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