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Mubashar Hasan

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.

Posts by Mubashar Hasan
October 21, 2024

The Problem With Bangladesh’s Reform Commissions

By Mubashar Hasan
There is public support for the reform of institutions. But questions are being raised about the lack of inclusivity and transparency.

September 25, 2024

Will BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami Form an Alliance in Post-Hasina Bangladesh?

By Mubashar Hasan
A shared animosity to Sheikh Hasina brought them together in the past. With Hasina gone, it will be difficult for the two parties to sink differences.
August 20, 2024

Yunus Should Prioritize Probe Into Enforced Disappearances Under Hasina’s Rule

By Mubashar Hasan
Victims and their families have the right to know the fate of their kin, and the identity of those who bore command responsibility for the atrocities.

July 15, 2024

Why Is the Bangladesh Government Unable to Quell Ongoing Students Protests?

By Mubashar Hasan and Arild Engelsen Ruud
Despite dominating the state, the Awami League government is unable to establish control over society even after 15 years in power.

June 25, 2024

Is US Paying the Price for Criticizing Sheikh Hasina’s Autocratic Rule?

By Mubashar Hasan
Bangladesh seems to have snubbed the U.S. by opting for Airbus rather than Boeing aircraft.

May 28, 2024

What Drives People From ‘Booming’ Bangladesh to Migrate?

By Mubashar Hasan
Under authoritarian rule, a small group of people have turned enormously rich. The rest have been pushed out of the growth bubble and forced to migrate abroad.
April 29, 2024

BNP Boycotts Elections in Bangladesh Again

By Mubashar Hasan
The country will begin voting in elections to local bodies from May 8. Few expect the vote to be free or fair.

March 22, 2024

Why is Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus Alone and Alienated in Bangladesh?

By Mubashar Hasan
His silence over the Awami League’s authoritarian rule together with the declining influence of his allies in the West in Bangladesh has weakened his position.

February 23, 2024

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina Goes for an Image Makeover Abroad

By Mubashar Hasan
At the recent Munich Security Conference, Hasina sought to project herself as a champion of climate change action and a supporter of Ukraine.

January 26, 2024

Instability Looms Over Post-Election Bangladesh

By Mubashar Hasan
Hasina is back as prime minister. Economic problems and surging anger among opposition supporters threaten the much-vaunted stability under her rule.

December 29, 2023

Deep Fakes and Disinformation in Bangladesh

By Mubashar Hasan
The Awami League government doesn’t bother itself with public opinion. So why does it engage in disinformation campaigns against the opposition?
December 18, 2023

Crackdown on Bangladesh Nationalist Party Hasn’t Broken its Morale Yet

By Mubashar Hasan
Contrary to the ruling Awami League’s calculation, activists are not leaving the BNP in droves.

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