Articles by Nurul Huda Sakib

December 1, 2020

Once regarded as ‘remittance warriors’ and saviours of Bangladesh, overseas migrants are now lambasted as coronavirus super-spreaders who have left a nation in crisis

Nurul Huda Sakib

In Bangladesh, attitudes towards overseas migration have changed from ‘hero to zero’ during the spread of Covid-19. Ranjan Saha Partha and Nurul Huda Sakib explain why

Covid-19 in Bangladesh is creating a humanitarian, public health and economic crisis – along with rising tensions between Rohingya refugees and the host community

Nurul Huda Sakib

While advanced western states grapple with an unprecedented pandemic, the fate of nations on the periphery is being largely overlooked. In Bangladesh, for example, a pre-existing humanitarian crisis is exacerbated by a public health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19. This is prompting rising challenges for – and tensions between – Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, write Faria Ahmed and Nurul Huda Sakib

Nurul Huda Sakib

Associate Professor, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh

Nurul Huda Sakib holds a PhD from the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney.

For more than twelve years, he has taught Public Policy Analysis, State Society and Politics, Global Politics, and Political Theories for Developing Countries at Jahangirnagar University.

Nurul's research interests include corruption, refugee governance, migration and political communication.

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