Nabila Idris
Dr. Nabila Idris is a Bangladeshi academic and human rights advocate, who serves as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh. In recognition of her contributions to human rights, she received the Begum Rokeya Padak in 2025.
Early life
Nabila Idris earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge. Her 2021 thesis was titled "The politics of social protection in Bangladesh: The making of the National Social Security Strategy". Before that, she completed a master’s degree in Social Policy with distinction from the University of York in 2014, and later a second master’s degree in International Journalism and Communication from the Communication University of China in Beijing in 2015.Career
Nabila is a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh.She serves as a part-time research fellow at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, BRAC University. She is the founding president of "CommunityAction".
In recognition of her contributions to human rights, she received the Begum Rokeya Padak in 2025.