Dr. M Shahidul Islam Khondaker is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of General Education, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and worked as the Coordinator of the department and working advisor of a student club. He has done his PhD in History at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, where his doctoral research focuses on the ideological formation and political thought. His broader research interests include postcolonial state formation, South Asian political ideologies, decolonisation, memory and identity politics, and transnational historical relations in South and Southeast Asia. He is also interested in ancient history and world civilisation.
Khondaker holds multiple degrees in History, including a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dhaka, and a second MA in Malaysian History from the University of Malaya. He has extensive experience in academic teaching, research, and educational leadership. At ULAB, he teaches a range of interdisciplinary courses and served as departmental coordinator and currently advisor to the ULAB 1971 History Club.
In addition to his academic role, he has worked as Director of Project Development and Research Coordinator for social research organizations such as the Research and Development Collective (RDC). He has contributed to nationally and internationally funded projects on indigenous rights, electoral reform, and the documentation of genocide and memory related to Bangladesh’s Liberation War.
Khondaker is the author of two books: Suti Khan Dighi Genocide (2017) and Relations between Malaysia and Bangladesh: Inception, Consolidation and Extension (2024). His journal articles have been published in Jebat, Sejarah, Religación, Journal of the Malaysian Museum Association, and others. He has presented at international conferences across South and Southeast Asia. He is an active member of several academic societies, including the Bangladesh History Association and the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Master of Arts in Malaysian History, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Master of Arts (MA) in History, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Postcolonial South Asian political ideologies
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Archival research and decolonisation
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Bangladesh–Malaysia historical relations
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Genocide studies and memory
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Language politics and state formation in South Asia
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Political Ideology and Leadership
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Ancient history and world civilisation
Current Project: Ideological Thought in the State-Making Process of Bangladesh.
Social Research Skills: Associate Researcher
Research Project: 'Synergy between Local Government Act 2009 and Customary Practices of Ethnic Minority Communities in Bangladesh' conducted in association with the National Institute of Local Government (NILG) by RDC and with the support of Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) Bangladesh in 2013.
Lead Researcher: Professor Dr. Mesbah Kamal, Department of History, University of Dhaka.
Research Coordinator:
Research Project: 'Land Alienation Process of the Indigenous Peoples in North-West Bangladesh,' conducted by RDC, and funded by Christian Aid Bangladesh, 2014.
Lead Researcher: Professor Dr. Mesbah Kamal, Department of History, University of Dhaka.
Research Project: 'Baseline and Perception Survey on Electoral Process in Bangladesh,' conducted by RDC and funded by The Asia Foundation, 2013
Lead Researcher: Professor Dr. Sardar Aminul Islam, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka.
1. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. Bangladesh Itihas Shamiti
3. Bangladesh Society for the Study of Culture and Religion (BSSCR)
- Khondaker, M Shahidul Islam. 2024. Relations between Malaysia and Bangladesh: Inception, Consolidation and Extension, Dhaka: Pathak Shamabesh.
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Khondaker, M Shahidul Islam. 2017. Suti Khan Dighi Genocide, (In Bengali), Dhaka: Genocide-Torture Archive & Museum Trust.
Khondaker, M.S.I. 2026. Malaysia and Bangladesh: A Historical and Economic Partnership Through Time. In Economic Development in Southeast Asia Local and Global Dynamics, Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya Press.
- Khondaker, M.S.I., Dali, A. M. 2024. Exploring the Nexus: A Study of Malaysia-Bangladesh Relations in the Context of Migrant Workers, 1980-2022. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics & Strategic Studies, 51 (2), 218-236. https://doi.org/10.17576/jebat.2024.5102.05 (Scopus).
- Khondaker, M.S.I., Dali, A. M. 2024. Economic Exchange and Its Constraints in The 20th Century between Malaysia and Bangladesh. Sejarah: Journal of History Department, University of Malaya, 33 (1), 88-116. https://doi.org/10.22452/sejarah.vol33no1.5 (Malaysian Citation Index).
- Khondaker, M. S. I., & Dali, A. M. (2022). Practice of the Muslim Brotherhood between Malaysia And Bangladesh. Malaysian Journal of Islamic Sciences, 34(1), 1-15. Retrieved from https://uijournal.usim.edu.my/index.php/uij/article/view/376, (Peer reviewed).
- Khondaker, M. S. I. 2022. “Tun Mahathir's administration of Malaysia's relationship with Bangladesh: A preliminary appraisal” Religación: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 6, No. 30: 1-18 (Peer-reviewed).
- Akhtar, S. Idris, H. and M Shahidul Islam Khondaker. 2022. “Tracing Trade Connection between Ancient Entrepot Kedah and Tamralipti Reference to An Archaeological and A Literary Evidence,” Journal of the Malaysian Museum Association, Vol.41 (Peer-reviewed).
- Akhtar, Sharmin, and M Shahidul Islam Khondaker. 2021. “Early Life Leadership Dimensions of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: An Exceptional Political Leadership Model”. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, No. 3 (5):01-09. (Peer-reviewed).
- Akhtar, Sharmin and M Shahidul Islam Khondaker. 2021. “Mapping Bengal’s factors and Indianization of Southeast Asia”, Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH), Vol. 10, No. 01:19-30. (Peer reviewed).
- Khondaker. M.S.I. & Akhtar, S. 2025. “Ancient Pottery Artisanship of Bukit Tengkorak (Sabah): An Unpretentious Bornean Tradition,” Malaysia Museums Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1.
- Khondaker, M Shahidul Islam. 2021. Economic and Social Relations between Malaysia and Bangladesh, 1981-2003, MA Dissertation, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya. (MA dissertation)
1. International Conference on Language Movement and the Emergence of a Bangla-Speaking State in the World, Centre for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences (CARASS), University of Dhaka. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29-30 December 2024.
2. 9th SSEASR Conference On Sacredness, Symbolism, And Society: Practices In South And Southeast Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2-4 April 2023.
3. 3rd BSSCR Conference on Belief, Believe and Behaviour – Shared Cultural Heritage of South Asia, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, 10-11 November 2023.
4. International Conference on History and Cultural Heritage in The Malay World (PASWAM), Department of History, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 6-7 December 2023.
5. Conference on International Transport Federation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 5-9 December 2010.
- Member Secretary, Curriculum Committee, Department of General Education, April 2026-Present
- Member, Course Review Committee, Department of General Education, August 2026-Present
- Chair, Course Curriculum Committee, Course Title: History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh (UCC1201), Department of General Education, June 2023-October 2025
- Member Secretary, Event Management and Press Release Committee, Department of General Education, June 2023-Present
- Member, Grade Varification Committee, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, May 2023-Octobre 2023
- Member, Grade Varification Committee, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, February 2026-May 2026
- Member, Course Curriculum Committee, Course Title: History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh (UCC1201), Department of General Education, October 2025-Present.
1. Internal Auditors' Orientation Workshop, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), ULAB, July 23, 2026, ULAB Campus, Dhaka.
2. Internal Auditor Training for ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS), October 12, 2025, IQAC, ULAB
3. Training on AI and Advanced Technology for Academics, June 25, 2025, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), in collaboration with the Office of Faculty Research (OFR), ULAB.
4. ISO Documents Workshop, February 23 (Thursday), 2023, IQAC, University Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
5. ISO Documents Workshop, February 8, 2024, IQAC, University Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)
6. University Governance Workshop, August 10, 2023, IQAC, University Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
7. Faculty Orientation Training, February 2, 2023, Thursday, Human Resource Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
8. Leadership in Times of Transition Workshop, Thursday, July 24, 2025, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).