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Nawzia Yasmin

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Nawzia Yasmin is a Bangladeshi academic, professor, and physician. She serves as the acting vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor of the State University of Bangladesh.[1][2][3] She is the president of the Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network.[4] She is also the chairperson of the State University of Bangladesh.[5]

Early life

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Yasmin completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1993 at the Dhaka Medical College.[1] She completed her Master of Public Health in 2000 at the University of Sydney.[1] In 2001, she completed a certificate course in ultrasonography at the Bangladesh Institute of Medical and Dental Technology.[1]

Career

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Yasmin joined the Department of Public Health at the State University of Bangladesh in 2003.[1]

In 2008, Yasmin was appointed editor of the SUB Journal of Public Health.[1] Yasmin has supervised more than 600 graduate thesis.[1] She is a member of the Bangladesh Medical Association, Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council and Public Health Association of Bangladesh.[1] She is the president of the Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network.[1]

Yasmin, dean of the School of Health Sciences at State University of Bangladesh, signed a pledge in 2017 to reject funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, which is funded by Philip Morris International, along with university administrators from around the world.[6] Yasmin was the proctor of the State University of Bangladesh in 2019.[7]

In January 2022, Yasmin was appointed the pro-vice-chancellor of the State University of Bangladesh by President Mohmmad Abdul Hamid.[8][9] She was the dean of the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and head of the Department of Public Health at the State University of Bangladesh.[10] She is also the chairperson of the State University of Bangladesh.[11] She appointed Md Hassan Kawsar as the treasurer of the State University of Bangladesh.[12]

As of 2024, Yasmin is pursuing her PhD in public health at Jahangirnagar University.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Pro Vice Chancellor - State University". www.sub.ac.bd. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Anti tobacco drive led by medical students held with the support of WHO". The Financial Express. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Potential immunobooster for prevention of infectious diseases, cancer developed". The Financial Express. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "BTCRN :. About Us - Management Team". www.btcrn.org. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Elevating Healthcare: SUB's Department of Public Health hosts successful seminar on professional development". The Business Standard. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Pledge against Funding from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World | Institute for Global Tobacco Control". publichealth.jhu.edu. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "SUB welcomes freshers". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "State University's new Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Nawzia Yasmin". The Daily Star. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ অধ্যাপক নওজিয়া ইয়াসমীন স্টেট ইউনিভার্সিটির নতুন উপ-উপাচার্য. Newsbangla24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Dr Nawzia Yasmin appointed as new pro-VC of State University". The Business Standard. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Elevating Healthcare: SUB's Department of Public Health hosts successful seminar on professional development". The Daily Star. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ^ "State University of Bangladesh gets new treasurer". Dhaka Tribune. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2024.