Salma Akter Urme

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Salma Akter Urme

Lecturer

Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

salmaakterurmee@gmail.com
01303069194

I am working as a Lecturer at Department of Anthropology, Comilla University, Cumilla. Before joining here, I worked with Gender, Equity and Rights Research Group under Health Systems and Population Studies Division of icddr, b and I also worked with BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University as a Research Assistant for 2 and a half years. I have completed my MSS and BSS from the department of Anthropology of Comilla University, Cumilla. Currently, I am engaged with studies related to public health, mental health issues, suicide, persons with disabilities, gender and violence issues, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and epidemiological research.

MSS Comilla University Anthropology 2016
BSS Comilla University Anthropology 2015
Cantonment College, Comilla Science 2011
Cantonment Board Girls High School, Comilla Science 2009

BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh
Research Assistant
August 2019 - February 2022


icddr, b, Bangladesh
Senior Research Assistant
March 2022 - August 2022


Comilla University, Bangladesh
Lecturer
September 2022 - 2022


Urme, S.A., Islam, M.S., Chowdhury, N.M.R.A. (2023). Family and Suicide in Bangladesh. In: Arafat, S.M.Y., Khan, M.M. (eds) Suicide in Bangladesh. New Perspectives in Behavioral & Health Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0289-7_6

Urme, S.A., Islam, M.S., Begum, H., Chowdhury, N.R. (2022). Risk factors of suicide among public university students of Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration.Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09659

Chowdhury, S. et al., Urme, S. A., et al. (2022). Pandemic Portraits—An Intersectional Analysis of the Experiences of People with Disabilities and Caregivers during COVID-19 in Bangladesh and Liberia. Social Sciences. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci11090378

Urme, S. A. (2021). Dhaka landfill waste practices: addressing urban pollution and health hazards. Building and Cities. http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/bc.108

Jerin, D. T. et al. (2022). An overview of progress towards implementation of solid waste management policies in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08918

Pandemic Portraits: Capturing experiences of people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Liberia during COVID-19.  2021. https://www.redressliberia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RSTMH-Pandemic-Portraits-Book.pdf


  • Public Health  
  • Mental health  
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights  
  • Anthropology of Development  
  • Gender and violence  
  • Body and Society  
  • Research Methodology  
  • Persons with disabilities