Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Saleh Md. Shahriar

  • Full Time Faculty
    Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Northwest A&F University, China

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6168
Email: saleh.shahriar@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC# 1031, Level 10

Office Hours: ST, MW & RA

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Saleh Md. Shahriar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History & Philosophy at North South University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Northwest A&F University (NWAFU) — a top-ranking public university in China.  He previously completed his B.S.S. (Honors) and M.S.S. in Political Science with distinction.

Dr. Shahriar is a political scientist and economist whose research has been published in leading academic journals indexed by Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science, ABDC (Australia), and ABS (UK). He has contributed chapters to edited volumes and global encyclopedias, and he also serves as a peer reviewer and assistant editor for several international journals. He frequently presents his work at conferences and seminars worldwide.

His primary research interests include the global rise of China and its geopolitical implications, with a focus on the Belt and Road Initiative, trade models, border conflicts, memory studies, geopolitics, and Asian regional security. Dr. Shahriar has officially passed the Chinese Language Proficiency Test (HSK) and actively welcomes collaboration and dialogue in his areas of expertise.

RESEARCH PROFILES: 

  1. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=v95QVRYAAAAJ&hl=en
  2. ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5199-325
  3. ReserachGate :https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saleh-Shahriar
  4. Scopus Author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57205437091
  5. WoS Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/149859
  6. SciProfiles: https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1075564

   

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES :

  • Ahmad, F. & Shahriar, S (2024). Bangladesh-India border haats: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, BIISS Journal, 45 (2), 221-258.https://biiss.org/publications?m=journal, (Included in the Australian Political Studies Association or, APSA Preferred Journal List 2022)
  • Abdullahi, N. M., Shahriar, S., Kea, S., Ibrahim, A.A. & Abdullahi, A.M. (2024). Do institutions matter for agri-food imports and exports between China and Africa? A gravity model analysis, Estudios económicos, 42(83), pp. 31-69. https://revistas.uns.edu.ar/ee/article/view/4316 (Scopus
  • Md Ali, E., Elahi, E., Shahriar, S., & Rana, M. S. (2024). Does government intervention promote export competitiveness? An empirical case study of Bangladesh seafood exports. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 1–2 https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2024.2387705 (Scopus, IF-3.8, Routledge, Q1)
  • Shahriar, S. & Luong, T. H. (2023). Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee crisis: Perspectives from the Belt and Road Initiative. Asian Profile (Canada), 51 (4), 15-31. 
  • Shahriar, S. (2022). India’s economic relations with Myanmar: A study of border trade. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 37(3), 599-621https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08865655.2020.1816202?journalCode=rjbs20   (Scopus,Routledge, Q1)
  • Abdullahi NM, Zhang Q,Shahriar S,Irshad MS, Ado AB, Huo X.(2022). Examining the determinants and efficiency of China’s agricultural exports using a stochastic frontier gravity model. PLoS ONE 17(9): e0274187.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274187 ( Scopus, IF: 3.7, Web of Science, Q1)
  • Shahriar, S. (2021). Bangladesh-India border issues: A critical review, Geoforum,124(256-260). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016718521001457 ( SSCI, IF: 3.5, Cite Score:6.8, Scopus, Elsevier, Q1 )
  • Shahriar, S. Kea, S. , Abdullahi, N.M., Rahman, R. , Rajib, M.I., (2021). Determinants of Bangladesh’s leather exports to its major trade partners, Global Business Review; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09721509211036288 ( Scopus, ABDC, Sage, Q2)
  • Abdullahi, N.M., Shahriar, S., Kea, S., Abdullahi, A.M., Qianggiang, Z., Huo, X. (2021). Nigeria’s cocoa exports: A gravity model approach, Ciencia Rural 51 (11).https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20201043 ( Scopus)
  • Sarkar, A., L. Qian, A. K. Peau, and Shahriar, S. (2020). Modeling drivers for successful adoption of green business: an interpretive structural modeling approach. Environmental Science &  Pollution Research. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-020-10490-z (Q1, Springer Nature)
  • Kea, S.,  Li, H.,  Shahriar, S, & Abdullahi, N.M. (2020). Relative export competitiveness of the Cambodian rice sector. British Food Journal,122(12), 3757-3778;  https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BFJ-12-2019-0950/full/pdf (SSCI, IF: 3.2,Cite Score: 5.4, Scopus, ABDC,Emerald, Q1)
  • Abdullahi, N.M, Huo, X. Shahriar, S. Kea, S. , Abdullahi, A.M., Abubakar, M.I. (2020). Determinants of household beef purchase intention: An application of the extended theory of planned behavior. International Journal of Business Management & Economic Research, 11 , 1724-1734.
  • Shahriar, S., Kea, S., & Qian, L. (2019). Determinants of China’s outward foreign direct investment in the Belt & Road economies. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 15(3), 427-445. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJOEM-03-2019-0230/full/html ( SSCI, ABDC, Scopus, IF: 4.0, Emerald, Q2)
  • Shahriar, S., Qian, L., & Kea, S. (2019). Anatomy of human rights violations at the Indo-Bangladesh borderlands. Territory, Politics, Governance, 8(4), 553-578. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21622671.2019.1582359?journalCode=rtep20 ( SSCI, Scopus, IF-2.6,Routledge, Q1)
  • Shahriar, S., Qian, L., & Kea, S. (2019). Determinants of exports in China’s meat industry: A gravity model analysis. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 55(11), 2544-2565. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1540496X.2019.1578647 ( SSCI, Scopus, IF:4 , Citescore: 4.8,    Q1, Routledge)
  • Shahriar, S., Qian, L., Rahman, A., Hasan, M. M., Kea, S., & Abdullahi, N. M. (2019). Youth skill development loans (YSDL) and good governance in Bangladesh: A logit model analysis. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade,56(11),2529-2542. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1540496X.2019.1594769?journalCode=mree20 (SSCI, Scopus, IF:4, Citescore : 4.8,Routledge, Q1)
  • Rahman, R., Shahriar, S., & Kea, S. (2019). Determinants of exports: A gravity model analysis of the Bangladeshi textile and clothing industries. FIIB Business Review, 8(3), 229-244; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2319714519872643?journalCode=fiba ( ESCI, Scopus, ABDC, Sage, Q2), Received High Impact Research Award for this paper.
  • Shahriar, S., Kea, S. & Abdullahi, N.M. (2019). The gravity model of trade: A theoretical perspective. Review of Innovation & Competitiveness: A Journal of Economic & Social Research, 5(1), 21-42.https://hrcak.srce.hr/220821 
  • Poyearleng, C., Kai, Z., Shahriar, S., & Reakine, O. P. S. (2019). Factors influencing consumers’ purchasing behavior on organic vegetables: A case study in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 07(02), 199-215. doi:10.4236/jss.2019.72017.
  • Shahriar, S(2018). Bangladesh-India border disputes. Shamaj Nirikkon, Volume # 147,Oct.-Dec 2018, pp.59-97 [In Bangla].Peer-reviewed local journal.
  • Irshad, M. S., Xin, Q., Shahriar, S., & Ali, F. (2018). South Korea’s potential export flow: a panel gravity approach. Asian Journal of Empirical Research, 8(4), 124-139. doi:10.18488/journal.1007/2018.8.4/1007.4.124.139.
  • Shahriar, S., Qian, L., Irshad, M. S., Kea, S., & Abdullahi, N. M. S., Apurbo (2018). Institutions of the ‘Belt & Road’ Initiative. Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization, 77, 1-13.
  • Irshad, M. S., Xin, Q., Shahriar, S., & Arshad, H. (2018). A panel data analysis of China's trade pattern with OPEC members: Gravity model approach. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 8(1), 103-116. doi:10.18488/journal.aefr.2018.81.103.116
  • Shahriar, S. (2018). A study of the sixteenth amendement in the constitution of Bangladesh. Samaj Nirikkhon, edited by professor B.K. Jahangir, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , March. 144, 23-40.[in Bengali].Peer-reviewed local journal.
  • Shahriar, S. (2018). Importance and impact of the classical political theory. Political Science Journal 1(1) [In Bangla].Peer-reviewed local journal.
  • Shahriar, S. & Qian, L. (2017). Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor in the context of the BRI. Journal of Economics & Sustainable Developement, 8(20), 23-41
  • Shahriar, S., & Qian, L. (2017). Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor in the context of the ‘Belt & Road’ Initiative. Journal of Economics & Sustainable Development, 8(20), 23-41.
  • Shahriar, S. (2015). Social Investment Programmes in Bnagladesh:A case study of two Villages in Rangur, Bangladesh. Palli Unnayan (Rural Developemt: A Research Journal of BARD), Peer-reviewed local journal,  Bangladesh Academy for Rural Develement-BARD, Comilla [in Bengali].

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Kea, S., Shahriar, S., Abdullahi, N.M., Moa, C. (2023). ASEAN Economies in the COVID-19 Post-pandemic Crisis . In: Adam, H., Rena, R. (eds) Political Economy of Development in the Global South Post-COVID-19 Pandemic, pp 73–93; Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4074-5_4
  • Shahriar, S., Abdullahi, N.M. (2023). Nigeria–Benin Border Trade in the Context of the ECOWAS. In: Okunade, S.K., Ogunnubi, O. (eds) ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement and the AfCFTA in West Africa. Palgrave Macmillan & Spinger , Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-5005-6_4
  • Shahriar, S. (2023).Pandemic Crisis and Prospects of Tourism along the BCIM Economic Corridor. In A. Hassan, A. Sharma, J. Kennell and P. Mohanty (eds.), Crisis, Resilience and Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality. Singapore: Springer; pp. 63-74;  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-5763-5_
  • Shahriar , S. (2019). Literature survey on the “Belt and Road” Initiative: A bibliometric analysis. In M. Lytras, A. Visvizi, X. Zhang, & J. Zhao (Eds.), Foreign business in China and opportunities for technological innovation and sustainable economics (pp. 79-115). USA, New York :IGI Global; https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/literature-survey-on-the-belt-and-road-initiative/227133

 ENTRIES/CHAPTERS IN GLOBAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS:

WORKING PAPER:

       Shahriar, S. et al. (2018). China’s economic integration with the Greater Mekong Sub-region: an empirical analysis by a panel dynamic gravity model, Economics Discussion Papers (Scopus, SSCI), No. 2018-44, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany,  http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/discussionpapers/2018-44

BOOK REVIEWS:

COMMENTARIES

  • Shahriar, S. (2024). The Belt and the Road Initiative: Where does Bangladesh Lie in China’s Global Grand Strategy Architecture?, Analysis, No. 25, a publication of Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University’s Institute for International Relations and Strategic Research (IIRSR), Asia and Indo-Pacific Studies (TAIPS), Turkey.“Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi: Bangladeş Çin'in Küresel Büyük Strateji Mimarisinin Neresinde Yer Alıyor?” başlıklı analizi ULİSA-Türkiye, Asya ve Hint-Pasifik Çalışmaları (TAIPS) tarafından yayımlandı.
    The analysis is available here: https://lnkd.in/d6ZHvYyc
  • Shahriar, S. (June, 28, 2024). Bangladesh-India border haats : Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, South Asia Journal (New Jersey, USA).

 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (LATEST):

  • Presented the key  findings of my paper to the conference at a two-day long conference titled, "Frontiers before borders: Perceptions of boundaries, territory and space in the past and present",  at the University of Dublin, Ireland.11 July – Saturday, 12 July 2025 (https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/abstracts-conference-social-media.pdf)    
  •  Delivered a presentation in an international conference on the language movement, Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka, 29 April 2024.

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

  •   CTRG Grant (2023-2024), Office of Reserach-North South University
  •    CTRG Grant (2024-2025),Office of Reserach-North South University

 BOOK

           Shahriar, S. (2019). Understanding China's Belt & Road Initiative: The Institutional Economics Approach, Available at Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Chinas-Belt-Road-Initiative/dp/6139977223

NEWSPAPER COLUMNS/OP-EDS:

  •  "কল্যাণ রাষ্ট্রের প্রেরণা মুহম্মদ শহীদুল্লাহ", Daily Star, In Bangla জুলাই ২২, ২০২৫ ( Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah as a man of ideas on the formation of a "welfare state").

https://bangla.thedailystar.net/literature/news-687976?fbclid=IwY2xjawLsh89leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHt_RfpcV--KvjzNwTQKTd2mRpLWZjz5ObwZM9qdqpvMoL6vcWZr2W0CvpFIL_aem_x5EUFKajWSDwpTlk34K9ZA&sfnsn=wa

  • High Impact Reserach Award, Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, 2022
  • Outstanding Student Award, 2019, School of Graduate Studies, Northwest A&F University, China
  • Chinese Government Scholarship, Beijing, 2015
  • Omar-Sultan Foundation Award, Chattagram,1998
  1. Adjunct Faculty at DHP, NSU:  Fall, 2020-Fall, 2022 ( Fall, 2020; Summer 2021; Fall, 2021; Spring 2022; Summer 2022; Fall 2022)
  2. Research Assistant ( Short-Term) , Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Banani
  3. Field Research Officer, World Bank Funded Project, Rangpur
  4. Monitoring & Research Officer, Disaster Project in Host & Rohingya Camps, Cox's Bazar
  5. Office Secretary, HEQEP, World Bank

 

 

 

 

  1. Membership: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 
  2. Peer Reviewer:

    Journal of Contemporary China ( Routledge: Taylor & Francis, London)

    Journal of Borderlands Studies ( Routledge)

    Journal of International Trade and Economic Development (Routledge)

    Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management ( Elsevier)

    Asian Journal of Political Science (Routledge)

    The Round Table ( Routledge)

    Applied Economics ( Routledge)

    Cambridge Review of International Affairs (Routledge)

    International Trade Journal ( Routledge)

    Area Developement and Policy( Routledge)

    Policy Studies (Routledge)

    Emerging Market Finance and Trade ( Routledge)

    Cogent Economics & Finance (Routledge)

    Cogent Social Sciences (Routledge)

    Applied Economics Letters (Routledge)

    Economic Papers (Wiley)

    Sustainable Developement (Wiley

    Economics and Politics ( Wiley)

    Asian Politics & Policy (Wiley)

    Managerial and Decision Economics (Wiley)

    African Developement Review (Wiley)

    Asia Pacific Economic Literature (Wiley)

    International Finance (Wiley)

    Eurasia Economic Review (Springer)

    Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies (Emerald)

    Fudan Journal of the Humanies & Social Sciences (Springer)

    Alternatives: Global, Local, Political (Sage)

    Australian Journal of Management (Sage)

    European Business Review (Emerald)

    International Journal of Emerging Markets (Emerald)

    Asian Journal of Economics and Banking (Emerald)

    Peace Economics, Peace Science & Public Policy (De Gruyter

    Frontiers of Economics in China ( Brill)

    Regional Statistics (Journal of the Hungarian Statistical Office)

    Sustainability (MDPI)

    Economies (MDPI)

    Border Crossing ( Transnational Press, London)

    PloS One,

    Frontiers in Psychology,

    Sage Open, etc.

     

  • My Fields of Research in Political Science & History Include:
    1. China's Rise
    2. Border Geopolitics  
    3. Partition Memories
    4. Identity Politics 
    5. Political Theory  
  • My Fields of Research in Economics Include:  
    1. Trade Models
    2. Agribusiness