Sarmin Akter
Department of Law

Professional Exprience of Sarmin Akter

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • June 2022-Present: Lecturer, Department of Law, Jagannath University
  • October 2023-Present: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Law, Bangladesh Open University
  • January 2024-Present: Convenor, Jagannath University Moot Court Society (JnUMC

 

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • January 2022-June 2022: Law Officer, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation

                                      

TRAINING

  • Active Citizens Youth Leadership Training (2017): Received training on empowering and equipping young people with the skills and knowledge to be effective agents of social change in the communities organized by British Council

 

PROJECT

  • Democracywatch, British Council (2018): Facilitated a Social Action Project (SAP) that explored the responsible use of technology and its potential to solve problems and improve lives under the motto “Technology is for Progression, Not for Destruction”
  • Youth Mock Parliament (2017): Acted as a shadow parliamentarian for the Youth Against Hunger (YAH) project, leading the efforts to promote a right to food law in Bangladesh

 

ADJUDICATION

  • Intra Department Moot Court Competition (2023): Adjudicated the Moot Court Competition organized by Land Law Club held in Department of Land Management of Law, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Intra Department Moot Court Competition (2019-2023): Adjudicated the 1st and 3rd Intra Department Moot Court Competition organized jointly by USAID & JnUMCS held in Department of Law, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATION & OTHERS

  • Jagananth University Moot Court Soceity (JnUMCS) (2018-Present): Acted as Secretary of Administration, Treasurer, Research Advisor, and Convenor (Present) to facilitate and coach teams from Jagananth University in National and International Moot Court Competitions
  • Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) (2018-Present): Facilitate students participating in the yearly summer school program organized by ELCOP as a “Resident Mentor”
  • 20th Human Rights Summer School (2019): Studied Human Rights & Rebellious Lawyering organized by Empowerment Through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), held at Manikganj, Bangladesh
  • Network for International Law Students (NILS) (2018-2019): Shared responsibilities to assist NILS activities in Bangladesh
  • Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (2018): Represented, Facilitated the Jagannath University at the Bangladesh National Rounds, Led the team for the 2nd ICC KLRCA Pre-moot, Kualalmpur, Malaysia in 2018