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Name: Dr. Taslima Monsoor
Designation: Professor
Degree: PhD (SOAS) LLM (DU) 
Phone:
Email: taslima_monsoor@hotmail.com

Education

  • Fulbright Specialist Exchange Program 26th March – 4th May, 2007 Direct Access to the Muslim World PENNSTATE Altoona University of PENNSTATE,
  • Commonwealth Post-Doctoral Fellow 2004-March 2005 Law SOAS (School of Oriental & African studies) University of London, UK
  • PhD 1991-1994 Law SOAS (School of Oriental & African studies) University of London, UK
  • LL.M. (Masters) 1984 Law 1st Class Law Dept. University of Dhaka
  • LL.B. 1982 Law 1st Class Law Dept. University of Dhaka
  • H.S.C 1977 Humanities 1st Division Holy Cross College Dhaka Board
  • S.S.C 1975 Humanities 2nd Division Shaheen School Dhaka Board

Experience

  1. October 2010 to Date Dhaka University Dean, Faculty of Law Dhaka University
  2. Aug. 2005 till date Dhaka University Professor Dept. of Law, Teaching Muslim & Hindu law
  3. Feb. 2002 to Dec.2003 Dhaka University Dean, Faculty of Law Dhaka University
  4. Nov. 2000 to July 2005 Dhaka University Associate Professor Dept. of Law, Teaching Muslim & Hindu law
  5. Nov.’96 to Oct.’ 2000 Dhaka University Assistant Professor Dept. of Law Taught land laws of Bangladesh
  6. Mar.’ 89 to Oct.’ 96 Dhaka University Lecturer Dept. of Law Taught Law of Torts
  7. Feb. ’87 to Feb.’89 Dhaka University Lecturer (Part Time) Dept. of Law Taught different types of laws
  8. Apr.’ 84 to Jan.’ 87 Dr. Kamal Hossain Associate & Associates Drafting Documents, Conducting cases
  9. 1983 to Date BJMAS Instructor

Publication

1. Monsoor, Taslima: Financial support for women under Islamic family law in Bangladesh and Malaysia. Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, Volume 21, Issue 4, 2015.
2. Monsoor, Taslima: Child Domestic Workers in Barisal: Need Analysis. Published in the Journal of the Dhaka University Law Journal, Vol. 25 No. 1, June 2015.

3. Monsoor, Taslima: Impact of Gender on Custody, Guardianship and Adoption: A Comparative Study of Bangladesh and Malaysia. To be published in the Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law. Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
4. Monsoor Taslima: Empowerment of Women and Development of Muslim Family Law in Bangladesh. Published in the Dhaka University Law Journal, Vol. 25 No. 1, December 2014.

5. Monsoor, Taslima: Maintenance to Muslim Women in Bangladesh and Malaysia: Is the Judiciary Doing Enough? Published in The Dhaka University Law Journal, Vol. 21 No. 2, December 2010.
6. Gender Equity: Islamic Family Law and Women a research from Malaysia and Bangladesh. A book published by British Council under EWLR (Empowerment of women in the legal regime) a Higher Education Link programme of Law Dept. Dhaka University and Law Dept. SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies University of London), Dhaka Oct. 2009.

7. “Management of gender Relations: Violence Against Women and Criminal Justice System in Bangladesh’. A book published by British Council under EWLR (Empowerment of women in the legal regime) a Higher Education Link programme of Law Dept. Dhaka University and Law Dept SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies University of London), Dhaka Dec. 2008.
8. Gender Equity and Economic Empowerment: Family Law and Women in Bangladesh. A book published by British Council under EWLR (Empowerment of women in the legal regime) a Higher Education Link programme of Law Dept Dhaka University and Law Dept SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies University of London), Dhaka March 2008.
9. Judiciary & Gender on Trial. A book published by British Council and Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Dhaka May 2005.

10. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ON TEST: A STUDY OF ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW AND WOMEN. IN THE DHAKA UNIVERSITY STUDIES, PART- F, VOL. 1 NO. 1, JUNE 2004.

11. Gender and the Constitution. Published in JATI (Judicial Administration Training Institute) Journal Vol. III 2004.
12. Mahr/Dower the Weapon for Empowerment of Muslim Women. Published in The Chittagong University Journal of Law, Vol. V, 2003.
13. DOWRY PROBLEM IN BANGLADESH: LEGAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES. PUBLISHED IN THE DHAKA UNIVERSITY STUDIES, PART- F, VOL. 1 NO. 1, JUNE 2003.
14. General Law and Family Law relating to HIV/AIDS: A Bangladeshi perspective. Published in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. 1 No. 1, June 2002.
15. Gender in Law: Five decades of struggle for empowerment. Published in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. 10 No.2, June 2001.
16. Gender equity and economic transformation of women by the enforcement of Family Law in Bangladesh: A socio-legal perspectives. Published in the BILIA’S Journal of Law, vol.1 No.2, JUNE 2000.
17. Judicial decisions in the light of women’s rights. Published in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. 10 No.1, June 2000.

18. From patriarchy to gender equity: Family Law and its impact on women in Bangladesh (Ph.D Thesis, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON) a book published by the University Press Limited (UPL) Dhaka, 1999.
19. FAMILY COURTS AND WOMEN: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES an article published in the book on Gender in Law, edited by Dr. Maimul Ahsan Khan & Tahmina Ahmad, Dhaka 1998.
20. Prevention of child marriages by the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929: legal implications and social reality- Paper presented in the Workshop of BLAST (Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust), July 1998. Published in the Law Journal of Rajshahi University, 1998, pp.87-108.
21. In search for security and poverty alleviation: Women’s inheritable entitlements to land, the untapped resources- Paper presented in the Workshop of ENBS (European Network of Bangladesh Studies), University of Bath, UK, April 1998. Published in the Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 2, July-December 1998, pp.42-57.

22. Muslim Women’s right to maintenance: The legal connotations a paper presented in the Workshop of BLAST(Bangladesh Legal Aid & Services Trust) 1996. To be published in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. 9. No.1, June 1998.
23. Women’s Rights under Muslim Family Law with particular reference to custody and guardianship published in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. 8 No.1, June 1997.
24. Women and Development of Family Law: A step towards right direction? Paper presented in the International workshop of ENBS (European Network of Bangladesh Studies) Ziest (the Netherlands) Aug 25th-27th 1994. Published in the BILIA’S Journal of Law, Vol.1 No.2, Dec 1997
25. Rights of Bangladeshi Women in International and Municipal Law published in The Dhaka University Studies, Part- F, Vol. 6 No.1, June 1995.
26. Disadvantaged children of the third world and human rights in Human Rights in the Third World, Dhaka 1992.

27. The Convention on the rights of the child: Prospects for international enforcement in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. iii. No. 1, June 1992.
28. Supremacy of the Constitution in The Dhaka University Studies, part- F, Vol. ii. No.1, June 1991.
29. Narir Sampattir Odhikar in Women’s right to property published by Bangladesh Jatiya Mahila Ain-jibi Samity’s booklet Nari o Ain.
30. Report on Bangladesh cases and materials on Warsaw Convention.

Others

Association with other Institution and Organisaton :
 She is in the editorial board of the journal ofInternational Association of Law Schools (IALS) from 2014.
 From 2010 working as the editor of The Dhaka University Studies, part- F a journal of the University of Dhaka.
 From 2012 she is in the editorial board of the journal of Islamic Studies-Sharia in the Academy of Islamic studies University of Malaya, Malaysia.

 Consultant of WID (Women in Development) mission of UNDP investigating legal empowerment of Bangladeshi women under the National Action Plan (Jan-March, 1997).
 Legal Advisor of Bangladesh Girl Guides Association from 1988-1998 March.
 Life member and executive member of BJMAS/BNWLA (Bangladesh Jatiyo Mahila Ainjibi Samity/Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association) providing legal literacy and advocacy to women.
 Student’s Advisor, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka counseling and solving the problems of student’s particularly women. [1996-2002 (6 years)].
 Consultant of IDHRB (Action Research Study on the Institutional Development of Human Rights in Bangladesh) project of Ministry of Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, advocating women’s rights.
 Researcher and writer of Open University Television Programme on Women’s rights under Family Law.
 Vice President of Law Readers a research and publication organisation of the student’s of the Faculty of Law, Dhaka University.
 Member of ENBS (European Network of Bangladesh Studies), University of Bath, UK.
 Consultant BMRC (Bangladesh Medical Research Council) in the certificate Course on Research on Bio-ethics (ICCRB).

 Consultant Judicial Exchange Program of the British Council.
 Past Vice President BWCCI (Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry).
 Dhaka Partner of EWLR (Empowerment of Women in the Legal Regime)a higher education link programme of SOAS(School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London with Law Dept. University of Dhaka-2007-2009.
 President Bio-Ethics Society of Bangladesh (2nd time elected) has activities to upgrade the morality and ethics of the society in different workshops and seminars both national and International, Journal and courses.

Consultancy:
 Consultant of WID (Women in Development) mission of UNDP investigating legal empowerment of Bangladeshi women under the National Action Plan (Jan-March, 1997).
 Consultant of IDHRB (Action Research Study on the Institutional Development of Human Rights in Bangladesh) in 1999.
 Consultant of BMRC (Bangladesh Medical Research Council) from 2000-2003.