Dr. Zobaida Nasreen

Dr. Zobaida Nasreen is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Dhaka. Her acclaimed scholarship addresses indigenous rights, state violence, ethnic conflict, and forced migration in South Asia. She teaches political anthropology, ethnicity and nationalism, and human rights advocacy. She leads extensive ethnographic field studies documenting the socio-political struggles, militarization, and land grabbing faced by indigenous communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and analytical volumes, speaking globally as a leading voice on human rights, peacebuilding, and indigenous self-determination.