Imtiaz Ahmed
Professor of International Relations
University of Dhaka
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Road 117, Apt. 4 B
Gulshan 1, Dhaka-1212
Bangladesh
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Political Science
1991Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Dissertation: State and Foreign Policy: India's Role in South Asia
MA in International Relations
1983Research School of Pacific Studies, The Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Dissertation: The Evolution of Bangladesh-United States Relations: Reflections on the Changes in the Foreign Policy Pattern of Bangladesh
MSS in International Relations
1979University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stood First in the First Class
BSS (Honours) in International Relations
1978University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Stood First in the First Class
Junior Certificate in French
1977University of Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
First Division
Higher Secondary Certificate
1975Dhaka College
Dhaka, Bangladesh
First Division, 9th in merit list (Dhaka Board)
Secondary School Certificate
1973Residential Model School
Dhaka, Bangladesh
First Division
Areas of Interest
Theory
Regional Politics
Social & Cultural
Policy & Strategy
Global Issues
Travel History
Visiting Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences, Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 2021-2023
Visiting Professor
Department of International Relations and Negotiations, La Sagesse University, Beirut, Lebanon
Duration: 2007-2021
Founder Director
Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
Duration: 2012-April 2023
Professor of International Relations
University of Dhaka, Dhaka
Duration: since September 1999
Executive Director
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Duration: 1 July 2015-15 June 2017
Visiting Professor
Jean Monet Faculty of Diplomacy, University of Paris XI, Paris, France
Duration: 2004-2007
Chairperson of the Department of International Relations
University of Dhaka, Dhaka
Duration: November 2000 - October 2003
Associate Professor
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
Duration: October 1994 – August 1999
Visiting Associate Professor
Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
Duration: October 1996 - September 1997
Assistant Professor
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
Duration: February 1992 - October 1994
Session Lecturer
Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Duration: Summer 1991
Teaching Assistant
Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Duration: 1986-1990
Part-time Visiting Lecturer
Department of Government & Politics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
Duration: November 1984 - January 1985
Lecturer
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
Duration: August 1984 - January 1992
Lecturer
Department of Government & Politics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
Duration: November 1983 - August 1984
Conference/Seminar/Workshop Participation
Building Peace Through Data Insights
Event: International Conference on "Build Peace 2022: Exploring the Unseen"
Organizer: Technical University, Chemnitz (Germany)
Date: 4-6 November 2022
Politico-Strategic Aspects and Bangladesh Foreign Policy
Event: Seminar on "Changing Global Dynamics: Bangladesh Foreign Policy"
Organizer: Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Date: 10 January 2018
The dialectic of attitudes toward China in South Asia: appearance vs. reality
Event: 7th World Forum on China Studies
Organizer: Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai (China)
Date: 10-11 December 2017
Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations from a Post-realist Perspective
Event: Seventh International Conference on South Asia: "South Asia and Southeast Asia Engagements; Realities and Opportunities"
Organizer: Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore
Date: 23-24 November 2011
History of Tolerance
Event: International Conference on "Days of Indian Culture and Philosophy"
Organizer: Zrenjanin Grammar Scholl, The City of Zrenjanin (Serbia)
Date: 16-19 November 2011
Foreign Policy and Security of Bangladesh
Event: "Special Short Term Course on India-Bangladesh Studies"
Organizer: Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi and University of Dhaka
Date: 8-12 September 2011
Project Assignments
Preventing Violent Extremism
Client: USIP-RESOLVE, Washington DC
Role: Team Leader
Duration: July-December 2017
Prevention of Violence and Extremism
Client: UNDP Bangladesh
Role: National Consultant Advisor
Duration: July-December 2016
Vulnerability and Inequality in the Maldives: Understanding Root Causes of Identity Alienation and Radicalization
Client: UN Maldives
Role: Independent Consultant
Duration: August-October 2016
Developing Framework for Political Parties: Chapter in the Bangladesh Constitution
Client: UNDP and the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka
Role: Team Leader
Duration: 2015-2016
Reforms of Tertiary Education
Client: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Dhaka
Role: Team Leader
Duration: 2015-2016
Governance and Legal Structure
Client: Project Office, Main Campus, South Asian University, New Delhi, India
Role: Expert
Duration: 2008-2010
Pranprachuje Islam (Islam in Its Plenitude)
Prothoma Prokashan
Edited
Year: 2022
Preventing Violent Extremism in Bangladesh
Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime, Bangladesh Police
Co Edited
Year: 2022
Rohingyas in Myanmar and Bangladesh: The Violence-Protection Dialectic and the Narratives of Certain Unsafety/Uncertain Safety
Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, UK
Co Authored
Year: 2022
Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka: Reflections from Alumni – National and International, Inaugural Volume
University of Dhaka
Edited
Year: 2021
Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: A Reader, Volume 1: 1940s
Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime, Bangladesh Police
Co Edited Volume 1
Year: 2022
Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: A Reader, Volume 2: 1950s
Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Counter Terrorism & Transnational Crime, Bangladesh Police
Co Edited Volume 2
Year: 2022