Areas of Interest
South and Southeast Asian archaeology, field archaeology, community archaeology, Buddhist art, architecture and archaeology, Islamic art and archaeology, South Asian art and architecture, maritime archaeology, Indian Ocean Trade, museology, urbanization and ancient cities, cultural heritage management, intangible cultural heritage, community based heritage tourism, heritage policy and law.
Professor Shahnaj Husne Jahan has twenty five years’ experience teaching art history and archaeology. She has conducted many research projects and participated in numerous archaeological investigations in South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008 she has been excavating Bhitargarh archaeological site, the largest fortified settlement in Bangladesh where she has not only unearthed significant structural remains but also developed various strategies to stimulate public interest in heritage preservation and management as well as to practice sustainable tourism. She is regularly organizing heritage festival, seminar, workshop, discussion forum, training program and educational tour for preserving and promoting cultural heritage of Bangladesh. She is also involved in educating archaeology to the children and local communities in and around archaeological sites. Currently, she is a professor of archaeology, founder director of the Center for Archaeological Studies and the head of the Department of General Education at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Current Projects:
Bhitargarh Archaeological Excavation and Research funded by ULAB and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Bangladesh
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Consultant, Planning and Development of Historical Narratives and Display Design in the New Liberation War Museum, Agargaon, Dhaka, 2016- 2017.
Cultural Heritage Management Specialist (National), South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development Project (Bangladesh Portion), Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh funded by the Asian Development Bank, 2013- 2015.
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Traveled Bhutan, China, England, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, United States of America –– where I have explored archaeological sites, studied museum collections, delivered lectures, attended seminars, workshops, conferences
Excavating Waves and Winds of (Ex)change: A Study of Maritime Trade in Early Bengal. Oxford: John and Erica Hedges Ltd.
Cumulative Index to the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: 1956-2005. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2006), Excavating Waves and Winds of (Ex)change: A Study of Maritime Trade in Early Bengal. BAR International Series 1533. Oxford: John and Erica Hedges Ltd. for British Archaeological Reports.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2000), Isa Khan: SamakalinItihas (with HabibaKhatun in Bangla), Dhaka: Bangshai.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2019) Abstracts of the 8th SSSEASR Conference “Rivers and Religion: Connecting Cultures of South and Southeast Asia”, organized by the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), 13-16 June 2019. Dhaka: Nymphea Publication.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2009) Abhijñān: Studies in South Asian Archaeology and Art History of Artefacts – Felicitating A.K.M. Zakariah. BAR International Series 1974. Oxford: John and Erica Hedges Ltd. for British Archaeological Reports.
Maritime Trade between Thailand and Bengal. Journal of Fine Arts (Chiang Mai University, Thailand), 3(2), 205-228.
Archaeological Explorations and Excavations at Bhitargarh (2008-2011). Diamond Jubilee Volume of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Harun or Rashid Ed, Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh), 50, 449-482.
Archaeology of Wari-Bateshwar. Ancient Asia (A journal of the Society of South Asian Archaeology, Pune), 2, 135-146.
Rouletted Ware Links South and Southeast Asia through Maritime Trade. SPAFA Journal (A Publication of the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, Bangkok), 20(3), 5-16. Rouletted Ware Links South and Southeast Asia through Maritime Trade. SPAFA Journal (A Publication of
Archaeological Investigations at Bhitargarh in Panchagarh District. Journal of Bengal Art (The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, Dhaka), Vo. 15, pp. 173-200.
Borobudur Jāhāj Ebaṁ Dakșin Asīa Sāmudrik Jogājog: Samikshā (in Bengali). Islami Shilpakala (Dhaka), 1, 136-146.
Narrating State in Early Historic Bengal, Man and Environment (Journal of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune), XXXIII (I), 106-115.
Borobudur Jāhāj: Punarbiśleșan O Matadvaitatā Nirasan (in Bengali). Bāngladesh Asiatic Society Patrikā (Dhaka), 26, (1), 57-73.
The ‘Bengalee Merchants’ of Tome Pires. Itihas Samokalin Oitihasikder Kalome ... 06 (Samina Sultana Ed. Dhaka), 129-135..
The Port of Tāmralipti in Early Bengal. Journal of the Indian Ocean Archaeology (New Delhi), 2, 115-135.
Prehistoric Archaeology in Bangladesh: An Overview. A Companion to South Asia in the Past, Gwen Robbins Schug and Subhash R. Walimbe (Ed.), pp. 401-411, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
Maritime Trade of Bengal as Gleaned from Persian Literary Sources. India and Iran: Our Cultural Legacy of the Past, Mohammad Nazrul Bari (Ed.), Pune: Department of History, AKI’s Poona College of Arts Science.
Sonargaon: A Medieval Port City in Bangladesh. Urbanity and Economy: The Pre modern Dynamics in Eastern India, Ratnabali Chatterjee (Ed.), pp. 143-156. Kolkata: Setu Prakashani.
Bhitargarh: A Ruined City of Prthu Rājā in Ancient Kāmrūpa. 50 Years after Daojali Hading: Emerging Perspectives in the Archaeology of Northeast India (Essays in Honour of Tarun Chandra Sharma), Tiatoshi Jamir and Manjil Hazarika (Eds.), Chapter 21, pp. 212-227. New Delhi: Research India Press.
An Early Northwest Indian Decorated Bronze Bowl from Khao Sam Kaeo (jointly written with Professor Ian C. Glover). Before Siam: essays in Art and Archaeology, Nicolas Revire and Stephen A. Murphy (Eds.), pp. 90-97. Bangkok: River Books and The Siam Society.
Bhitargarh: The Largest Fortified Settlement in Bangladesh. Celebration of One Thousand & Thirty-Three Birth Anniversary of Atiśa Dipaṃkar Śrījñāna, pp. 7-31, Dhaka: Bangladesh Heritage Foundation.
Archaeology of the Birthplace of Atiśa Dipaṃkar Śrījñāna. Celebration of One Thousand & Thirty-Three Birth Anniversary of Atiśa Dipaṃkar Śrījñāna, pp. 32-34, Dhaka: Bangladesh Heritage Foundation.
Archaeology of Bhitargarh Fortified Site in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh. Multifaceted Studies in South Asian Archaeology: ARPITAM (Festschrift for Professor Vidula Jayaswal), S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty (Ed.), pp. 65-72, Oxford: BAR International Series 2361.
Bangladesher Sarba Brihat Durganagari “Bhitargarh”, Pratna-Itihas O Silpa Charcha, Rajib Banu (Ed.), pp. 76-79, Kolkata-Banglar Suratattva
Bhitargarh: The Largest Fortified Settlement in Bangladesh. Nazimuddin Ahmed Commemoration Volume 2010-2011, Syed Mahmudul Hasan (Ed.), pp. 340-372. Dhaka: Islamic Arts Organization Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2019), Passion for the Past: A.K.M.Zakariah: The Grand Old Man of Archaeology in Bangladesh. The Daily Star, 07 October 2019, p. 12.https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/news/passion-the-past-1810303
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2019), Communities and Micro-Heritage in Bhitargarh, Bangladesh: A Case Study. In: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage Protection and Community Engagement in South Asia, Robin Coningham and Nick Lewer (Eds), Chapter 2, pp. 17-30. Singapore: Palgrave Pivot. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6237-8_2
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2018), Bangladesh: Archaeological Cultures - An Overview of Pre-Literate Phase. In: History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (up to c. 1200 CE), Abdul Momin Chowdhury and RanabirChakravarti (Eds), Vol. 1, Chapter 3.2, pp. 80-94. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2018), Bhitargarh. In: History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (up to c. 1200 CE), Abdul Momin Chowdhury and RanabirChakravarti (Eds), Vol. 1, Chapter 5.2, pp. 144-166. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2018), Merchant Community and the State in Bengal during the Late Medieval Period. In: A.B.M.Habibullah Commemoration Volume, A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed, Sufia Ahmed, Anisuzzaman, Abdul MatinSarker, Md. TawfiqulHaider and EnamulHaque (Eds), Chapter 34, pp. 417-442, Dhaka: National Committee for ABM Habibullah Birth Centenary Celebration-2012.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2017), Buddhism in Ancient Bangladesh. ICON (Journal of Archaeology and Culture, Delhi) 4: 141-146.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2016), Prehistoric Archaeology in Bangladesh: An Overview. In: A Companion to South Asia in the Past, Gwen Robbins Schug and Subhash R. Walimbe (Eds), Chapter 25, pp. 401-411, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119055280.ch25
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2016), Rouletted Ware Confirms Maritime Trade between South and Southeast Asia. In: India and Southeast Asia: Archaeology, Art, Culture & Religion (Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor SachchidanandSahai), C.P. Sinha (Ed), Vol. II, Chapter 38, pp. 304-310. New Delhi: Kaveri Book Service.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2016), Archaeology of Buddhism in Bangladesh Prior to the 13th Century. Saptaparni (Bouddha Dharma Kalyan Trust Annual Journal, Dhaka): 99-104.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2015), Ships and Shipbuilding in Bengal as Gleaned from Mangalakavya Corpus. In: Recent Researches on Indus Civilization and Maritime Archaeology in India (Essays Dedicated to Late Dr. S.R. Rao, The Father of Maritime Archaeology),Proceedings of the Eighth Indian Conference on Maritime Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries, 01-02 July 2013, A.S. Gaur and Sundaresh (Eds), Chapter 14, pp. 158-167. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2015), Maritime Trade of Bengal as Gleaned from Persian Literary Sources. In: Enduring Civilizational Encounter: A Study of Indo-Iranian Relations, Mohammad Nazrul Bari (Ed), Chapter 10, pp. 131-140. New Delhi: Manak Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2014), Sonargaon: A Medieval Port City in Bangladesh. In: Urbanity and Economy: The Pre modern Dynamics in Eastern India, Ratnabali Chatterjee (Ed), Chapter 11, pp. 143-156. Kolkata: SetuPrakashani.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2014), Bhitargarh: A Ruined City of Prithu Raja in AncientKamrupa. In: 50 Years after DaojaliHading: Emerging Perspectives in the Archaeology of Northeast India (Essays in Honour of Tarun Chandra Sharma), Tiatoshi Jamir and Manjil Hazarika (Eds), Chapter 34, pp. 394-409. New Delhi: Research India Press.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2014), An Early Northwest Indian Decorated Bronze Bowl from Khao Sam Kaeo(with Ian C. Glover). In: Before Siam: Essays in Art and Archaeology, Nicolas Revire and Stephen A. Murphy (Eds), Chapter 3, pp. 90-97. Bangkok: River Books and The Siam Society.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2014), Bhitargarh: BangladesherParjatanShilpeEkNatunSangjojan (in Bangla). Kotiborso (Dinajpur) 1: 40-42.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2013), Bhitargarh: The Largest Fortified Settlement in Bangladesh. In: Celebration of One Thousand & Thirty Three Birth Anniversary of AtishaDipankaraSrijanan, HasnaJasimuddinMoudud (Ed), Chapter 2, pp. 07-31, Dhaka: Bangladesh Heritage Foundation.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2013), Archaeology of the Birthplace ofAtishaDipankaraSrijanan. In: Celebration of One Thousand & Thirty Three Birth Anniversary of AtishaDipankaraSrijanan, HasnaJasimuddinMoudud (Ed), Chapter 3, pp. 32-34, Dhaka: Bangladesh Heritage Foundation.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2012), Archaeology of Bhitargarh Fortified Site in Panchagarh District, Bangladesh. In: Multifaceted Studies in South Asian Archaeology: ARPITAM (Festschrift for Professor VidulaJayaswal), S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty (Ed), Chapter 12, pp. 65-72, BAR International Series 2361. Oxford: Archaeopress for British Archaeological Reports.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2012), BangladesherSarvabrihatDurganagari “Bhitargarh” (in Bangla). In: Pratna-Itihas O SilpaCharcha, RajibBanu (Ed), pp. 76-79, Kolkata: BanglarPuratattva.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2012), Maritime Trade between Thailand and Bengal. Journal of Fine Arts (Chiang Mai University, Thailand) 3(2): 205-228.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2011), Archaeological Explorations and Excavations at Bhitargarh (2008-2011). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities, Dhaka) 56 (1-2: Diamond Jubilee Volume): 449-482.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2011), Bhitargarh: The Largest Fortified Settlement in Bangladesh. In: Nazimuddin Ahmed Commemoration Volume 2010-2011, Syed Mahmudul Hasan (Ed), pp. 340-372. Dhaka: Islamic Arts Organization Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2010), Merchant Community and the State in Bengal during the Gupta Era. In: Archaeology of the Ganga Basin: Paradigm Shift, VibhaTripathi and PrabhakarUpadhyay (Eds), Vol. II, pp. 407-420. Delhi: Sharada Publishing House.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2010), Archaeology of Wari-Bateshwar. Ancient Asia(online Journal of the Society of South Asian Archaeology) 2: 135-146.
https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/articles/10.5334/aa.10210/
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2010), Rouletted Ware Links South and Southeast Asia through Maritime Trade. SPAFA Journal (publication of the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, Bangkok) 20 (3): 5-16.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2010), Archaeological Investigations at Bhitargarh in Panchagarh District. Journal of Bengal Art (The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, Dhaka) 15: 173-200.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2010), Early Historic Maritime Trade in Bengal: A Query into Seagoing Means of Transportation. Pragdhara(Journal of the U.P. State Archaeology Department, Lucknow) 19 (2008-2009): 59-73.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2009), Recent Archaeological Investigations in Bangladesh. In: Recent Research Trends in South Asian Archaeology (Proceedings of the Professor H.D. Sankalia Birth Centenary Seminar, 10-12 December 2007), K. Paddayya, P.P. Joglekar, Kishor K. Basa and ReshmaSawant (Eds), pp. 333-347. Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2009), Re-Visioning the State Apparatus in Samatata (mid-7th to mid-11th Century AD). In: Prajnadhara: Essays on Asian Art, History, Epigraphy and Culture in Honour of Gouriswar Bhattacharya,Gerd J.R. Mevissen and Arundhati Banerji (Eds), Vol. II, pp. 331-351. New Delhi: Kaveri Books.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2009), Borobudur JahajEbangDakshin-Asia SamudrikJogajoga: Samiksha (in Bangla). IslamiShilpakala (Dhaka) 1: 136-146.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2009), Dhamrai Metal Craft. Culture Craft (Magazine, Dhaka), April-May Issue: 39-43.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2008), Bengal and the Indian Ocean Maritime Trade Network during the Early Historic Period. In: Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia, GautamSengupta and Sharmi Chakraborty (Eds), pp. 557-586. New Delhi: Pragati Publications in collaboration with Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training Eastern India.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2008), Narrating State in Early Historic Bengal. Man and Environment (Journal of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune) XXXIII (I): 106-115.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2008), Borobudur Jahaj: Punarbishleshan O MatadvaitataNirasan (in Bangla). Bangladesh Asiatic Society Patrika (Dhaka) 26 (1): 57-73.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2008), Stages of State Formation: Ancient Period. In: State and Culture (Cultural Survey of Bangladesh Series-3), EmajuddinAhamed and Harun-or-Rashid (Eds), Chapter 1, pp. 1-37 (in English) and pp. 1-38 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2007), History of CattagramaPort. In: Kalhar (White Water-Lily): Studies in Art, Iconography, Architecture, and Archaeology of India and Bangladesh (Professor EnamulHaque Felicitation Volume), Gouriswar Bhattacharya, Gerd J.R.Mevissen, MallarMitra and Sutapa Sinha (Eds), Chapter 4, pp. 19-31. New Delhi: Kaveri Books.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2007), The ‘Bengalee Merchants’ of Tome Pires. In: ItihasSamokalinOitihasikderKalome ... 06 (collection of articles presented at the seminar of History, 06), Samina Sultana (Ed), pp. 129-135. Dhaka: Departments of History and Islamic History & Culture, Jagannath University.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2006), Re-examining ‘Borobudur Ships’ as Evidence of Maritime Contact with South Asia. In Vanamala: Festschrift A.J. Gail, Gerd J.R. Mevissen& Klaus Bruhn (Eds), pp. 78-86. Berlin: WEILDER Buchverlag.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne (2006), Bengal’s Participation in the Indian Ocean Trade: Early Historic Period. In: Glimpses of Marine Archaeology in India: Proceedings of the Seventh Indian Conference on Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries, 06-07 October 2005, A.S. Gaur and K.H. Vora (Eds), pp. 49-64. Goa: Society for Marine Archaeology, National Institute of Oceanography.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2006), Gazir Pat: UpasthapanaRiti, ChitrankanShaili O Utsa (in Bangla). In: BangladesherLok-Oitijha (Folk-Tradition of Bangladesh), Shamsuzzaman Khan (Ed), Vol. 1, pp. 171-191. Dhaka: Bangla Academy.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2005), The Port of Tamralipti in Early Bengal. Journal of the Indian Ocean Archaeology (New Delhi) 2: 115-135.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2005), The Operative Milieu of Merchants and the Role of the State in Gupta Bengal.Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities, Dhaka) 50(1-2: Golden Jubilee Volume): 197-217.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2005), The Role of the State in the Maritime Trade of Early Historic Bengal. Man and Environment (Journal of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune)XXX(2): 74-82.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2004), Of Gangê and Gangabandar: Location of the Port and Condition of the Harbour. Man and Environment (Journal of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune) XXIX(2): 90-101.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2004), Location of the Port of Tamralipti and Condition of the Harbour. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities, Dhaka) 49(2): 199-219.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Examining Possible Existence of a Maritime Port atKotalipada. Journal of Bengal Art (The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, Dhaka) 8: 251-263.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2002), Early Maritime Trade Network of Bengal. Man and Environment (Journal of the Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune) XXVII(1): 127-138.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2001), Wari-Bateshwar: An Important Centre of Maritime Activities in Ancient Bengal. In: Excavation at Wari Bateshwar: A Preliminary Study, EnamulHaque (Ed), pp. 67-72. Dhaka: The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2000), Samandar: An Important Centre for Maritime Activities in Bengal. Journal of Bengal Art (The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, Dhaka) 5: 223-243.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1999), Wari-Bateshwar: An Important Centre of Maritime Activities in Ancient Bengal. Journal of Bengal Art (The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art, Dhaka) 4: 207-216.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1999), Madhi Mosque: Half-Forgotten Remnant of Medieval Delhi. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh(Humanities, Dhaka) 44(2): 50-60.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1999), Dakshinatye Muslim ChitrakalarBikash (in Bangla). Shilpakala(Bangla Journal of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka) 19(1): 37-55.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1997), Gazir Pat: UpasthapanaRiti, ChitrankanShaili O Utsa (in Bangla). Bangladesh Asiatic Society Patrika(Dhaka) 15(1): 17-40. Translated in Japanese in 2003: “Bangladesh no e-gatarigaziruEpoto e-gatarino hoho to eno gihoSashitekigennitsuite”. EtokiKenkyukai(Tokyo) 17: 1-31.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1996), Nine-domed Mosques in Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities, Dhaka) 41(2): 315-329.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1996), RajshahiJelarPratnasampad: DurgapurerKatipayAprakashita Masjid (in Bangla). Pratnatattva(Journal of Archaeology Department, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka) 3: 51-63.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1996), Satgachia, Manohar O Shatgambuj: PratnatattvikKhananerAlokeTulanamulakParyalochana (in Bangla). Itihas(Journal of Bangladesh ItihasParishat, Department of Islamic History & Culture, University of Dhaka) 28(1-3): 16-34.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(1996), Dinajpure Proscenium BhittikNatyacharcha (with Syed Jamil Ahmed) in Bangla). In: Dinajpur: Itihas O Aitijha, Sharif Uddin Ahmed (Ed), pp. 345-365, Dhaka: Bangladesh ItihasSamiti, Department of History, University of Dhaka.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2012), Bhitargarh(in English). In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (2nd Edition), Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 3, pp. 50-54. Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhitargarh
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2011), Bhitargarh (in Bangla). In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (2nd Edition), Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 10, pp. 168-171, Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), BhusnaFort. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 2, p. 196 (in English)and Vol. 7, p. 435 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bhusna
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Bokainagar Fort. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 2, p. 254 (in English)and Vol. 7, p. 227 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bokainagar_Fort
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Egarasindhur Fort. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 3, pp. 459-460 (in English)and Vol. 2, p. 75 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Egarasindhur_Fort
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Gazir Pat. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 4, pp. 359-360(in English)and Vol. 3. pp. 160-161 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Gazir_Pat
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Jangalbadi Fort. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 5, p. 379 (in English)and Vol. 3, p. 440(in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jangalbari_Fort
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Kandarpa Narayana Rai. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 6, p. 4 (in English)and Vol. 2, p. 140 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kandarpanarayana_Rai
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Katrabo. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 6, pp. 36-37 (in English)and Vol. 2, p. 253(in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Katrabo
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Kuliarchar Mosque. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 6, p. 143 (in English)and Vol. 2, p. 359 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kuliarchar_Mosque
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), LaksmanaManikya. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 6, p. 179 (in English)and Vol. 9, p. 147 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Laksmana_Manikya
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Madhab Roy. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 6, p. 322 (in English)and Vol. 8, p. 124 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Madhab_Roy
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Reza Khoda Mosque. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 8, p. 415 (in English)and Vol. 9, p. 118 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Reza_Khoda_Mosque
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Satoir Mosque. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 9, p. 104 (in English)and Vol. 10, p. 120 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Satoir_Mosque
Jahan, ShahnajHusne(2003), Tajpur Fort. In: Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Sirajul Islam (Chief Editor), Vol. 10, p. 26 (in English)and Vol. 4, p. 244 (in Bangla). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Tajpur_Fort
Bhitargarh: Bangladesher Sarba Brihat Durganagari. Orbak, Drabir Saikat (Ed.), pp. 112-116, Dhaka.
Dhamrai Metal Craft. Culture Craft, April-May issue, pp. 39-43, Dhaka.
Archaeology of Wari-Bateshwar. Dotara (Dhaka), p. 3, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
Ostād Kāmāluddin Bihzād (in Bengali). Smaranikā ’96, Abdul Awal Howlader (Ed.), pp. 47-48, Dhaka: Allumni Association, Department of Islamic History & Culture, University of Dhaka.
Early Historic Maritime Trade in Bengal: A Query into Seagoing Means of Transportation. Prāgdhārā ( Jounal of the U.P. State Archaeology Department 2008-2009, No. 19 (Allahabad). Proceedings of the South Asian Archaeology Conference, London.
Recent Archaeological Investigations in Bangladesh. Recent Research Trends in South Asian Archaeology: Proceedings of the Professor H.D. Sankalia Birth Centenary Seminar (10-12 December 2007), K. Paddayya, P.P. Joglekar, Kishor K. Basa and Reshma Sawant (Eds.), pp. 333-347. Pune: Deccan College Pos
Bengal's Participation in the Indian Ocean Trade: Early Historic Period. Glimpses of Marine Archaeology in India: Proceedings of the Seventh Indian Conference on Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries, 6-7 October 2005, A.S. Gaur and K.H. Vora (Eds.), pp. 49-64. Goa: Society for Marine Archaeo