Background:  

I’m from Bangladesh.  I did my first MSS and M Phil in ‘Political science’ from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. I did my second masters in ‘Social development’ from University of East Anglia, UK.

Personal interests/goals:

I’m keen to continue work with development organizations.

Study Area: Natural Resource and Rural System Management

Project Title:  Theimpact of Rabi season crops on the livelihoods of the rural men and women in Southern Bangladesh.

Advisors:

Principal: Associate Professor Robert Cramb

Collaborating Organisations:

CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, CIMMYT, Wheat Research Centre, PROSHIKA

Publication list:

• Sultana Nasrin and Alema Karim (2005), “Bangladesh: a Journey in Stages”, chapter 4 in Female-Wellbeing: Social change around the world in the 20th Century eds. By Janet Mancini Billson and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Zed books, London, New York.
• Sultana Nasrin (2005), "The Role of Dowry and Early marriage in Shaping the Livelihoods of Poor Rural Women'', Chapter 10 in Making a Living: the livelihoods of the rural poor in Bangladesh, eds. by Iqbal Alam Khan and Janet Seeley, University Press Limited, Dhaka.
• Sultana Nasrin (2004) Polygamy and Divorce in Rural Bangladesh in the journal Empowerment, Vol. 11, P. 75-96, Women for Women, Dhaka.
• Sultana Nasrin (2003), "Is Marriage a Safe Haven for Women? : A critique of existing laws and practices", working paper 10, December 2003, IMEC, PROSHIKA, Dhaka.
• Sultana Nasrin (2002), ‘Conceptualizing Livelihoods of the Extreme Poor’, Working Paper 1, IMEC, PROSHIKA, Dhaka. Also available in: http:www.livelihoods.org/lessons/Asia/Bangladesh.html#4

Contact Details:

• Phone: 3365 7407 (office), 0421020019 (mobile)
• E-mail: s4156586@student.uq.edu.au
• Postal: Room s527, level 5, NRSM, Hartley Teakle Building (#83), St Lucia Campus, University of Queensland, QLD 4072.