Hi! I’m Mahin. Political Science Researcher | Community Advocate | University of Dhaka Alumnus | From Dhaka, Bangladesh
I study how social movements and identity politics shape democracies, using grassroots insights to uncover power dynamics in South Asia and beyond.
Professional Experience
Research Assistant, University of Dhaka (Feb 2025 – Present)
โฆ Research Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Rashed Alam Bhuiyan, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Dhaka
โฆ Topic of the Study: Aligning Informal Community led Innovation with Formal Planning for Urban Climate Resilience.
โฆ Responsibilities: Conducting data entry and cleaning the data to ensure accuracy, then performing several statistical analysis in SPSS.
Ongoing Research & Projects
Post-Materialist Values and Protest Participation in Bangladesh
Examining how post-materialism plays a role among Bangladeshis in driving their non-institutional political actions in contemporary times. Using the World Values Survey (Wave 7, 2017 – 2022), I will conduct quantitative analyses to explain the relationship between post-materialist values and protest participation.
1. We collaborated with the local youth for better deployment of resources on the dire affected zones.
Amidst devastating floods in Feni and Cumilla (August 2024), we mobilized emergency rescue, food, and medicine distribution through grassroots collaboration with students and locals, supporting 1,500+ families and fostering community resilience.
2. On our way to Feni with our exhausting faces after distributing relief in Cumilla for four days.
Field Research – Undergraduate Course 801
As part of an undergraduate team, I investigated the geopolitical and socio-cultural complexities of the Bangladesh-India border at Tamabil-Dawki. Through interviews with BGB, BSF, indigenous Khasia communities, and local officials, we analyzed trade imbalances, smuggling networks, and cross-border indigenous livelihoods. Our fieldwork revealed how securitization impacts marginalized groups and informal economies, culminating in policy recommendations for bilateral cooperation and indigenous rights.
Assessing Socioeconomic Vulnerability of Post-Displaced Climate Migrants: A Case of Urban Slums in Dhaka City
- Completed a prior literature review.
- For pilot study, we visited a slum in Mirpur to identify climate-displaced dwellers.
