About Me
Subrata has been serving as an Associate Professor (on educational leave) in the Department of Criminology and Police Science at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is currently a PhD researcher in the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University, Australia. In 2012, he completed an internship in Terrorism Prevention at the UNODC in Vienna, Austria, and graduated with a second MA in Criminology from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2020. His master's research project was titled “A Critical Analysis of How Sexual Violence against Women is Defined and Addressed within Existing Legal Instruments in Bangladesh.” Prior to this, he earned his undergraduate degree and first Master’s degree in Criminology and Police Science in Bangladesh. Additionally, he has worked as a researcher on various projects for the Bangladesh Police, focusing on policing and criminal justice issues. He also has experience in gender rights, policing, labour rights, and children's rights within developmental and human rights organizations. His current PhD research at the Australian National University examines the role of service providers in helping women access justice for domestic violence cases in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea. He has authored several publications on topics such as gender-based violence, labour rights, children's rights, terrorism, punishment, and policing, and has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences.
Research Interest
Gender-based violence, human rights, terrorism, punishment, policing, labour rights
Professional & Other Experiences
Teaching Experience:
1. September 2023 to date: Teaching Associate, College of the Asia and Pacific, Australian National University, Australia. Number of courses: 05
2. April 2013 to date: University Teacher, Department of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh, Courses taught: 22, Undergraduate Research students supervised: 38, MA Thesis: 6
3. September 2016-April 2018: Teaching Assistant, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa, Canada. Number of courses: 04
Research Experience:
1. Dec 2024 to March 2025: Research Assistant, SAVC Project, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
2. June 2024: Research Analyst, Diaspora Humanitarian Project RegNet, Australian National University
3. Oct 2022-Jan 2023: Data Analyst, Large-scale observations of the 2022 PNG General Elections, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National
University
4. July 2022-August 2022: Research Assistant, Social Media Research on Election Observation in PNG, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
5. July 2022-Ausgust 2022: Data Analyst, The Vanuatu-Australia Policing and Justice Services Study, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
6. December 2020- December 2022: Associate Researcher, Research Project of Research and Planning Cell, Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police
7. Dec 2020-June 2021: Researcher, Research Cell, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
8. Dec 2019 –Dec 2020: Research consultant, Human Development Research Centre (HDRC), Dhaka & Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police
9. August 2014-May 2016: Research Consultant, Bangladesh Institute of Labor Studies, Research and Project Development Division, Dhaka
10. July 2012-April 2013: Research Associate, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies, Research and Project Development Division, Dhaka
11. April 2012- June 2012: Intern, United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), Office of the Chief, Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB), UN. Vienna, Austria.
Education
1. February 2022-onward: PhD Candidate, Australian National University, Australia
Research Project Title: A comparative study on the role of service providers in helping women access justice in domestic violence cases in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea
2. Sept 2016-2020: Master of Arts, Criminology, University of Ottawa, Canada
Research paper: A critical analysis of how sexual violence against women is defined and addressed within existing legal instruments in Bangladesh.
3. 2011-2013: M.S.in Criminology & Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh,
Position: 1 st (Received Dean Award)
Thesis: South Asian terrorism and its extent: A study on the historical perspective of terrorism
4. 2006-2010: B.Sc. in Criminology & Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh,
Position: 1 st
Research Monograph: Left-Wing Parties and Terrorism in Bangladesh
Publications
Recent Publications:
1. Banarjee, S., Sadik, N., & Sharmin, S. (2025). Unveiling the Nexus of trafficking: Socio-economic determinants, victimization forms, and psychological impacts on women in Bangladesh. Crime, Law and Social Change, 83(1). Link
2. Banarjee, S. (2025). A critical analysis of how rape victims face violence in the medical process of Bangladesh through Foucault’s concept of medical gaze, International Criminology, Springer Nature (Accepted and on press)
3. Rahman, M. A., & Banarjee, S. (2025). Crime Victims and Victimology. In H. Hossain, M. Kashem, M. B., & Rahman, M. A. (Eds.), Criminology and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh: An Introduction. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Institute of Crime and Justice Studies (Book chapter)
4. Patwary, M. A., & Banarjee, S. (2024). Beat Policing and its Efficacy in Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 1-13. Link
5. Banarjee, S. (2024). A critical analysis of how sexual violence against women is defined and addressed within existing legal instruments in Bangladesh. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 8(2), 232-249. Retrieved Feb 8, 2025, from Link
6. Banarjee, S. & Sadik, N. (2024). Identifying factors of Women Trafficking in Bangladesh: A study in Dhaka Metropolitan Area. Empowerment: A Journal of Women for Women, 30(1). p11-30, ISSN 1029-7804.
7. Sharmin, S., Banarjee, S., & Parvez, M. (2022). Reintegration of the Released Prisoners into the Community: A Study in Tangail District. Police Staff College Journal, 8(1). Link
8. Banarjee, S. (2021). The Globalization of Women Trafficking in Bangladesh: A Feminist Criminological Analysis, Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Journal, 2(2), 125-139. Link
9. Banarjee, S. (2020). Identifying factors of Sexual Violence against Women in Bangladesh; Journal of Aggression and Violent Behavior, Elsevier Publication, 52(1), 1-8. Link
10. Banarjee, S., Hossain, S., & Islam, M. (2020). Trends of Religious Terrorism in Bangladesh, Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology; Taylor and Francis Group,235-244 (Book chapter). DOI , Link
11. Ridi, M., & Banarjee, S. (2020). Violence against Street Children: A Study in Dhaka North City Corporation, Journal of Labour, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies-BILS, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 22 (2), 52-79. Link
12. Banarjee, S., & Islam, M (2019). Sexual Violence against Women: A Global Phenomenon on Cultural Context, Bangladesh Police Academy (BPA) Journal, 1(1), 34-50. Link
13. Rahman, A., Hossain. S.& Banarjee, S., (2019). Police corruption in Bangladesh: An empirical study, Journal of Kolkata Society for Asian Studies, India, 5(1), 141-158, ISSN 2454-5694. URL: Link
14. Sharmin, S, Islam, J., & Banarjee, S. (2018). Rape Discourse in Contemporary Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study in Tangail District, Empowerment, Journal of Women for Women, Dhaka, 25, 67-80.
15. Islam, M., Banarjee, S., & Khatun, N., (2014). Theories of Female Criminality: An Assessment, International Journal of Criminological and Sociological Theory, York University, 7(1), 1-8. href="http://pi.library.yorku.ca/ojs/index.php/ijcst/article/viewFile/39737/35 97">Link
16. Banarjee, S., Mujib, M. & Sharmin, S. (2014). Status of Handloom Workers and Causes of their Migration: a study in Tangail District, Bangladesh; Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(2), 160-156. Link
17. Khatun, N., Banarjee, S., & Islam, M. and Alam, J. (2014). Community Policing in Bangladesh: Philosophy and Practices, Journal of Science and Technology, Mawlana Bhasani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh, 4(1), 57-64. Link
18. Khatun, N., Islam, M., Banarjee, S., & Paul, M. (2013). Philosophy of Punishment in Criminology: A Historical Review, Journal of Media and Social Development, University of Mysore, Karnataka, India, 1(1), 113-13. Link
19. Alam, M., Banarjee. S., Sharmin, S., & Nurunnahar. (2013). Violation of Labor Rights: A Study on Female Workers in RMG Sectors of Bangladesh, Journal of Labour, 16(1), 23-39. Link
20. Khan, A., Akond, Md., & Banarjee, S. (2012). Adolescent workers in Bangladesh: Working condition, rights and violations, Journal of Labour, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS), Dhaka, 15(1), 41-59, ISSN- 2224-1817.
2. Banarjee, S. (2024), Panel presentation: Helping women and child victims of abuse and violence, with three other Panellists (chaired by Dr Judy Putt, ANU), 2024 PNG Update, University of PNG, Port Moresby, Date: 21-22 August 2024.
3. Mou, R.A & Banarjee, S. (2021, March 12-13), “Extent of Corruption in Sub Register Office: A Study in Dhaka Division”, paper presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Advancement of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh (Received best paper award)
4. Ahmed, R. & Banarjee, S. (2021, March 12-13), “Factors of Displacement of Indigenous People: An Empirical Study at Birisiri in Netrokona District of Bangladesh”, paper presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Advancement of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
5. Banarjee, S. (2020, October 6), Sexual Violence against Women in Bangladesh: Social and Legal Redress, keynote paper presented at the 1 st International Seminar of Bangladesh Criminology Association (BCA), Bangladesh
6. Banarjee, S. (2019, April 5-6), “Sexual Violence against Women: Identifying Factors”, paper presented at the 1 st International Conference on Advancement of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
7. Banarjee, S. (2020, January 30-31), “Feminist analysis of women trafficking in Bangladesh, paper presented at the 4 th International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology, Ahmedabad, India.
8. Banarjee, S. & Islam, J. (2018, March 9), “Technology and Crime: Foucault Revisited” Paper presented at the International Graduate Conference, University of Toronto’s Centre for Criminology and Socio-legal Studies, University of Toronto, Canada.
9. Banarjee, S. & Islam, J. (2016), “Sexual Violence against Women: A Global Phenomenon on Cultural Context”, paper presented at the International Conference of Bangladesh Social Science Research Institute, Bangladesh
10. Banarjee, S. & Alam, A. Uddin, B. (2016, May 5), “Policing in the 21 st century: Issues and Challenges”, paper presented at the International Conference of Criminology and Police Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh
1. Finalist. 3MT Grand Final, Australian National University, July 2024
2. Winner, ANU Inter-Hall 3-Minute Thesis Competition 2024 Final(Postgraduate category), October 15, 2024
3. Winner,Bruce Hall, ANU 3-Minute Thesis Competition 2024 final (Postgraduate category), September 2024
4. Nominated, 2024 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 3-Minute-Thesis Competition (3MT), June 2024
5. Summer Residential Scholarship, 2023, Bruce Hall, Australian National University
6. University Research Scholarship and International Tuition Fee Free Scholarship for PhD at Australian National University, 2022
7. International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and International Tuition Fee Free Scholarshipat the University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, and Griffith University in Australia for PhD studies, 2022 (commenced PhD at the Australian National University)
8. Academic Excellence Award, Dean Gold Medal, 2016,For MA result (Faculty1st), CGPA: 3.90 (4.00 scale), Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Bangladesh.
9. Faculty of Social Science International Scholarship (two years),2016- 2018, University of Ottawa, Canada.
Membership:
1. Member, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA)
2. Former Treasurer, Bangladesh Criminological Association (BCA)
3. Executive Member, Bangladesh Society for Criminology (BSC)
4. Member, South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology, India