Department of Science and Humanities

Bio Data

Department of Science and Humanities

Assistant Professor

Shahana Afrin Dina serves as a Assistant Professor in Economics within the Department of Science & Humanities at Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB),Bangladesh. In addition to her academic responsibilities, she fulfils the role of House Tutor of Female Hall-1 at AAUB.

Previously, Shahana Afrin Dina held a position as a Guest Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Barishal Government Women's College, Barishal. In 2019, she contributed to the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Agargaon, Dhaka, as a Research Assistant, where she was involved in various research projects and initiatives.

Shahana Afrin Dina has completed the “Leadership and Gender Equality Course,” offered by the British Council and Clore Social Leadership, UK, as part of the Platinum Jubilee Women in Leadership Project 2022. Additionally, she participated in and completed the Researcher Connect Bangladesh Programme 2024, a collaborative initiative organized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh and the British Council, UK.

Education Hightlights:

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Economics | Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Economics | Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka

Reasearch Interest:

Climate Change and Disaster Management
Aviation Economics
Women Empowerment
Gender Equality, and Sustainability

Awards:

Recipient of “British Council Platinum Jubilee Women’s Leadership Project 2022” fellowship by the British Council in partnership with Clore Social Leadership, UK
Recipient of “TORI Leadership Award 2018” given by the TORI Alumni Committee for the best volunteer and leader in the 10th Anniversary Program of TORI School of Jahangirnagar University

Publication:

Journal Article

Shahana Afrin Dina co-authored the article "Experiencing the Impacts of Climate Change-Induced Salinity by Women in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh," published in the Journal of Climate Action, Research, and Policy (2023). The study, conducted with Dilafroze Khanam, Zobaidul Kabir, and Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam. The article is accessible through https://doi.org/10.1142/S2972312424500012.

Shahana Afrin Dina is the lead author of the article "Salinity and Gender-Based Violence: Untold Stories from Coastal Areas of Bangladesh," co-authored with Dilafroze Khanam. The article was published in The Jahangirnagar Economic Review, Volume 32, June 2021 (ISSN 1990-2492).

Shahana Afrin Dina co-authored the article "How Does Climate Change-Induced Salinity Force the Coastal People of Bangladesh to Migrate and How Does the Migration Process Violate Human Rights?" with Dilafroze Khanam and G. Rabbani. This study was published in the Jus Humanis Journal of International Human Rights Law, Lund, Sweden, Volume 4, pages 68-75 (2021).

Shahana Afrin Dina co-authored the article "Water Salinity, Menstrual Health, and Human Rights of Coastal Adolescent Girls of Bangladesh: A Story of Misery" with Dilafroze Khanam. The article was published in the Jus Humanis Journal of International Human Rights Law, Lund, Sweden, Volume 3, pages 69-75 (2020).