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Mubashar Hasan
Mubashar Hasan, Ph.D., is a Sydney-based scholar and analyst of geopolitics in South Asia.
Mubashar Hasan is a researcher, communication expert and policy analyst. A well-known expert in Bangladesh, Hasan holds a Ph.D. in politics from Griffith University, Australia. He is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo, Norway. Since 2019, he has been an adjunct fellow at the Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative (HADRI) at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. In addition to authoring two books, “Islam and Politics in Bangladesh” and “Narratives of Bangladesh: Culture, Politics and History,” Hasan has co-edited two books and written numerous journal articles and chapters on Bangladesh and global politics. Apart from The Diplomat, his think pieces have been published in the Foreign Policy Magazine, Lowe Institute’s Interpreter, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Al Jazeera, E-IR, The Conversation US and Australia, OpenDemocracy and LSE@South Asia, among others.
In 2021, Griffith University conferred an Outstanding International Alumni award on Dr Hasan for his role in promoting human rights and democracy in Bangladesh. In 2022, he co-founded the Sydney Policy and Analysis Centre to provide policy solutions to governments and civil society organizations. His website is www.mubasharhasan.com. Follow him on X.
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September 25, 2024
Will BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami Form an Alliance in Post-Hasina Bangladesh?
By Mubashar Hasan
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August 20, 2024
Yunus Should Prioritize Probe Into Enforced Disappearances Under Hasina’s Rule
By Mubashar Hasan
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July 15, 2024
Why Is the Bangladesh Government Unable to Quell Ongoing Students Protests?
By Mubashar Hasan and Arild Engelsen Ruud
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June 25, 2024
Is US Paying the Price for Criticizing Sheikh Hasina’s Autocratic Rule?
By Mubashar Hasan
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May 28, 2024
What Drives People From ‘Booming’ Bangladesh to Migrate?
By Mubashar Hasan
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April 29, 2024
BNP Boycotts Elections in Bangladesh Again
By Mubashar Hasan
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March 22, 2024
Why is Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus Alone and Alienated in Bangladesh?
By Mubashar Hasan
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February 23, 2024
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina Goes for an Image Makeover Abroad
By Mubashar Hasan
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January 26, 2024
Instability Looms Over Post-Election Bangladesh
By Mubashar Hasan
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December 29, 2023
Deep Fakes and Disinformation in Bangladesh
By Mubashar Hasan
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December 18, 2023
Crackdown on Bangladesh Nationalist Party Hasn’t Broken its Morale Yet
By Mubashar Hasan
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