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Dr. Aftab Aslam Khan is a Professor in the Department of Geology of the University of Dhaka.  He earned PhD degree in Applied Geophysics from the Indian School of Mines in the year 1992 doing research on Geodynamics of the Bengal Basin.  He graduated in Geology from the University of Dhaka in 1971.  He was awarded Indian Government Scholarship in the year 1972 for post graduate study in Applied Geophysics and M. Sc from the Indian School of Mines in the year 1974.

Dr. Khan joined the Department of Geology of the University of Dhaka as a Lecturer in the year 1974.  He worked with ARCO-Bangladesh, a subsidiary of ARCO Los Angeles, USA as Junior Geophysicist until 1977.  Dr. Khan joined University of Sulaimania in Iraq as a visiting faculty and taught several courses on geology and geophysics until 1982.  Dr. Khan served in the Department of Geology and Mining of Rajshahi University until 1994 before he joined University of Dhaka in 1995.

Dr. Khan has previously published two books, one in geophysics and other in geological faults. He has more than fifty research publications both in national and international journals of repute.  He is also a freelance writer and published numerous popular articles in national Dailies on issues of national interest related to earthquake and tsunami hazards and oil and gas resources of Bangladesh.