Eti Khan Mitu is currently the deputy director of the Research and Development Unit (Science School), an ex-assistant director of research and development, and an intern in the Language Skills Development Unit at UniV.

Mitu is from Babuganj, Barishal, in Bangladesh. She completed her bachelor’s degree from the Coastal Studies and Disaster Management department at the University of Barishal. She got scholarships in PSC (talent pool), JSC (talent pool), and HSC (General) with outstanding positions.

She is a creative team member at Autiry. She aims to raise awareness of plastic pollution (causes, impacts, and alternatives). Her preferred research fields are salinity intrusion, river bank erosion, flood management, WASH, etc.

From November 28, 2017, to May 31, 2018, she worked as a research assistant for the project “Agricultural Water Management and Farmers’ Livelihood in Barishal” under Swarnali Mahmood, an assistant professor of Coastal Studies and Disaster Management at the University of Barishal.

She also completed her research on the salinity gradient in the Barishal division, which has not yet been published. In her free time, Mitu enjoys gardening, traveling, cooking, learning new skills, and volunteering.