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Munira Khan is the Chair of The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS). Munira Khan is the first woman to be appointed as a member of the first-ever formed National Human Rights Commission in Bangladesh. As a member of NHRC, she attended the UN Convention of Human Rights in Geneva. Prior to her joining HRC she served as the President of the 'Fair Election Monitoring Alliance" (Fema) 2003- 2008. She was invited to observe the elections in Indonesia under the leadership of Former US President Jimmy Carter and observed the election in Zimbabwe as a member of the Commonwealth observer group. As a member of the Advanced Group for election observation in Cambodia she met with Norodom Sihanouk, the legendary leader of Cambodia. She also observed elections in the Philippines and India. Munira Khan attended a number of elections and democracy related seminars abroad and had the unique opportunity of meeting the national leaders of those countries. In 2013, she was again elected as President of FEMA. 

Since 1974 Munira has been actively associated with many social welfare organizations and started giving services to underprivileged women and children. She became President of the Women's Voluntary Association (WVA) for the year 1988 to 1991, President of Assistance for Blind Children (ABC) for the year 1995-1996, and 2021 & 2022. She was President of the Federation of University Women in 2005 and 2006 and represented the organization in Australia, Canada, England, Switzerland, and Srilanka. She was one of the founding members of SAARC Fuw, a recognized body of secretariat serving as its Secretary General and Vice President. She was a member of the Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA) for five consecutive terms, served also as Treasurer and one of the Vice Presidents.