Mr. Mostakim Bin Motaher is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh. He obtained his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the same department where he now teaches. He obtained another Master's degree in Peace and Development Studies from Linnaeus University in Sweden.

 

Mr. Motaher teaches courses in Conflict and Peace Studies and International Institutions. Mr. Motaher is also a Research Associate and Center Coordinator at the Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, a first-of-its kind research initiative at Jahangirnagar University. His written works have centered on the Rohingya crisis and the Indo-Pacific strategy.

 

In 2023, Mr. Motaher took part in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) organized by the United States Department of State. The program focused on "Addressing 21st Century Global Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region."

Masters, Linnaues University

1. Motaher, M. B., & Khaled, M. F. I., Bangladesh and the Blue Economy: Its Feasibility, Prospects, Challenges and Solutions, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Business Research (JUJBR), Volume-24, Issue-2, 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.53461/jujbr.v24i02.70

2. Motaher, M. B., & Khaled, M. F. I., Indo-Pacific Strategy Under a Second Donald Trump Presidency in the United States: Current Trajectory and Future Path, Journal of Governance Security & Development (ISSN No: 2708-2490), Volume-5, Issue-2, 2025. doi: 10.52823/THVX7161

3. Motaher, M. B., & Khaled, M. F. I., THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS: AN ACCOUNT OF THE REGION'S DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF THE 1997 PEACE ACCORD, NDC E-JOURNAL (National Defence College E-Journal), ISSN: 1683-8475, Vol. 04, No. 01, pp.101-132, December, 2024. doi: DOI: https://ndcjournal.ndc.gov.bd/ndcj

4. Motaher, M. B., & Khaled, M. F. I.,, A STUDY ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN BANGLADESH: THE CONTEXT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVING INVESTMENT INFLOW, Journal of International Affairs, BILIA, VOL-25, ISSUE-2, pp.1-40, 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.58710/jiaV25N2Y2023.

5. Motaher, Mostakim Bin and Khaled, MD Farhan Intisher, Bangladesh vis-à-vis the Indo-Pacific Strategy: Exploring the Country’s Priorities and Prospects, Journal of International Relations, ISSN 2221-5743, Volume XIII, pp.41-74, 2022.

6. Motaher, Mostakim Bin, Possibilities of Local Integration of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-C 32 (ISSN 2306-3920), XXXII, pp.pp 503-520, 2021.

7. Motaher, Mostakim Bin, The Rohingya Crisis- Uncertain Future of the Rohingya Ethnic Minority in Bangladesh, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part-C, Volume XXXI, ISSN 2306-3920, pp.pp 523-541, 2020.

8. Motaher, Mostakim Bin, The Rohingya Conflict: An Analysis through the Lens of the Geopolitical Economy of Resources, RAOWA Review Rohingya Issue, ISSN: 2706-6347, Volume 1, Issue 1, pp.113-176, 2019.

1. "Reflecting BRI: Experiences and Lessons from South Asia.", Center for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF), Nepal, 2024.

The Center for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF) hosted a seminar in Kathmandu, Nepal, titled "Reflecting BRI: Experiences and Lessons from South Asia."

I attended this seminar as a speaker to discuss Bangladesh's perspective on and experience with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), titled "Bangladesh's Experience with the BRI." I also participated in the panel discussion titled "BRI: Experiences and Lessons from South Asia."

2. “Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific Collaboration: Priority Issues and Concerns,”, Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs (BCIPA) and Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023.

3. “Roundtable Discussion on The Security and Stability in Rakhine, Myanmar: Impacts on the Indo-Pacific Countries”, Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs (BCIPA) and Department of International Relations, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022.

4. “Strategic Security Network South Asia Workshop”, Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs (BCIPA) and the Near East and South Asia Center (NESA Center), National Defense University, USA, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023.

The NESA Center, in partnership with BCIPA, hosted a three-day "Strategic Security Network South Asia Workshop" in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from August 28 to August 30, 2023.

5. Role of Constitution in Nation Building, Democracywatch and US Embassy Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2013.

In 2013, Democracywatch and the US Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, organized a six-month course on the "Role of Constitution in Nation Building," which I successfully completed.

1. Ahmed, Rakib; Motaher, Mostakim Bin and Al-Zaman, Md. Sayeed, THE 26TH YEAR OF THE CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS PEACE ACCORD 1997 UNITY AND UNIQUENESS, Bangladesh Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs (BCIPA), 2023.

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• Indo-Pacific Affairs, 
• Conflict and Peace Studies, 
• Geopolitical Economy, 
• Resource War, 
• Political Violence, 
• Conflict Resolution, 
• Peacemaking and Peacebuilding,
• Rohingya Crisis etc.

1. "Addressing 21st Century Global Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region.", International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), USA, 2023.

In 2023, Mr. Motaher took part in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), organized by the United States Department of State. The program focused on "Addressing 21st Century Global Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region."