mother towards the nature to giving of breast feeding and alternative food practice,
Dhaka Biswabiddalay Patrika, Bangla Journal of the University of Dhaka. , vol.62,63 , 1998-1999
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| 8 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Physically Disabled in Bangladesh –An Overview,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.12 , no.1 , 1997
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| 9 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Youth in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.8 , December, 1993
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| 10 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Experience: Self Development and Foreign Aids- Bangladesh Context,
Samaj Nirekahan Kendra, Dhaka University , vol.55 , February, 1995
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| 11 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Female Education in Bangladesh-Problems and Prospects,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.1 , December, 1996
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| 12 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Self-Employment of Women of Bangladesh: Problems and Issues,
Social Science Review, Dhaka University , vol.2 , July-December, 1996
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| 13 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Effectiveness Analysis of Female Secondary School Assistance Program in Development of Education in Women,
Social Science Review , vol.xiv , July –December, 1997
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| 14 |
Tahmina Akhtar : An opinion review: The attitude of mother towards child health and care,
Journal of Public Administration Training Center (PATC) , vol.12 , September 1998
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| 15 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Non-formal education context in Bangladesh,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.13 , no.1 , December, 1998
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| 16 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Disability: A conceptual overview,
The Journal of Social Development, ISWR, University of Dhaka , vol.14 , no.1 , December-1999
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| 17 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Women violence: Bangladesh Context Empowerment,
Women for Women, Dhaka Bangladesh , vol.5 , November, 2003
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| 18 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Elderly people in rural Bangladesh: An overview,
Social Science Review , vol.21 , no.2 , December-2004
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| 19 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Gender Discrimination in wage-An empirical study,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.1 , no.1 , December-2004
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| 20 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Knowledge about the labour welfare and labour laws among the working labour in industry-A study.,
The Journal of Social Development , vol.17 , no.1 , December, 2005
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| 21 |
Tahmina Akhtar : ‘The Elderly care services and their situation in Bangladesh: An Understanding from theoretical perspective’,
Journal of Medical Science, Asian Network for Scientific Information , vol.6 (2) , pp.131-138 , March-April 2006
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| 22 |
Tahmina Akhtar : ‘Rethinking of Approaches to Women Empowerment: Bangladesh Perspectives,
Journal of Applied Science, Asian Network for Scientific Information (ANZ) , vol.65 , July, 2006
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| 23 |
Tahmina Akhtar : Attitude towards HIV/AIDs and STD among the client sex workers and drug addicts, a study of Dhaka city,
Social Science Review, Dhaka University , vol.18 , no.2 , December, 2010
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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Name & designation
Mrs. Tahmina Akhter
Professor
Department
Institute of Social Welfare and Research Institutes
Email
tahmina.iswr@du.ac.bd
Phone
880-2-9661900/8489