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Shafi Md Mostofa
Shafi Md Mostofa, Ph.D., is an associate professor of World Religions and Culture at the University of Dhaka and a post-doctoral research fellow of the Democracy Institute at the Central European University, Hungary.
He is a theologian and security studies scholar with broad interests in political Islam, authoritarianism, modern South Asian history and politics, and international relations and the clash of civilizations. He has published extensively with Routledge, Springer, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, SAGE, and Wiley and Blackwell; and the journals: Politics and Religion, Politics and Policy, Perspectives on Terrorism, Asian and African Studies, and Peace and Conflict Review. His sole authored book published from Palgrave Macmillan in 2021 on “Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Pyramid Root Cause Model.”
Mostofa did his Ph.D. from the University of New England, Australia in 2020 with IPRA scholarship. He was awarded a Gold Medal by the President of Bangladesh for topping the MA examination in 2012 from the University of Dhaka. He contributes articles on Bangladeshi politics, religion, minority rights, human rights, and secularism.

July 06, 2025
The Battle Over Electoral Reform in Bangladesh
By Shafi Md Mostofa

June 26, 2025
Why is Mob Violence So Common in Bangladesh?
By Shafi Md Mostofa

June 16, 2025
National Elections in April 2026, Says Bangladesh’s Interim Chief Adviser Yunus
By Shafi Md Mostofa

May 14, 2025
Bangladesh’s Careful Diplomacy in the India-Pakistan Crisis
By Shafi Md Mostofa

May 03, 2025
Rebranding Jamaat: The Rise of the ‘Islamist Left’ in Bangladesh
By Shafi Md Mostofa

April 14, 2025
Reimagining the Bangladesh-China Strategic Partnership
By Shafi Md Mostofa and Tamim Muntasir

April 10, 2025
From Revolution to Reform: The BNP’s Uphill Battle in a New Bangladesh
By Shafi Md Mostofa

March 11, 2025
The Rise of the National Citizen Party: A New Dawn in Bangladeshi Politics?
By Shafi Md Mostofa

March 06, 2025
Breaking the Promise? State Violence and Dehumanization in Post-Revolution Bangladesh
By Shafi Md Mostofa and Md Tariqul Islam Tanvir

February 15, 2025
Terrorism in Bangladesh: Political Manipulation, Ideological Roots, and Western Influence
By Shafi Md Mostofa

February 07, 2025
The Bangladesh Awami League: From Dominance to a Legitimacy Crisis
By Shafi Md Mostofa
