Rabeya Akter Sathi is a peace advocate, academic, and development professional with an interdisciplinary background in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) from the University of Dhaka. She currently serves as a Lecturer in Peace, Conflict, and Human Rights, where she teaches undergraduate students while actively contributing to research and academic development.

She is a recipient of the Dean’s Award for academic excellence and the Women Peace Ambassador Award, jointly conferred by UN Women and the Embassy of Japan, recognising her community-level initiatives promoting peace, social cohesion, and youth empowerment.

Rabeya’s professional experience bridges academia, policy, and practice. She previously worked as Research Associate at the Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), where she co-developed a paralegal training module in collaboration with Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) to strengthen legal literacy and access to justice for marginalized communities. She has also been actively involved in social development projects, volunteer initiatives, and community-based peacebuilding programs.

As an emerging researcher, she has published work on Bangladesh’s contribution to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, analyzing peacekeeping dynamics, policy implications, and Bangladesh’s evolving role in global peace and security. Her research interests include geopolitics, international peace and security, global governance, state policies, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, human rights, and development studies, with particular emphasis on Global South perspectives.

Alongside academia, she has conducted freelance research and field-based enumeration across multiple disciplines, contributing to evidence-based policy and development research. Through her combined academic, research, and advocacy efforts, Rabeya remains committed to advancing informed discourse on peace, security, and justice in a rapidly changing global context.