Prof. Dr. Munshi Israil Hossain
Designation Office Department
Coordinator (Part Time) Sociology
Education Summary Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Research in International Development (MResID), Master of Social Science , Bachelor of Sociology
Name of Degree Subject/Group Institution University Passing Year
Doctor of Philosophy Development University of Queensland University of Queensland, Australia 2016
Master of Research in International Development (MResID) Master of Resarch University of Bath University of Bath, England 2005
Master of Social Science Sociology University of Dhaka University of Dhaka 1996
Bachelor of Sociology Sociology University of Dhaka University of Dhaka 1995
Duration Department/Office Organization Position
02 Feb 2024 - 15 Apr 2026 Sociology University of Rajshahi Professor
21 Nov 2015 - 26 Feb 2021 Sociology University of Rajshahi Associate Professor
21 Jan 2008 - 26 Nov 2015 Sociology University of Rajshahi Assistant Professor
21 Nov 2007 - 20 Jan 2008 Sociology University of Rajshahi Lecturer
Article
# Title
1 Hossain, M.I., "Reconstruction of Social Identity and Migrants' Community Development in Bangladesh" , published in Migration and Development
Published date: Feb 2026
2 Hossain, M.I., "The Role of Labour Migration in Ending Poverty in Bangladesh" , published in Social Science Journal, V. 26, p.1-19
Published date: Aug 2025
3 Hossain, M.I., "What Makes Migrants Move Out of or Fall Back into Poverty?" , published in Journal of Bangladesh Studies, V. 26, No.1, P. 50-64. Brill Publications, University of California, USA
Published date: Jun 2024
4 Hossain, M. I., "Covid-19 and the Spectre of Rising Poverty: Is Bangladesh a Resilient State to Tackle Poverty?" , published in Journal l of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies, V. 45, P. 99-126
Published date: Dec 2023
5 Hossain, M.I., "Covid-19's Impacts on Bangladeshi Migrant Workers and Remittances: In Quest of Policy Suggestions" , published in Sociology & Culture, V. 21, Issue 7, P. 31-44
Published date: Dec 2021
6 Hossain, M.I., "Covid-19 Induced Exacerbated Problems and the Vicious Circle of Migrants’ Household Poverty in Bangladesh: A Case Study, Asian Reviews of Social Sciences " , published in Asian Review of Social Sciences, V.10, N. 2, P. 58-69
Published date: Dec 2021
7 Hossain, M. I., "Migration governance and migrants’ vulnerabilities: Labour migration from a village of Bangladesh to Malaysia" , published in Social Science Journal, V. 23, p.1-20
Published date: Nov 2020
8 Hossain, M. I., "Migration and Subjective Poverty Interactions: The Case of a Bangladeshi Village" , published in South Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, V. 2, No. 6, P. 474-486
Published date: Nov 2020
9 Hossain, M. I., "Impacts of Social Remittances on Economic Activities: Labour Migration from a Village of Bangladesh to Malaysia" , published in Migration and Development
Published date: Mar 2020
10 Hossain, M.I., "Understanding migration approaches: Constructing an operational framework to study contemporary South-South migration in Asia" , published in Social Science Journal, V. 22, p.1-32
Published date: Apr 2019
11 "Hossain, M.I. Dwindling rural livelihoods and impetus for ‘livelihood-induced migration’ in Bangladesh" , published in Journal of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies, vol.41, p.1-24
Published date: May 2018
12 Hossain, M.I., "Rethinking Migration-Development Nexus: A Case of Bangladeshi Migrants' Households" , published in IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, v.19, issue 6, pp.96-103.
Published date: Apr 2026
13 Rao, N. and Hossain, M.I., "I Want to Be Respected”: Migration, Mobility, and the Construction of Alternate Educational Discourses in Rural Bangladesh" , published in Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 43, issue 2, pp. 415-428.
Published date: Apr 2026
14 Rao, N. and Hossain, M.I., "Confronting poverty and educational inequalities: Madrasas as a strategy for Contesting dominant literacy in Rural Bangladesh" , published in International Journal of Educational Development, vol. no. 31, pp.623-633
Published date: Apr 2026
15 Hossain, M.I., "Internal Labour Migration: Does it Fit with the Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Framework in Rural Bangladesh?," , published in Journal of Sociology, vol. 2, pp. 89-104
Published date: Apr 2026
Book Chapter
# Title
1 Hossain, M. I. and Khan, A., "The emerging phenomenon of post-globalized, South-South migration: in search of a theoretical framework" , published in in Short, P., Hossain, M. and M.A. Khan (eds.), South-South Migration: Emerging Patterns, Opportunities and Risks, pp. 11-33.
Published date: Mar 2017
2 Hossain, M.I., "The emerging phenomenon of post-globalized, South-South migration: in search of a theoretical framework" , published in in Short, P., Hossain, M. and M.A. Khan (eds.), South-South Migration: Emerging Patterns, Opportunities and Risks, pp. 11-33.
Published date: Mar 2017
3 Hossain, M.I. and Short, P., "Migration processes and impacts, and the emergence of a limited cyclical pattern of migration in rural Bangladesh" , published in in Short, P., Hossain, M. and M.A. Khan (eds.), South-South Migration: Emerging Patterns, Opportunities and Risks, pp. 98-122,
Published date: Apr 2026
4 Hossain, M.I., Khan, M.A, and Short, P., "Migration of Bangladeshi Workers to Malaysia: Emerging lessons of economic and social cost and benefits at the migrant, migrant household and community levels" , published in in Hossain, M. (eds.), The Asian Century, Sustainable Growth and Climate Change: Responsible Futures Matter, pp.200-222,.
Published date: Apr 2026
Thesis Paper
# Title
1 Hossain, M.I., "Migration and Remittances in ‘Malaysia Village’: a Case Study of South-South Migration and Migrants’ Households in a Village of Bangladesh" , published in School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Australia
Published date: Apr 2026