Dr. Md. Munir Hossain Talukder

Biography

Professor Talukder was born in Jhalakathi (Jhalokati) district in 1976. He passed SSC Examination from Model High School Khilgaon, Dhaka with First Division (Star Marks) and HSC Examination from Govt. Science College, Dhaka also with First Division. He got admission Bachelor program at Jahangirnagar University in 1992-1993 session. He achieved both B.A. Honours and M.A. degrees with First Class. After that he received his M.Phil. degree for his thesis on Environmental Ethics. He successfully completed his Ph.D. research in Comparative Environmental Philosophy and Ethics at the National University of Singapore, Singapore immediately after his another M.A. in Applied Ethics from Sweden and the Netherlands. His research works have been published from several countries in the world including USA, Singapore, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Turkey and Malaysia and some of them have been translated into foreign language. Md. Munir Hossain Talukder joined the department of philosophy, Jahangirnagar University in July, 2000 as a lecturer. He became professor at the same department in May, 2015. His academic achievements are as follows:    Ph.D. National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2013 (Philosophy). M.A. Linköping University, Sweden and Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2008 (Applied Ethics). M.Phil. Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005 (Philosophy). M.A. Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1996 (Philosophy), First Class First. B.A. Honours Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1995 (Philosophy), First Class Second.

Research Interest

Comparative Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, Applied Ethics, Bioethics, Asian Philosophy, Political Philosophy