Education:

Fellowship/Award:

1. Research Consultant, Socio-Economic Reintegration of Returnee Migrant Workers of Bangladesh (Phase II), BRAC Migration Programme and the Royal Danish Embassy, April 2022 – October 2022
2. Research Consultant, Bangladeshi Labor Migrants in Maldives: Mitigating the Risks and Vulnerabilities to Trafficking and Irregular Migration Program, Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit, Bangladesh and the Asia Foundation, USA, January 2022 – June 2023
3. Consultant and Senior Advisory Author, Preventing Violent Extremism in South Asia Book Project for the Youth, the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), UNESCO, New Delhi, India, April 2021 to October 2021
4. Consultant, Governance Program in South Asia, International Republican Institute, 2021
5. Consultant, Bangladesh Energy Complex, Chatham House, UK, June-July 2021
6. Member, High-Level Committee on Strategic Affairs, Armed Forces Division, Prime Minister's Office, Government of Bangladesh, 2018-2020
7. Consultant, The Global Maritime Crime Programme (focusing on Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal), UNODC, Bangladesh, September 2020- February 2021 
8. Consultant, Partnerships for a Tolerant and Inclusive Programme, UNDP Bangladesh, June 2019 to February 2021
9. Resource The person for the Engagement with elected public representatives to facilitate dialogues on countering violent extremism and build social and political resilience, International Republican Institute, USA, 2020
10. Consultant, Situation Assessment of the Bangladesh-Myanmar Border, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, Bangladesh, March 2019 to August 2019
11. International Consultant, Assessment and Support Implementation of Programmes on the Inclusion and Engagement of Migrants, UNDP, Maldives, June 2018 to December 2018
12. International Consultant, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), India, 2017-2018
13. National Consultant, Preventing Violent Extremism in Bangladesh, UN Women, Bangladesh 2017-2018. Prepared strategic and research document titled Social Mapping of Women and Extremism in Bangladesh: Causes, Processes and Prevention Structure
14. National Consultant, Preventing Violent Extremism in Bangladesh, UN Women, Bangladesh, 2017. Mapping of C/PVE interventions in Bangladesh
15. Consultant, CVE Study, British High Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2015-2016
16. National Consultant for Economic and Physical Development Policies Review, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). November – December 2014
17. Expert and Analyst for the Wikistrat for geopolitical analysis, risk simulations, and forecasting. April-June 2014
18. Consultant for the project on ‘the Sundarbans Delta: A Vision,’ funded by WWF Netherlands, the Embassy of Kingdom of the Netherlands, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). May 2013 – September 2013
19. Senior Consultant for the ‘Project on Building partnership between the Parliamentarians and the Private Sector to modernize and update regulatory mechanism in Bangladesh,’ under the Program on Promoting Democratic Institutions and Practices, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bangladesh. April 2012 – April 2013
20. Senior Consultant for the Project on Strengthening Public Institution Oversight Capacity, Phase 5, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bangladesh. October 2011 – June 2012 (Facilitated the first-ever collaboration among the three key oversight institutions in Bangladesh – Anti Corruption Commission, Information Commission, and Office of the Comptroller and Accountant General- to undertake coordinated and collaborative approach to combat corruption, Prepared the Right to Information Act 2009 implementation strategy paper for the Information Commission, and Introduced ‘Proactive Disclosure of Information Policy’ for the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, Government of Bangladesh)
21. Senior Consultant for the Project on Strengthening Public Institution Oversight Capacity, Phase 4, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bangladesh. November 2010 – April 2011
22. Consultant for Counter-Terrorism Study, Funded by the British High Commission, Dhaka, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK. November 2011 – March 2012
23. Consultant for Bangladesh COSOP Preparatory Study on Climate Change and Potential IFAD Response, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome, Italy. February – March 2011 (Prepared the Country Strategy Paper for IFAD)
24. Research Consultant for a Research Survey on Security Perception in Bangladesh and the Maldives, Opinion Research Business, London, UK. April 2011 – July 2011
25. Consultant for the Program on ‘Ecosystems for Life: India-Bangladesh Initiatives for Trans-boundary Water’, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). November 2010 – February 2011 (Prepared the Country Situation Study on Environmental Security)
26. Consultant for preparing two Policy Papers on “Situation Analysis on Climate Change”, and “Disaster Management and Gender” for the Program on ‘Enhancement of Bangladesh’s Capacity to participate in Road to Copenhagen Negotiations and Enhancement of Capacity in Post-Copenhagen Regime’, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). August 2010 - December 2010 
27. Drafted and designed the ‘National Broadcasting Policy’ and its implementation framework for the Ministry of Information, Government of Bangladesh. Directly responsible to the Hon'ble Minister for Information. November 2009 – August 2014
28. Consultant for ‘A Comprehensive Project on Assessment of Security,’ The Neilsen Company (Bangladesh) Limited, funded by the British High Commission, Dhaka. 2008-2009
29. Consultant for an Independent Study on 'Reducing Bangladesh’s Vulnerability to Terrorism,' Funded by the British High Commission, Dhaka, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK. May-August 2008
30. Consultant for ‘LSE Strategy for Preventing HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh,’ Marie Stoppes, Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Save the Children and Global Fund for Tuberculosis, AIDS, and Malaria. April – June 2008
31. Consultant for a Project on 'Mainstreaming the Rohingya Refugee Issue in Bangladesh: The Need for Networks and Capacity Building,' Center for Alternatives and the Canadian International Development Agency. March 2008 – June 2009
32. ‘Policy Study on Corporate Governance in Bangladesh,’ Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Center for International Private Enterprise. Worked as the Consultant. 2007-2008

1. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, BIMRAD Journal, Bangladesh Navy
2. Editor in Chief, NDC Journal, National Defence College Bangladesh, October 2020 onward
3. Academic Advisor, National Defence College, Bangladesh, January 2020- December 2021
4. Editor, Journal of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, July 2020 - June 2021

1.    Keynote Speaker, Special Seminar on "Role of Japan and Bangladesh to Promote Indo-Pacific Connectivity and Resilience", Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, November 13, 2023

2.    Address ASEAN Diplomats on “the Future of Bangladesh-ASEAN Cooperation amid the Evolving Geopolitical Changes in the Indo-Pacific Region", Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, November 09, 2023

3.      Lecture on “Changing Global Order”, Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, September 14, 2023

4.    Lecture on "Actors of International System: Complex Interdependence and Multi-Immersive Roles", Defense Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur Cantonment, August 27, 2023

5.     Research Colloquium, The US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Continuity and Discontinuity Discourse, University of Delaware, November 09, 2022

6. Lecture on “The New World Order: The Return of the Cold War?”, Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh, Foreign Service Academy, May 25, 2022

7. Lecture on "Human Security in Contemporary South Asia" for the 48th Refresher Course in Political Science, Law and Public Administration for Assistant Professors and Associate Professors from different Universities/Colleges from India, hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, September 15, 2021.

8. NESA Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Digital Series Interview on the emergence of Bangladesh as a middle power in the IOR, NearEast and South Asia Center, National Defense University, USA. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvcv7RkY1vA

9. Lecture on 'Concept of Security-Contemporary and Contesting Approaches,' for senior course members of the National Defence College, National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, April 05, 2021

10. Lecture on 'Geo-strategy,' for senior course members of the National Defence College, National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, March 03, 2021

11. Academic Interview on Bangladesh Foreign Relations, in the first and inaugural edition of the NESA Alumni Interview Series, NearEast and South Asia Center, National Defense University, USA. The interview focused on Dhaka's current relations with Delhi and Beijing and how Dhaka's foreign relations with other neighbors have been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. The interview provided some germane policy recommendations for the United States government. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK3_ySSETis&t=1200s

12. Virtual Lecture and Training, ‘Role of Religion and PVE’,  “Prevention of Violent Extremism and Capacity Building in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh”, Helvetas Sri Lanka, Helvetas Bagladesh, and the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka, December 08, 2020

13. Lecture on 'Digital Diplomacy: Ministry of Foreign Affairs,' for Director level diplomats, Foreign Service Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka, July 22, 2020

14. In the Round: Special Talk, Hosted by Alexander Goldberg, 'COVID19 and the Unmaking of New World, The University of Surrey Students' Union, University of Surrey, UK, online, April 21, 2020

15. Panel Speaker and Moderator online panel session on 'Security Architecture in Regional and Global Level' along with Secretary General, BMSTEC and Distinguished Fellow, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 16, 2020

16. Online Lecture on 'Concept of Security: Contemporary and Contesting Approach,' National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, April 08, 2020

17. Lecture on 'Geopolitics: Trends and Future,' for senior course members of the National Defence College, National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, March 19, 2020

18. Lecture (with additional evening session) on Evolving National and International Security: Issues and Challenges for the Bangladesh Army', for Unit Command and Staff Course officers, the School of Infantry and Tactics, Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet, March 11, 2020

19. Public Lecture for the youth on 'Good Governance and Civic Education,' National Youth Assembly 2020, Jaago Foundation, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, February 29, 2020

20. Panel Speaker on 'Bangladesh-Myanmar Geo-strategic Conundrum: The unfolding security dynamics linking FDPMs in CHT and beyond' along with DG Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DG Military Intelligence, Panel Discussion on Forcefully Displaced Population from Myanmar, designed for the Armed Forces War Course members, National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 24, 2020

21. Lecture on 'Countering Violent Extremism: Bangladesh Perspective,' senior armed forces and law enforcement officials, academics, and CVE practitioners in Sri Lanka, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 19, 2020

22. Lecture on 'Challenges emanating from the geostrategic environment and ways-forward for Bangladesh,' Armed Forces War Course, National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, October 20, 2019

23. Conducted a four-day exercise and simulation on 'Non-Traditional Security Faultlines: Priorities for Bangladesh' for senior course members of the National Defence College, National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, June 09-12, 2019

24. Lecture on 'Concept of Security: Contemporary and Contesting Approach,' National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, April 09, 2019

25. Lecture on 'National, Regional and International Security Issues and Future Challenges,' Army Infantry School, Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet, Bangladesh, March 31, 2019

26. Lecture on 'Geostrategic Consequences of Arab Spring,' National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, July 26, 2018

27. Public Lecture on 'Politics of religion and the identity and the construction of the idea of' security' in South Asia in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution', Radicalization in South Asia, Comparing Methods and Approaches, TUFS Graduate Workshop for Social Science Lecture Series 2, February 21, 2018, Room 406, Main Building, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan

28. Conflict Simulation on Water Conflicts in the Himalayan Basins, Regional Capacity Building: Water Governance project, Regional Pilot Testing Workshop, organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Bank, December 22-23, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand

29. Lectures on South Asian Affairs, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

30. Lectures on Radicalization and Security, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, and Qaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, from 19-24 October 2014

31. Lecture on 'Bangladesh Politics after the January 2014 Elections', School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, August 14, 2014

32. Lectures on International Development and Foreign Policy, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka, 2014

33. Guest of Honour, IInd World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality, SREI Foundation, Held on 02-04 January 2011, Kolkata Town Hall, Kolkata, India

34. Lectures on South Asian Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Delaware, Delaware, USA

35. Chief Guest and the Annual Function Speaker, Sanskriti the Gurukul School, Guwahati, Assam, India, on Saturday, the 28th June 2008, Venue: ITA Machkhowa, Guwahati, Assam, India

1. Keynote Speech, "The Key Foreign Policy Challenges for the Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-China Quadrangle Amid Changing Relations between the US and China", Jinjiang Oriental Forum 2023, Sichuan University Jinjiang College, Sichuan, China, October 18-20, 2023
2. Panel Speaker, High-Level Bangladesh Delegation, Peking University, September 26, 2023 
3. Chair, Session 4 on Global Power Politics and South Asia, Security Trends and Challenges in South Asia Workshop, jointly hosted by the NESA Center, National Defense University, Washington, DC, and the Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, August 28-30, 2023
4. Keynote and Inaugural Speaker, "Bilateral Conference on Bangladeshi Labour Migrants in the Maldives", The Asia Foundation, RMMRU, and Public Interest Law Center, Maldives, Male, Maldives, July 17-18, 2023 
5. Chair and Moderator, High-level Dialogue on “Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific Collaboration: Priority Issues and Concerns”, Hosted by the Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, The Westin Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 21, 2023
6. Keynote Paper, Understanding Radicalization and Extremist Ideology Among Bangladeshi Migrant Workers, Virtually Presented the Study based on Quantitative Analysis, BRAC Study Dissemination Event, BRAC, BRAC Center Inn, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 24, 2022
7. Keynote Speaker, Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Implications of Development and Growth Trajectories in South Asia from the US-China perspective, Jinjiang Oriental Forum 2022, Hosted by Sichuan university, Sichuan, China, Virtual, November 07, 2022
8. Keynote Paper, From Terrorism to Countering and Preventing Terrorism: A Complex Path to Stability, Mitigation, and Resilience, ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Conflict Migration Table-top Exercise, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, October 26-29, 2022
9. Chair, Roundtable on The Security and Stability in Rakhine, Myanmar: Impacts on the Indo-Pacific Countries, Hosted by the Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, Amari Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 14, 2022
10. Resource Person, Conference on Regional Responses to Corruption in South Asia, International Republican Institute, USA, hosted in Marriot Kathmandu, August 18-19, 2022
11. Resource Person and Session Moderator, the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Symposium on Inclusive Processes for Preventive Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, Ala Moana, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 28-30, 2022
12. Panel Speaker, Beyond the Politics of the Quad, Neareast South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, USA, Lebua, Bangkok, Thailand, May 04-06, 2022
13. Keynote Speaker, International Conference on Biden’s Way forward in the Indo-Pacific, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka and the US Embassy, Sri Lanka, Grand Cinnamon, Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 31, 2022
14. Panel Speaker, Panel Discussion on "Bangladesh-US Relations", Dhaka Tribune-CFISS, Dhaka Westin, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 15, 2022
15. Discussant, Webinar on Emerging Security Challenges in Indian Ocean Region: Assessing the Impacts of Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Maneuvering in the Bay of Bengal Littorals, Bangladesh Institute for Maritime Research and Development, Bangladesh Navy, March 15, 2022 
16. Discussant, Session 4: Towards a regional approach for managing interactions between (foreign) fishing vessels and maritime law enforcement agencies?,  second Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue, hosted by The Pathfinder Foundation (PF), Sri Lanka and Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), Switzerland, Virtual, Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 14-15, 2022
17. Special Guest and Speaker for the Concluding Session on U.S-Bangladesh Partnership in the Indo- Pacific (joined virtually from Colombo), International Conference on Moving Forward in the Indo-Pacific: Bangladesh’s Role in Fostering An Open, Resilient, and Interconnected Bay of Bengal and Beyond, the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, Independent University Bangladesh and US Embassy, Bangladesh, February 1, 2022
18. Keynote Speaker, Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Governance, South Asia Regional Governance Conference, International Republican Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal, October 28-29, 2021
19. Chairman, Technical Session III: Terrorism and Drivers of Violence, 14th  International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawal Defense University, Sri Lanka, September 10, 2021
20. Keynote Speaker, Security, Stability and National Development in the New Normal, 14th  International Research Conference, General Sir Kotelawal Defense University, Sri Lanka, September 09, 2021
21. Keynote Speaker, Bangladesh Foreign Policy: The US-China and the Indo-Pacific Dimensions, Virtual Lecture for the National Defence College delegation, the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 13, 2021
22. Facilatator and Group Lead, Virtual Joint Workshop "Strategic Competition in the Indian Ocean Region - Crowded Waters in the Western IOR", NearEast South Asia Center, National Defense University, Washington DC, and Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies (APCSS), Hawaii, USA, 28/29 June - 30 June/1 July 2021
23. Moderator, Inaugural session on “Inclusivity: What Does It Look Like?” and Resource Person for the session on “Youth, Peace & Security in the ASEAN Regional Forum”, Virtual Workshop on Inclusive Processes for Preventive Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, Hosted by ASEAN Regional Forum, Governments of Singapore, the European Union, and the US, May 4-6, 2021
24. Keynote speaker, Business for Sustainability, International Conference on Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka: Reflections from Alumni – National and International, University of Dhaka, April 25-27, 2021
25. Moderator and Chair, Panel Discussion on Security Architecture at Regional and Global Level, the National Defence College, Bangladesh, April 11, 2021
26. Moderator, Panel Discussion on Security, Conference on  50 Years of Bangladesh: Pathways and Trajectories, hosted by the Center for Governance Studies, Dhaka, Ballroom, InterContinental Dhaka, March 11, 2021
27. Speaker, Paper on Bangladesh Foreign Policy: Regional Politics and Policies Under the Bangabandhu Regime between 1971 and 1975, Webinar on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: Leadership and Foreign Policy. Bangladesh Institute for International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 13, 2020
28. Keynote Speaker, Role of Community and Youth in PVE. International Conference on Prevention of Violent Extremism and Capacity Building in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Helvetas Sri Lanka, Helvetas Bangladesh, National Peace Council of Sri Lanka and Rupantar, Bangladesh, Virtual, December 08, 2020
29. Co-Speaker and co-author with Professor Joseph M. Siracusa, Session I on "The COVID-19 Crisis and its Implications for Global Security and Stability", Seminar on The COVID-19 crisis and its implications for global security and stability. National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 06, 2020
30. Keynote Speaker, ‘Bangladesh- Russia Relations in an Evolving World Order: Past, Present, and the Future’, Roundtable Discussion on USSR/Russian Role in Development in Bangladesh, Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Dhaka, Embassy of Russia, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 25, 2020
31. Panel Speaker, Dialogue on ‘2020 U.S. Presidential Election: Post-ballot Blues’, Global Studies and Governance Program, Independent University, Bangladesh, November 05, 2020
32. Panel Speaker, Post-War Bangladesh Foreign Policy: The Predicaments of Balancing Power in 1971-75, Panel 2, Conference on Bangabandhu and Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy, Global Studies and Governance Program, Independent University, Bangladesh, October 22, 2020
33. Panel Speaker, Session III: Increasing Political, Ecological, and Regional Importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh in the post COVID19 World, Conference on Economic Importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh, Independent University, Bangladesh in collaboration with  Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development(BIMRAD) and  International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), September 29, 2020
34. Panel Speaker, Panel Discussion: Rohingya Crisis: Challenges and Way Forward, Along with HE Yanghee Lee and Barrister Manzoor Hassan OBE, National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 21, 2020
35. Panel Speaker, ‘Dynamics of Bilateral Relations amongst the South Asian States: A New Order in the Making’, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, Webinar, September 16, 2020
36. Keynote paper, ‘South Asian Regional Cooperation in Post-Covid 19 World Order’, International Conference  on Post-Pandemic World World: Navigating the New Normal, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement and Water Policy Center, Nepal, August 31, 2020
37. Keynote speaker, ‘Changing Geopolitical Scenarios in the Region: Expectations and Challenges’, Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, Webinar, August 13, 2020
38. Keynote, E-Conclave on ‘Sino-India Relations and Reality’, Department of Law, Institute of Management and Research, Indore, India, July 22, 2020
39. Panel, Virtual Roundtable Conference, Innovating Global Governance: Insights from Subnational Actors on Advancing Climate Policy, Inclusive Governance Initiative, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, Uk, June 10, 2020
40. Panel Speaker, online panel conference on ‘COVID19: Impacts, Challenges and Way Forward Bangladesh’s Security and Economy’, Armed Forces War Course 2020, National Defence College, Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 03, 2020
41. Keynote speaker, International Webinar on ‘COVID-19 and Economy, Impact, Challenges and Way Forward’, Department of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, April 22, 2020
42. Keynote speaker, China-South Asia Economic Cooperation and Response in the face of COVID-19, Hosted by National Development and Reform Commission and China Reform Forum [Webinar], Beijing, April 29, 2020
43. Resource Person, EU Countering Violent Extremism Training Programme, European Union and Royal United Services for Defence and Security Studies, UK, held in Lake Shore, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 3-5, 2020
44. Inaugural keynote speaker, Session I on BIMSTEC Energy Outlook for Energy Integration: Overview, Energy Capacity, Policy Frameworks, at the Conference on Enhancing Energy Cooperation in the BIMSTEC Region, hosted by BIMSTEC Secretariat, held in BIMSTEC Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 25-26, 2020
45. Paper presented on ‘Theory of Arc of Instability in South Asia: A Discourse’, in Parallel Session 2.1 on Traditional and Non-Traditional Security, at the   International Conference on Revisiting International Relations: Critical Reflections on 100 Years (1919-2019), hosted by the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 19-20, 2020
46. Inaugural session speaker for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, session on ‘ Internet and Social Media as a Tool for Radicalisation’, at the Second BIMSTEC Conference, hosted by the Vivekananda Foundation, National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India, and BIMSTEC Secretariat, held in New Delhi, India, November 27-29, 2019
47. Discussant the session on National and Regional Security at International Conference on Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh:  Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. Organised by North South University In collaboration with United Nations high Commissioner for Refugees, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 27-28, 2019
48. Resource person, the Second Meeting of the Track 1.5 BIMSTEC Security Dialogue Forum, jointly organized by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretariat and the Bangladesh Institute of International and strategic studies, Dhaka, at BIISS  auditorium, July 30 -31, 2019
49. Keynote Speaker along with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Transnational Security Issues in South Asia: Bilateral Cooperation between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, hosted by the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka, Ministry of Defense, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 09, 2019
50. Panel Discussant, Naval Competition and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Workshop, hosted by the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, USA, at the Lebua at State Tower, Bangkok, Thailand, June 24-28, 2019
51. Panel Discussant, South Asia-/Central Asia Working Group Meeting on “Challenges and Opportunities for Connectivity”, hosted by the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, USA, at the Lebua at State Tower, Bangkok, Thailand, May 27-29, 2019
52. Keynote presenter and facilitator, session on Social Mapping of Women and Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: Reimagining the Internet and its links with Women, Bangladesh PVE Research Stocktaking Workshop, jointly organized by UN Resident Coordinator’s Office, PVE Working Group, Canadian High Commission, Dhaka, UNWomen, UNODC, and UNDP, Hotel Lakeshore, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 28, 2019
53. Chair, Session on From Theory to Practice: The Importance of Civil Society Engagement in Early Warning, in ARF Workshop on Preventive Diplomacy and Early Warning: Linkages for Conflict Resolution, hosted by the ASEAN Regional Forum in collaboration with US Department of State, United States Institute of Peace, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Government of Timor-Leste, Novo Tourismo, Dili, Timor-Leste, 24-26 April 2019
54. Speaker and Participant, High-level South Asia Mediation Capacity Workshop, hosted by Departments of Peacebuilding, Political Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations, in collaboration with the Secretary-General’s HLAB on Mediation, Hotel Annapurna, Kathmandu, Nepal, 15 to 17 April, 2019
55. Bangladesh Delegation Member, 6th Myanmar- Bangladesh Experts Meeting, hosted by Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, the Parkroyal on Beach Road, Singapore, 19 to 20 March, 2019
56. Keynote Speaker, Conference on Global Climate Politics and China’s Role: Between Katowice and New York,  hosted by the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, in Shanghai, China, from 21 to 22 February 2019
57. Bangladesh representative, Stocktaking Meeting on Promoting effective networks and partnerships between criminal justice authorities, local communities and civil society organizations in South and South-East Asia for preventing and countering violent extremism leading to terrorism, hosted by UNODC and the US Department of State, in the US Department of State, Washington, DC, USA from November 14-16, 2018
58. Keynote paper, Energy Security Landscape in Bangladesh: Trends and Transition in the Electricity Sector, Session I: Reshaping the Energy Security Landscape in South Asia, COSATT International Workshop on Energy Security and Energy Market Integration in South Asia, Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu Nepal, October8-9, 2018
59. Keynote Speaker, Session on Peacebuilding and the Targets of SDGs Goal 16: The Imperative for Democratic Societies, International Conference on “Bangladesh in International Peacebuilding: Experience from Japan”, organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in collaboration with the Japan Foundation, BIISS Auditorium, August 12, 2018
60. Speaker, Session on Rohingya Crisis, Fostering Peaceful and Inclusive Communities in Bangladesh, UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility and UNDP Bangladesh, June 23, 2018, held at Hotel Amari, Dhaka
61. Keynote Speaker, Workshop on ‘The bridge GBM; Regional Water Governance’, organized by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), April 09-11, 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
62. Guest Speaker, Middle East: Realities and Challenges, 6th Doha International Strategic Policies Forum D-ISP 2018, organized by the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), Qatar Armed Forces, Doha, Qatar, March 31 – April 01, 2018, held at the Sharq Ritz Carlton, Doha, Qatar
63. Resource Person, Conference on International Leadership Learning Exchange on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and National Action Plans, Organized by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and will be co-hosted by the Commonwealth CVE Unit and the PCVE National Action Plans Task Force, March 21-23, 2018, The Royal Over-Seas League, London, UK
64. Keynote Speaker, ‘Conference on South Asian Security Narratives and Making of Foreign Policies’, Hainan Institute of World Watch, March 16, 2018, Haikou, Hainan, China
65. Panel and Keynote Speaker, 5TH Leadership Program and Conference on Countering Violent Extremism, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, February 18-24, 2018, Tokyo, Japan
66. Keynote Speaker, Concurrent round-table on “Belt and Road” & Think Tank Exchange, the 2018 Forum for International City and Industry Cooperation (Shenzhen) under the Belt & Road Initiative, organized by the Development Research Center of Shenzhen Municipal Government, January 17-18, 2018, Shenzhen, China
67. Keynote paper, ‘Hydroelectricity Cooperation: A way forward for BBIN’, Roundtable on ‘Advancing BBIN Sub-regional Cooperation’, organized by the Delhi Policy Group and the Asia Foundation, December 13-14, 2017, India Habitat Center, New Delhi India
68. Panel Speaker, Session on ‘BBIN: Security Concerns’, ‘Young Thinker's Conference on Issues and Challenges in BBIN’, organized by the Observer Research Foundation and the British High Commission, India, November 8-9, 2017, Kolkata, India
69. Panel Speaker, CICIR-BEI Conference on ‘China-Bangladesh Relations’, organized by China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, October 20, 2017, CICIR, Beijing, China
70. Keynote Speaker, Session on ‘Energy-Hydropower Cooperation in BBIN Region’, Conference on Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal  Corridor Connectivity, Organized by Delhi Policy Group, October 16, 2017, BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka, Bangladesh
71. Keynote Paper, ‘Cooperation between Bangladesh and India on Countering Radicalization’, Day II, Working Session V, Eighth India-Bangladesh Security Dialogue, organized by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute in partnership with Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, October 10-11, 2017, Lakeshore Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh
72. Panel Speaker and Paper, ‘Unfolding Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh’, Strategic Forum on ‘Meeting the Challenges of Extremism by Advancing Human Security Centered Policies’, Insitute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka and Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 6-7, 2017
73. Keynote Speaker, ‘Seminar on Cross-Border Security: Challenges and Cooperation Bangladesh Perspective’, Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), BIISS Auditorium, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 13, 2017
74. Keynote Speaker, Session Four: Industrial Capacity Cooperation in the Trans-Himalaya Region: Opportunities and Challenges,  The third Trans-Himalaya Development Forum (THDF), organized by CICIR and the Local Government of Yunnan Province, China, Mangshi, China, July 9-12, 2017
75. Speaker for the session on Annual Audit Reports, Third Global Corporate Governance Institutes Network Meeting, International Finance Corporation, St. Regis, Bangkok, Thailand. June 12-13, 2017
76. Keynote paper, “The ISIS Threat in Bangladesh and India: Developing National, Bilateral, and Regional Measures: Perspectives from Bangladesh”, Day II, Working Session IV, Seventh India-Bangladesh Security Dialogue, organized by Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi in partnership with Bangladesh Enterprise Institute at ORF, New Delhi, February 2-3, 2017
77. Panel Speaker on SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industries Strategic Workshop on “Unleashing SAARC- What It Takes”, Kathmandu, Nepal, 13 November 2016
78. Panel Speaker on ‘Promoting concrete multiple-win industrial cooperation’, Panel II, at the Conference on ‘Building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and Advancing International Industrial Cooperation’, hosted by the Silk Road Think Tank Association (SRTA), Organizing Committee of China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT), China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS), Fudan University, and Huaqiao University, held at International Convention Center, September 6-9, 2016, Xiamen, China
79. Keynote Paper, ‘The Paradigm Shifts in Bangladesh-China Relations’, conference on “China-Bangladesh Relations”, organized by the Chinese Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing, China, 19 October 2016
80. Keynote Paper, ‘Bangladesh Foreign Policy in 2041: Evolution, Transition, and Future’, a seminar on “Foreign Policy of Bangladesh: Roadmap for Vision 2041”, organized by the National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, 13 October 2016
81. Keynote Speaker, ‘The Asian Security Concerns: The Cases of Select Asian States’, a  seminar on “Human Rights & Security: Asian Perspective”, organized by the  Centre for Governance Studies, at the BIISS auditorium, 06 August, 2016
82. Keynote Speaker, ‘Terrorism and its Transnational Linkages in Bangladesh: Beyond Border, Beyond Ideologies’, A high level seminar on “Recent Extremist Violence in Bangladesh: Response Options”, organized by the Bangladesh Insitute of International and Strategic Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 July 2016
83. Keynote Speaker, "Bangladesh-Myanmar Security Cooperation: A Scrutiny and Implications for the Relationship between Bangladesh and Myanmar", Bangladesh-Myanmar Dialogue, hosted by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Hotel Lake Shore, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 and 11 May 2016
84. Panel Speaker, Pleneary Session C: ISIS and Radicalism in NESA Region, The Strategic Studies Summit on ‘the Near East South Asia (NESA) Region in 2020’, hosted by the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies’ Strategic Studies Network (SSN) and the Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM), held in Ankara, Turkey, from 31 March to 03 April 2016
85. Chair, Session VII: Climate Change As Insecurity, International Workshop on 'Human Security in South Asia: Emerging Trends and Challenges', Hosted by the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation, and Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India, 16-18 March 2016
86. Panel Speaker, High Level Dialogue on Population movements in the Region, jointly hosted by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneve (HD)  and the Institute of Security and International Studies, Thailand, held at AETAS Lumphini, Bangkok, 14 March 2016
87. Speaker, The First Silk Road Dialogue and 2016 Annual Conference of Silk Road Think Tank Association, jointly organized by Fudan University and Shenzhen Municipal Government, China Center for Contemporary World Studies (CCCWS) and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), 22-23 February 2016 
88. Middle East Crises between Regional and International Policies: Vulnerability and Influences, 4th Doha International Strategic Policies Forum D-ISP 2015, organized by the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), Qatar Armed Forces, Doha, Qatar, held at Doha Sheraton, October 27-28, 2015
89. Keynote speaker at “the First Session: Development in the countries in the region: Status Quo and Prospects I, Conference on 'Trans-Himalaya Developmental Cooperation and the ‘One Belt, One Road’ Initiative’, The 1st Trans-Himalaya Development Forum, Hosted by China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations and People’s Government of Dehong Dai and Jingo, Mangxi, Dehong, China, 23-26 August 2015  
90. Keynote address on "Aiming for a New Climate Governance Framework for Bangladesh: Paris and Beyond", at the Regional Conference on "Integrating Global Responses to Climate Change and Energy Security", organized by Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal,  7-8 July 2015 
91. Keynote paper on 'Cultural Cooperation and People-to-People Contact', in the Working Session II on BIMSTEC: Cooperation in Cross-Cutting Issues. Moderator: Mr Md Shahidul Haque, Foreign Secretary, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Seminar on Bangladesh and BIMSTEC: Way Forward, Organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, BIISS Auditorium, 13 January 2015
92. Distinguished Speaker, Multilateral Dialogue and Interactive Lectures on Governance, Community and Religion‘, Organized by the Center for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan, 19-24 October 2014
93. Speaker on “Emerging Security Challenges for South Asia: Post-withdrawal of ISAF in Afghanistan”, NDC-BIISS-BEI Joint Seminar on “Afghanistan: Security Scenario Post-withdrawal of ISAF and Impacts on the Region”, Organized by the National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 August 2014
94. Paper on ‘Non-Tariff Barriers in Facilitating Trade and Investment between Bangladesh and Northeast India’, inaugural session, International Seminar on ‘Contemporary Thoughts on Bangladesh-India Relations: Challenges and Opportunities’, Organized by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 August  2014
95. Paper on ‘The Cost of Peace in South Asia: Bangladesh Perspectives’, at Session I: The Cost of Peace in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, Conference on ‘The Cost of Peace in South Asia: Challenges to Peace and Reconciliation in the Region’, Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal, 11 August 2014
96. Inaugural keynote paper on ‘Collaboration and Cooperation mechanism and agenda among the Oversight Institutions’, at the first inter-institution meeting between Comptroller and Auditor General, Anti Corruption Commission and Information Commission, Information Commission Conference Room, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 May 2014
97. Keynote speaker, the session on ‘Cross-border migration and border management between Bangladesh and India’, Fifth India-Bangladesh Security Dialogue, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India, 02-04 April 2014
98. Keynote speaker, Conference on ‘Integrating BIMSTEC 2014 - Focusing Fourteen Pillars of Co-operations’, organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, held in Imphal India, 8 February 2014
99. Panel Speaker, Panel on ‘Internet Entrepreneurship, Investment, and Development’, at the ‘Conference on Internet Freedom in Democratic South Asia’, organized by the German Marshall Fund, USA and the Indian School of Business (ISB), held in Hyderabad, India, 14-15 September, 2013
100. Keynote speaker, Panel Discussion on ‘Mitigation of Environmental Disasters’, at the ‘Maitree Summit: India Bangladesh High Potential Leader Dialogue on Peace’, organized by the British High Commission, India, and the Youth Forum on Foreign Policy, held in Guwahati, Assam, India, 1-2 February, 2013
101. Speaker on ‘Political and Cultural Links between South Asia and the Middle East’, International Seminar on Problems of Modern Middle East: Origins and Complexities, organized by the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 30-31 December 2012
102. Keynote speaker, First Conference on ‘Collaboration and Communication between the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, Information Commission, and Anti Corruption Commission for Promoting Greater Transparency and Accountability in Bangladesh’, Organized by PROGATI/USAID, 3 July 2012, Anti Corruption Commission Conference Room, Anti Corruption Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh
103. Keynote Speaker, Concluding Session on WANA’s Regional Identity and ‘The Common’, 4th West Asia and North Africa (WANA) Forum, Session participated by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, 29-30 May 2012, Hotel Kempinski, Amman, Jordan
104. Panel Discussant and Speaker, ‘Armed Conflicts in South Asia: Towards a Cooperative Framework for Cooperative Framework for Preventive Action’, Jointly Organized by the Regional Center for Strategic Studies and Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, 3-4 May, 2012, the Galle Face, Colombo, Sri Lanka
105. Panel Discussant and keynote speaker, panel on ‘Lessons Learned and Good Practices in International CVE Research and International Academic Cooperation’, Conference on ‘Lessons Learned and Good Practices in Counterterrorism-Related International, Regional, and National Training, Centers, Academies, and other Institutions’, organized by Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, held from 25-26 January 2012, in Washington, DC, USA
106. Keynote paper on ‘Finalizing the National Counter Terrorism Bangladesh’. 4th Workshop on ‘Developing a National Counter-Terrorism Strategy’ in Bangladesh’. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and Defense Institutions Reform Initiative (DIRI), USA, The Westin, Dhaka, 04-07 July 2011. Led the breakout sessions and guided the discussion leading to formulation of the counter terrorism implementation action plan
107. Keynote speaker on ‘Regional Customs Initiatives in South Asia’, Regional Symposium on “Improving Trade Flows in and from South Asia: Overcoming Logistics Challenges”, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK, organized in the Hotel Sheraton, Dhaka, 22-23 June, 2011
108. Keynote Paper on ‘Youth unemployment in Bangladesh- context, trends, nature -challenges and opportunities’, National Consultation on ‘Investing in Youth with a Focus on Youth Enterprise and Entrepreneurship', organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Commonwealth Youth Programme and SME Foundation, held on 08 June 2011, Hotel Sonargaon Pan Pacific, Dhaka
109. Chair, A Seminar on ‘21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers’, Organized by Massline Media Center and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, IDB Bhaban Meeting Room, held on 03 May 2011
110. Keynote paper on ‘The Counter Terrorism Framework for Bangladesh’. 3rd Workshop on ‘Developing a National Counter-Terrorism Strategy’ in Bangladesh’. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and Defense Institutions Reform Initiative (DIRI), USA, BEI, 29-30 March 2011
111. Authors' meeting on ‘Ecosystems for Life: A Bangladesh- India Initiative’. Organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Asia Office, Bangkok, Thailand, held on 8 December 2010.
112. Keynote paper on ‘Counter Terrorism in Bangladesh’. 2nd Workshop on ‘Developing a National Counter-Terrorism Strategy’ in Bangladesh’. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and Defense Institutions Reform Initiative (DIRI), USA, BEI, 29-30 November 2010
113. Keynote paper on ‘Understanding the Interagency Challenges in Combating Terrorism in Bangladesh’. The session on ‘Interagency Challenges in Bangladesh’.  2nd Workshop on ‘Combating Terrorism in Bangladesh: Developing a National Counter-Terrorism Strategy’’. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and Defense Institutions Reform Initiative (DIRI), USA, Westin Dhaka, 29-31 July 2010
114. Keynote presentation on ‘Facilitating the Community - Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Partnership in Bangladesh’. A Roundtable Seminar on ‘Cooperation between the Community - Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies in Bangladesh’. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) and he Australian High Commission, Dhaka, BEI, 18 July 2010
115. Keynote and inaugural paper on ‘Understanding the Threats from the Islamist Extremists in Bangladesh’, India-Bangladesh Dialogue on Security, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India, March 19-20, 2010
116. Invited Speaker, Seminar on ‘US Leadership and Power after the Bush Regime’, Chaired by Professor Stephan Walt, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 21 January 2010
117. Discussant, Seminar work on ‘War Simulation’, the US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, USA, 08 January 2010
118. Discussant, Indo-Bangla Trade: Stakeholders Meeting, 09 August 2009. Organized by CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment and FES, Held in Agartala, Tripura, India
119. Chair, ‘A Dialogue Session between British Bangladeshi Diaspora and Tertiary level Students on Student Politics and Cultural Exchanges. Organized by the British High Commission, Dhaka. 25 May 2009
120. Session Chair, ‘Seminar on International Press Freedom Day’. Jointly organized by Massline Media Center, Manusher Jonno Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka, Bangladesh. 04 May 2009
121. Panel Discussant, 'Business Plan for Sustainability of Community Radio in Bangladesh'. National seminar on 'Peoples Voices, Peoples Participation and Community Radio'. 04 May 2008.
122. Keynote Paper on ‘Establishing a National Broadcasting Commission to Ensure Right to Information’. National Seminar on Right to Information. Organized by Massline Media Center, and various NGOs in Bangladesh, Held in LGED Auditorium, Dhaka Bangladesh on 30 September 2007
123. Keynote Paper on ‘Counter Terrorism Strategy in Bangladesh’. Keynote paper. Launching Ceremony of the ‘Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh: A Strategy’. Organized by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, Held in BEI Auditorium, Dhaka Bangladesh in August 2007
124. Keynote Paper on ‘Political Economy of Terrorism in Bangladesh: A Structural Analysis’'. Keynote paper. Faculty Research Seminar. Organized by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Jahangirnagar University, July 2007
125. Keynote Paper on 'A Concern and Call for Action: Declaration of The Asian Young Peoples' with Sanchita Choudhury. Interfaith Training Session on the Contribution of Religions to Foster Peace and Bring About Social and Ecological Transformation". WCC, Meeting Rivers, and Pipal Tree. Banglaore, India, 01 July 2007.
126. Keynote Paper on 'Corporate Governance in Bangladesh'. Seminar on 'Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: How Best to Institutionalize it, Critical Practices and Procedures'. Organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Center for International Private Enterprise, Washington DC.
127. Keynote Paper on ‘Liberalization of Media in Bangladesh'. National Seminar on 'World Press Freedom Day'. Session I. May 03, 2006. Jointly organized by Massline Media Center, Manusher Jonno Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka, Bangladesh
128. Keynote Paper on 'Media in Development'. Report Launching Program on 'Diversification of Media in Bangladesh: Development Implications'. March 26, 2007. KATALYST and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute
129. Keynote Paper on ‘Media In Development: Linkages Between Socio-Economic Development And Diversified Media In Bangladesh’. National Workshop on ‘Diversification of Media in Bangladesh: Development Implications’. August 29, 2006. KATALYST and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute
130. Keynote Paper on ‘Broadcast Media Liberalization: A Quest of Time and Democracy’. Seminar Paper. A Seminar on ‘Liberalization of Media: Role and Prospects in the Perspective of Bangladesh’. Session III. World Press Freedom Day. May 04, 2006. Organized by Massline Media Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
131. Seminar paper on ‘Re-engineering Bangladesh-India Trade: Resolving NTBs to Facilitate Trade and Investment’. Presented as a seminar paper. A Seminar on ‘Bangladesh-India Trade Relations’. Organized by SEDF, IFC. Guwahati, India. March 19, 2006

1. Distinguished Scholar to visit Japan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan to meet senior ranking government officials, self-defense forces officials, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, think tanks, academicians, and experts in Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Kobe, from November 12-20, 2023
2. Member, Bangladesh Delegation to China Institute of International Studies, Beijing, China, September 27, 2023
3. Panel Speaker, “Discussion on Demystifying China’s ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’ in South Asia”, Center for Security Studies and the South Asian Society, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA, October 18, 2022
4. Field Research on Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in the Maldives and to hold high-level consultations, Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit, July 31-August 2022
5. Bangladesh Army delegation to UN peacekeeping Mission MINUSMA, Mali, from June 13-21, 2021. Visited Gao, Kidal, and Bamako to observe peacekeeping missions, operational capabilities, and civil-military cooperation. As a part of the visiting mission, assigned to meet with SRSG, the Deputy Force Commander, the Head of Office in Gao, and the Sector Commander for Gao.
6. Speaker, Virtual Workshop on 'Challenges Emerging out of the Covid Environment', hosted by the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, USA, April 27-29, 2021
7. Invited by the Hainan Institute of World Watch, China to hold consultative meetings on the framework for China’s  engagement in the Rohingya Repatriation process, with the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Chinese Academy for Governance, Chinese Government, Beijing, China, September 4-5, 2019 
8. Participated as a senior Commonwealth leader, CSC Leaders Conference Part II, hosted by the Common Purpose International and supported by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conferences, held from September 8-11, 2015, in Conrad, Singapore
9. Member of the delegation, South Asia Research Collaboration between Hainan Institute for World Watch and Sri Lankan Academic Institutes, Colombo, Sri Lanka April 17-20, 2017
10. Speaker, India-Bangladesh Security Dialogue, organized by Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, India, February 01, 2017
11. Participant, Annual International Countering Violent Extremism Research Conference, jointly organized by Hedayah, the International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism, UAE and the United Nations Development Programme, Held at Oriental Mandarin, Jakarta, Indonesia, from 6-8 December 2016
12. Member, “Meeting on Population Movements in the Indian Ocean”, jointly hosted by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneve (HD)  and the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), Bali, Indonesia, held at IPD, Bali, 23 May 2016
13. U.S.-South Asia Leadership Engagement Program and seminar on “Terrorism as a Threat to Global Security,”, sponsored jointly by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (HKS) and the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, held at HKS, Cambridge, Boston from to be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts during April 26 - 1 May 2015
14. Guest of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Macedonia, visited Skopje from March 27-29, 2015
15. Member, Working Group on Climate Change: Implications for Security and Governance, The Strategic Studies Summit, hosted by the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies’ Strategic Studies Network (SSN) and the Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies (ORSAM), held in Antalya, Turkey from March 23 to 25, 2015
16. Resource Person, Consultation Workshop on ‘Transboundary workshop on Challenges and Management of Sundarbans Landscape: Finding a Shared Way Forward’, organized by the International Water Association and WWF – India, South Asia Water Initiative (SAWI), held in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, West Bengal, India, from  March 17 to 20, 2015
17. Participated at the International Research Committee Meeting of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Soaltee Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal, 10 August 2014
18. Participated as a senior commonwealth leader, CSC Leaders Conference, hosted by the Common Purpose International and supported by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conferences, held from March 23-30, 2014, in London, Newcastle and the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
19. Participant, Strategic Studies Summit themed as (R)evolution, organized by NESA Center, National Defense University, Washington DC, held from February 23-25, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand
20. Member, Regional Steering Group (RSG) Meeting, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, 20-22 May 2013, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
21. Participant, NESA Strategic Forum on Water and Energy Security in South Asia, hosted by NESA Center, National Defense University, Washington DC, held from November 07-08, 2012, in Bangkok, Thailand
22. Advisory Committee meeting, Planning Meeting for South Asian Strategic Dialogue, Convened by the Regional Center for Strategic Studies, held from 21-22 August 2012, in Colombo, Sri Lanka
23. Working Group meeting on ‘Regional Economic Development and Integration’. Hosted by Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, held from 08 -10 March 2012, in Colombo, Sri Lanka
24. Conference on ‘The World Rebalancing’, organized by the Center for Strategic Research (SAM), Turkey; and the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University, USA, held fro, 28 November to 02 December, 2011, in Istanbul, Turkey
25. Visit to the Facility of the US Military Academy, West Point, New York, 23 January 2010
26. Participant, Roundtable Discussion on “The State Department and National Meeting Security Making”, Chaired by Professor Charles Hill, Diplomat-in-Residence, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut USA, 22 January 2010
27. Participant, Roundtable Discussion on “U.S. Grand Strategy in the Obama Administration”, Chaired by Professor Harvey Sapolsky, MIT Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA, 20 January 2010
28. Chevening Delegation from 12 Jan – 03 April 2009. Exchanged views and held discussions with senior MPs and representatives of the House of Lords in the UK and senior representatives from various rights-based and security agencies, visited and had close discussions with senior representatives in FCO, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Office for Security and Counter Terrorism, Scotland Yard, Commonwealth Secretariat, the European Commission, EUROJUST, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
29. BEI Delegation to Nepal from 20 Oct – 24 Oct 2008. To hold consultative meetings with H. E Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma, Secretary General at SAARC Secretariat, Director, SAARC, Joint meeting with Commerce Minister and Commerce Secretary at the Commerce Ministry, Federation of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
31. Participated in the 4th North East Business Summit, from 14-18 Sept. 2008 in Guwahati, India (North East Region)
32. BEI Delegation to India from 01 Sept – 05 Sept 2008. The delegation led by Ambassador Farooq Sobhan to hold consultative meetings with HE Pranab Mukherjee, Foreign Minister, HE Jai Ram Ramesh, State Minister for Commerce, Mrs. V.S. Rao, Secretary, Ministry for the Development of the North-East Region, to attend the signing of MoU between the Observer Research Foundation, Delhi and BEI, to visit IPCS, to hold discussion with senior journalists in Delhi on regional cooperation and security in South Asia
33. BEI Delegation to Bhutan from 21 Aug -25 Aug 2008. Delegation led by Ambassador Farooq Sobhan to hold consultative meetings with HE Lyonchhen Jigme Y. Thinley, Honorable Prime Minister, H. E. Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Honorable Minister for Economic Affairs, H. E. Lyonpo Jigme Tshultim, Speaker, National Assembly of Bhutan, Mr. Om Pradhan, Chairman, Druk Holdings Company limited, Mr. Lyonpo Chenkyab Dorji, Former SAARC Secretary General on regional cooperation in South Asia
34. BEI Delegation to MS Swaminathan Foundation, Chennai, India from 25 February – 01 March 2008. To discuss and exchange views on technological cooperation in the ICT sector and to visit the facilities established for rural development in India
35. Discussion on ‘Future of Bangladesh’ with the Rt Hon David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK, on 09 February 2008 at the British Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A discussion session with Rt Hon David Miliband and 9 other young leaders from various sectors in Bangladesh, arranged by the British High Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh 
36. Head of the Delegation, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute Delegation to Indonesian Independent Broadcasting Commission, Jakarta, Indonesia from 06-10 October 2007. Visited to meet with the Chairman and Members of the Independent Broadcasting Commission of Indonesia (KPI) of Indonesia, to facilitate bilateral technical cooperation in broadcasting issues
37. Member, High-level Bangladesh Delegation to China on the Invitation from ‘Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs’ from 13-19 August 2007. Visited Beijing to meet with the Vice Foreign Minister H.E. Wu Dawei, People’s Republic of China, exchange views with CICIR, Eminent Personalities and Academics in China to discuss on the issues in bilateral relations between Bangladesh and China
38. Bangladesh delegation to India as a part to exchange expertise with High level government and civil society representatives on Media, Delegation Member, Facilitated by KATALYST SwissContact in December 2005 - January 2006
39. Bangladesh delegation to Nepal as a part to exchange expertise with High level government and civil society representatives on Media, Delegation Member, Facilitated by KATALYST SwissContact in December 2005
40. Seminar on ‘Promotion and Facilitation of Trade between Bangladesh and Northeast India’, Organized by South Asia Enterprise Facility, International Finance Corporation, Held in the Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, India, July 2005
41. Visit to Northeast India to Study Feasibility of Bangladesh-Northeast India Trade, Team Member, Organized by South Asia Enterprise Facility, International Finance Corporation, January 2005
42. Rapporteur, Conference on ‘America’s Role in South Asia’, High Level Independent Taskforce Committee Meeting, Organized by the Asia Foundation, Held in the Asia Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh January 2004
43. Symposium on ‘Shaping the future - A South Asian Dialogue’, Organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka, ‘Measures to Help Introduce Good Governance in South Asia Session’ Held in Bentota, Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 2002