Faculty Profile

Dr. Nur Mohammad Majumder

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801815107547
  • Email: majumder.sustedu@gmail.com

Biography

Majumder received the Bachelor (Hons.) Degree in Sociology from Dhaka University, Dhaka, and the Master degree in social and cultural anthropology, and M. Phil from the K.U. Leuven, Belgium, in 1996 and 1998, respectively. In 1999 he worked as a Research Assistant under his supervisor Prof. Dr. E. Roosen. In April 2004, Majumder joined in anthropology department as a Lecturer at SUST and became Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in 2007 and 2014. In 2017, he was awarded Ph.D. from USM, Penang, Malaysia, and the same year he became a Professor in the department of anthropology. He is the author or co-author of more than 18 papers in national and international refereed journals and more than 20 conference contributions with attending. He is a member of the editorial board of the SUST Journal of Social Sciences. His research interests cover several aspects across ethnographic research and ethnic minority discourse, environment, social and cultural issues, and indigenous peoples. He has expertise in Khasi up-land tree-crops management study.

Education

  • PhD in Cross Cultural Anthropology at Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • M.Phil. in Cultural Anthropology at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • MSS in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • MSS in Sociology at University of Dhaka
  • BSS in Sociology at University of Dhaka

Research Interests

  • Ethnography. Ethnic people
  • Culture
  • Environment
  • Public health

Active Research Project

  • 1. Assessment of household food safety and associated food hygiene practices among mothers in Sylhet division: A qualitative exploration. Principal Investigator. SUST Research Centre funds this Project. Contact Person: Prof. Dr. S M Saiful Islam, Director, University Research Centre, SUST

Previous Research Project

  • 1. The Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Menstrual Hygiene Management among Adolescent Girls in Sylhet Division
  • 2. Situation and Maping of Basic Social Services for Children and Women in Urban Slum of Sylhet City Corporation

External Affiliations

  • Social Science Division, School of Anthropology and Sociology, University Sains Malaysia
  • Psychology and Education Division, School of Anthropology, University of Leuven, Belgium

Journal Publications

  • 1. Zakaria, A. F. M & Majumder, N. M. (2019). Are Khasis of Bangladesh Eco-Friendly Agro Manager? Reflections on Hill Farming Practices and Forest Conservation. Journal of Science Technology & Environmental Informatics. 08 (01): 574-582.
  • 2. Majumder, N. M. & Haider, M. (2019). Customary land tenure system: threats, challenges, and grievance among Khasi community. Man and Culture, Volume 4 (2) 55-68
  • 3. Majumder, N. M. (2018). Socio-spiritual and economic practices of Mazar (holy shrine) culture in Sylhet city, Bangladesh. International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies, Volume IV, Issue IV, 82-91.
  • 4. Majumder, N. M., Rahman, R., Haider, M., & Zakaria, A. F. M. (2018). Modernity and ethnic dynamics: A study on Khasi community in northeast Bangladesh. Man and Culture, Volume 4, Number 1, January.
  • 5. Majumder, N. M. (2018) Traditional knowledge: Watering and irrigation practices of Khasi tree-crop gardening system in the northeast Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology, Vol.4, No 1, January-June
  • 6. Majumder, N. M. (2017). Khasi traditional tree farming practice on pest and disease management in the northeast uphill of Bangladesh. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 15(01), 1238-1245.
  • 7. Majumder, N. M. (2017). Indigenous and scientific knowledge of manure management in tree farming practice: An anthropological investigation of northeast upland Khasi of Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology, Vol.3, No 2, July-Dec, 85-94.
  • 8. Majumder, N. M. & Biswas, S.K. (2017). A full moon light night and mystic love affairs of Ras Lila in Sylhet: An anthropological study on the Manipuri ethnic community, Bangladesh. International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies, Volume-IV, Issue-II, 75-82.
  • 9. Majumder, N. M. (2017). Local knowledge dynamics: through an overview of indigenous knowledge and its trend with prospective. Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology, Vol.3, No 2, July-Dec, 67-74.
  • 10. Majumder, N. M., Po, L. T., & Biswas, S.K. (2015). An ethnographic exploration of the Lyngam ethnic community in Bangladesh. Sociology and Anthropology, 3(3), 179-185.
  • 11. Subramaniam, J., Majumder, N. M., Hatta, Z. A., & Zakaria, A. F. M. (2014). Implications of enforced disappearances on women-headed families in the northern province, Sri Lanka. International Journal of humanities and Social Science, 4(4), 236-243.
  • 12. Majumder, N. M. (2013). Third gender: Sexual life of Hijras and their outlook, Anthropologist 1(1), 97-105.

Conference

  • 1. Majumder, NM, and Kawser, N., 2020. “Social and Cultural Perspective on Household Garbage Disposal Practices among the Urban Dwellers in Sylhet City.” Presented the paper in the 6th National Seminar entitled “Inclusive Development and Challenges in Bangladesh” of the Institute of Social Research & Applied Anthropology (ISRAA), January 24, 2020

Teaching

  • Action Anthropology
  • Ethnography
  • Research Methodology
  • Indigenous People's Resource and Culture

Awards & Recognition

  • USM Doctoral Graduate Assistance Scheme at Social sciences Division, School of Anthropology and sociology, University Sains Malaysia

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. M.Phil. Research Supervision: 01
  • 2. MSS Research Supervision: 1
  • 3. BSS Research Supervision: 6