Articles – Thirty one articles on South Asian History and Archives including

‘ Urban problems and Government Policies : a Case Study of the City of Dhaka,1810-1830’ in K. Ballhatchet and J.B. Harrison, The City in South Asia, Curzon Press, London,1980;

‘Early Colonial State Formation and the Peasants of Bengal’ in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (JASB),Humanities(vol. 33,No.2, December 1988, Dhaka, Bangladesh ;

‘ Local Self- Government in Dhaka City : Experiences of the Early Years, 1885-1905’ in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ( Humanities), Vol.35, No.1 June 1990, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

‘ Building of a Capital City- Dhaka 1905-1911’ in Bangladesh Historical Studies, Part A , 45(2), Dhaka,1995;

‘ The Permanent Settlement and the Dinajpur Raj’ in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities) ‘ , Vol.41, No.1, June,1996, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

‘Archival Resources in Bangladesh’ in Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities)’ Vol. 45, No.2, December,2000, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

‘Urbanisation and Urban Classes’ in Sirajul Islam (ed.) History of Bangladesh – Social and Cultural History, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1992; ‘ Urbanisation and Culture’ in K M

Mohsin and Sharif uddin Ahmed (eds) , Cultural History, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2007;

‘ Evaluation of some Artisans, Craftsmen and Professional Classes of Dhaka City and their Settlements’ in Delwar Hassan, Commercial History of Dhaka, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka, 2008;

‘ Dhaka Under the British Crown ( 1858-1947)- Aspects of Urban History‘ in Abdul Momin Chowdhury and Sharif uddin Ahmed ( eds.), 400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond, vol.1. Politics, Society Administration, Dhaka, 2011;

‘Bangladesh Archives and Records Management Society’, in Archives without Borders, in H van Engen, G Janssens, G Kwanten , K M Pompe (eds. ),The Hague, 2012.

Books

Dacca- A Study in Urban History and Development, 1841-1885 published by Curzon Press Ltd, London, 1986;

Dhaka – A Study in Urban History and Development, 1840-1921, Academic Press and Publishers Limited, Dhaka- 2003;

Dhaka- Itihash O Nagar Jiban, 1840-1941 (in Bengali), Academic Press and Publishers Library, Dhaka,2001, Third Reprint,2006;

Dhaka College – History and Heritage, 1841- 1921 (in Bengali), Academic Press and Publishers Limited Dhaka,2002;

Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical School – History and Heritage,1858-1947 (in Bengali ), Academic Press and Publishers Limited, Dhaka, 2007.

Krantikale Aparup Dhakshin Africa, (In Bengali, Beautiful Africa at a Cross Road), Travelogue, Academic Press and Publishers Library, Dhaka,

Kualampurer Pathe Pathe (In Bengali, Walking along the streets of Kuala Lumpur), Travelogue, Academic Press and Publishers Library, Dhaka

EDITED WORKS

Dhaka Past Present Future, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1991; Dinajpur: History and Heritage (in Bengali), Bangladesh Historical Society, Dhaka, 1996;

Sylhet : History and Heritage, Bangladesh Historical Society, Dhaka, 1999;

Sylhet : Itihash O Aitijha (in Bengali), Bangladesh Historical Society, Dhaka;

Cultural History (Joint Editor), Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series-4, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2007

Environment of Capital Dhaka (Chief Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010; Dhaka- A Selected Bibliography (Chief and Joint Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010;

400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond (Chief Editor), Vol.1. Politics Society Administration, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010

400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond (Joint Editor), Vol.1. . Politics Society Administration, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010

Rajdhani Dhakar 400 Bachar O Uttarkal (Chief & Joint Editor in Bengali) Vol.1, Rajniti Samaj Prashasan, Bangladesh Asiatic Society, Dhaka 2012;

400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond, Economy and Culture, Vol, 2 (Chief Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka,2011;

Rajdhani Dhakar 400 Bachar O Uttarkal, Arthaniti & Sanskriti , Vol 2, (Chief Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka,2011

400 Years of Capital Dhaka and Beyond, Urbanisation & Urban Development, Vol, 3 (Chief Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka,2011;

Dhaka in the Liberation War 1971, (Chief Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2011

Dhakai Khabar or Dhaka Dishes (in Bengali) – Chief Editor, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , Dhaka, 2010

Dhakar Nagar Jibane Nari (in Bengali) or Women in Dhaka’s Urban Life, Chief Editor, Bangladesh Asiatic Society , Dhaka, 2010

Dhaka A to Z – Street Map of Dhaka (Chief Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , Dhaka, 2010

Dhaka Kosh or Encyclopedia of Dhaka, (Chief Editor and Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2010

Tarikh-i-Nusrat Jung or History of Nawab Nusrat Jung (General Editor), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , Dhaka, 2002

Training and Capacity Building for Long -Term Management and Best Practice Conservation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites and World Heritage Properties in Bangladesh,

Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh and UNESCO, Dhaka,2013. Book Reviews

Calcutta : the Living City, vol. 2, The Past, edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities), Vol. 37, No.1, June 1992, Dhaka, Bangladesh;

Three Essays on Sir William Jones by Abu Taher Mojumdar in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities), Vol. 37, No.2, December, 1992;

Trade and Conquest – Studies on the Rise of British Dominance in India by P. J. Marshall, in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ( Humanities), Vol. 38, No.1, June, 1993;

Political History in a Changing World ( Editors ), G.C. Pande, S.K.Gupta and Shankar Goyal in Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh ( Humanities), Vol. 38, No.2, December, 1993;

Best Book Award – Urban History of Dhaka – Dhaka University Dean’s Award – 1998

Best Book Award – History of Dhaka College – Itihash Parishad – History Association – 2004

UGC Award – Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical School, 1858-1947, Original Research Publication, 2009.

Ph.D. in History, SOAS , London University- 1978

B. Litt in History, Balliol College, Oxford University - in South Asian History, 1972

M.A. in History- 1965- University of Dhaka, First in First Class

B.A. (Hons) in 1964 – University of Dhaka, First in Second Class

Professor and Chairman of the Department of History and Philosophy at North South University from January 2015 to date - ;

Professor, History Department of Dhaka University from 1966 to 2014 ( with some breaks) as Lecturer (1966), Assistant Professor(1988), Associate Professor(1989), Professor(1995), Supernumerary and Honorary Professor(2011- 14).

1. Assistant House Tutor, Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall, University of Dhaka, 1966-68;

2. Director, Centre for Advanced Research in Humanities, University of Dhaka, 1996-7;

3. Member , Academic Council, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , 1995-2010;

4. Director, National Archives and National Library of Bangladesh, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, 1997-2007;

5. Director, Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, 2001;

6. Director of Nazrul Institute , Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh 2002;

7. Syndicate Member, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh,2008-15.

His 101: Bangladesh Heritage and Culture

Joint Secretary, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1989-1991 ;

Editor, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 1989-90;

General Secretary, Bangladesh Historical Society, 1993-1999 ;

Editor, Journal of the Bangladesh Historical Society, 1993-1999;

President, Bangladesh Historical Society, 2003- 2005;

President, Bangladesh Archives and Records Management Society (BARMS) 2009 –

Vice President, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2016-

Urban History, Cultural History, Institutional History, Archives and Record Management, History of Modern South Asia, Economic History of South Asia, War of Liberation etc.