Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Bangladesh.

Tania Afrin Tonny

Present Designation
Associate Professor

Department
Local Government and Urban Development

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Area of Interest

Gender, Development, Labor Migration, Local Government, Public Administration , Urban Development etc.

Biography

Education

PhD Candidate

Department of Development and Sustainability

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand

MSc/M.Phil.

Department of Development and Sustainability Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand

MSS Department of Public Administration University of Rajshahi Bangladesh

BSS Department of Public Administration University of Rajshahi Bangladesh

HSC Adamjee Cantonment College Dhaka Bangladesh

SSC Saidpur Cantonment Board High School Bangladesh

Experience

A) Academic Appointments

Associate Professor Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Bangladesh

Assistant Professor Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Bangladesh

Assistant Professor Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Bangladesh

Lecturer Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Bangladesh

B) Administrative Experience

Head of the Department Dept. of Local Government and Urban Development Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Bangladesh

Chairman Dept. of Public Administration Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Bangladesh

C) Other Experience

Former Executive Committee Member Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University

Teacher’s Association (JKKNIUTA) Bangladesh

Former Education and Research Secretary Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Teacher’s Association (JKKNIUTA) Bangladesh

Former Executive Committee Member AIT Bangladesh Association (AITBA) Asian Institute of Technology Thailand

Achievement/Awards

1. Recipient of the Royal Thailand Government Scholarship, AIT, Thailand

2. Recipient of the ADB-JSP Scholarship, AIT, Thailand

3. Recipient of the ADB Thesis of the Year Award, AIT, Thailand

4. Recipient of the Bangkok Penguin Prize, AIT, Thailand

5. Recipient of the Merit Scholarship, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

6. Recipient of the Gold Medal, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Publication List

List of Selected Scholarly Publications

Tonny, T. A., & Ahmed, J. (2020). Civil Society’s Contribution to Women Empowerment: Bangladesh Perspective. In M. N. Momen, R. Baikady, & C. Sheng-Li, Building Sustainable Communities (pp. 285-299). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.

Nawaz, F., & Tonny, T. A. (2019). Nawaz, F., & Tonny, T. A. (2019). Reintegration Challenges of Migrants in Bangladesh: A Study on Forced Returnee Women Migrants from Saudi Arabia. Horizon, 1(1), 49-58. Horizon, 1(1), 49-58.

Tonny, T. A. (2021). Health Vulnerabilities of Bangladeshi Domestic Migrant Women Workers in the Middle East amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Conference Proceedings: Gender in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (pp. 453-462). Hanoi: Vietnam Women’s Academy.

Tonny, T. A. (2019). Key Challenges Facing Bangladeshi Women Migrants in Overseas Migration. JKKNIU Journal of Social Science, 2 & 3(1), 109-119.

Tonny, T. A. (2016). Overseas Migration: Constraint Factors for Bangladeshi Women. Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration, XXIV (2), 81-97.

Tonny, T. A. (2016). Role of NGOs in Ensuring Safe Migration for Bangladeshi Women Migrant Workers: A Case Study. Society and Change, X (1), 62-72.

Social/Professional Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tania-afrin-tonny-759207214/?originalSubdomain=th

Training

Training on OBE Curriculum Development Training on Gender Awareness Training on Human Rights Issues Training on Basic Facilitation Skills

Email: tania.tonny@jkkniu.edu.bd

Personal Website/Blog

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