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Journal Publications:
1. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “Christian Missions in East Bengal: The Life and Times of Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly, CSC (1920–1977) • Foreword by David B. Burrell, CSC, Theodore Hesburgh C.S.C. Professor Emeritus in Philosophy and Theology, University of Notre Dame, USA.”, Not Applicable , Resource Publications, an Imprint of Wipf and Stock (Eugene, OR, 2018)., Issue - Not Applicable, Volume - Not Applicable, Page No. - 236, Click here for details
2. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed ““ইতিহাস গবেষণা পদ্ধতি” [Methodology of Historical Research]”, ”, Not Applicable , Samhaoty Publisher, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Issue - Not Applicable, Volume - Not Applicable, Page No. - 220, Click here for details
3. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “Father Eugene E. Homrich and His Role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh”, Journal of Bangladesh History Association , Bangladesh Historical Association, Issue - Not Applicable, Volume - 23, Page No. - 231-250, Click here for details
4. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “Father Timm and His Role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh”, Journal of the Arts Faculty of Jagannath University , Jagannath University Arts Facutty, Issue - 01, Volume - 02, Page No. - 119-128, Click here for details
5. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “1. Baṃlādeśer Muktiyuddhe Khrisṭian Miśan O Miśanarīder Bhūmikā [The Role of Christian Missions and Missionaries in the Liberation War of Bangladesh], ”, Bangla Academy Patrika: A Quarterly Research Journal , Bangla Academy , Issue - 1-2, Volume - 64, Page No. - 163-189, Click here for details
6. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed and Afsana Ahmed “Bāṅgalir Itihās-Cetnā: Sāmpraẏik Prabṛtī [The Historical Awareness of Bengalis: Communal Tendencies], ”, Journal for the Arts Faculty of Jagannath University , Jagannath University Arts Facutty, Issue - 02, Volume - 05, Page No. - 37-53, Click here for details
7. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “Contested Conversions; Review of Mou Banerjee, The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India”, Economic and Political Weekly , The Sameeksha Trust, Issue - Issue No. 34, Volume - Vol. 60, Page No. - 29-30, Click here for details
8. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “Book Review: Community of Missionary Disciples: The Continuing Creation of the Church”, International Bulletin of Mission Research , Sage Journals, Issue - 3, Volume - 49, Page No. - 267-69, Click here for details
9. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “• “Beyond Boundaries: Western Catholic Missionaries, the Bhadralok, and Socio-Religious Transformations in Colonial Bengal (1853-1947).” ”, Presented for the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Catholic Historical Association, Chicago, USA, , , Click here for details
10. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “Can the Church Be Decolonized? Holy Cross Education in Bangladesh ”, The Journal of Catholic Education , Loyola Marymount University, Issue - 1, Volume - 28, Page No. - 106-109, Click here for details

Conference Publications:
1. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “• “Crossroads of Faith, Reform, and Empire: Western Catholic Missionaries, Bengali Bhadralok, and Religious Intersections in Colonial Bengal.” ”, 54th Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison , , Click here for details
2. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “• “Beyond Boundaries: Western Catholic Missionaries, the Bhadralok, and Socio-Religious Transformations in Colonial Bengal (1853-1947).” ”, HGSA Annual Conference, Holland Terrell Library, Washington State University, Pullman , , Click here for details
3. S. M. Tanveer Ahmed “• “Between Calcutta’s Committee Rooms and Chittagong’s Free Schools: Missionary Education, Colonial Power, and Indigenous Response to Bengal. 1815-1862.” ”, HGSA Annual Conference, Holland Terrell Library, Washington State University, Pullman , , Volume - April 26, 2026, Click here for details

Membership:
1. Member, American Historical Association (AHA).
2. Member, American Catholic Historical Association (ACHA)
3. Life Member: Bangladesh Itihash Somiti (Bangladesh History Association)
4. Member, American Society of Church History (ASCHA)

Invited Indivisual Talk:
1. Guest Lecturer: Writing Scientific Research in History: Method, Theory, and Practice Pabna University of Science and Technology, Department of History (via Zoom), January 24, 2025.
2. Seminar on Human Security and Bangladesh Ansar &VDP, Human Security, Recent Trends in Bangladesh, Organized by Management Team, Master’s in Human Security (MHS) program, Bangladesh Ansar & VDP Academy, Shafipur, Gazipur, 23 December, 2012.

Inauguration & Keynotes Speaker:
1. An Analysis of Michael Madhusudan Dutta and His Contemporary Society from a Missionary Historiographical and Theoretical Perspective: 1824–1873 Presented at a seminar commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Michael Madhusudan Dutta, organized by the Department of Bengali, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 23 January 2024.
2. Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly, CSC: As a Religious Reformer. Organized by Archbishop T. A. Ganguly Teachers Training College, Mohammadpur Dhaka, Bangladesh. 3 September 2022.
3. ‘Dr James Tajosh Das’s Philosophy and my observation,’ Bangladesh Bible Society, Church of Bangladesh, Magh Bazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 2022.
4. The Philosophy of Servant of God Archbishop Theononius Amal Ganguly: A great personality for the young, the programme was organized by the subcommittee for the celebration on the occasion of the centennial birth anniversary of the father of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, And First Bengali Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly and Celebration of Bangladesh 50 years of independence, Zoom Meeting, 22 November 2022.
5. Mr. Sushanta Adhikary Memorial Lecture, 2017 on “Jibonbodh, Dorsan O Itihas Choitonner Nirikhe Bangio Renasa: Missionari O Paschatto Sikhar Dhara (19 O 20 Sotak),” [Bengal Renaissance in the context of the vocation of life, philosophy, and historical consciousness: the flow of the missionary and western education systems (19th and 20th centuries) Held at CCDB (Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh), Dhaka on 19 February 2017. Published in the form of a booklet.
6. “Christianity in East Bengal and the philosophy of Archbishop Theotonius Amal Ganguly, CSC,” Department of World Religion and Culture and Center for inter religious and inter cultural Dialogue, University of Dhaka, 10 January, 2019.

Workshop:
1. Teaching Assistant Training, Department of History, Washington State University, WA, USA (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

Scholarship:
1. Ongoing Doctoral Studies Funding: Washington State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2024–Present.
2. Paul C.Anderson Scholarship in History, Awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of History, Washington State University, WA, USA, for the academic year 2025.
3. History Scholarship Fund, Awarded by the Department of History, Washington State University, WA, USA, for the academic year 2025.
4. Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Memorial Fund, Awarded by the Department of History, Washington State University, WA, USA, for the academic year 2025.
5. Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Memorial Fund Recruitment Scholarship Awarded by the Department of History, Washington State University, WA, USA, for the academic year 2024–2025.
6. Government General Merit Scholarship Awarded by the University of Dhaka for outstanding academic performance during undergraduate B.A. (Honors) studies. (2001–2005)

Award:
1. Janata Bank Ltd. Chairman Medal Conferred for achieving First Class First Position in M.A. History. (April 17, 2011)
2. Academic Roll of Honour Recognized for securing First Class First Position in Master of Arts, Department of History, University of Dhaka. (May 14, 2009)

Fellowship:
1. Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Graduate Fellowship in History, Washington State University (WSU), Pullman, Summer, 2025.
2. Research Travel Grant, Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, Summer 2025. https://cushwa.nd.edu/news/cushwa-center-announces-research-funding-recipients-for-2025/
3. Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Memorial Fund recipient for presenting a paper at the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia, October 22–25, 2025, hosted by the Center for South Asia, a unit of The International Division at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
4. Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Graduate Fellowship in History, Washington State University, 2026. Awarded to support archival research at the University of Notre Dame during the Summer 2026 session.

Research Grant:
1. The Social Structure and Land Management of East Bengal in the Context of the Background of the Mass Upsurge in 1969: An Historical Observation, Jagannath University Research Project, 2021-22.
2. Wall Street Journal er Dristi te Bangladesh er Muktijudha: Ekti Oitihasik Porjalochona, (The Wall Street Journal’s Perspective on the Liberation War of Bangladesh: An Historical analysis), Jagnnath University Research Project, 2020-2021.

Project List:
1. The Agrarian Question and the Peasant Movement of East Bengal: 1969–71

Administrative Responsibilities:
1. Moderator, Jagannath University History Department Debating Society o Tenure: February 2023 – August 2024
2. Treasurer, Miscellaneous Fund, Department of History, Jagannath University o Tenure: July 2011 – July 2014; December 2015 – July 2017
3. Guide Teacher, Department of History, Jagannath University o Role: Supervising students of the 3rd Batch (2011–2014) and 9th Batch (2016 – August 2017)
4. Member, Scholarship Committee, The Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA) o Role: Facilitating scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students at Jagannath University o Tenure: 2023 – Present

ResearchGate Link:
1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/S-M-Tanveer-Ahmed-2?ev=hdr_xprf

Google Scholar Link:
1. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mThnOrIAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID Link:
1. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3393-7262