Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- Dr. Saber Ahmed Chowdhury has been inaugurated as the new chairman of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies under the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka for three years.

The Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman appointed him to this post on November 23, 2022. Dr. Chowdhury has completed his M. Phil. degree from the University of Bergen, Norway, and earned his Ph.D. in human rights from La Trobe University, Australia, reports The New Nation.

His research interests include human rights, organizational conflict, radicalization, social cohesion, and communal harmony. Dr. Chowdhury also works as a trainer and facilitator for the public and private sectors. He has published two books and a good...