Profile

Professor Dr. S. M. Hassan Talukder is an accomplished academic and legal scholar currently serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Rabindra University, Bangladesh since September 2024. With more than 28 years of teaching experience, he has held significant academic positions including Chairman and Professor of the Department of Law, University of Dhaka. He joined the Department of Law, University of Dhaka as an Assistant Professor on 10 May 2006 and became Professor in 2013.

He has extensive expertise in Constitutional Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Legal and Constitutional History of Bangladesh, Law of Natural Resources, Interpretation of Statutes, Labour and Industrial Law, and Law of International Institutions. In addition to his full-time academic career, he has served as a part-time faculty member at several universities and has contributed significantly to legal education and research in Bangladesh.

• D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
  Department of Law, University of Dhaka
  Field: Administrative Tribunal

• Phil. (Master of Philosophy) – 1st Part
  Department of Law, University of Dhaka
  Passed with First Position

• M. (Master of Laws), Thesis Group
  Department of Law, University of Dhaka
  First Class with First Position

• B. (Bachelor of Laws)
  Dhanmondi Law College, University of Dhaka
  Second Class with 6th Position

• S.S. (Master of Social Sciences)
  Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka
  Second Class

• S.S. (Hons.) Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours)
  Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka
  Second Class with 15th Position

• S.C. (Higher Secondary Certificate)
  Dhaka Board
  Second Division with 59% Marks
• S.C. (Secondary School Certificate)
  Dhaka Board
  First Division

• September 2024 – Present

Vice-Chancellor, Rabindra University, Bangladesh.

Chairman and Professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Joined as Assistant Professor on 10 May 2006; Professor since 2013

• 25-10-2005 to 07-05-2006

Assistant Professor, School of Law, Bangladesh Open University

• 01-09-1997 to 08-07-2000

Assistant Professor, School of Law, Queens University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• 01-09-1994 to 31-08-1997
  01-09-2000 to 30-09-2004

Lecturer, Central Law College, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Part-Time Teaching Experience:

• School of Law, BRAC University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Green University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Islami University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Manarat International University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Northern University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Millennium University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Southeast University, Bangladesh
• School of Law, University of Development Alternative, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, State University, Bangladesh
• Department of Law, Prime University, Bangladesh
• Other Professional Experience:
• Officer (Law), Bangladesh Shilpa Bank
• Advocate, High Court Division, Bangladesh Supreme Court

Books (14):

1. Regarding Emergency: Bangladesh Perspective (2013).
2. Fundamental Rights in the Bangladesh Constitution: An Appraisal (2014).
3. Amendments of the Bangladesh Constitution: An Analysis and Evaluation (2013).
4. History of Constitutional Development: Bangladesh Perspective (1993).
5. Development of Administrative Law in Bangladesh: Outcomes and Prospects (1997).
6. Administrative Tribunals in Bangladesh: A Legal Analysis (2011).
7. Social Welfare and Security Legislations in Bangladesh (2017).
8. Unlocking Law of Transfer of Property (Theory and Practice) (2017).
9. Law and Judiciary in Bangladesh: An Appraisal (2011).
10. Interpretation of Statutes (2012).
11. Access to Justice: Bangladesh Perspective (2010).
12. The General Clauses Act (2012).
13. Independence of Judiciary in Bangladesh: Law and Practice (2013).
14. Unlocking Law of Transfer of Property (Theory and Practice), Bengali Version (2021).

Important Research Articles (07):

1. Public Interest Litigation in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects (1996).
2. Development of Legal System: Bangladesh Perspective (2002).
3. Jurisdiction of Administrative Tribunal in Bangladesh: An Analysis and Evaluation (2007).
4. Administrative Tribunals in the Subcontinent: A Study in their Origin and Development (2007).
5. Appeal against the Decisions of Administrative Tribunals in Bangladesh: An Analysis and Evaluation (2008).
6. Administrative Tribunals in Bangladesh: An Appraisal on Establishment and Procedure (2008).
7. Public Interest Litigation: An Effective Mechanism for Securing Human Rights and the Rule of Law (2011).

Research Interest:

• Constitutional Law
• Comparative Constitutional Law
• Legal and Constitutional History of Bangladesh
• Law of Natural Resources
• Administrative Law
• Interpretation of Statutes
• Labour and Industrial Law
• Law of International Institutions

Participated as a discussant in television talk shows arranged by various television channels in Bangladesh since 2015.

Served Muktizudha Ziaur Rahman Hall, University of Dhaka as House Tutor from 2008 to 2016.

Involved in various social welfare organizations since 1980.

Participated in various national and international workshops and seminars since 2006.