Anu Muhammad

Anu Muhammad
Born Anu Muhammad Anisur Rahman
(1956-09-22) 22 September 1956
Jamalpur
Nationality Bangladeshi
Institution Jahangirnagar University
Field Political economics
Alma mater Jahangirnagar University
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Anu Muhammad Anisur Rahman, better known by Anu Muhammad (Bengali: আনু মুহাম্মদ; born 1956), is a Bangladeshi economist and political activist.

Career

He is a professor at Jahangirnagar University where he has been teaching economics since 1982 and taught anthropology from 1991 to 2005. He was a visiting professor at University of Winnipeg and University of Manitoba in 2001 and stayed at Columbia University as a visiting Scholar in 1993. His research is focused on globalisation, social transformation, gender issues, non-governmental organisations and energy. He is the member secretary of the citizen's movement platform called National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Mineral Resources-Power and Ports.

Political views

Besides his academic activities, Muhammad is also a political activist against repression and discrimination, therefore against capitalism, imperialism, racism, patriarchy and oppression. His involvement in resistance and his appearance in TV talk shows led to a death threat in February 2008.[1] He was injured by the police in September 2009 during a demonstration protesting exploration deals granted to two international oil companies.[2][3] This event led to a protest by the Bangladesh Economic Association[4] and to an open letter condemning the event signed by academics from around the world.[5] After regular verbal attacks by the government ministers, he was also got arrested by police during a shut down protesting bad deals with multinational company on July 3, 2011.

Works

Muhammad has edited Bangladesh at 25: A Discourse on Development in Bangladesh together with Abdul Bayes in 1998, and Ashabuddin Ahmed Rochonaboli. He is the editor of quarterly journal "Sorbojonkotha".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Death threat to Anu condemned", Bangladesh News, 27 February 2008.
  2. ↑ "Attack on Anu Muhammad appalls civic leaders", Priyo News, 4 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Motia, Imam and Hanif visit Prof Anu Muhammad at hospital", bdnews24.com, 4 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "BEA slams police attack on Prof Anu Muhammad", The Financial Express, 5 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Oil Companies: Hands Off Bangladesh", politicalaffairs.net, 9 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Intute". Jisc.

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