Draft:Md. Rizwanul Islam

  1. Home
  2. Wiki
  • Comment: Additionally, the bibliography needs significant trimming. See MOS:BIBLIO for guidance. Curbon7 (talk) 09:24, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
Professor
Md. Rizwanul Islam
Born
Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Academic, legal scholar, author
EmployerNorth South University
TitleProfessor of Law
Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
AwardsPresident's Gold Medal (2016)
Silver Medalist Research Excellence Award (2022)
Research Award (2021)
Academic background
EducationPhD, Macquarie University
LLM, National University of Singapore
LLB, University of Dhaka
Alma materMacquarie University
National University of Singapore
University of Dhaka
Academic work
Main interestsInternational Trade Law
Public International Law
Sustainable Development
Notable worksEconomic Integration in South Asia
Bangladesh Style of Citation of Legal Authorities
WebsiteOfficial faculty page

Md. Rizwanul Islam is a Bangladeshi legal academic. He serves as a Professor at the Department of Law and the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is noted for his works in international law, trade law, and the Bangladeshi legal system. In addition to his academic works, Rizwanul also writes columns in national and international newspapers, and is also a writer of fiction, including short stories.

Education and career

[edit]

Rizwanul holds an LL.B. from the University of Dhaka, an LL.M. from the National University of Singapore, and a Ph.D. from Macquarie University, Australia.

Rizwanul started his academic career at Northern University Bangladesh, later held multiple roles at Macquarie University and BRAC University before joining North South University.

In March 2021, Rizwanul was elected Co-Chair of the Teaching International Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law for a three-year term. [1] [2]

Publications

[edit]

Rizwanul has authored numerous books, a monograph, journal articles, and book chapters published in international outlets such as Brill, Cambridge University Press, Hart Publishing, Kluwer, Oxford University Press, and Routledge. He is also an occasional columnist, contributing to national and international newspapers including The Daily Star, The Diplomat, and Straits Times.

Books

[edit]
  • Economic Integration in South Asia: Charting a Legal Roadmap (2012). [3]
  • Bangladesh Style of Citation of Legal Authorities (co-author, 2018). [4]

Monograph

[edit]
  • Bangladesh in International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Intellectual Property, edited by Hendrik Vanhees, Alphen aan den Rijn, NL: Kluwer Law International. [5]

Book Chapters

[edit]
  • "An Anatomy of Self-Damage and Quest of Rules and Policies for Promoting Sustainable Investment to the Global South" in Sumaiya Khair, Shawkat Alam, and Muhammad Ekramul Haque (eds), Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Global South: Strategies, Innovations, and Challenges (Hart Publishing, 2024) 241–256 (invited contribution) [6]
  • "Judicial Lawmaking in Bangladesh: Looking Back and Into the Future" in M. Rafiqul Islam and Muhammad Ekramul Haque (eds), The Constitutional Law of Bangladesh: Progression and Transformation at Its 50th Anniversary (Springer Nature Singapore, 2023) 387–400. [7]
  • "The Humane yet Ambivalent Attitude Towards Persecuted People: A Potential Threat to Stability?" in Ayyoob Sharifi, Dahlia Simangan, and Shinji Kaneko (eds), Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability (Springer Nature Singapore, 2023) 103–113. [8]
  • "Reasonableness as Proportionality: More Intrusive Scrutiny in Civil-Political Matters than Socio-Economic Ones?" in Po Jen Yap (ed), Proportionality in Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2020) 217–241 (invited contribution) [9]
  • "Dissecting Quasi-Legislative Judicial Directives of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh" in Po Jen Yap (ed), Constitutional Remedies in Asia (Routledge, 2019) 138–154 (invited contribution) [10]
  • "Promoting Intra-regional Trade in South Asia through Trade Facilitation Measures under the Auspices of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation" in Jiaxiang Hu & Matthias Vanhullebusch (eds), Regional Cooperation and Free Trade Agreements in Asia (Martinus Nijhoff, 2014) 270–300 (invited contribution) [11]
  • "Barriers to Trade in Goods and Services" in Indira Karr, Shawkat Alam, and Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan (eds), International Trade Law and the WTO (Federation Press, 2013) 147–165 (with Shawkat Alam)

Journal Articles

[edit]
  • "The Application of International Law in the Municipal Legal System: A Highly Ad Hoc and Ambivalent Approach in Bangladesh Epitomizing a Broader Hermeneutics Trend?" (2025) 26(1) Oregon Review of International Law 33–72[12]
  • "IUCN’s Amicus Curiae Submission in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion: Wind of Changing Practice at the ICJ?" (2025) 58(1) The International Lawyer 1–33 (with Sayere Nazabi Sayem)[13]
  • "Hazards of the (Over)-Standardization of Academic Legal Works" (2025) 53(1) International Journal of Legal Information 33–39[14]
  • "Repatriation of the Rohingya through An ICJ Verdict: Utopia or an Equitable Remedy?" (2025) 22(2) Washington University Global Studies Law Review 154–181 (with Naimul Muquim)[15]
  • "The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Light of the Prohibition of Genocide and Jus Cogens Norms" (2024) 33(2) Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems 262–291 (with Norman K. Swazo) [16]
  • "Challenges of Research and Publications on International Law in Bangladesh: A Soliloquy?" (2024) 26 Chittagong University Journal of Law 7–22[17]
  • "A Tale of Too Little: Anti-Dumping Tariff between SAFTA Contracting Parties" (2023) 57(5) Journal of World Trade 833–850[18]
  • "Academic Responsibility, Selectivity, and Crime of Aggression" (2024) 33(1) Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 39–56 (with Nafiz Ahmed)[19]
  • "The Murky State Practice on Recognition of Governments and the National Unity Government in Myanmar" (2022) 44(3) Houston Journal of International Law 447–474 [19]
  • "The Co-operative Societies Law in Bangladesh: From Hope of Autonomy to Dependence" (2022) 33(1) Dhaka University Law Journal 1–22 (with Nafiz Ahmed)[20]
  • "Bangladesh Bhutan PTA: Less is More?" (2021) 18(1) South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business Article 7[21]
  • "Overhaul of the SDT Provisions in the WTO: Separating the Eligible from the Ineligible" (2021) 34(1) Pace International Law Review 1–24[22]
  • "Promptly Notifying Infectious Diseases Likely to Cause Pandemics: Individual State Responsibility, Shared Collective Burden" (2021) 56(1) Texas International Law Journal 35–57[23]
  • "Where Are the LDC and Small Developing State Complainants in the WTO DSB?" (2020) 52(2) George Washington International Law Review 219–251 (with Farhaan Uddin Ahmed)[24]
  • "The Gambia v Myanmar at the ICJ: Good Samaritans Testing State Responsibility for Atrocities on the Rohingya" (2020) 51(1) California Western International Law Journal 77–131 [25]
  • "The Case of Palestine against the USA at the ICJ: A Non-Starter or Precedent-Setter?" (2019) 48(1) Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 1–27 [26]
  • "Sifting through the Maze of ‘Person Aggrieved’ in Constitutional Public Interest Litigation: Has Abu Saeed Case Ushered a New Dawn?" (2017) 28 Dhaka University Law Journal 155–168 (with Md. Tayeb-Ul-Islam Showrov)[27]
  • "Judges as Legislators: Benevolent Exercise of Powers by the Higher Judiciary in Bangladesh with Not So Benevolent Consequences" (2016) 16(2) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal 219–234[28]
  • "The Scope for Trade Restrictions to Address the Lack of Compliance with Fire Safety Standards in Garment Factories of Bangladesh" (2015) 49(1) Journal of World Trade 153–172 (with Naimul Muquim)[29]
  • "The Australia India Proposed Free Trade Agreement and Trade in Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges" (2013) 14(1) Journal of World Investment and Trade 167–197 (with Shawkat Alam and Pundarik Mukhopadhya)[30]
  • "The Application of the Law of Criminal Defamation to Inflammatory Comments Made on Social Networking Sites: A New Role for an Old Law?" (2012) 36(1) Criminal Law Journal 38–49 (with Niloufer Selvadurai)[31]
  • "An Appraisal of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement and Its Consistency with the WTO Rules on Preferential Trade Agreements" (2010) 44(6) Journal of World Trade 1187–1206[32]
  • "A Diagnosis of the Crawling Trade Liberalisation under the Auspices of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation" (2010) 11(2) Journal of World Investment & Trade 293–308[33]
  • "The Proposed Australia-China FTA: Protectionism over Complementarity?" (2010) 37(3) Legal Issues of Economic Integration 203–219 (with M. Rafiqul Islam)[34]
  • "Constraints of the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area and SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services Militating against Sub-regional Trade Proliferation in South Asia" (2010) 7(1) Brigham Young University International Law & Management Review 1–35 [35]
  • "The Expanding Ambit of Telecommunications Interception and Access Laws: The Need to Safeguard Privacy Interests" (2010) 15(3) Media and Arts Law Review 378–390 (with Niloufer Selvadurai)[36]
  • "The Reproduction and Communication of Internet Materials by Educational Institutions: The Need for Clarity and Certainty" (2010) 21(1) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 31–41 (with Niloufer Selvadurai)[37]
  • "Identity Theft: Aligning Law and Evolving Technologies" (2010) 34(1) Criminal Law Journal 33–47 (with Niloufer Selvadurai and Peter Gillies)[38]
  • "Is the Doomsday of International Law Looming around in the Twenty First Century?: A Response to the Sceptics of Efficacy of International Law" (2009) 78(3) Nordic Journal of International Law 293–308[39]
  • "The Global Food Crisis and Lacklustre Agricultural Trade Liberalisation: Demystifying their Nexus Underpinning Reform" (2009) 10(5) Journal of World Investment & Trade 679–697 (with M. Rafiqul Islam)[40]
  • "Unauthorised Access to Wireless Local Area Networks: The Limitations of the Present Australian Laws" (2009) 25(6) Computer Law & Security Review 536–542 (with Niloufer Selvadurai and Peter Gillies) [41]
  • "Should Singapore Follow the EU in Creating Sui Generis Protection for Databases?" (2009) 4(9) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 665–672[42]
  • "Preferential Trade Agreements and the Scope of GATT Article XXIV, GATS Article V and the Enabling Clause: An Appraisal of GATT/WTO Jurisprudence" (2009) 56(1) Netherlands International Law Review 1–34 (with Shawkat Alam)[43]
  • "Maintaining an Effective Legislative Framework for Telecommunication Interception in Australia" (2009) 33(1) Criminal Law Journal 34–44 (with Niloufer Selvadurai and Peter Gillies)[44]
  • "The Bandwagon of Preferential Agreements: Why Should South Asia Join Them More Aggressively?" (2009) 2(3) International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry 294–308 [45]
  • "Hark! Are PTAs Swallowing up the WTO and Global Economic Welfare?: A Legal and Political Economy Critique of PTAs" (2008) 12 Singapore Year Book of International Law 133–149[46]
  • "South Asian Free Trade Agreement and the Possibility of Regional Integration within the SAARC: A Historical, Legal and Economic Analysis" (2007) Asian Journal of Comparative Law 2(1), Article 7 (with Michael Ewing-Chow)[47]
  • "Ship Arrest Conventions of 1952 and 1999: Disappointments for Maritime Claimants" (2007) 38(1) Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 75–81[48]

Review Essay

[edit]
  • "Transnationalization of Legal Education: A Confluence of Multiple Factors. Review of The Globalization of Legal Education: A Critical Perspective by Bryant Garth and Gregory Shaffer" (2024) 69(1) Saint Louis University Law Journal 99–123[49]

Short Essays in online journals

[edit]
  • "The Legal Significance of the US Recognition of the Atrocities on the Rohingya as Genocide" (2023) 55 Cornell Journal of International Law Forum[50]
  • "Ordering the Repatriation of the Rohingya" (2021) 62 Virginia Journal of International Law Online[51]
  • "Intervening in The Gambia's Quest for Establishing Myanmar’s Responsibility for Atrocities on the Rohingya: Symbolism or Substance?" (2020) Fordham International Law Journal Online[52]

Peer-reviewed Letter in Journals

[edit]
  • "Letter to the Journal, Not an Overreach of the Court’s Jurisdiction, Putting Erga Omnes into Motion: In Partial Response to Xiao Mao’s Comment on the ICJ’s Judgment on the Preliminary Objections in The Gambia v. Myanmar" (2022) 21(3) Chinese Journal of International Law 611–615 [53]

BRILL’s Encyclopaedia Entries of Public International Law in Asia

[edit]
  • Bangladesh and Its Preferential Trade Agreements, in Muhammad Ekramul Haque (ed), Bangladesh, in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill, 2020) Volume 1 (ISBN 978-90-04-38877-2) [54]
  • Tariff Barriers in Bangladesh, in Muhammad Ekramul Haque (ed), Bangladesh, in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill, 2020) Volume 1 [55]
  • Non-Tariff Barriers and Trade Remedies in Bangladesh, in Muhammad Ekramul Haque (ed), Bangladesh, in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill, 2020) Volume 1 [56]
  • Bangladesh – Its Foreign Exchange Regulation, in Muhammad Ekramul Haque (ed), Bangladesh, in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill, 2020) Volume 1 [57]
  • Administrative and Judicial Bodies for Settlement of International Commercial Disputes in Bangladesh, in Muhammad Ekramul Haque (ed), Bangladesh, in Seokwoo Lee (ed), Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia (Brill, 2020) Volume 1 [57]

Academic blog posts

[edit]
  • "Commodifying Citizenship: The ECJ Rules Against Malta’s 'Golden Passport' Program", *ASIL Insights*, 5 June 2025.[58]
  • "ICJ’s Provisional Order of 24 May in South Africa’s Case against Israel: An Example of how not to Couch a Judicial Opinion", *ASIANSIL Voices Blog*, 16 July 2024.[59]
  • "Exorcising the Colonial Legacy in Bangladeshi Legal System Through Legal Education: A Manifesto", *NSU Law Blog*, 14 August 2023.[60]
  • "The Crime of Aggression, Selectivity, and the Legal Academy", *Georgetown Journal of International Law Blog*, 22 November 2022.[61]
  • "The Gambia v. Myanmar: An Analysis of the ICJ’s Decision on Jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention", *ASIL Insights*, 21 September 2022.[62]
  • "Creeping Private Interest in the WHO Undermining its Role", *Cambridge Journal of International Law Blog*, 10 March 2021.[63]
  • "Introduction to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Symposium", *AfronomicsLaw*, 8 February 2021.[64]
  • "Teaching and Researching International Law by Resource-Constrained Academics", *AfronomicsLaw*, 21 September 2020.[65]

Presentations at conferences, workshops, invited lectures, and podcasts

[edit]

2025

[edit]
  • ‘The Kaleidoscopic Legal Framework of Local Government in Bangladesh’ invited lecture at the special session ‘International Perspective on Local Self Governance’ as part of the Conference on Three Decades of India’s Journey towards Local Self-Governance: Achievements, Challenges and Future Prospects, organised by Centre for Constitutional Studies, Mar Gregoris College of Law, Thiruvananthapuram on 26 June 2025 (presented virtually)


2024

[edit]
  • "Reviewing Trade Remedies and Bangladesh and Looking into the Future" – Keynote paper at the Bangladesh Trade & Tariff Commission Seminar on *Anti-dumping, Countervailing and Safeguard Measures* held at FBCCI ICON, Dhaka (30 December 2024, in Bengali).
  • "The Non-inclusivity of the ‘Inclusive’ Open-Access Publishing Model" – Paper presented at the PCLRP Annual International Conference 2024 on *The ‘Write’ Approach: Effective, Ethical, and Accessible Legal Writing and Research* organised by the Pakistan College of Law (1 November 2024, virtual).
  • Hosted by the Teaching and Researching on International Law in Asia of the National University of Singapore, Centre for International Law’s The Asian Scholar (TRILA Podcast), Episode 9, on ‘Challenges of Research and Publications on International Law in Bangladesh: A Soliloquy’ on 14 May 2024
  • "Teaching the Law of Treaties in Asia" – Invited lecture in the webinar series organised by the Centre for International Law, NUS (7 March 2024, virtual).
Md.Rizwanul Islam

2023

[edit]
  • ‘Challenges of Conducting Research on International Law’, invited speech at the thematic session of the 1st National Law Conference organised by Faculty of Law, Chittagong University, held at the Faculty of Law Auditorium, Chittagong University, 17 September 2023
  • 'China’s Notion of ‘Non-Interference’ and Its Potential Impact on the Atrocities against Rohingya’, invited speech at the Chinese Law and Development: Views from Asia and Beyond, held at Wee Chong Jin Moot Court Room, at The Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, 29 May 2023
  • Key Enablers and Blockers in Internationalization of Curriculum, invited lecture as part of the Faculty Development Programme on ‘Internationalization of the Legal Education Curriculum’ at the School of Law, CHRIST, Delhi NCR, India on 5 January 2023 (lectured virtually)

2021

[edit]
  • Dealing with the Craving for Micro-reading, paper presented at the 13th Asian Education Conference (ACE 2021), organised by the International Academic Forum, Japan, 27 November 2021 (presented virtually)
  • Taking Special & Differential Treatment beyond the Realm of Hortatory, presented at the 7th Biennial Society of International Economic Law Milan Global Conference 2021, 9 July 2021 (presented virtually)

2019

[edit]
  • Keynote paper delivered at the seminar on *Procholito Somobay Ainer Sangskar Ebong Doridra O Prantik Krishoker Odhikar* (Reform of the Existing Cooperative Society Laws and Rights of Poor and Marginalised Farmers) organised by Association for Land Reform and Development at Abdus Salam Hall, National Press Club, Dhaka (29 December 2019, Bengali).

2018

[edit]
  • "Proportionality in Bangladesh" – Invited speaker at the *Proportionality in Asia Conference* organised by the Centre for Comparative and Public Law, University of Hong Kong (10 December 2018).
  • "Jurisdiction before Submission: Necessity to Understand the Jurisdiction and Procedure of the International Court of Justice" – Lecture delivered at *Orchestrating the Future, Analysing the Past* organised by Jessup Bangladesh & US DOJ’s OPDAT, Independent University Bangladesh (26 September 2018).
  • "Picking Low Hanging Fruits for Writing Law Journal Articles" – Invited lecture in the Workshop on Research and Legal Writing, BILIA, Dhaka (10 May 2018).

Newspaper essays

[edit]

Rizwanul has authored numerous op-eds, analytical pieces, and essays in both Bangla and English newspapers including The Daily Star, Prothom Alo, The Business Standard, The Financial Express, The Independent, Kaler Kantho, Bonik Barta, Bangkok Post, The Diplomat, The New Age, and others.

Selected essays

[edit]
  • Aini Sohayotar Jesob Procholito Dharona Theke Beriye Aste Hobe, The Daily Prothom Alo (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 21 March 2024, [in Bengali][66]
  • The Non-Lower or Non-Subordinate Judiciary of Bangladesh, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 26 January 2024, at 10 (Weekly Law & Our Right Page)[67]
  • Hate Hate Smartphone, Byabohare Kotota Smart, The Daily Prothom Alo (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 11 December 2022, [in Bengali][68]
  • Sohingso Oporadh, Dondopraptir Har Ebong Manusher Nirapotta Bodh, The Daily Prothom Alo (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 4 December 2022, [in Bengali][69]
  • Aujoggo Shikhakerai Ki Uchcha Shikhar Prodhan Badha?, The Daily Prothom Alo (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 12 August 2022 [in Bengali][70]
  • Improving Access to and Increasing Engagement with Judgments, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 22 July 2022, at 10 (Weekly Law & Our Right Page)[71]
  • Miyanmare Ovvuththan O Rohingya Prottabasone Onishcoyta Prosonge, The Daily Bonik Barta (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 8 February 2021, at 4 [in Bengali][72]
  • Bangladesh-Bhutan Banijya Chukti: Simito Prottasha, The Daily Bnik Barta (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 12 January 2021 [in Bengali][73]
  • The Hazards of (extensive) Trial by Bureaucrats, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 17 March 2020, at 10 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[74]
  • Gambia’s Genocide Case Against Myanmar: A Legal Review, The Diplomat (Washington DC, the USA) 29 November 2019[75]
  • Protection of the Identity of Victims in Judgements, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 29 October 2019, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[76]
  • The Myth of Tough Punishments and Crime Prevention, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 10 September 2019, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[77]
  • Some Traffic Laws and Scant Regard for the Mass, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 16 July 2019, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[78]
  • The Over-use of NIDs in Bangladesh, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 29 January 2019, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights page)[79]
  • Palestine Objects to US Embassy Move at ICJ, Bangkok Post, 6 October 2018, at 10,[80]
  • Legal Remedies for Professional Negligence of Lawyers, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 31 July 2018, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[81]
  • USA’s Baffling Exit from UN Human Rights Council, Bangkok Post, 25 June 2018, at 7[82]
  • Consumer Rights Protection: Why Do DNCRP Press Releases Withhold Information? The Financial Express (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 25 April 2018, at 4[83]
  • ADR and The Perception of Lawyers, The Financial Express (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 18 March 2018, at 6[84]
  • Is US Ringing Death Knell for WTO?, Bangkok Post, 12 February 2018, at 8[85]
  • Trump Administration Aims Anti-Dumping Arrow at China: Its Implications, Financial Express (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 21 December 2017, at 4[86]
  • The Resignation of Chief Justice: Why a Dispassionate & Thorough Investigation is Required, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 19 December 2017, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[87]
  • ASEAN Must Show Its Mettle over the Rohingya Crisis, The Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) 14 October 2017, at 9[88]
  • The Lack of Dissent in Judgements, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 10 October 2017, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[89]
  • Rohingya Crisis: Sanctions Must Target Myanmar Leadership, New Straits Times (Malaysia) 3 October 2017, at 18[90]
  • Diminishing Quality of Law Reports in Bangladesh, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 8 August 2017, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[91]
  • Jurisdiction in Company Matters, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 11 July 2017, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page)[92]
  • Justice for Bangladesh: Pakistan’s Little Remembered Promise, The Diplomat (Washington DC, the USA) 11 May 2017[93]
  • Liability for Corporate Crimes, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 4 April 2017, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page) [94] 
  • A Step backwards in South Asia, The New Straits Times (Malaysia), 3 October 2016, at 15 <http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/177644/step-backwards-south-asia>
  • Doha Round Failure Due Partly to Lack of MNC Interest, The Business Times (Singapore), 10 June 2016, at 20 [95]
  • Restraints on the Judge-made Law, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 17 May 2016, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page) [96]
  • Synergy between Op-ed and Academic Publishing, New Straits Times (Malaysia) 3 May 2016, at 16 [97]
  • Panama Papers and Some Inconvenient Truths, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 27 April 2016, at 7 [98]
  • Bureaucratic Red Tape and Investment: An SC Decision, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 1 February 2016, (silver jubilee special supplement, part 1), at 38 [99]
  • A Culture of Disdain For Farmers, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 9 January 2016 at 7 [100]
  • Epitomising Mismanagement in Public Banks, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 5 January 2016, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page) [101]
  • Policy for Domestic Workers – Welcome Beginning to A Long Journey, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 30 December 2015, at 7 [102]
  • Stretching the Boundaries of HR, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 8 December 2015, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page, Special Supplement on World Human Rights Day 2015) [103]
  • A Unique Source of Law (!): Laws by Conscience, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 29 August 2015, at 6 [104]
  • Dim the Destination Allure for Boat People,  The Straits Times (Singapore) 12 June 2015, at A24 [105]
  • Privatising Government Owned Enterprises, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 10 March 2015, (24th anniversary issue, segment 1, at 30-31) [106]
  • Quest for Transparency on Treaties, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 15 February 2015, at 7 [107]
  • Use of Similar Names by Companies, (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 23 December 2014, at 12 (Weekly Law & Our Rights Page), [108]
  • Racism and Reverse Racism in Bangladesh, bdnews24.com (Dhaka, Bangladesh) (2 December 2014) [109]
  • Dilemma of Punishing Jaywalkers, The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 1 December 2014, at 6 [110]
  • Give Us a Good Region, The Economic Times (India), 11 November 2014, at 16 [111]
  • Host Countries versus Foreign Investors, The Financial Express (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 14 August 2014, at 6 [112]
  • The Shakib Saga and Some Other Issues, bdnews24.com (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 12 July 2014. [113]
  • Are BSF Members above the Law? The New Age (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 14 September 2013, at 7 <http://newagebd.com/old_archives/detail.php?date=2013-09-14&nid=65112#.U96V1Sa93mI>
  • Liberalising Global Trade in Food by Limiting the Scope for Export Control, The Financial Express (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 3 May 2012. [114]
  • Uchcha Adalote Bicharok Niyoge Chai Surjalok, Daily Kaler Kontho (Dhaka, Bangladesh), 5 February 2012, at 16 <http://www.dailykalerkantho.com/?view=details&type=gold&data=Career&pub_no=783&cat_id=2&menu_id=20&news_type_id=1&index=2> (In Bengali).

Fiction

[edit]

In addition to his academic writings, Rizwanul has also written fiction in Bangla and English, often exploring themes such as justice, migration, social change, and memory.

  • ‘Aupotya‘,40 (2), Rahasya Potrika (December 2023) 23-27 [in Bengali]
  • ‘Inspection’, 38(7), Rahasya Potrika (May 2022) 126-130 [in Bengali]
  • ‘Alfadangar Geen’, 38(6) Rahasya Potrika (April 2022) 83-88 [in Bengali]
  • ‘Chor’, 38(3) Rahasya Potrika (January 2022) 128-131 [in Bengali] [115]
  • ‘Interview’, Daily Bonik Barta (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 28 January 2021 [in Bengali] [116]
  • ‘Gontobber Shranti’, Daily Bonik Barta (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 26 December 2020 [in Bengali] [117]
  • Rahman Saheber Pap, Daily Bonik Barta (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 9 December 2020 [in Bengali] [118]
  • Upohar, Daily Samakal (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 17 June 2017, at 12 (Weekly Charmatra Page), selected as the best story in reader’s submission category <https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-charmatra/article/1706301330#sthash.7ClF5Abp.uxfs> [in Bengali]

Awards and recognition

[edit]
  • University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Gold Medal (2016) Awarded in the Arts & Humanities, Law & Education section for the paper “Judges as Legislators: Benevolent Exercise of Powers by the Higher Judiciary in Bangladesh with not so Benevolent Consequences.”[119] [120] [121]
  • Research Excellence Award – Silver Medalist (2022) Awarded by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, North South University.[122]
  • Best Researcher Award (2021) Conferred by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, North South University for outstanding research performance during 2018–2020.[123]
  • Macquarie University Faculty of Arts Higher Degree Research Award (2010) Awarded for Best Candidate Publications.[124]
  • Macquarie University Faculty of Arts Higher Degree Research Award (2009) Awarded for Best Publication (2007–2009).[125]
  • Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship Received to pursue doctoral studies.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Teaching International Law Interest Group Elects Law Chair as Co-Chair of American Society of International Law" (PDF). North South University. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Teaching International Law Interest Group Newsletter – Winter 2021" (PDF). American Society of International Law. March 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ^ Economic Integration in South Asia: Charting a Legal Roadmap. Brill. 2012. ISBN 978-90-04-21896-3. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. ^ Bangladesh Style of Citation of Legal Authorities. The Daily Star Books. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ^ Vanhees, Hendrik, ed. (March 2022). "Bangladesh". International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Intellectual Property. Alphen aan den Rijn, NL: Kluwer Law International. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2024). "An Anatomy of Self-Damage and Quest of Rules and Policies for Promoting Sustainable Investment to the Global South". In Sumaiya Khair; Shawkat Alam; Muhammad Ekramul Haque (eds.). Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Global South: Strategies, Innovations, and Challenges. Hart Publishing. pp. 241–256.
  7. ^ Islam, M. Rafiqul; Haque, Muhammad Ekramul, eds. (2023). "Judicial Lawmaking in Bangladesh: Looking Back and Into the Future". The Constitutional Law of Bangladesh: Progression and Transformation at Its 50th Anniversary. Springer Nature Singapore. pp. 387–400. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-2579-7_22. ISBN 978-981-99-2578-0. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  8. ^ Sharifi, Ayyoob; Simangan, Dahlia; Kaneko, Shinji, eds. (2023). "The Humane yet Ambivalent Attitude Towards Persecuted People: A Potential Threat to Stability?". Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability. World Sustainability Series. Springer Nature Singapore. pp. 103–113. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-7295-9_7. ISBN 978-981-19-7294-2. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2020). "Reasonableness as Proportionality: More Intrusive Scrutiny in Civil-Political Matters than Socio-Economic Ones?". In Po Jen Yap (ed.). Proportionality in Asia (Invited contribution). Cambridge University Press. pp. 217–241. doi:10.1017/9781108862950.010.
  10. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2019). "Dissecting Quasi-Legislative Judicial Directives of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh". In Po Jen Yap (ed.). Constitutional Remedies in Asia. Routledge. pp. 138–154. doi:10.2139/ssrn.4696028.
  11. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2014). "Promoting Intra-regional Trade in South Asia through Trade Facilitation Measures under the Auspices of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation". In Hu, Jiaxiang; Vanhullebusch, Matthias (eds.). Regional Cooperation and Free Trade Agreements in Asia. Invited contribution; Department of Law, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Martinus Nijhoff. pp. 270–300. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  12. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, The Application of International Law in the Municipal Legal System: A Highly Ad Hoc and Ambivalent Approach in Bangladesh Epitomizing a Broader Hermeneutics Trend? (June 02, 2025). Oregon Review of International Law, Volume 26, No. 1. Pp. 33-72., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5292230 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5292230
  13. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul and Sayem, Sayere Nazabi, IUCN's Amicus Curiae Submission in the Climate Change Advisory Opinion: Wind of Changing Practice at the ICJ? (February 16, 2025). The International Lawyer, Volume 58, No. 1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5207285 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5207285
  14. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Hazards of the (Over)-Standardization of Academic Legal Works (April 22, 2025). International Journal of Legal Information, Volume 53, No. 1. Pp. 33-39, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5228727
  15. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul and Muquim, Naimul, Repatriation of the Persecuted Rohingya Through an ICJ Verdict (June 02, 2025). Washington University Global Studies Law Review, Volume 22, No. 2. Pp. 154-181, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5283676 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5283676
  16. ^ Swazo, Norman and Islam, Md. Rizwanul, The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Light of the Prohibition of Genocide and Jus Cogens Norms (February 06, 2024). 33(2) Transitional Law and Contemporary Problems 262-291 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5186431 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5186431
  17. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Challenges of Research and Publications on International Law in Bangladesh: A Soliloquy? ( 2024). 26 Chittagong University Journal of Law, (Special Volume), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4784609
  18. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, 'A Tale of Too Little: Anti-dumping Tariff Between SAFTA Contracting Parties', (2023), 57, Journal of World Trade, Issue 5, pp. 833-850, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Journal+of+World+Trade/57.5/TRAD2023034
  19. ^ a b Islam, Md. Rizwanul and Ahmed, Nafiz, Academic Responsibility, Selectivity, and Crime of Aggression (March 2024). Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4772202
  20. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul and Ahmed, Nafiz, The Co-operative Societies Law in Bangladesh: From Hope of Autonomy to Dependence ( 2022). Dhaka University Law Journal, 33(1), 1-22, 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4339608
  21. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2021) "BANGLADESH-BHUTAN PTA: LESS IS MORE?," South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business: Vol. 18: Iss. 1, Article 7. Available at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/scjilb/vol18/iss1/7
  22. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Overhaul of the SDT Provisions in the WTO: Separating the Eligible from the Ineligible (December 2021). Pace International Law Review 1-24 (2021), https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pilr/vol34/iss1/1, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4132352
  23. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Promptly Notifying Infectious Diseases Likely to Cause Pandemics: Individual State Responsibility, Shared Collective Burden (2021). 56(1) Texas International Law Journal 35-57 "As originally published in Texas International Law Journal", Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4150872
  24. ^ Ahmed, Farhaan & Islam, Md. Rizwanul. (2020). Where are the LDC and Small Developing State Complainants in the WTO DSB? (The George Washington International Law Review). 52. 219-252.
  25. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul and Muquim, Naimul (2020) "The Gambia v. Myanmar at the I.C.J.: Good Samaritans Testing State Responsibility for Atrocities on the Rohingya," California Western International Law Journal: Vol. 51: No. 1, Article 4. Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.cwsl.edu/cwilj/vol51/iss1/4
  26. ^ Md. Rizwanul Islam, The Case of Palestine Against the USA at the ICJ: A Non-Starter or Precedent-Setter?, 48 Ga. J. Int’l & Compar. L. 1 (2019). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/gjicl/vol48/iss1/2
  27. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul and Showrov, Tayeb-Ul-Islam, Sifting through the Maze of ‘Person Aggrieved’ in Constitutional Public Interest Litigation: Has Abu Saeed Case Ushered a New Dawn? (2017). 28 Dhaka University Law Journal, 2017 (Dhaka University Studies Part-F) 155-168 (with Md. Tayeb-Ul-Islam Showrov) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4150895
  28. ^ Islam, Md. R. (2016). Judges as legislators: benevolent exercise of powers by the higher judiciary in Bangladesh with not so benevolent consequences. Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 16(2), 219–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/14729342.2016.1272943
  29. ^ Md. Rizwanul Islam, Naimul Muquim, 'The Scope for Trade Restrictions to Address the Lack of Compliance with Fire Safety Standards in Garment Factories of Bangladesh', (2015), 49, Journal of World Trade, Issue 1, pp. 153-172, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Journal+of+World+Trade/49.1/TRAD2015006
  30. ^ Alam, Shawkat & Islam, R. & Mukhopadhaya, Pundarik. (2013). Australia-India Proposed Free Trade Agreement and Trade in Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges. Journal of World Investment and Trade. 14. 167-97. 10.1163/22119000-01401006.
  31. ^ Selvadurai, Niloufer & Islam, Md. Rizwanul. (2012). The application of the law of criminal defamation to inflammatory comments made on social networking sites: A new role for an old law?. Criminal Law Journal. 36. 38-49.
  32. ^ Md. Rizwanul Islam, 'An Appraisal of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement and Its Consistency with the WTO Rules on Preferential Trade Agreements', (2010), 44, Journal of World Trade, Issue 6, pp. 1187-1206, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/Journal+of+World+Trade/44.6/TRAD2010046
  33. ^ ISLAM, Md. Rizwanul. "A Diagnosis of the Crawling Trade Liberalization under the Auspices of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation", The Journal of World Investment & Trade 11, 2 (2010): 293-308, doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/221190010X00077
  34. ^ Islam, M. & Islam, Md. Rizwanul. (2010). The Proposed Australia-China FTA: Protectionism over Complementarity?. Legal Issues of Economic Integration. 37. 203-219. 10.54648/LEIE2010016.
  35. ^ Rizwanul Islam, Constraints of the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area and SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services Militating Against Sub-Regional Trade Proliferation in South Asia, 7 BYU Int'l L. & Mgmt. R. 1 (2010). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/ilmr/vol7/iss1/2
  36. ^ Selvadurai, Niloufer and Islam, Md. Rizwanul, The Expanding Ambit of Telecommunications Interception and Access Laws: The Need to Safeguard Privacy Interests ( 2010). Media and Arts Law Review 15(3) (2010), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4285162
  37. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul & Selvadurai, Niloufer. (2010). The Reproduction and Communication of Internet Materials by Educational Institutions: The Need for Clarity and Certainty. Australian Intellectual Property Journal. 21. 31-41.
  38. ^ Selvadurai, Niloufer ; Islam, Md. Rizwanul ; Gillies, Peter. / Identity theft : aligning law and evolving technologies. In: Criminal Law Journal. 2010 ; Vol. 34, No. 1. pp. 33-47.
  39. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul. "Is the Doomsday of International Law Looming Around in the Twenty-First Century?: A Response to the Skeptics of Efficacy of International Law". Nordic Journal of International Law 78.3 (2009): 293-308. https://doi.org/10.1163/090273509X12448190941084
  40. ^ Rafiqul ISLAM, M., and Rizwanul ISLAM, M. (2009). TheGlobalFoodCrisis andLacklustre Agricultural Trade Liberalisation: DemystifyingtheirNexus Underpinning Reform. The Journal of World Investment & Trade 10, 5, 679-697, Available From: Brill https://doi.org/10.1163/221190009X00367 [Accessed 11 September 2025]
  41. ^ Selvadurai, N., Islam, M. R., & Gillies, P. (2009). Unauthorised access to wireless local area networks: The limitations of the present Australian laws. Computer Law and Security Review, 25(6), 536-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2009.09.003
  42. ^ Md. Rizwanul Islam, Should Singapore follow the EU in creating sui generis protection for databases?, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Volume 4, Issue 9, September 2009, Pages 665–672, https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpp111
  43. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Preferential Trade Agreements and the Scope of GATT Article XXIV, GATS Article V and the Enabling Clause: An Appraisal of GATT/WTO Jurisprudence (2009). Netherlands International Law Review , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , May 2009 , pp. 1 - 34 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0165070X09000011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4128240
  44. ^ Selvadurai, Niloufer & Gillies, Peter & Islam, Md. Rizwanul. (2009). Maintaining an effective legislative framework for telecommunication interception in Australia. Criminal Law Journal. 33. 34-34.
  45. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2009). "The bandwagon of preferential agreements: why should South Asia join them more aggressively?". International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry. 2 (3) 24892: 294–308. doi:10.1504/IJLSE.2009.024892.
  46. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Hark! Are PTAs Swallowing up the WTO and Global Economic Welfare? A Legal and Political Economy Critique of PTAs (2008). 12 Singapore Year Book of International Law 133-149 (2008), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4176879
  47. ^ Ewing-Chow, Michael and Islam, Md. Rizwanul. "South Asian Free Trade Agreement and the Possibility of Regional Integration within the SAARC: A Historical, Legal and Economic Analysis" Asian Journal of Comparative Law, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007. https://doi.org/10.2202/1932-0205.1037
  48. ^ Islam, Rizwanul (2007) "The Arrest of Ship Conventions 1952 and 1999: Disappointment for Maritime Claimants," Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce: Vol. 38: Iss. 1, Article 6. Available at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_ma_jmlc/vol38/iss1/6
  49. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Transnationalization of Legal Education: A Confluence of Multiple Factors Review of “The Globalization of Legal Education: A Critical Perspective” by Bryant Garth and Gregory Shaffer (September 22, 2024). Saint Louis University Law Journal, Volume 69, Issue no. 1, Pp 99-123, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5206363 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5206363
  50. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul. "The Legal Significance of the US Recognition of the Atrocities on the Rohingya as Genocide" (2023) 55 Cornell Journal of International Law Forum. https://cornellilj.org/2023/01/17/the-legal-significance-of-the-us-recognition-of-the-atrocities-on-the-rohingya-as-genocide/
  51. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul, Ordering the Repatriation of the Rohingya ( 2021). 62 Virginia Journal of International Law Online 1 (2021) , Available at https://www.vjil.org/ordering-the-repatriation-of-the-rohingya
  52. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul. "Intervening in The Gambia's Quest for Establishing Myanmar’s Responsibility for Atrocities on the Rohingya: Symbolism or Substance?" (2020) Fordham International Law Journal Online. https://www.fordhamilj.org/iljonline/2020/10/17/intervening-in-the-gambias-quest-for-establishing-myanmars-responsibility-for-atrocities-on-the-rohingya-symbolism-or-substance
  53. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul (September 2022). "Not an Overreach of the Court's Jurisdiction, Putting Erga Omnes into Motion: In Partial Response to Xiao Mao's Comment on the ICJ's Judgment on the Preliminary Objections in The Gambia v. Myanmar". Chinese Journal of International Law. 21 (3): 611–615. doi:10.1093/chinesejil/jmac029.
  54. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul (2020). Haque, Muhammad Ekramul; Lee, Seokwoo (eds.). Bangladesh and Its Preferential Trade Agreements. Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia, Volume 1. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-38877-2.
  55. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul (2020). Haque, Muhammad Ekramul; Lee, Seokwoo (eds.). Non-Tariff Barriers and Trade Remedies in Bangladesh. Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia, Volume 1. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-38877-2.
  56. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul (2020). Haque, Muhammad Ekramul; Lee, Seokwoo (eds.). Bangladesh – Its Foreign Exchange Regulation. Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia, Volume 1. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-38877-2.
  57. ^ a b Islam, Md Rizwanul (2020). Haque, Muhammad Ekramul; Lee, Seokwoo (eds.). Administrative and Judicial Bodies for Settlement of International Commercial Disputes in Bangladesh. Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia, Volume 1. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-38877-2.
  58. ^ "Commodifying Citizenship: The ECJ Rules Against Malta's "Golden Passport" Program | ASIL". www.asil.org.
  59. ^ Malat, Jen (July 16, 2024). "ICJ's Provisional Order of 24 May in South Africa's Case against Israel: An Example of how not to Couch a Judicial Opinion? « Law# « Cambridge Core Blog".
  60. ^ NSU Law Blog link
  61. ^ "The Crime of Aggression, Selectivity, and the Legal Academy".
  62. ^ "The Gambia v. Myanmar: An Analysis of the ICJ's Decision on Jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention | ASIL". www.asil.org.
  63. ^ Islam, Md Rizwanul. "Creeping Private Interest in the WHO Undermining its Role as an International Inter-governmental Organization – Cambridge International Law Journal".
  64. ^ "Introduction to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Symposium". Afronomicslaw.org.
  65. ^ "Teaching and Researching International Law by Resource-Constrained Academics". Afronomicslaw.org.
  66. ^ "আইনি সহায়তার যেসব প্রচলিত ধারণা থেকে বেরিয়ে আসতে হবে". Prothom Alo. Dhaka. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  67. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (2024-01-26). "The Non-Lower or Non-Subordinate Judiciary of Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  68. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (2022-12-12). "হাতে হাতে স্মার্টফোন, ব্যবহারে কতটা স্মার্ট". Prothom Alo. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  69. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (2022-12-04). "সহিংস অপরাধ, দণ্ডপ্রাপ্তির হার এবং মানুষের নিরাপত্তা বোধ". Prothom Alo. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  70. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (2022-08-12). "অযোগ্য শিক্ষকেরাই কি উচ্চশিক্ষার প্রধান বাধা?". Prothom Alo. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  71. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2022-07-22). "Improving Access to and Increasing Engagement with Judgments". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  72. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2021-02-07). "মিয়ানমারে অভ্যুত্থান ও রোহিঙ্গা প্রত্যাবাসনে অনিশ্চয়তা প্রসঙ্গে". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  73. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (2021-01-11). "বাংলাদেশ-ভুটান বাণিজ্য চুক্তি: সীমিত প্রত্যাশা". বণিক বার্তা. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  74. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2020-03-17). "The hazards of (extensive) trial by bureaucrats". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  75. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2019-11-19). "Gambia's Genocide Case Against Myanmar: A Legal Review". Washington: The Diplomat. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  76. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2019-10-29). "Protection of the identity of victims in judgements". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  77. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2019-09-10). "The myth of tough punishments and crime prevention". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  78. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2019-07-16). "Some traffic laws & scant regard for the mass". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  79. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2019-01-29). "The over‑use of NIDs in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  80. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2018-10-06). "Palestine objects to US embassy move at ICJ". Bangkok Post. Washington. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  81. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2018-07-31). "Legal remedies for professional negligence of lawyers". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  82. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2018-06-25). "USA's baffling exit from UN Human Rights Council". Bangkok Post. Washington. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  83. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2018-04-25). "Why do DNCRP press releases withhold information?". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  84. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2018-03-17). "ADR and the perception of lawyers". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  85. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2018-02-12). "Is US ringing death knell for WTO?". Bangkok Post. Washington. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  86. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-12-20). "Trump Administration Aims Anti-Dumping Arrow at China: Its Implications". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  87. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-12-19). "The Resignation of Chief Justice: Why a dispassionate & thorough investigation is required". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  88. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-10-14). "Asean must show its mettle over the Rohingya crisis". Bangkok Post. Washington. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  89. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-10-10). "The Lack of Dissent in Judgments". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  90. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-10-03). "Rohingya crisis: Sanctions must target Myanmar leadership". The New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  91. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-08-08). "Diminishing quality of law reports in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  92. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-07-11). "Jurisdiction in company matters". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  93. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-05-11). "Justice for Bangladesh: Pakistan's Little-Remembered Promise". The Diplomat. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  94. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (2017-04-04). "Liability for corporate crimes". The Daily Star. Dhaka. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  95. ^ "Doha Round Failure Due Partly to Lack of MNC Interest". The Business Times. Singapore. 10 June 2016. p. 20.
  96. ^ "Restraints on the Judge-made Law". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 17 May 2016. p. 12.
  97. ^ "Synergy between Op-ed and Academic Publishing". New Straits Times. Malaysia. 3 May 2016. p. 16.
  98. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (27 April 2016). "Panama Papers and Some Inconvenient Truths". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 7.
  99. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (1 February 2016). "Bureaucratic Red Tape and Investment: An SC Decision". The Daily Star (Silver Jubilee Special Supplement, Part 1). Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 38.
  100. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (9 January 2016). "A Culture of Disdain For Farmers". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 7.
  101. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (5 January 2016). "Epitomising Mismanagement in Public Banks". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 12.
  102. ^ "Policy for Domestic Workers – Welcome Beginning to A Long Journey". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 30 December 2015. p. 7.
  103. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (8 December 2015). "Stretching the Boundaries of HR". The Daily Star (Special Supplement on World Human Rights Day 2015). Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 12.
  104. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (29 August 2015). "A Unique Source of Law (!): Laws by Conscience". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 6.
  105. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (12 June 2015). "Dim the Destination Allure for Boat People". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. A24.
  106. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (10 March 2015). "Privatising Government Owned Enterprises". The Daily Star (24th Anniversary Issue, Segment 1). Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 30-31.
  107. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (15 February 2015). "Quest for Transparency on Treaties". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 7.
  108. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (23 December 2014). "Use of Similar Names by Companies". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  109. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (2 December 2014). "Racism and Reverse Racism in Bangladesh". bdnews24.com. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  110. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (1 December 2014). "Dilemma of Punishing Jaywalkers". The Daily Star. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  111. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (11 November 2014). "Give Us a Good Region" (PDF). The Economic Times. India. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  112. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (14 August 2014). "Host Countries versus Foreign Investors" (PDF). The Financial Express. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  113. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (12 July 2014). "The Shakib Saga and Some Other Issues". bdnews24.com. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  114. ^ Islam, Md. Rizwanul (3 May 2012). "Liberalising global trade in food by limiting the scope for export control". The Financial Express. Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  115. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (January 2022). "চোর". রহস্য পত্রিকা. Vol. 38, no. 3. সেবা প্রকাশনী. pp. 128–131. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  116. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (28 January 2021). "Interview". দৈনিক বণিক বার্তা (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  117. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (26 December 2020). "গন্তব্যের শ্রান্তি" [Gontobber Shranti]. দৈনিক বণিক বার্তা (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  118. ^ Islam, MD Rizwanul (9 December 2020). "রহমান সাহেবের পাপ" [Rahman Saheber Pap]. দৈনিক বণিক বার্তা (in Bengali). Dhaka, Bangladesh. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  119. ^ "University Grants Commission Gold Medal Award – "Arts, Humanities, Law, and Education" category, 2018 – awarded to Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam for Outstanding Research Contribution". North South University. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  120. ^ "12 faculties awarded by NSU for research excellence". New Age. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2025-09-12.;
  121. ^ "Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam". North South University. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  122. ^ "Research Awards 2022 Ceremony". North South University. Retrieved 2025-09-12. The Silver Medalists include... Professor Md. Rizwanul Islam (SHSS).
  123. ^ "Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam – "Monetary Award and Certificate of Outstanding Research for the period 2018‑2020"". North South University. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  124. ^ "Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam – Macquarie University Faculty of Arts Higher Degree Research Award (2010), Awarded for Best Candidate Publications". North South University. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  125. ^ "Dr. Md. Rizwanul Islam – Macquarie University Faculty of Arts Higher Degree Research Award (2009), Awarded for Best Publications". North South University. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
[edit]