
Dr. Rumana Islam
Professor
Department of Law
Faculty of Security & Strategic Studies (FSSS)
rumana.law@ du.ac.bd
BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF
PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216
Biography
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Education
Masters, University of Dhaka
Masters, University of Cambridge
Ph.D, University of Warwick, UK
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Journal Publication
1. Rumana Islam : Human Rights Obligations in FDI Operation: A Paradigm Shift in BITs, Dhaka University Law Journal , vol.35 , no.(1) , pp.pp. 31-52 , 2024
2. Rumana Islam and Mohammad Golam Sarwar : "Climate Change Considerations through the Environment Protection Lens in Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS): Addressing the Challenges", Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) , vol.1 , 2024
3. Rumana Islam : Features of the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Provisions under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) of Bangladesh: An Overview, Dhaka University Law Journal (Part F) , pp.85-103 , 2020 .
4. Rumana Islam : “Does Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in International Investment Treaties Create a Customary Rule of International Law “, Dhaka University Law Journal (Part F) (2019) , pp.27-45 , 2019 .
5. Rumana Islam : “Autonomy of the Arbitration Clause and Invalid Contracts: All is fair in Arbitration?”, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law , vol.V , pp.141-154. , 2017 .
6. Rumana Islam : “Banker’s Reference and the Bank’s Duty of Confidentiality under Common Law Reappraised”, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law , vol.IV , pp.81-94. , 2016 .
7. Rumana Islam : Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in Arbitral Practice: Sustainable Development in Context, Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.16 , no.1 , pp.21-68 , 2016 .
8. Rumana Islam : Interplay between Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard and other Investment Protection Standards, Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.14 , no.1&2 , pp.117-142 , 2014 .
9. Rumana Islam : “Proportionality as a tool for balancing competing interests in investment disputes: Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in Context,", Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law , vol.I , pp.119-139 , 2013 .
10. Rumana Islam : "Role of Good Faith in Interpreting Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in Arbitral Practice", Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.12 , no.1&2 , pp.107-134 , 2012 .
11. Rumana Islam : Unlawful Dividends and Scope of Unjust Enrichment: Issues and Controversies in English Law, Stamford Journal of Law , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.41-71 , 2008 .
12. Rumana Islam : ‘Misfeasance in Public Office and Liability of the Bank Regulator: Revisiting Three Rivers District Council’, Chittagong University Law Journal , vol.X , pp.37-54 , 2005 .
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Books
1. Shahnaz Huda and Rumana Islam Social and Legal Implications of Withdrawing the CEDAW Reservations on the Bangladesh Legal System and Social Norms. UNDP, 2019
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
2. Rumana Islam The Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in International Investment Arbitration: Developing Countries in Context. Springer, 2018
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Awards
1. Charles Wallace Bangladesh Trust Doctoral Bursary, UK (2013),
2. Commonwealth Scholarships in the UK for PhD, 2010
3. Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Bursary for LL.M (2005-2006)
4. Justice Amiruddin Ahmed Memorial Gold Medal, 2002 for securing first class first position in LL.M, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
5. Dr. Alim Al-Razi Gold Medal, 2002 for obtaining highest marks in LL.M, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Courses
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4. International Investment Arbitration
5. Company Law
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Masters, University of Dhaka
Masters, University of Cambridge
Ph.D, University of Warwick, UK
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
1. Rumana Islam : Human Rights Obligations in FDI Operation: A Paradigm Shift in BITs, Dhaka University Law Journal , vol.35 , no.(1) , pp.pp. 31-52 , 2024
2. Rumana Islam and Mohammad Golam Sarwar : "Climate Change Considerations through the Environment Protection Lens in Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS): Addressing the Challenges", Transnational Dispute Management (TDM) , vol.1 , 2024
3. Rumana Islam : Features of the Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Provisions under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) of Bangladesh: An Overview, Dhaka University Law Journal (Part F) , pp.85-103 , 2020 .
4. Rumana Islam : “Does Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in International Investment Treaties Create a Customary Rule of International Law “, Dhaka University Law Journal (Part F) (2019) , pp.27-45 , 2019 .
5. Rumana Islam : “Autonomy of the Arbitration Clause and Invalid Contracts: All is fair in Arbitration?”, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law , vol.V , pp.141-154. , 2017 .
6. Rumana Islam : “Banker’s Reference and the Bank’s Duty of Confidentiality under Common Law Reappraised”, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law , vol.IV , pp.81-94. , 2016 .
7. Rumana Islam : Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in Arbitral Practice: Sustainable Development in Context, Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.16 , no.1 , pp.21-68 , 2016 .
8. Rumana Islam : Interplay between Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard and other Investment Protection Standards, Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.14 , no.1&2 , pp.117-142 , 2014 .
9. Rumana Islam : “Proportionality as a tool for balancing competing interests in investment disputes: Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in Context,", Jahangirnagar University Journal of Law , vol.I , pp.119-139 , 2013 .
10. Rumana Islam : "Role of Good Faith in Interpreting Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in Arbitral Practice", Bangladesh Journal of Law , vol.12 , no.1&2 , pp.107-134 , 2012 .
11. Rumana Islam : Unlawful Dividends and Scope of Unjust Enrichment: Issues and Controversies in English Law, Stamford Journal of Law , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.41-71 , 2008 .
12. Rumana Islam : ‘Misfeasance in Public Office and Liability of the Bank Regulator: Revisiting Three Rivers District Council’, Chittagong University Law Journal , vol.X , pp.37-54 , 2005 .
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
1. Shahnaz Huda and Rumana Islam Social and Legal Implications of Withdrawing the CEDAW Reservations on the Bangladesh Legal System and Social Norms. UNDP, 2019
2. Rumana Islam The Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) Standard in International Investment Arbitration: Developing Countries in Context. Springer, 2018
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Last Updated: 22 Oct 2025