Dr. Mahmuda Akter has been working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Apparel Engineering, under the Faculty of Fashion Design and Apparel Engineering, at the Bangladesh University of Textiles. She joined as a Lecturer at the Bangladesh University of Textiles in 2011. She had professional and industrial experience prior to joining the BUTEX faculty. She began her professional life working as a Merchandiser in the Merchandising department of Opex Group. After that, she worked for Viyellatex Group as an Executive Merchandiser (Sales & Distribution).

Graphene and Other 2D Materials, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Fiber reinforced structural composites, Biocomposites, Smart Textiles, Sustainable Textiles, Protective Textiles, Apparel Merchandising, Performance finishes of clothing, circular economy etc.