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Lam-ya Mostaque

Lam-ya Mostaque

Research Fellow , International Studies
+880-2-48315808, 222223808; Ext. 133 lamya@biiss.org

Lam-ya Mostaque is a Research Fellow at BIISS. Her research interest is in international politics, looking at it from the perspective of a scholar of a developing country. Hence, she focuses on issues related to development policies and non-traditional security. In the past, she has worked on SDGs, climate change, ocean policies and violent extremism. Her current research interests include energy geopolitics and politics of renewable energy, with special attention to developing states and rising powers. She has done M.S.S and B.S.S from the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka. She was also awarded the Australia Awards Scholarship 2023, under which she completed a Master of Environment Degree from the University of Melbourne.

Areas of Expertise
  1. Energy Security and Politics
  2. Foreign policy of Developing States and Rising Powers
  3. Environment and Climate Change
  4. Ocean Policies
Book Chapters
  1. Mostaque, Lam-ya. "Human Security in the Indo-Pacific: Mapping Policy Priorities." In Peaceful and Prosperous Indo-Pacific in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for Bangladesh. [Forthcoming book chapter].
  2. Mostaque, Lam-ya, and Sharif Hasan. 2017. "Migration and Climate Change: Impacts on Slumisation' in Bangladesh." In Culture, Adaptation and Resilience: Essays on Climate Change Regime in South Asia, 135–48. Dhaka: Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) and Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka.
Journal Articles
  1. Mostaque, Lam-ya. Forthcoming. "Fragmented Ambitions: Analysing Bangladesh’s Renewable Energy Policy Landscape." BIISS Journal.
  2. Mostaque, Lam-ya. 2022. "India's Energy Diplomacy and Geopolitics in South Asia." BIISS Journal 43, no. 1 (April).
  3. Hasan, Md. Sharif, and Lam-ya Mostaque. 2022. "Populism, World Politics and Foreign Policy in 21st Century: An Appraisal." BIISS Journal 43, no. 1 (January): 1–15.
  4. Mostaque, Lam-ya. 2020. "Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Ocean Economy: A South Asian Perspective." Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor 37, no. 1 (January-March).
  5. Mostaque, Lam-ya. 2019. "Explaining Challenges of Energy Connectivity in South Asia." BIISS Journal 40, no. 2: 179–20.
  6. Shoieb, Md Jahan, and Lam-ya Mostaque. 2019. "Changing Nature and the Role of Actors in Confronting Terrorism." BIISS Journal 40, no. 3 (July): 249–68.
  7. Islam, Moutusi, and Lam-ya Mostaque. 2018. "Blue Economy and Bangladesh: Lessons and Policy Implications." BIISS Journal 39, no. 2: 135–62.
Research Projects

  1. Conducted research on Violence against religious minorities and indigenous peoples. Co-facilitated eight different Focus Group Discussions in four different parts of Bangladesh 

    Role: Co-Investigator

    Timeline: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

    In Collaboration With: NETZ Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  2. Developed parts of the Pre-departure module for Bangladeshi Labour migrants. Reviewed over sixteen other modules, interviewed ten migrants and assisted in two Focus Group Discussions

    Role: Research Assistant

    Timeline: Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

    In Collaboration With: Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Paper Presentation
  1. Panelist on "Empowering Women Leaders in Think Tanks" at the Regional Think Tank Capacity Building Conference titled "Adversity and Opportunity: Elevating Voices in the Think Tank Sector" that took place July 30, 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  2. Keynote speaker at the NDC-BIISS-BEI Joint Seminar on 3 September 2018. (Paper: Energy Connectivity in South Asia: Bangladesh Context)
  3. Jointly Presented on “Populism in the 21st Century: Foreign Policy and Global Politics” at the International Conference on “Revisiting International Relations: Critical Reflections on 100 years (1919-2019)”, 19-20 January 2020, organised by Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka
  4. Jointly presented a paper on “Energy Cooperation in South Asia” at “Policy Dialogue on Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Development in South Asia” on 10 December 2019 (hosted in Dhaka).
  5. Presented Paper on “Trans-boundary cooperation in North East : Opportunities in Energy sector” at the international conference on ““The Age of Multilateralism and Connecting India’s North East: Opportunities and Challenges” on 19-20 Mar 2018 (hosted in New Delhi);
  6. Presented paper on “Climate Change Induced migration: Influence of Slumaisation” at the international Conference on Culture, Adaptation and Resilience: Climate Change Regime in South Asia Organized by Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, 2017.
Academic Awards and Achievements
  • Merit Award, (Highest CGPA in Social Sciences Faculty), Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall, University of Dhaka, 2013
Scholarship
  1. Australia Awards Scholarship 2023
  2. MEXT Scholarship 2021
  3. Merit Award Scholarship, (Grade: 1st Grade), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka,2013
  4. Merit Scholarship, Board of Secondary and intermediate Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2009
  5. Merit Scholarship, Board of Secondary and intermediate Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007
  6. Genius Scholarship, (Grade: Talent pool), Genius Scholarship Foundation, Narayanganj, 2006
  7. Junior Scholarship, (Grade: Talent pool) Board of Secondary and intermediate Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2004
  8. Primary Scholarship, (Grade: Talent pool) Board of Primary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2001