Dr. Shahnaj HusneJahan is a professor of archaeology, founder director of the Center forArchaeological Studies and Head of the Department of General Education at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Her research interests lie in South and Southeast Asian archaeology, community archaeology, Buddhist art, architecture and archaeology, Islamic art and archaeology, South Asian art and architecture, maritime archaeology, urbanization and ancient cities, cultural heritage management, community based cultural heritage tourism, heritage policy and law. She is a lawyer at Dhaka BAR since 1995. She is a life member of many professional societies and a founder trustee and director of the Centre for Heritage Studies (CenHerst).

She has participated in numerous archaeological excavations and/or explorations in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia. Since 2008 she has been excavating Bhitargarh archaeological site and developed various strategies for socio-economic development of the local community and stimulating public interest in heritage preservation and management.She is regularly organizing heritage festival, seminar, workshop, discussion forum and training program for preserving and promoting tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Bangladesh.

She has five books and eighty research articles on archaeology and art history published at home and abroad to her credit.