I am a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I obtained my PhD degree from the same university. I was a visiting fellow with Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York, UK. In India was working with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Gauwahati Campus) and a number of civil society organizations and grassroots movements.
Currently I am teaching global health at Athena and handling two research projects.
I have been awarded JL Social Justice grant to work on gender justice with women from char (river islands) in Assam.
I am available at Email: a.k.azad028@gmail.com, Twitter: @abdulkazad , Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/a.k.azad.assam
Abdul Kalam Azad 
April 7, 2014 at 3:13 pm
Dear Azad,
Thrilled by your story, both personal and a couple of those you have written. Would like to interact more because I too share some ‘radical’ views about the whole Bangladeshi problem. I feel no Bangladeshi or whatever you call them should be deported. They should be given good education and accommodated in the ‘mainstream’ society.
Regards,
Ratul Baruah
A journalist by profession, now based in Shillong
ratulbaruah.wordpress.com
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May 12, 2014 at 11:45 am
Thanks Azad for your Valuable and informatic article.
I personally think that Bangladeshi is Bangladeshi (Foreigner)
We do not like a single illegal Bangladeshi.Why “Sangh Pariver” and other anti-muslim persons, organisation and political parties devide them based on religion. why they cry only for Bangladeshi? why not for the illegal migrant of Nepal, Bhhutan, Cina (Tibbet)?