Lailufar Yasmin

Dr. Lailufar Yasmin is Professor at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has undertaken her studies at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, and Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She has been a recipient of the US Fulbright, the British Chevening, and the Australian International Post-Graduate Research Scholarship (IPRS). She has done her fellowships at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK; at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, China, at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Hawaii, USA as a FIPSS (Fellowships in Indo-Pacific Security Studies) Fellow; at the Beyond Borders Scotland and at the Marshall T. Center for European Security Studies (GMCC), Germany. Her latest publications are on the Rohingya issue (Palgrave Macmillan: London) and The Development of International Relations in South Asia (Oxford Research Encyclopedia). Her areas of research include Bangladesh’s politics, economy and foreign policy, South Asian Affairs, China’s Rise, maritime security and the Indo-Pacific Region, and women’s participation in the UN Peacekeeping, among others. She can be reached at [email protected].
Address: Department of International Relations
Social Sciences Faculty Building, Floor 5;
University of Dhaka
Dhaka-1000
Bangladesh