Mubashar Hasan

Before entering academia, Hasan worked as a journalist and media campaign strategist for Oxfam in both Bangladesh and Pakistan. He also consulted for the Government of Bangladesh's Access to Information (a2i) project.^[10] He founded Alochonaa.com, an interactive blog promoting multiculturalism and critical dialogue about politics and society in Bangladesh.^[11][10]

In 2016, Hasan said ethical journalism and credible news sourcing are essential for democracy, especially amid increasing political intolerance and media suppression in Bangladesh.^[12] He was an assistant professor of the Media Studies and Journalism Department of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.^[12]

In September 2017, Hasan was invited by the United States Department of State to speak at a seminar on terrorism in the United States.^[10]

On 7 November 2017, Hasan went missing in Dhaka after attending a meeting at the United Nations Development Programme office.^[10][13] His disappearance sparked international concern, particularly due to his research into Islamic militancy.^[10] He had previously expressed concern about his safety after a suspicious individual visited his home in October 2017.^[10]

Hasan was abducted while riding in an Uber taxi and was later forced into a van by unidentified men.^[10] He was held in captivity for 44 days before being released in the early hours of 20 December 2017.^[10] He was blindfolded and dropped on a highway, and later recounted being threatened with death and robbed while in captivity. Upon his release, he was told: “If you look back, we will kill you.”^[10] Hasan's abduction was widely condemned by academics and human rights organizations, including Front Line Defenders, which linked the incident to his academic work and human rights advocacy.^[8][10] Robayet Ferdous, Gitiara Nasreen, Zahid Newaz Khan, Shafiqul Alam, Shariful Hasan, and Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik had called for his immediate return.^[14]

Hasan is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages of the University of Oslo in Norway.^[15] He is a director of the director of the Sydney Policy and Analysis Centre.^[15] He is an adjunct research fellow at the Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative at the University of Western Sydney.^[16][17]

• Hasan, Mubashar (27 January 2020). Islam and Politics in Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan Singapore. p. 215. doi:10.1007/978-981-15-1116-5. ISBN 978-981-15-1116-5. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
• Hasan, Mubashar (2020). Narratives of Bangladesh. Prothoma. p. 183. ISBN 978-9849436195.
• Ruud, Arild Engelsen; Hasan, Mubashar (18 October 2021). Masks of Authoritarianism. Palgrave Macmillan Singapore. p. 250. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4314-9. ISBN 978-981-16-4314-9.