Career

Accredited Translator / Interpreter
  • Ministry of the Attorney General, Canada 2000- Present.
  • Discovery Channel, special series on South Asian Forestry and Wildlife 2003.
  • Provincial Courts and Supreme Courts 1995- Present.
  • Canada Immigration & Refugee Board (IRB) 1990- Present.
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) 1996.
  • Enhanced Security Clearance By R.C.M .P. (1996) and Immigration and Refugee Board (2013).
  • Recognized as an Expert Witness for social conditions and women's affairs of Bangladesh 1996.
  • Present Introduction
  • Member, Board of Directors, Ontario Toronto International Mother Language Day, Monument Inc (OTIMLD), Canada.
  • President, Lekhika Songho (Canada Branch).
  • Life member, PEN Bangladesh, Lekhika Songho, Bangladesh & Bangla Academy
  • Presently author of 42 books consisting of poetry, short stories, novels, columns, and analytical articles in both English and Bengali and notable speaker at seminars and conferences.
  • Presently working in The Immigration & Refugee Board and the Ministry of the Attorney General of Canada as Interpreter / Translator.
  • Speaker (September 2006) at Seminar held in Montreal by FOBANA Topic: "Women and the Colours of Violence".
  • Seminar Speaker & M.C. at FOBAC 2004, Canada. Topic: "New Immigrants and their integration & settlement in Canada."
  • Seminar Speaker at Toronto's Open Forum (June2004), topic "Position of Bengali literature in context to mainstream Canadian literature."
  • English Newscaster, Bangladesh Television (2003).
  • Seminar Speaker on Victory Day celebrations by the Bengali Cultural Society, Dec. 2003.
  • Currently working on her first English novel and Collection of English short stories.
  • Speaker (September 2000) at seminar held in Toronto at the 14th North American Bangladesh convention (FOBANA) –topic: "Women and Violence, Bangladesh vs. Canada."
  • FOBANA Seminar (September 2000) –topic: "Bangladeshi Women settled in North America and their related Problems and Solutions."
  • Chairperson, M.C. Committee (Sept.2000) 14th North American Bangladesh Convention. Toronto, Ontario.
  • Co-Chairperson: NABC (North American Bengali Convention) 2008.
  • Contributor, "The Daily Star" of Bangladesh.
  • Contributor, "The Daily Observer" of Bangladesh.