09/09/2026
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐚 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦, 𝐌𝐚’𝐚𝐦!
Rajshahi University Education Club proudly extends its warmest congratulations to our respected Advisor, Prof. Dr. Sultana Mostafa Khanam, Ma’am, on her appointment as Senior Fellow at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi.
A distinguished academic and researcher, Prof. Khanam is currently serving as a Supernumerary Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Rajshahi. With a remarkable academic career spanning several decades, she has made significant contributions to teaching, research and higher education.
She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Sociology from the University of Rajshahi and joined the Department of Sociology as a Lecturer in 1987. In 1994, she earned her PhD in Medical Sociology from Keele University, UK, as a Commonwealth Scholar. She later completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Manchester, UK, in 2004.
Her international academic experience includes serving as Visiting Staff at the University of Manchester, where she worked with both the Development Studies Unit and the Department of Sociology. She also played a key role in establishing a Higher Education Link Programme between the University of Manchester and the University of Rajshahi.
Prof. Khanam has been involved in numerous research projects supported by international organizations and institutions, including UNDP, DFID, NORAD, WFP, CARE, the World Bank and the European Union, as well as various ministries of the Government of Bangladesh and the University Grants Commission.
Her research contributions include 35+ international research publications, while she has supervised 12 PhD fellows and 7 MPhil fellows in their research work. She has also served in various academic and research bodies, including committees associated with the UGC and higher education projects.
Her appointment as Senior Fellow at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies is a significant recognition of her distinguished academic career, extensive research contributions and longstanding commitment to higher education and scholarship.
As the Advisor of Rajshahi University Education Club, her academic journey and dedication to research continue to inspire our students and the wider university community.
Rajshahi University Education Club is immensely proud to celebrate this prestigious achievement of our respected Ma’am.
Congratulations, Ma’am, on this well-deserved recognition!
