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Simeen Mahmud was a demographics researcher[1][2] and the lead researcher at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development at BRAC University.[3][4] She was a director of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.[5] She was the coordinator of the Centre for Gender and Social Transformation of BRAC University.[6] She headed the Gender Studies Cluster at BRAC University.[7]

Mahmud was the country coordinator for the Citizenship DRC.[8] She worked on the empowerment of women.[9] She was a researcher of gender studies.[10]

Early life

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Mahmud's father was MN Huda, former vice president of Bangladesh and finance minister under President Ziaur Rahman, and her mother was Kulsum Huda.[11][12] Her siblings were Mirza Najmul Huda and Zareen Huda Ahmed.[13] She studied statistics at the University of Dhaka.[14] She studied medical demography at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[15][16] She was a MacArthur Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.[15][13]

Career

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In 1974, Mahmud became a staff demographer at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.[17]

Mahmud retired from the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in 2008.[17] She was the director of the Population Studies Division of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.[17] She worked on the memoir of her father with her mother, Umme Kulsum Siddiqua Banu, who died in 2008.[18] She was the vice-president of the Dhaka University Statistics Department Alumni Association.[19]

Mahmud joined the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).[13] She wrote The fabric of accountability in Bangladesh's garment industry for Open Democracy in 2009.[20] She signed a letter with other women researchers protesting the removal of Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank.[21] The other signatories were Amena Mohsin, Farida Akhter, Firdous Azim, Hameeda Hossain, Mahera Khatun, Maleka Begum, Mahmuda Islam, Najma Siddiqui, Nashid Kamal, Perween Hasan, Rasheda K Chowdhury, Rizwana Hasan, Rounaq Jahan, Salma Ali, Salma Khan, Shaheen Anam, Shireen Huq, Tasnim Azim, and Tahrunessa Abdullah.[21] She signed another letter in 2012 condemning the restructuring of Grameen Bank.[22]

From 2014 to 2015, Mahmud was a member of the Economic and Political Citizenship working group at the Cord Network.[23] She collaborated on research with Naila Kabeer.[8] She was the coordinator of the Centre for Gender and Social Transformation BRAC University.[24] She taught at BRAC University.[25]

Bibliography

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  • Women and Water-Pumps in Bangladesh: The Impact of Participation in Irrigation Groups on Women's Status.[26]

Personal life

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Mahmud was married to Wahiduddin Mahmud, economics professor at the University of Dhaka.[15] They had two sons and one daughter.[17]

Death

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Mahmud died on 18 March 2018 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[27][14]

References

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  1. ^ "In memory of Simeen Mahmud". ESID. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ Kabeer, Naila (2019-03-22). "For whom the bell tolled". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. ^ "Researcher Profile DRC Citizenship, Participation and Accountability". archive.ids.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ^ Huq, Lopita (2019-03-08). "Tribute to a Quiet Warrior". The Daily Star (Opinion). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  5. ^ "Simeen Mahmud". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Obituary of Simeen Mahmud". www.bracu.ac.bd. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  7. ^ "In memory of Simeen Mahmud". Global Development Institute Blog. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  8. ^ a b Khan, Maliha (2019-03-22). "The life and work of Simeen Mahmud". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  9. ^ "Address knowledge asymmetry with data". The Daily Star. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  10. ^ "Simeen's works a beacon of light". The Daily Star. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  11. ^ "Researcher Simeen Mahmud no more". The Daily Star. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  12. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Huda, Mirza Nurul". In Islam, Sirajul; Salam, Muhammad (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  13. ^ a b c Huda, Mirza Najmul; Ahmed, Zareen Huda (2018-04-01). "Remembering our sister Simeen Mahmud". The Daily Star (Opinion). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  14. ^ a b "Simeen Mahmud dies". Prothom Alo. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  15. ^ a b c Mahmud, Wahiduddin (2018-04-07). "In memory of Simeen Mahmud". The Daily Star (Opinion). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  16. ^ "Researcher Simeen Mahmud dies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  17. ^ a b c d "Researcher Simeen Mahmud dies". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  18. ^ "Life and times of Mirza Nurul Huda". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  19. ^ "DU Statistics Dept Alumni Assoc formed". The Daily Star. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  20. ^ Mahmud, Simeen (18 December 2009). "The fabric of accountability in Bangladesh's garment industry". Open Democracy. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Removal of Prof Yunus dishonours 20m women". The Daily Star. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  22. ^ "Leave Grameen Bank as it is". The Daily Star. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  23. ^ "Economic and Political Citizenship | CORD Network". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  24. ^ Sarwar (2017-11-29). "No women should be left behind within the women group: Dr Debapriya | CPD". Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  25. ^ "Female employees on the decline". The Daily Star. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  26. ^ Koppen, B. C. P. van; Mahmud, Simeen (1996). Women and water pumps in Bangladesh: the impact of participation in irrigation groups on women's status. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. ISBN 978-1-85339-336-5.
  27. ^ "We mourn the loss of Simeen Mahmud". www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de (in German). 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
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