Dr. Mohammad Tarikul Islam is an Associate Professor of Government and Politics at the Jahangirnagar University in Bangladesh. Before joining the University in 2014, he worked with the UN Development Programme for seven years in various managerial capacities. Professor Islam acts as a Resource Person at Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre. His edited book, “Human Security, Peace, and Development: South Asian Perspective,” which was released in India, has received a great deal of scholarly acclaim. His two significant textbooks, “COVID-19 in South Asia: Its Impact on Society, Economics and Politics" (Routledge) and “Local Government in Bangladesh: Contemporary Issues and Challenges” (Routledge), are forthcoming. Dr. Islam is a regular contributor to the South Asia Blog of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Oxford Political Review and ISAS, NUS. His articles regularly appear in some of the leading English dailies of South Asiasuch as the Daily Star, the Daily Independent, the Financial Express, the Business Standard, the South Asia Monitor, and the Khabarhub (Nepal). Professor Islam has held a number of prestigious positions (Postdoctoral Fellow, Visiting Researcher, Visiting Scholar) at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in the past.