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Dr Bulbul Siddiqi is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Sociology and the Director of the Confucius Institute at NSU. He has a strong background in academic and development research. He completed doctoral research at Cardiff University, UK, following Ethnographic research methods to understand the Islamic revivalist movement (the Tablighi Jamaat) in the UK and Bangladesh based on long-term fieldwork. The title of his doctoral research was ‘The Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh and the UK: an Ethnographic Study of an Islamic Reform Movement’. He also earned an MA in Global Citizenship, Identities and Human Rights from the University of Nottingham. During his stay in Cardiff, Dr Siddiqi worked as a part-time research assistant in a project titled ‘The Challenge of Islam: Young Bangladeshis, Marriage and the Family in Bangladesh and the UK’.
Dr Siddiqi is a visiting professorial fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, the University of Warwick (2023-2024). He was also a visiting fellow at Yunnan University, China (2023).
Book
(2024) Displacement and Refugee Issues in South Asia: Uncovering the Contested Realities, Maryland: Lexington Books
(2023) (with Sk Tawfique Haque and Mahmudur Rahman Bhuiyan) The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale of a Vulnerable Community, New Delhi: Routledge.
(2023) (with Ishrat Zakia Sultana and Sk Tawfique Haque) Living in the Time of Covid-19: Perspectives and Realities. Dhaka: UPL
(2021) (with Ishrat Zakia Sultana in Bengali) Rohingya Shoronarthi Jibon: Onishchit Agami o Shobhotar Daye. (in Bengali): Dhaka: Prothoma. [Refugee Lives of the Rohingya: Uncertain Future and the Liabilities of the Civlisation]
(2019) Tablighi Jamaat: Bangladesh o Bishwaporishore (in Bengali), Dhaka: Prothoma [Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh and the Global Context]
(2018) Becoming ‘Good Muslim': The Tablighi Jamaat in the UK and Bangladesh, Singapore: Springer.
Referred Journal Article:
(2024) Islam and social changes among university-going urban youth in Bangladesh, Contemporary Islam
(2024) (with Kamruzzaman, P. & Ahmed, K). Navigating the shift in Bangladeshi host community’s perceptions towards the Rohingya refugees: A declining sympathy. Frontiers in Sociology, 9, 1346011.
(2022) (with Khan, N. N) Social Stigma and Suffering: Perceptions, Practices and Impacts around COVID-19 in Bangladesh, South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal [Online], 29.
(2022) (with Singh, S., Jilka, S., Abdulmalik, J., Bouliotis, G., Chadda, R., Egbokhare, O., . . . Ahmed, H). Transforming access to care for serious mental disorders in slums (the TRANSFORM Project): Rationale, design and protocol. BJPsych Open, 8(6), E185. doi:10.1192/bjo.2022.584
(2022) Challenges and Dilemmas of Social Cohesion between the Rohingya and Host Communities, Frontiers in Human Dynamics, DOI: 10.3389/fhumd.2022.944601
(2022) (with Islam, M.M.; Barman, A.; Khan, M.I.; Goswami, G.G.; Siddiqi, B.; Mukul, S.A.) Sustainable Livelihood for Displaced Rohingyas and Their Resilience at Bhashan Char in Bangladesh. Sustainability 2022, 14 (10), 6374. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/su14106374
(2021) (with Arifin, Z., Hamdun, D., & Rahmi, S.). The Impact of Masturah Program on The Families of Tablighi Jamaat at Temboro Village in Indonesia. Nazhruna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 4(1), 136-149. https://doi.org/10.31538/nzh.v4i1.1128
(2021) (with Mahjaben Nur) Impact of River Bank Erosion on Women: Case from two Villages in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration, 29(2), 175-189. https://doi.org/10.36609/bjpa.v29i2.220
(2018) Reconsidering Politics: the Case of the Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh, in Bangabidya: International Journal of Bengal Studies, V-10, pp. 278-291, Tokyo: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, (ISSN 2277-7717)
(2015) (with Ilias Mahmud, Sadia Chowdhury, Sally Theobald, Hermen Ormel, Salauddin Biswas, Yamin Tauseef Jahangir, Malabika Sarker and Sabina Faiz Rashid) Exploring the context in which different close –to – community sexual and reproductive health service providers operate in Bangladesh: a qualitative study, Human Resources for Health, 13:51 DOI 10.1186/s12960-015-0045-z
(2012) Reconfiguring the Gender Relation: The Case of the Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh, in Culture and Religion, Vol. 13 (2), pp. 177-192 Special Issue: Finding Muslim Partners, Building Islamic Lives.
(2010) ‘Purification of Self’: Ijtema as a New Islamic Pilgrimage, European Journal of Economic and Political Studies, 3(SI), Special Issue, pp. 133-150. ISSN 1 307 6000
Book Chapter
(2023) (with Bhuiyan, M. R. & Haque, S. T ) Introduction, in Haque, S. T; Siddiqi, B.; & Bhuiyan, M. R. (eds.) (2023) The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale of a Vulnerable Community, New Delhi: Routledge
(2023) (with Kamruzzaman, P. & Kabir, M. E.) Living in Uncertainty: Vulnerable Rohingya in Bangladesh, in Haque, S. T; Siddiqi, B.; & Bhuiyan, M. R. (eds.) (2023) The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale of a Vulnerable Community, New Delhi: Routledge
(2023) (Kamruzzaman, P. & Kabir, M. E.) Representation of Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas in Bangladeshi Newspapers, in Haque, S. T; Siddiqi, B.; & Bhuiyan, M. R. (eds.) (2023) The Displaced Rohingyas: A Tale of a Vulnerable Community, New Delhi: Routledge
(2023) (with Rahman, H). The Role of Media and Social Cohesion Between Host and the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar. In: Sharifi, A., Simangan, D., Kaneko, S. (eds) Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7295-9_8
(2022) Terrorism Narratives Among the Urban Youth in Bangladesh, in Parvez, S. and Rahman, M. S. (eds.) The Politics of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in Bangladesh, London: Routledge
(2022) With (Sakib, N. H.) The Rohingyas During COVID-19: Belief System, Governance and Future Policy, in Ahmad, K. and Mohiuddin, H. (eds.) The Rohingya Crisis and the Two-Faced God of Janus: What Lies Ahead, Maryland: Lexington Books
(2022) The ‘Myth’ of Repatriation: The Prolonged Sufferings of the Rohingya in Bangladesh, in Uddin, Nasir (eds.) The Rohingya Crisis Human Rights Issues, Policy Concerns and Burden Sharing, New Delhi: SAGE
(2019) Perception of the Pathways towards Radicalisation among Urban Youth in Bangladesh, in Hasan, Mubashar, Isezaki, Kenji and Yasir, Sameer (eds), Radicalization in South Asia: Context, Trajectories and Implication, New Delhi: SAGE.
(2017) Implementation of Policy on Combating Child Trafficking in Bangladesh, in Society and Public Policy, Research Volume 1, Dhaka: Public Policy and Governance Program.
Report and Article Published Online:
(2022) (with Kamruzzaman, P. et al.) Evidencing the experience of violence and loss of dignity among the forcibly displaced Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23927.29606, University of South Wales
(2022) (with Kamruzzaman, P.) Lessons for Ukraine from the Rohingya crisis: even sympathetic communities can lose their enthusiasm for hosting refugees, The Conversation, (10 May 2022) https://theconversation.com/lessons-for-ukraine-from-the-rohingya-crisis-even-sympathetic-communities-can-lose-their-enthusiasm-for-hosting-refugees-181365
(2014) Context Analysis: Close-to-Community Health Care Service Providers in Bangladesh, REACHOUTH: Linking Communities and Health System, an European Union funded consortium project. http://reachoutconsortium.org/media/1825/bangladeshcontextanalysisjuly2014compressed.pdf
(2014) A case of the Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh, published on 13 August 2014, http://alochonaa.com/2014/08/13/muslim-diversity-series-a-case-of-the-tablighi-jamaat-in-bangladesh/
Working Paper
(2021) (with Palash Kamruzzaman) Policy Challenges towards Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh: The Role of National Development Experts, CPS Working Paper Series 1, Center for Peace Studies, North South University, Bangladesh
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3979905
Newspaper Article
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Conference Papers
(2024) Uncertainty in accessing care for serious mental illness in urban slum communities in Bangladesh, presented as the Professorial Fellow of Institute at Advance Studies, at the Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, UK, 17 April 2024
(2024) Understanding Student Migration: Perspective from South Asia, Keynote presentation at the First International Conference of Economics (FICE) 2024, New Emerging Dynamics of on Development, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 29 March 2024.
(2023) Spiritual belief and practices in approaching mental health in Bangladesh, presented as a panellist at the panel Enchanted Worlds and Human Meaning: Interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue on spirituality and mental health at the Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IHSS) at Queen Mary University of London, 30 March 2023
(2023) Social Cohesion and Representation: The Case of the Relationship between the Rohingya and Host Community in Bangladesh, presented as a distinguished speaker at the Department of Media and Journalism, Yunnan University, China, 18 December 2023
(2023) (with Ursula Read) Uncertainty in accessing care for serious mental illness: Perspectives from caregivers and people with lived experience in an urban slum in Bangladesh, presentation at IUAES-WAU World Anthropology Conference at the University of Delhi, India on 18th October 2023
(2023) Can there be an independent Rohingya Refugee Policy in Bangladesh? A critical look at Bangladesh’s Rohingya Policy and its future, presentation at the 7th IHSA International Conference on ‘Humanitarianism in Changing Climates’ North South University (NSU), 5 to 7 November 2023.
(2021) Is there a role for the 'experts' towards a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh? Presented at the conference on Unsettling Development, Annual Conference of Development Studies Association (DSA), UK, 28 June to 2 July 2021
(2021) - Perception of the host community on the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A declining Sympathy, presented at the conference on Global challenges – national social policy responses? of Social Policy Association Virtual Annual Conference 7-9 July 2021. https://custom.cvent.com/01664CE00C344F7BA62E39C4CFE91FA8/files/b7bbb388d5d24f10b3640863f3640b1c.pdf
(2020) Impact of River Bank Erosion on Women: Case from two Villages in Bangladesh, presented at the 7th International Conference on Public Administration and Development (ICPAD), BPATC, 05-08 February 2021
(2016) Social Implications of Spiritual Journey: The Case of the Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh, Paper Presented at the conference on ‘Nationalism and Religion’ Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, 25 February 2016.
(2015) Contemporary Implication of Anthropology: Information communication technology and the relevance of Applied Anthropology, paper presented at the conference on ‘Institute of Applied Anthropology, Dhaka, 28th December.
(2015) Reconsidering Politics: The Case of the Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh, paper presented at the conference on ‘Fourth International Congress of Bengal Studies 2015, The Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan, 12-13 December.
(2015) Findings of System Requirement Needs Assessment Study (SRNAS) under Missing Child Alert (MCA), paper presented at Regional Review Meeting on MCA Mapping and Research Work, New Delhi, India, 3-5 August.
(2011) Love and Marriage: Case of the Tablighi Jamaat and Young Bangladeshi, Paper presented at the conference on ‘Islam, Love and Marriage: New Choices for a New World, Jointly organized by the World Religion, Dhaka University and the BAHAR, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 7th January.
(2010) Marriage, Partnership and ‘Islamic Life’: the Case of British Bangladeshi Youth, Paper presented at the ESRC Conference, Finding Muslim Partners, Building Islamic Lives: Young South Asian Muslims at Home and in the Diaspora, Cardiff, 5-7 Nov.
(2010) The Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh: An Ethnographic Study of an Islamic Reform Movement, Presented at ‘Methodological challenges in doctoral research on religion, Regent's Park College, Oxford, UK, 8th May,
(2010) The Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh and the UK: an Ethnographic Study of an Islamic Reform Movement, paper presented at the Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 11th February.
(2009) The Tablighi Jamaat in the UK: Searching for the Global Muslim Identity, paper presented at the Postgraduate Conference on Exile and Migration organized by the School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 11th June.
(2009) Discipline and the Islamic Movement: Case of the Tablighi Jamaat in the UK and Bangladesh, paper presented at the Control Conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff UK, 25-26 June.
The Charles Wallace Bangladesh Scholarship, UK, June 2011
Research Assistantship by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support doctoral research at Cardiff University, UK, September 2008
Postgraduate Scholarship for Sociology & Social Policy, The University of Nottingham, UK, June 2006
The Charles Wallace Bangladesh Scholarship, UK, June 2006
PhD, Cardiff University, UK, December 2014.
Title of the thesis: The Tablighi Jamaat in Bangladesh and the UK: an Ethnographic Study of an Islamic Reform Movement.
MA in Global Citizenship, Identities and Human Rights (Merit), The University of Nottingham, UK, 2007.
MSS in Anthropology (Applied Track) (1st Class), Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2004.
BSS in Anthropology (1st Class), Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, 2002.
Visiting professorial fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, the University of Warwick (2023-2024)
Visiting Professorial Fellow, Yunnan University, Yunnan, China, November-December 2023
Assistant Professor, PSS, North South University, August 2015 to April 2019.
Mid Level Faculty at James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC Institute of Global Health, BRAC University from April 2013 to March 2014.
Teaching Assistant at the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, UK from Sept 2012 to Jan 2013.
Research Assistant at the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, UK from Sept 2008 to Jan 2011.
Research Specialist at Dnet, March 2014 to August 2015
I worked on a project called Missing Child Alert (MCA). MCA is an initiative to address cross-border child trafficking in South Asia. The program aims to develop a technologically equipped regional system of alert combat child trafficking from Bangladesh and Nepal to India.
Staff Researcher at Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC, Sept 2005 to Sept 2006
Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101) GED course, Department of PSS, 2015 to date.
Introduction to Anthropology (ANT 101) GED course, Department of PSS, 2015 to date.
Basic Sociology and Anthropology (DEV 502) Masters in Development Studies (MDS) program, Department of Economics, 2016 to date
Member of British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS), UK
Member of Development Studies Association (DSA), UK
Member of Social Policy Association (SPA), UK
Member of Japanese Association of South Asian Studies, Japan
Member of the Center for Peace Studies, NSU, Bangladesh
Honorary Fellow and Member, Research Group on the Body, Health and Religion (BAHAR), at the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, UK.
Refugee issues (Rohingya Crisis), Anti Human Trafficking and Human Rights, Citizenship and Identities, Civil Society and NGOs, Contemporary Islamic Movement, Religion and Development, Anthropology of Development, Mental Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Medical Anthropology, Implication of Anthropology in Information Communication Technology (ICT).