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CURRICULUM VITAE

Abul Bashar Mohammad Abu Noman

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Personal Details:

Name : Abul Bashar Mohammad Abu Noman

Father’s Name : Md. Abul Bashar

Mother’s Name : Shamshun Nahar Begum

Permanent Address : Village-Shuchakradondi

Post Office-Patiya, Thana –Patiya
Chittagong-4370, Bangladesh.

Mailing Address : A.B.M. Abu Noman

Professor
Department of Law
University of Chittagong,
Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh.

Profession : University Academic.

Current Position : Professor

Department of Law
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Contact Number : +880 11950 74534(Mobile)

Fax : +880 31 726310

E-mail : abu_noman1974@yahoo.com

Sex : Male

Date of birth : 13 September 1974

Nationality : Bangladeshi by birth.

Marital Status : Married.

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Educational Background:

1. Master of Laws in Human Rights from University of Hong Kong in 2009.

2. Masters of Laws from University of Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1997 and placed in the
First Class.

3. Bachelor of Laws with Honours from University of Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1996

and placed in the Upper Second Class.

4. Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1991 and placed in the First Division.

5. Secondary School Certificate in 1989 and placed in the First Division.

Language Known:

Mother Tongue: Bengali (Spoken and Writing)-Excellent

Other Language: English (Spoken and Writing)-Excellent

Computer proficiency:

Microsoft word
Excel
Internet browsing
Microsoft PowerPoint

Tertiary Teaching Experiences:

a. Professor: Since 09.09.2016- present, Department of Law, University of
Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh
b. Associate Professor of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

c. Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

(January 2003 – May 2010).

d. Lecturer of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

(January 2000 – January 2003).

e. Resident Instructor in 2nd International Human Rights Summer School held in Comilla,
Bangladesh during October 20- November 03, 2002 organized by Empowerment through
Law of the Common People (ELCOP), an apex national human rights NGO in
Bangladesh.
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Professional Affiliation:

Member of the Bangladesh Bar Council - Enrolled as an Advocate of the Bangladesh Bar
Council on 06 December 1998. Membership No. - 1596 of 1998.

Professional Experiences:

a. Worked as an Advocate in Chittagong Judges’ Court, Chittagong, Bangladesh

from 06-12-1998 to 15-01-2000.

b. Worked as a Consultant of the project titled ‘Promotion of Human Rights

Advocacy through Human Rights Education & Conscientiousness’, implemented by
Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts (BITA), an apex national rights-based NGO in
Bangladesh, sponsored by Academy for Educational Development (AED).

c. Worked as a Team Leader of the project titled ‘Developing Human Rights

Education Curriculum for the Secondary School Students and Disseminating HR
Curriculum at Different Secondary School’, implemented by Bangladesh Institute of
Theatre Arts (BITA), an apex national rights-based NGO in Bangladesh, sponsored by
Academy for Educational Development (AED).

d. Worked as a Coordinator, Street Law Program, a Human Rights Awareness Building

Project of Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) sponsored by
USAID.

Awards:
a. Awarded Dr. Sohmen Human Rights Scholarship to pursue Master of Laws in Human
Rights at University of Hong Kong in the year 2008-2009.

b. Awarded a research grant to conduct a research on Trails of war Criminals of 1971:

In Search of an Effective Post-liberation Justice under auspices of the “Research
Project” as financed out of the Chittagong University Revenue Budget
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Awards (cont.):

c. Awarded a Full Developing Country Scholarship to participate in the 8th ISPCAN

Asia-pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, which will be held in
Perth, Australia, from 15-18 November 2009, jointly organised by the International
Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect(ISPCAN) and National Association
for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect(NAPCAN).
d. Awarded a full fellowship to participate in the Second EURASIA-Net Summer School
on Minority Rights, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 17 to 28 August, organised by the
Institute for Minority Rights, Bolzano, Italy.
e. Awarded a fellowship by Forum on Women in Security and International Affairs
(FOWSIA) Dhaka, Bangladesh, under the Young Professional Fellowship Program to
conduct a research on ‘Women and the Law of Citizenship in Bangladesh: A Study of
Rights from the Gender Perspective’ in the year of 2002.

Training Programmes:

a. Completed an Externship Course at Madaripur Legal Aid Association, Madaripur,

Bangladesh from 07th to 21st June 1998 organised by Faculty of Law, University of
Chittagong, sponsored by the Ford Foundation.

b. Completed a training programme on Court Procedure organised by Bangladesh Bar

Council from 14th to 17th December 1998.

Research Background:

a. Conducted a research on ‘Combating Trafficking in Women and Children in

Bangladesh: A Rights Based Approach’. This research work has been submitted in
partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Masters of Laws in Human Rights,
University of Hong Kong in the year 2009.

b. Conducted a research on Trails of war Criminals of 1971: In Search of an Effective

Post-liberation Justice under auspices of the “Research Project” as financed out of the
Chittagong University Revenue Budget
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Research Background (cont.):

c. Conducted a joint research on ‘ Evolution and Current status of Industrial Relation

System : Bangladesh Perspective’ and this research work has been accepted for
publication by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva in the year of
2007.
d. Conducting a research on ‘Regulating Ship Breaking Industry in Bangladesh:
Towards a Better Legal Regime’ under a fellowship program sponsored by the
Manusher Janno Foundation in 2008.

e. Conducted a joint research on ‘Laws Relating to Domestic Violence against Women in

Bangladesh: An Overview’. This research work was presented in the First International
Residential Training Workshop on ‘Bangladesh Women in International Security’
organized by Forum on Women in Security and International Affairs (FOWSIA), held
in Dhaka, Bangladesh during December 21-27, 2001.

f. Conducted a research on ‘Women and the Law of Citizenship in Bangladesh: A Study

of Rights from the Gender Perspective’ under the Young Professional Fellowship
Program sponsored by Bangladesh Freedom Foundation in the year of 2002.

g. Conducted a research on ‘Problem of Implementation of International Human Rights

Law: Analysis of the Existing Mechanisms of Implementation’. This research work
was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Masters of Laws
(LL.M.), University Of Chittagong, Bangladesh in the year 1998.

Publications:

a. ‘Ship Recycling under International Law: An Analytical Overview on Existing and

Upcoming Legal Regime’, The Chittagong University Journal of Law, Chittagong,
Bangladesh, Vol. XII, pp. 69-83, 2007.

b. ‘Regional Mechanism in the ASEAN Region for Strengthening Human Rights

Promotion and Protection: An Analysis’, The Chittagong University Journal of Law,
Chittagong, Bangladesh, Vol. XII, pp. 139-157, 2007.

c. ‘National Human Rights Protection Mechanisms in Bangladesh: An Overview’, has

been accepted for publication by The Chittagong University Journal of Law, Chittagong,
Bangladesh, Vol. XII, pp. 139-157, 2007.
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Publications (Contd.):

d. “International Human Rights Law: A Study of the Problems of Implementation”,

The Chittagong University Journal of Law, Chittagong, Bangladesh, Vol. IV, pp. 151-
172, 1999.
e. “Women and the Law of Citizenship in Bangladesh: A Study of Rights from the
Gender Perspective” published by Forum on Women in Security and
International Affairs (FOWSIA), Dhaka, Bangladesh, December, 2005.
f. A joint research work on ‘Evolution and Current status of Industrial Relation
System: Bangladesh Perspective’ published by the International Labour Organization
(ILO), Geneva in 2008.
g. A Conference paper titled ‘Transitional Justice and Witness Protection: Bangladesh
Perspective’ published by the Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2009.
h. A Conference paper titled ‘A Right-based Approach for Combating trafficking in
Children: South Asian Perspective’ has been accepted for publication by the
International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) in 2009.

Participation in Conference, Seminar and Workshop:

a. Participated in the 3rd Basic Certificate Course on Human Security, held at Sena Place
Hotel, Phaholyothin Road, Soi 11, Bangkok, Thailand, from 24 - 29 August, 2010, jointly
organized by the Human Security Alliance and CHRSD of Mahidol University, Thailand.

b. Participate in the 8th ISPCAN Asia-pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and
Neglect, which will be held in Perth, Australia, from 15-18 November 2009, jointly
organised by the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and
Neglect(ISPCAN) and National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and
Neglect(NAPCAN).
c. Participated in the Second EURASIA-Net Summer School on Minority Rights, held in
Kathmandu, Nepal, from 17 to 28 August, organised by the Institute for Minority Rights,
Bolzano, Italy.
d. Participated in the Workshop on Competition Policy, Investment and Economic
Development in Bangladesh, held in Peninsula Hotel, Chittagong, Bangladesh, on 9
August 2009, jointly organised by Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund and
International Finance Corporation.

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Participation in Conference, Seminar and Workshop (cont.):

e. Participated in the 2nd International Conference on Genocide, Truth and Justice

organized by Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh, from 30-31 July 2009, held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.

f. Participated in the 6th Asian law Institute Conference organised by the Faculty of Law,
University of Hong Kong, from 30-31 May 2008, held at University of Hong Kong.

g. Participated in the Commonwealth Legal Education Conference: Teaching Law in the

Modern Global Business Environment jointly organised by City University of Hong
Kong and the Commonwealth Legal Education Association, from 31 March - 2 April
2009, held at Multi-media Conference Room, City University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong.

h. Participated in the International Workshop on ‘Trafficking in Persons Research and

Data Forum’ jointly organized by Australian Institute of Criminology and Centre for
Criminology, University, from 3-4 November 2008, held at University of Hong Kong.

i. Participated in the 4th South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian

Law and Refugee Law jointly organized by International Committee of Red Cross, the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the National Law School of India
University, Bangalore, India, from 15 May to 18 May 2002, at Bangalore, India.

j. Participated in the First International Residential Training Workshop on

‘Bangladesh Women in International Security’ organized by Forum on Women in
Security and International Affairs (FOWSIA), held in Dhaka, Bangladesh during
December 21-27, 2001.

k. Participated in the 2nd three-day residential workshop on Social science Research and
Migration organised by Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU),
held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during 19-21 October 2003.

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Paper Presented:

a. Presented a paper on ‘A Right-based Approach for Combating trafficking in

Children: South Asian Perspective’ in the 8th ISPCAN Asia-pacific Regional
Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, which will be held in Perth, Australia, from 15-
18 November 2009, jointly organised by the International Society for Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and National Association for the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN).

b. Presented a paper on ‘Position of Minorities: Bangladesh Perspective’ in the in the

Second EURASIA-Net Summer School on Minority Rights, held in Kathmandu, Nepal,
from 17 to 28 August, organised by the Institute for Minority Rights, Bolzano, Italy.
c. Presented a paper on ‘Transitional Justice and Witness Protection: Bangladesh
Perspective’ in the 2nd International Conference on Genocide, Truth and Justice
organized by Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh, from 30-31 July 2009, held in Dhaka,
Bangladesh.

d. Presented a paper on ‘ Islam’s Contribution to the International Humanitarian Law’

in the 4th South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee
Law jointly organized by International Committee of Red Cross, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and the National Law School of India University, Bangalore,
India, from 15 May to 18 May 2002, at Bangalore, India.

e. Presented a key note paper on ‘ Separation of Judiciary and Human Rights : An

Analysis’ in a occasion to observe the International Human Rights Day, organised by
Department of Law, University of Chittagong on 10 December 2007.

f. Presented a key note paper on ‘Role of Women in Anticipation Corruption’ at a

Seminar on Gender, organised by Transparency International, Chittagong, Bangladesh
on 17 January 2008.

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Administrative Experiences:
a. Member, Executive Committee, St. John’s College Postgraduate Student Association,
University of Hong Kong, from September 2008 to August 2009.
b. Elected Syndicate Member of the University of Chittagong, from July 2001 to
November 2002. University Syndicate is a quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative body.
c. Treasurer, Law Society, Department of Law, University of Chittagong, from 2001 to
2006.
d. Member, Executive Committee, Law Society, Department of Law, University of
Chittagong, from 2006 to July 2008.

Social and Cultural Affiliation:

a. General Secretary, Khelaghar Chittagong South District Committee, from 2003 to till
now. Khelaghar is a nation-wide child welfare organization since 1952.
b. Convener, the Child Rights Implementing Committee, Patiya District, Chittagong,
Bangladesh.
c. President, Barnarekha Khelaghar Ashar , from 2000 to 2006. Barnarekha Khelaghar
Ashar is a thana level branch of nation-wide child welfare organization Khelaghar.

References:

1. Professor Dr. M. Shah Alam

Department of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Currently on Deputation in the Law Commission of Bangladesh as its member.
Phone- +88 02-9559004, Cell No.: +880 17144 89932
E-mail: shahaamcu50@yahoo.com

2. Professor Md. Zakir Hossain

Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
&
Member, Judicial Service Commission of Bangladesh.
Phone-PABX- 880-31-726311-14, Ext. - 4216(Office),
Cell No.- +880 17121 73151, E-mail: hossianjuris@yahoo.com

I certify that all information stated in this resume is true and complete to the best of my
knowledge.

(A.B.M. ABU NOMAN)