Mohammad Abu Al Hasan

Mohammad Abu Al Hasan ( born 28 December 1988) is a young Bangladeshi Archaeologist. His research is focused on numismatics, metallurgy and Field Archaeology. Currently he is completing his M Phil degree on archaeometallurgy of the coins of Bengal sultanate from department of Archaeology in Jahangirnagar University. Till November 2016, four of his research paper (3 joint and 1 solo) on numismatics has been published in different peer reviewed journal both national and international. He is a co-author of the book Buddhist Heritage of Bangladesh published in 2015 by Nymphea publication where he has jointly wrote two chapter Buddhist Sites and Settlement and Buddhist Manuscript Painting. Earlier in 2016, he has discovered and partially excavated a new archaeological site (probably a 9-11th century site according to his assumption) at Ujalpur village in Raninagar Upazila of Naogaon district which has got media coverage by various national dailies and television channels.
Personal life
Mohammad Abu Al Hasan has completed his graduation in 2011 and masters in 2013 both on archaeology at the department of archaeology in Jahangirnagar University. Currently he is working as a Guide Lecturer (AD) at Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum, the only specialized museum on numismatics in Bangladesh.
Besides his research, he is a philatelist and amateur photographer. Ten of his photographs of medieval coins were published in the book Coins from Bangladesh in 2013. He collects and studies philatelic material related to Bangladesh issued from various countries other than Bangladesh. He is also an animal right activist in Bangladesh and work as a volunteer for various animal welfare organization like CFP, PAW and ALB. He wrote various feature in national daily newspapers on numismatics, history, philately and animal welfare

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