Professor Dr. ASM Amanullah
Professor Dr. ASM Amanullah is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka and has extensive academic, research and development-sector experience.
He completed his Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) (Hons.) in Sociology with First Class First and his Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in Sociology with First Class from the University of Dhaka. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Sciences (Medical Sociology) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, in 2002.
His professional and research work spans sociology, public health, population studies, higher education and development research. He has been involved in more than 170 development research projects as Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator or Consultant and has published more than 90 scholarly articles, books, chapters, conference papers and research reports at home and abroad.
He founded the Public Health Department at ASA University, Bangladesh, contributed to establishing the Public Health Department at Independent University, Bangladesh, and has also taught at the University of New South Wales and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.