1. Book:

Khan, Arafat, “ The Constitution of Bangladesh: People, Politics and Judicial Intervention” (London, UK:, Routledge Publishing, 2022)

https://www.routledge.com/The-Constitution-of-Bangladesh-People-Politics-and-Judicial-Intervention/Khan/p/book/9781032424880

 Khan, Arafat, “The Right to Equality of the Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh: An Analysis of the Challenges to the Peace Accord” (Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012)

https://www.amazon.com/Right-Equality-Indigenous-Peoples-Bangladesh/dp/3659121819

Articles:

Journal Articles

Khan, Arafat, “Protecting Human Rights:  Situation of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh during Covid-19” (2020), 4 PKI Global Justice Journal 30, Queen’s University, ON, Canada. (https://globaljustice.queenslaw.ca/news/protecting-human-rights-situation-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-during-covid-19)

 Khan, Arafat, “Restrictions on Freedom of Expression: Getting the Right Balanced” (June, 2015), Journal of International Relations, (Vol. VI, No. 6, pp: 181-190), Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.

 Khan, Arafat, “Capability Approach and its Universility” (December, 2013), Journal of the Chevening Society of Bangladesh, (Vol. 02, Issue. 01, pp. 163 - 182), British High Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (http://csb.org.bd/journal.html)

 Khan, Arafat, “Ethics and Action of Law Enforcement Agency in Bangladesh: A Study on RAB” (September, 2013), Journal of the Society & Changes (Vol. VII, Issue. 03, pp. 51 - 69), University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

(http://www.societyandchange.com/images/2013/allpagesjulysept.pdf)

Working Papers/ Research Papers

 Khan, Arafat, “legal Analysis: key findings and protection gaps- Physical and Humiliating Punishment of Children in Bangladesh” (December, 2021), Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Dhaka, Bangladesh. (https://www.blast.org.bd/content/publications/Legal_Analysis.pdf)

 Khan, Arafat, “Analysis Information requests on Physical and Humiliating Punishment (PHP) related matters- Findings, Achievements, Barriers, Challenges” (September, 2021), Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Dhaka, Bangladesh. (https://www.blast.org.bd/content/publications/RTI_BLAST_PHP_analisys.pdf)

 Khan, Arafat and Chowdhury, Afsan, “A Study to Scope Out Existing Legislative and Policy Frameworks For Ending Violence Against Marginalized Women and Girls in the Workplace” (May, 2021), ActionAid Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh.

 Khan, Arafat; Mittelberg, Tara and Sahai, Ridhi, “Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) Law and Policy Analysis Study Apparel and Ready-Made Garment (RMG)

 Sector – Bangladesh” (March, 2021), National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, Illinois, United States. (https://respect.international/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hidden-Unprotected-and-Vulnerable-Supporting-Informal-RMG-Workers-in-Bangladesh-document.pdf)

 Blog Post (Writeup)

 Khan, Arafat Hosen, “The Demise of the Caretaker System – A Legal Take” The Confluence- Bangladesh’s first specialist English language blog, 12 March. 2023 https://theconfluence.blog/demise-of-the-caretaker-system/

 Khan, Arafat Hosen, “Pluralism in Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights – Challenges for realizing human rights in Bangladesh and India” McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 11 October, 2019

https://mcgill.ca/humanrights/article/universal-human-rights/pluralism-womens-property-and-inheritance-rights-challenges-realizing-human-rights-bangladesh-and

 Khan, Arafat, and Mahbub, Saqeb “Consumer Law in Bangladesh: An Overview” (February, 2014), South Asian Jurist Magazine, (Issue. 04, pp. 07 - 10); http://www.joomag.com/magazine/south-asia-jurist-volume4/0816982001388859425?page=23 , Date accessed: 20th September, 2014.

 “Ensuring Effective Policing: Bangladesh High Court’s Guidelines on Arrest Without Warrant”, Network for Improved Policing in South Asia (NIPSA) [Online], May 2010; http://www.blast.org.bd/news/news-reports/91-nipsa Date accessed: 30th May, 2010.

 Reports/Consultancy Papers/ Contribution

 2021                Co-Author, “Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) Law and Policy Analysis Study Apparel and Ready-Made Garment (RMG) Sector – Bangladesh.”

 2021                Co-Author, “ILO Convention 190: The Legal Dimension in Bangladesh”, ActionAid Bangladesh, Dhaka Bangladesh.

 2015                Author, Mapping of the Business Process of the Department of Labour (DoL)”, ILO, Dhaka Bangladesh.

 2015                Contributor, Current status of Persons with Disabilities 2015 – Legal and Grassroots Perspectives”, National Grassroots and Disabilities Organization (NGDO),National Council for Disabled Women (NCDW) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Bangladesh.

 2014                Author, Report on “Study on Women Police In Bangladesh”, The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), New Delhi, India.

 2013                Author, Report on “Activities of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (2009-2013), Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad and Improving Democracy through Parliamentary Development (IPD) Project, UNDP, Bangladesh.

 2013                Author, Report on “Activities of the 5 No. Sub-Committee of the Parliament of Bangladesh Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (2009-2013)”, Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad and Improving Democracy through Parliamentary Development (IPD) Project, UNDP, Bangladesh.

 2011                Contributor, Report on “Evidence Based Analysis of the Trial Courts in Bangladesh”, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh.

 2011                Contributor, “Solution Exchange for the Urban Poverty Reduction Community Consolidated Reply” Solution Exchange-a UN initiative for development practitioners in Bangladesh; http://www.solex-un.net/repository/bd/upr/cr1-en-08032011-1.pdf Date accessed: 01st Mar 2012.

Scholarship/Fellowships         

O'Brien Fellows in Residence, 2019 McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University.

Chevening Scholar, 2012-13 (for pursuing Post Graduate Degree in King’s College London).

Research Award         

NSU Research Grants (CTRGC) (2019-2020)

NSU Research Grants (CTRGC) (2022-2023)

2012 - 2013
MA in Global Ethics and Human Values (with Chevening Scholarship funded by Foreign and Commonwealth Office “FCO”, UK) 
King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

2008 - 2009    
Barrister-at-Law
Bar Vocational Course
The Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn, United Kingdom
College of Law, London, United Kingdom

2004 - 2008    
LL.B (Hons.) 
University Of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

 2003 - 2004    
Pre-degree bridging year course on law 
University Of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

1998 - 2000
H.S.C (Higher Secondary Certificate) in Humanities
Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1998
S.S.C (Secondary School Certificate) in Arts
Barisal Zilla School, Barisal, Bangladesh

Dec 2014- to date       
Faculty Member, Department of Law
North South University (NSU)
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

May 2014-  Dec 2014
Part-time Faculty Member
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
Dhaka, Bangladesh.

May 2011- Aug 2013     
Part-time Faculty Member
University of Development Alternative (UODA)
Department of Law and Human Rights.
80 Satmasjid Road, Dhanmondi Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Legal Experience

Member of Litigation and Research team:

1. Regularly working on Banking and Corporate matters of various corporate clients, including bank and financial institutions.
2. Filed a public interest writ petition as a petitioner challenging the systematic failure of the Government to take action regarding repeated and severe incidents of extra judicial penalties imposed upon the children as a gross violation of human rights. The case was brought following a report published in the Daily Star on 22.02.2017 in which a 12-year-old boy working as a bus helper suffered torture and degrading treatment for damaging wires of a CD player. [http://www.thedailystar.net/city/hc-moved-book-torturers-rajshahi-boy-1368097]
3. Worked as a research team member for Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus when the Government of Bangladesh summarily dismissed him from his post as head of Grameen Bank [Reported Judgment- Prof Muhammad Yunus vs. Bangladesh represented by the secretary, Bank and Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance (63 DLR 260)];
4. Worked as a litigation team member in a public interest judicial review challenging the failure of public authorities to ensure effective enforcement of laws on building construction and workplace safety, in particular, the failure to prevent deaths and injuries of garments workers and others due to the collapse of the nine-storey building namely Rana Plaza, Savar, Dhaka;
5. Worked as a litigation team member in a public interest judicial review filed before the Hon’ble High Court in Bangladesh after the death of Tareque Masud- an award-winning Bangladeshi independent film director and Mishuk Munier- a media specialist from Bangladesh in a road accident on August 13, 2011, challenging Government’s inaction and failure to ensure safety on the roads and to repair the damaged highways throughout the country and also to challenge the failure of the government to enforce the relevant laws and rules is complete violation of the fundamental rights of persons to equality before law, life and personal liberty, which include the right to safety on the roads and highways, as guaranteed under Articles 27, 31 and 32 of the Constitution of Bangladesh;
6. Worked as a litigation team member in a public interest judicial review challenging the systematic failure of the Government to take action regarding repeated and severe incidents of corporal punishment, including caning, beating and chaining of children by teachers in schools and madrasas, based on news reports published in national dailies [Reported Judgment- BLAST vs. Secretary, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka (63 DLR 643)];
7. Worked as a litigation team member for the editor of the Daily Prothom Alo – a leading Bangla Newspaper in various defamation cases against them;
8. Worked as a litigation team member for Advocate Montu Ghosh, adviser of the Garment Sramik Trade Union Kendra He was arrested on July 31,2010 for interrogation in connection with his alleged involvement in the RMG violence in Dhaka;
9. Worked as a litigation team member for Workers' rights advocate and union leader Moshrefa Mishu was arrested in December on fabricated charges and without a arrest warrant;
10. Worked on women’s rights issues, including obtaining orders that the government must protect women from extra-judicial fatwas and an order protecting women’s right to choose whether or not they wear a headscarf; [Reported Judgment- Adv Salauddin Dolan vs. Bangladesh (63 DLR 80)];
11. Worked as a litigation team member in a judicial review against forced eviction operation had been launched on 04.04.2012, in which some 2,000 structures including dwellings and shops had been destroyed and about 4,000 poor slum dwellers, women, men and children were made homeless.
12. Recently worked as a research team member for Professor Asif Nazrul, University of Dhaka, when on March 15, 2012 the Hon’ble High Court issued the rule on the Government and him following a writ petition by Nawsher Ali Mollah, a Supreme Court lawyer and the court in its rule asked them to explain why the government should not be directed to file a sedition case against Asif for making a “provocative statement” about the next government at a talk show on Banglavision on March 12, 2012;
13. Recently worked as a litigation team member in a judicial review where the continuing harassment of Modhushudhon Chakrabarty, a student of the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, Bogra, on the ground of his disability, as alleged in a series of reports published in national Newspapers as, and the failure of the concerned respondents to take timely action to prevent such harassment or to investigate it, or to take action against those responsible;
14. Worked as a litigation team member in a judicial review challenging the abuse of police powers to arrest without warrant under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP) and the abuse of powers regarding taking the accused into remand (police custody) under Section 167 of the CrPC. The petitioners referred to recent incidents of gross abuse of power, including allegations of custodial death, torture and inhuman treatment, especially the killing of a young student, Rubel, in remand after arrest under Section 54 of the CrPC;
15. Worked as a research team member in a judicial review defending the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord (Parbottyo Chottogram Chukti) 1997[Reported Judgment- Md. Badiuzzaman vs. Bangladesh (15 BLC 531)];
16. Worked as a litigation team member in a judicial review for Abul Khair Steel Mills Limited – a leading steel industry in Bangladesh in a VAT appeal matter.
17. Worked as a litigation team member in an admiralty suit for Van Traa Advocaten N.V., Rotterdam where a dispute concerns 33 containers with damaged potatoes, which containers are currently blocked in Chittagong port, Bangladesh;
18. Worked as a litigation team member in a Criminal Revision in the High Court in Bangladesh for NGS Cement Industries Limited;
19. Worked as a litigation team member in a Civil Revision (Land dispute) in the High Court in Bangladesh for Shree Binoy Krishno Goshwami;
20. Worked as a litigation team member in several judicial reviews regarding employment dispute for Sylhet Gas Fields Limited;

 Legal Advices and Opinions:

1. Advised ACCA, UK on various employment issues in Bangladesh;
2. Carried out the necessary review of the legislative frameworks for child survival pertaining to Bangladesh and provided detailed opinion to the Save the Children, London;
3. Advised Arent Fox LLP, Washington, DC, USA and FULBRIGHT & Jaworski L.L.P, Beijing, China regarding copyright and trademark law in Bangladesh and registered trademark for several international companies on their behalf in Bangladesh;
4. Provided detailed opinion and comparative analysis to the National Legal Aid Services Organization Bangladesh regarding proposals for how they could set up an effective legal aid programme in the High Court of Bangladesh;
5. Advised Electromart Bangladesh Ltd. several times regarding various employment related issues;
6. Drafted Service Rules for the employees of Electromart Bangladesh Ltd. and Nitol Insurance Co. Ltd;

Volunteer Work as Part of Professional Work

BLAST (Bangladesh Legal aid and Services Trusts) [www.blast.org.bd]: Involved with the various PIL cases as part of the team that brought forward contemporary Human Rights issues brfore Hon'ble Court. Also actively involved with the campaign of the following public interest matter:

1. CHT reports
2. Disability Study Group
3. Police Reforms
4. Corporal Punishment in the Educational Institutes in Bangladesh

Conducted advocacy sessions as a resource person on the issues of person with Disability discrimination as well as police reform on behalf of BLAST at different districts of Bangladesh i.e. Dhaka, Barisal, Khulna, Chittagong and Rangamati and drafted proposed the Domestic Workers Act for BLAST. Worked for BAPA to review the Forest Act. Attended the PIL review workshop and worked there as rapporteuring. Reviewed proposed bill on forced eviction of slum dwellers. Reviewed and provides comments to the Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of Bangladesh for the proposed Disability Discrimination Act, 2012 on behalf of BLAST. Reviewed and provides comments to the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of Bangladesh for the proposed amendment of Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. (XLII of 2006) on behalf of BLAST.

Experience working with UN Organizations, Diplomatic Agencies, National & International NGOs

1. Workshop Co-Facilitator: The USAID Bangladesh Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (BMEL) Activity¸ ME&A, Inc. 4350 East-West Highway, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD, 20814 USA
2. Third Party monitor: The USAID Bangladesh Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (BMEL) Activity¸  ME&A, Inc. 4350 East-West Highway, Suite 210 Bethesda, MD, 20814 USA
3. National Legal Expert for Drafting Unofficial Translation of the Bangladesh EPZ Labour Amendment Ordinance 2019: International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office in Bangladesh, PPD Secretariat Office complex (5th Floor) Block-F, Plot-17/ B&C, Agargaon Adminstrative Zone, Dhaka 1207
4. National Legal Expert for Developing A Draft Legal Framework for NationalEmployment Injury Insurance Scheme: International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office in Bangladesh, House-S.E (G) 2,   Road-140, Gulshan-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh PPD Secretariat Office complex (5th Floor) Block-F, Plot-17/ B&C, Agargaon Adminstrative Zone, Dhaka 1207
5. National Legal Expert for Justice Defenders Program, The American BarAssociation (ABA) Center for Human Rights: 1050 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
6. National Consultant for International Labour Organization (ILO): External Independent Evaluator of ILO Project on Centre of Excellence for RMG to implement certified training within the national skills development framework of Bangladesh ILO RMG Project Office:  House No. CEN (B) 16, Road No. 99, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
7. National Legal Consultant for Danish Working Environment Authority, Royal Danish Embassy, Dhaka.
8. National Consultant for International Labour Organization (ILO): Improving Working Conditions in the RMG Sector programme in Bangladesh. ILO RMG Project Office:  House No. CEN (B) 16, Road No. 99, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
9. National Consultant for Danish Working Environment Authority, Royal Danish Embassy, Dhaka.
10. National Consultant for International Labour Organization (ILO): External Independent Evaluator of ILO Shrimp Project in Bangladesh            ILO RMG Project Office:  House No. CEN (B) 16, Road No. 99, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
11. Research Consultant, BRAC and SAILS (South Asian Institute of Advance Legal and Human Rights Studies) for DFID: BRAC University, Siddique Tower, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.
12. National Consultant for International Labour Organization (ILO): External Independent Evaluator of Promoting Fundamental Rights and Labour Relations in Export Oriented Industries in Bangladesh (FRLR) Project, ILO RMG Project Office:  House No. CEN (B) 16, Road No. 99, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
13. National Consultant for International Labour Organization (ILO): Promoting Fundamental Rights and Labour Relations in Export Oriented Industries in Bangladesh (FRLR) Project, ILO RMG Project Office:  House No. CEN (B) 16, Road No. 99, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
14. Legal Consultant for ActionAid Bangladesh under ACB project, House 8, Road 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212
15. National Consultant for European Union (EU)- Legal & Local Governance Expert for Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh (AVCB) Phase II Formulation Mission, EU, Bangladesh.
16. National Consultant- Legal Expert to Support Case Monitoring and Coordination Expert under Justice Sector Facility (JSF) Project UNDP, Bangladesh.
17. National Consultant- for Development of a Directory of Expertise for the Parliamentary Committee on Ministry of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs Improving Democracy through Parliamentary Development (IPD) Project  UNDP, Bangladesh.
18. Research Consultant: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI),New Delhi, India.
19. National Consultant: Research Services in Law emphasis on Justice, Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Security Affairs. Improving Democracy through Parliamentary Development (IPD) Project UNDP, Bangladesh.
20. National Consultant: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangladesh                          

Trainer Experiences

1. Trainer: Action Aid Bangladesh (Pre-test the training manual through conducting training to the Trade Union Federations leaders).
2. Trainer: International Labour Organization (ILO)Country Office for Bangladesh, (Training Workshop on the Bangladesh Labour Rules, 2015 for Department of Labour officials).
3. Trainer: International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Bangladesh (Technical Sessions in Addressing Matters Pertaining to Trade Union Registration and Anti-Union Discriminations for Department of Labour officials).
4. Trainer: International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Bangladesh (Technical Sessions in Addressing Matters Pertaining to Trade Union Registration and Anti-Union Discriminations for Tread Union Leaders in Bangladesh).
    

Advocacy/ Public Speaking/Delegate at the Conferences

1. Attended a conference in London on “Trust Women- Putting the Rule of Law behind the Women’s Rights”   as a delegate representing Bangladesh      organised by The International Herald Tribune (IHT) and The Thomson Reuters Foundation.
2. Attended a conference on “Macro-modelling, Forecasting and Evaluating Policy for the World Economy” as a delegate representing Bangladesh organised by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).
3. Attended to a talk by Justice Albie Sachs, appointed by Nelson Mandela to South Africa’s first Constitutional Court, “The first time I arrived as a refugee in the UK I was psychologically wrecked…” at UCL as a Chevening Scholar organised by University College London (UCL) and  CARA (the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics).
4. Attended to the New York University’s School of Law to give a talk on the “Human Rights Litigation in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh”.
5. Attended to present a paper as a panel member at the Panel on – “Access to Justice for Marginalized People in Bangladesh” at the Fifth Annual South Asia Legal Studies Pre-Conference-2011 at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, USA organized by The Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on “The right to equality from the perspective of indigenous people in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)”.
6. Attended the Second LASSNet (Law and Social Sciences Research Network) Conference in India and presented a paper on “The Role of the Media in Realizing Women’s Rights in Bangladesh”.

Constitutional Law of Bangladesh

Labour Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR")

Business Law

Member:         Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Bar Membership No: 5598

Member:         The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, Bar Membership No: 55773

Member:         Dhaka Bar Association, Bar Membership No: 14091

Member:         Bangladesh Bar Council

Member:         Barisal Bar Association, Bar Membership No: 690

Constitutional Law, Politics, Human Rights Law and Ethics