Md. Robayt Khondoker

Md. Robayt Khondoker

Assistant Professor

Department of International Relations
Faculty of Security & Strategic Studies (FSSS)

robayt@bup.edu.bd


BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216

Education
S.S.C, আব্দুর রশিদ সরদার মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়
H.S.C, বাউফল ডিগ্রী কলেজ
Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Masters, ইউনিভার্সিটি অব এন্টওয়ার্প
Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

Journal Publication

1. Khondoker, R., 2021. Regulation and Contraband Trade in the Bangladeshi Borderland: Whose Weapons?. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 36(4), pp.617-636.

2. Khondoker, R. and Zaman, R.U., 2021. Coping with rising China: responses of the small states of south Asia. In China and South Asia (pp. 57-78). Routledge India.

3. Khondoker, R. and Zaman, R.U., 2020. Coping with the Dragon: Small States of South Asia and Their Foreign Policy Responses to China's Rise. Stosunki Międzynarodowe-International Relations, 56(2), pp.85-110.

4. Khondoker, Robayt and  Tanvir Habib. 2020. “China and India's Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A Structural Explanation” Journal of International Affairs 22 (1&2), 39-60.

5. Khondoker, Robayt. 2015. "Gwadar vs Chahbahar Port: A Race for Dominance." Foreign Affairs Insights & Review.

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

Conference Papers

1. 2024- Presented a paper on the political ecology of fishing in the Bay of Bengal at the Bangladesh Conference 2024: Critical Perspectives at the University of Texas at Austin.

2. 2024- Presented a paper on the emergence and evolution of the fishing syndicates in the Bay of Bengal at the 13th Annual New Directions in Anthropology: Changing Climates conference at the University of Texas at Austin.

3. 2023- Presented a paper on the post-surrender trajectories of the former armed bandits in the Sundarbans at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin .

4. 2022- Presented fieldwork report at Rapoport Center Fieldwork Report Back Workshop, University of Texas at Austin, USA.

5. 2018- Paper Presentation, “Coping with the Dragon: Small States in South Asia and their Foreign Policy Response to China’s Rise” at 1st International Conference on China and South Asia, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

6. 2018- Participation, Scholars of the United States Institute on Foreign Policy (SUSI-USFP) USA, New York, Washington DC.

7. 2013- National Delegation Member, MOSAIC International Leadership Program 2013, London, UK, 2013, Organized by MOSAIC, supported by HRH Prince of Wales and sponsored by Qatar Foundation.

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

Awards

1. 2023- Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS),USA.
2022- Rapoport Centre Graduate Fieldwork Grants, University of Texas at Austin.
2015- “Best Dissertation Award” from University of Antwerpen for the master’s dissertation work.
2014- VLIR-UoS Scholarship to study for master’s in Globalization and Development, University of Antwerpen, Belgium.
2012- Merit Award for securing 1st Position in M.S.S., University of Dhaka.

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

S.S.C, আব্দুর রশিদ সরদার মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়
H.S.C, বাউফল ডিগ্রী কলেজ
Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Masters, ইউনিভার্সিটি অব এন্টওয়ার্প
Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

1. Khondoker, R., 2021. Regulation and Contraband Trade in the Bangladeshi Borderland: Whose Weapons?. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 36(4), pp.617-636.

2. Khondoker, R. and Zaman, R.U., 2021. Coping with rising China: responses of the small states of south Asia. In China and South Asia (pp. 57-78). Routledge India.

3. Khondoker, R. and Zaman, R.U., 2020. Coping with the Dragon: Small States of South Asia and Their Foreign Policy Responses to China's Rise. Stosunki Międzynarodowe-International Relations, 56(2), pp.85-110.

4. Khondoker, Robayt and  Tanvir Habib. 2020. “China and India's Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A Structural Explanation” Journal of International Affairs 22 (1&2), 39-60.

5. Khondoker, Robayt. 2015. "Gwadar vs Chahbahar Port: A Race for Dominance." Foreign Affairs Insights & Review.

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

1. 2024- Presented a paper on the political ecology of fishing in the Bay of Bengal at the Bangladesh Conference 2024: Critical Perspectives at the University of Texas at Austin.

2. 2024- Presented a paper on the emergence and evolution of the fishing syndicates in the Bay of Bengal at the 13th Annual New Directions in Anthropology: Changing Climates conference at the University of Texas at Austin.

3. 2023- Presented a paper on the post-surrender trajectories of the former armed bandits in the Sundarbans at the Annual Conference on South Asia in Madison, Wisconsin .

4. 2022- Presented fieldwork report at Rapoport Center Fieldwork Report Back Workshop, University of Texas at Austin, USA.

5. 2018- Paper Presentation, “Coping with the Dragon: Small States in South Asia and their Foreign Policy Response to China’s Rise” at 1st International Conference on China and South Asia, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.

6. 2018- Participation, Scholars of the United States Institute on Foreign Policy (SUSI-USFP) USA, New York, Washington DC.

7. 2013- National Delegation Member, MOSAIC International Leadership Program 2013, London, UK, 2013, Organized by MOSAIC, supported by HRH Prince of Wales and sponsored by Qatar Foundation.

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

2023- Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS),USA.
2022- Rapoport Centre Graduate Fieldwork Grants, University of Texas at Austin.
2015- “Best Dissertation Award” from University of Antwerpen for the master’s dissertation work.
2014- VLIR-UoS Scholarship to study for master’s in Globalization and Development, University of Antwerpen, Belgium.
2012- Merit Award for securing 1st Position in M.S.S., University of Dhaka.

Last Updated: 12 May 2024

Last Updated: 12 May 2024