Samina Luthfa (Bengali: সামিনা লুৎফা) also known as Samina Luthfa Nitra is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka and a social activist. Luthfa employs qualitative and mixed-method research, primarily concentrating on South Asia. She also a key member of University Teachers' Network, Bangladesh.
Education and career.
Luthfa earned her DPhil from the University of Oxford. She has also got an MA in Sociology from Lehigh University in the United States, where she completed her second master's with a Fulbright Scholarship. She has been involved in various research projects and has supervised numerous MSS and Ph.D. students.. She is a theatre worker and founding member of Bottala -a performance space
Projects.
Luthfa has been involved in these projects:
Political engagement.
During the July Uprising in Bangladesh, Luthfa participated in discussions and seminars, highlighting the socio-political dynamics and the impact of the uprising and widely regarded as one of the figure activists of the movement.
Publications and awards.
Luthfa has published on her areas of research and has received awards for her contributions to sociology and activism.