{{Short description|Bangladeshi academics}} '''Amena Mohsin''' is a former professor and chairperson of the Department of International Relations at the University of Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-13 |title=The nation and the citizen |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/the-shadow-violence/the-nation-and-the-citizen-1474909 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-09 |title=Reaction |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-256745 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-01 |title='Intensive courses to help students face challenges in other countries' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-148888 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> She is an adjunct professor of North South University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-31 |title=Amena Mohsin |url=https://newlinesinstitute.org/people/amena-mohsin/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=New Lines Institute |language=en}}</ref> She works on ethnic minorities, civil military relations, democracy and nationalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author Page |url=https://uplbooks.com/author/new/amena-mohsin-1082 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The University Press Limited |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amena Mohsin |url=https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/author/M/A/au24837457.html |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=University of Chicago Press |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Mohsin was born on 22 January 1958.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Profile - Amena Mohsin |url=https://tritiyomatra.com/profile/220 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=tritiyomatra.com |language=en}}</ref> She did her undergrad and masters at the University of Dhaka in 1980 and 1981.<ref name=":1" /> She did a second masters at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1986 and her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1996.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
==Career== Mohsin founded the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Dhaka.<ref name=":1" /> She recorded testimonies of Birangona for the Ain o Salish Kendra.<ref name=":1" /> She signed a letter in 2011 criticizing the government of Bangladesh for removing Professor Muhammad Yunus from the post of chairman of Grameen Bank.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-06 |title=Removal of Prof Yunus dishonours 20m women |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-176578 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> She expressed concern over a contempt of court rule against professor Asif Nazrul.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-19 |title=Concern over HC rule on Asif Nazrul |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-226911 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> She asked the government of Bangladesh to leave Grameen Bank alone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-09 |title=Leave Grameen Bank as it is |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-245393 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
Mohsin conducted a study on extremism in university students along with by professor lmtiaz Ahmed, and professor Delwar Hossain in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-17 |title=It's evident in their conduct |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/extremism-among-univ-students-reflected-their-conduct-1506040 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> She was critical of the defense treaty between India and Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-28 |title=Questions raised about defence deal with India |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/defence-pact-not-necessary-1382413 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
Mohsin was a critic of the 2024 general election describing it as neither free or fair election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=What will happen to multi-party democracy in Bangladesh? |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/what-will-happen-multi-party-democracy-bangladesh-3514336 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
==Bibliography== *The Politics of Nationalism: The Case of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Politics of Nationalism: The Case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Bangladesh |url=https://uplbooks.com/shop/9840514008-the-politics-of-nationalism-the-case-of-the-chittagong-hill-tracts-bangladesh-6426#attr=15296 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The University Press Limited |language=en-US}}</ref> *The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On The Difficult Road To Peace<ref name=":0" /> *Ethnic Minorities of Bangladesh: Some Reflections the Saontals and Rakhaines<ref name=":0" /> *Women and Militancy: South Asian Complexities<ref name=":0" /> *Conflict and Partition<ref name=":0" /> *Of the Nation Born: The Bangladesh Papers<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-03 |title=Sexual Violence through the Decades |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/sexual-violence-through-the-decades-1369804 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> *''Women and Work in South Asia: Rights and Innovation''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title='Women and Work in South Asia' explores feminism through a South Asian lens |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/daily-star-books/news/women-and-work-south-asia-explores-feminism-through-south-asian-lens-3159541 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> *Human Rights in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-17 |title=Not a stranger anymore |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/not-a-stranger-anymore-65203 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Mohsin was married to professor Anisur Rahman.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Perfect Friend |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2008/01/01/tribute.htm |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Star Weekend Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-17 |title=Mufrad Nabeel's untimely demise |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-15837 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> They had one son, Mufrad Nabeel Rahman, who died in 2008.<ref name=":2" /> She was married to Piash Karim (died 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-14 |title=Piash Karim passes away |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/piash-karim-passes-away-45593 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
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