Profile of Asrafi Bintay Akram

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Asrafi Bintay Akram

Associate Professor

Department of Sociology (SOC)

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur.

E-mail: asrafiakram.soc@hstu.ac.bd

Mobile: +8801921754243


CAREER OBJECTIVE

    As an academic, I would like to create new knowledge in my desired field and disseminate it among my students through teaching in the classroom.

RESEARCH INTEREST

    Gender and Sexuality, Menstruation, and Sustainability (related to the climate crisis, water, waste, human settlements and migration)

EDUCATION

  1. Master of Science in Human Settlements, 2021

    Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh

  2. Master of Social Sciences in Sociology, 2007

    University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  3. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology, 2006

    University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

  1. Associate Professor
     Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur Bangladesh

    February 01, 2020 to Present

  2. Assistant Professor
     Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur Bangladesh

    February 01, 2014 to January 31, 2020

  3. Lecturer
     Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur Bangladesh

    February 01, 2012 to January 31, 2014


PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers

  1. Role of Nature to Construct Social Identity: With Reference to the Documentary KIRTINASHA

  2. Social Displacement: Emerged as a New Concept

  3.  The Social Life of Minorities in East Bengal after Partition: In the Context of Quiet Flows The River Chitra

  4. Physical Upgrading of Housing in Informal Settlements: Priorities for the Extreme Poor

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  5.  Applicability of Modular City framework for My Village – My Town vision in Bangladesh

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  6.  Trend of National Housing Policy: Bangladesh Perspective (Can meet the challenge of housing for all?)

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  7.  Reflection of Social Exclusion in Documentary Film of Bangladesh: The Beauty Worker

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  8. Internal Displacement: With Reference to Beauty Worker

Conference Papers

  1. Research on Social Displacement: Emerged as a New Concept in Sociology

  2. Space, Menstrual Hygiene Practice and Lived Experience of Residential Female Students of Bangladesh

  3. Impacts of Menstrual Waste on Water Bodies: A Study on Northern Bangladesh

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  4. Functional Toilet for Menstruating Adolescent Girls: A Study on Northern Bangladesh

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  5. The Effect of Habitat and Work Environment on Menstrual Hygiene Practice in Bangladesh

  6. Functional Toilet in Smart City

  7. ‘Gray Areas’ of Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy of Bangladesh

  8. Impacts of Noise on Cognitive Levels of Students: A Socio-Architectural Study on the Built Environment of a Classroom of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University

Others

  1. Providing Disaster Relief for Women and LGBTQI+ People in The  Bahamas (Toolkit)

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  2. A female can be a marriage registrar or not

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  3. Gender Dimension in Digital Financial Inclusion: With Reference to Plain Land Ethnic Community

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  4. Do the Sustainable Development Goals address sustainable menstrual health management?


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  5. The Pattern of Informal Settlement and Drug Addiction

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  6. Do I have Any Privacy for My Menstruation?


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  7. Menstrual Waste: Is an Issue of Concern?


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  8. Women Friendly Healthy Working Place


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  9. A Story of An Embryo and A Mother

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  10. Another fight( managing menstrual health) of women in 1971(liberation war)


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  11. Is Women's Day for empowerment or equity?

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  12. Silent Killer Menorrhagia

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  13. Hand Wash and Marginalized Women

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  14. Health Management during Menstruation

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  15.  Reproductive Health  and Access to Information in Bangladesh 

  16. An Extra-Ordinary Film Director “Yasmin Kabir”

  17. Shouldn't be addressed as a female director, just as the only director


Awards and SCHOLARSHIPS

  1. Best Presenter Award, Annual Research Review Workshop 2023

    Funded by: The Institute of Research and Training (IRT), Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology Universit

  2. Travel grant for attending ISA Conference in Australia, 2023

    Funded by: RC24, Environment & Society, International Sociological Association (iSA), Spain

  3. Registration Grant for attending ISA Conference in Australia, 2023,

    Funded by: International Sociological Association (iSA), Spain

  4. Fee-waived academic spot at the ISCM, online course on climate migration, 2023

    Funded by: International School on Climate Migration, Earth Refugee, England, London

  5. Fellowship on Social Quantitative/Qualitative Policy Relevant Investigation into Plastic Pollution, 2023

    Funded by: Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)

  6. Poster Presentation on Bangladesh Genocide of 1971:Reflection of the Youth (Nationally the 3rd Best Prize Winner),2023

    Funded by: Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice. Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  7. SDGs Essay Competition (Nationally 1st Prize Winner), 2022

    Funded by: UNDP-UNFP Poverty-Environment Action and Prothom Alo Bondhushava, Bangladesh.

  8. Best Performance Award, 2021

    Funded by: Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice. Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  9. Certificate of Merit,2021

    Funded by: Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice. Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  10. Master's scholarship, 2019

    Funded by: Khulna University, Bangladesh

  11. Bachelor of Social Sciences scholarship(2003-2006)

    Funded by: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

  12. Various Education Board Scholarships from Class V to XII (1994-2002)

    Funded by: Ministry of Education, Bangladesh


PROJECTS

  1. Salinity Threat in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: An Action Research on Coastal Bangladesh

    Funded by: Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), Bangladesh

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: Salinity Threat in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: An Action Research on Coastal Bangladesh

  2. Guide to Providing Disaster Relief for Women and LGBTQI+ People in the Bahamas

    Funded by: The Capstone Project, Equality Bahamas, UK, London.

    Position: Team Member

    Description: 2023

  3. A Study on the Impact of Space on Menstrual Hygiene Practice of the Residential Female Students of HSTU, Dinajpur

    Funded by: The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: 2020-21 (Award declaration in 2022)

  4. Lived Experiences of Bangladeshi Returnee Female Domestic Workers in the Middle East Countries

    Funded by: The Institute of Research and Training (IRT), Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology Uni.

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: 2022-23

  5. Barriers to the Effectiveness of Graphical Health Warnings on Smokeless Tobacco Products: A Study on the Low Income Women of Rangpur Division, Bangladesh

    Funded by: Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) & Johns Hopkins B. School of Public Health

    Position: Research Supervisor

    Description: Jun 2022-Nov 2022

  6. A Study on Access to Digital Financial Services of the Plain Land Ethnic Community in Northern Bangladesh

    Funded by: Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: March 2022-Dec 2022

  7. Evaluation and Survey on the Grants Received by District Social Welfare Committee

    Funded by: Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council under the Ministry of Social Welfare

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: Janu 2022-May 2022

  8. Attachment to the Place of Heritage and Its Impacts on Livelihood: A Study on the Community of Kantanagar Mouza, Dinajpur

    Funded by: The Institute of Research and Training (IRT), Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology Universit

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: 2021-2022

  9. The Intangible Cultural Significances of Heritage: A Study on Kantajew Temple, Dinajpur

    Funded by: Self Funding

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: MScHS thesis, Human Settlement Program, Architecture Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh, 2021

  10. Spatiality of menstrual hygiene practices at informal settlement of Mujgonni, Khulna

    Funded by: Self Funding

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: An action research for Sustainable Urban Water and Sanitation-Khulna (a web-based knowledge hub, link: http://suwaskhulna.com/),2020

  11. Relationship among Building Structure, Noise and Cognitive Level of Students: A Comparative Study Between Summer and Winter Season at Dr. Wazed Building of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU)

    Funded by: The Institute of Research and Training (IRT), Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology Universit

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: 2018-19

  12. Impacts of Outdoor Sound on Cognitive Level of Students: A Study on the Built Environment (Sound) of Class Dr. Wazed Building of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University

    Funded by: The Institute of Research and Training (IRT), Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology Universit

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: 2016-17

  13. Migration of settlers of Dinajpur

    Funded by: The District Administration of Dinajpur of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

    Position: Content writer

    Description: Dinajpur Gazetteer, 2014-15

  14. Electronic Waste (E-waste)

    Funded by: Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) and IPEN

    Position: Assistant researcher

    Description: Project was on environment, 2010

  15. Reflection of Social Displacement in Documentary Films of Bangladesh

    Funded by: Self Funding

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: MSS thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009

  16. Liberation War, Trend, and Theme in Films of Bangladesh from 1970-2007

    Funded by: Self Funding

    Position: Principal Investigator

    Description: BSS Monograph, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2008


SOCIAL NETWORK

  1. ResearchGate Profile

    URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Asrafi-Akram-3

  2. LinkedIn

    URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asrafi-akram-433824263/

  3. Academia.edu Profile

    URL: https://rkict.academia.edu/asrafiakram

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