Shah Md. Shamrir Al-Af
Assistant Professor
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Security & Strategic Studies (FSSS)
shamriralaf@bup.edu.bd
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF
PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216
Education
H.S.C, Rajshahi Cadet College
Honors, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Masters, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
Journal Publication
1. Khan, M. M., & Shamrir AlAf, S. M. (2026). Exploring Bangladesh’s China policy: A neoclassical realistperspective. Global Change, Peace & Security, 1–24.https://doi.org/10.1080/14781158.2026.2691517
2. Shamrir Al Af, S., Mahtab, T.,& Islam, M. R. (2026). Between Survival and Struggle: Climate Change,Livelihood Disruptions, and Social Tensions in Southwestern Bangladesh. FASSInquest, 5(2).
3. Habib, Md. T., & ShamrirAl Af, S. M. (2025). Maritime asymmetric warfare strategy for smaller states:lessons from Ukraine. Small Wars & Insurgencies, 36(1),29–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2024.2397171
4. Miah, M., Shamrir Al Af, S.,& Prapti, M. (2025) Analysing the Interrelation Between Violence AgainstWomen and Women’s Economic Participation in Bangladesh: A Human SecurityPerspective. BIISS Journal, 45(4).
5. Al Mannan, M. F., & Al-Af,S. M. S. (2017). The role of Western mainstreammedia: How Islam is being branded as a promoter of violence. PEOPLE:International Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 424-439.
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
Researchs
1. 1. Geopolitics; Foreign Policy; & Security Studies.
2. Ethnonationalism; Orientalism; Islamophobia; Religion, Media and International Relations.
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
Awards
1. 1. Chancellor's Gold Medal for Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in International Relations
2. Vice Chancellor's Gold Medal for Master of Social Science in International Relations
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
Courses
1. 1. Comparative Foreign Policy
2. Emerging Powers in International Relations
3. International Development
4. Low Intensity Conflict and Terrorism
5. UN Peacekeeping and International Security
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
H.S.C, Rajshahi Cadet College
Honors, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Masters, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
1. Khan, M. M., & Shamrir AlAf, S. M. (2026). Exploring Bangladesh’s China policy: A neoclassical realistperspective. Global Change, Peace & Security, 1–24.https://doi.org/10.1080/14781158.2026.2691517
2. Shamrir Al Af, S., Mahtab, T.,& Islam, M. R. (2026). Between Survival and Struggle: Climate Change,Livelihood Disruptions, and Social Tensions in Southwestern Bangladesh. FASSInquest, 5(2).
3. Habib, Md. T., & ShamrirAl Af, S. M. (2025). Maritime asymmetric warfare strategy for smaller states:lessons from Ukraine. Small Wars & Insurgencies, 36(1),29–58. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592318.2024.2397171
4. Miah, M., Shamrir Al Af, S.,& Prapti, M. (2025) Analysing the Interrelation Between Violence AgainstWomen and Women’s Economic Participation in Bangladesh: A Human SecurityPerspective. BIISS Journal, 45(4).
5. Al Mannan, M. F., & Al-Af,S. M. S. (2017). The role of Western mainstreammedia: How Islam is being branded as a promoter of violence. PEOPLE:International Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 424-439.
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
2. Ethnonationalism; Orientalism; Islamophobia; Religion, Media and International Relations.
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
2. Vice Chancellor's Gold Medal for Master of Social Science in International Relations
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026
2. Emerging Powers in International Relations
3. International Development
4. Low Intensity Conflict and Terrorism
5. UN Peacekeeping and International Security
Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026