Publications

A research archive, not a list.

Each entry is an investigation with a question behind it. Status is stated plainly; work in progress is marked as such.

Working paperIn progress

When does institutional failure become worth preserving?

The Profits of Dysfunction: Political Incentives and Institutional Failure in South Asia

Examines how institutional dysfunction may be sustained as a rent-generating mechanism in alternating-elite regimes.

Institutional dysfunction · Political incentives
Undergraduate thesisAvailable on SSRN2026

Why do formally capable institutions persistently underperform in migration governance?

When the State Falters: The Political Economy of Policy Failure in Migration Governance

Examines how political elites, bureaucratic actors, and intermediaries can benefit from delays, opacity, and discretionary enforcement.

The research →Read paper ↗Institutional persistence · Policy failure

Academic record

Education.

Bachelor of Social SciencesAugust 2026

University of Dhaka

Bachelor of Social Sciences, Public Administration

Thesis: When the State Falters: The Political Economy of Policy Failure in Migration Governance · Supervised by Dr. Akram Hossain