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Shah Md. Shamrir Al-Af

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
S.S.C, Rajshahi Cadet College
H.S.C, Rajshahi Cadet College
Honors, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Masters, Bangladesh University of Professionals

Last Updated: 04 Oct 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: 04 Oct 2026

Researchs
1. Geopolitics; Foreign Policy; & Security Studies.
2. Ethnonationalism; Orientalism; Islamophobia; Religion, Media and International Relations.

Last Updated: 04 Oct 2026

Awards
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: 04 Oct 2026

Courses
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: 04 Oct 2026

S.S.C, Rajshahi Cadet College
H.S.C, Rajshahi Cadet College
Honors, Bangladesh University of Professionals
Masters, Bangladesh University of Professionals

Last Updated: 04 Oct 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: 04 Oct 2026

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1. Geopolitics; Foreign Policy; & Security Studies.
2. Ethnonationalism; Orientalism; Islamophobia; Religion, Media and International Relations.

Last Updated: 04 Oct 2026

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: 04 Oct 2026

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: 04 Oct 2026