Education Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute, Pune, India Ph.D. in Archaeology, 2004 Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute, Pune, India M. Phil. in Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology, 1997 Central Law College, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh L.L.B. (Bachelor in Law), 1993 University of Dhaka, Bangladesh M.A. in Islamic Art & Archaeology Academic Appointments 2011-- Professor of Archaeology, Department of General Education, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka. 2010-2011 Associate Professor of Archaeology, Department of General Education, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka. 2007-2009 Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Department of General Education, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka. 2006 Research Fellow, Stamford University, Dhaka. 2005-2006 Research Associate, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 2004-2006 Research Associate, Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Project, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 1995-2001 Lecturer, Department of Islamic History & Culture, Savar University College, Savar, Dhaka. Editorial Services 2016-- Member, Editorial Board, Ancient Asia (https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com) 2015-- Editor, Publications of the Center for Heritage Studies (CenHerSt), Dinajpur. 2014-2018 Member, Editorial Board, History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (up to c. 1200 CE), 2 volumes (both in Bangla and English), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 2012-- Member, Editorial Board, Publications of the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 2012-- Member, Editorial Board, Jagruti E-Journal, India. http://kanchiuniv.ac.in/JAGRUTI/editorial.asp Consultancy Services 2016- 2017 Consultant, Planning and Development of Historical Narratives and Display Design in the New Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka. 2013- 2015 Cultural Heritage Management Specialist (National), South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project (Bangladesh Portion), Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh funded by the Asian Development Bank.