My areas of research interest revolve around Bangladesh studies, Islamic history and culture, history and politics of modern Muslim world, history of South-Asia, while the areas of research interest include historical analysis of international conflicts and relations, foreign policy of different countries, global security issues, the role of international organizations, and promoting good relationships among different countries.

1. Dr. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Shari’ah Foundation of Islamic Banking”, Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance, The International Association of Islamic Banks (IAIB), Karachi, Pakistan, Vol. 4I. No. I. January-March 2024, pp. 9-39. Available at https//islamicbanking.asia/publications/.

2.AKM Iftekharul Islam, Md. Thowhidul Islam, Dr. Md. Nurul Amin, “The GCC Attempts at Sub-Regionalism in the Persian Gulf?”, PalArche’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, PalArche Foundation, Vol. 20, No. 2, May, 2023, ISSN 1567-214X, (SCOPUS Q3). Available at https//www.archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/introduction

3. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh A Critical Study”, The Middle East & North Africa Journal on Violence and Extremism (MENAVEX), Rabat, Morocco, Vol I. No I. Dec 2022-June 2023, pp. 75-108. Available at https//menavex.org/home.

4. Nazamul Hoque, Mahi Uddin, Mohammad Tazul Islam, Abdullahil Mamun, Mohammad Nazim Uddin, Afzal Ahmed, Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Pursuing sustainable development goals through integrating the aspirations of zakah and CSR evidence from the perspective of an emerging economy”, International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Publishing, 2023, ISSN 0306-8293, (SCOPUS Q2, ABDC). Available at https//www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJSE-09-2022-0600/full/html,
DOI https//doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-09-2022-0600.


5. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Religious Philosophy of Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al-Habashi Al-Harari and the Doctrines and Politics of Al-Ahbash an Evaluation”, International Journal on Interreligious and Intercultural Studies (IJIIS), Universitas Hindu Indonesia, Volume 4, Number 2, October 2021, pp. 17-32, E-ISSN 2654-2706, P-ISSN 2655-3538. Available at https//ejournal.unhi.ac.id/index.php/ijiis/article/view/755, DOI https//doi.org/10.32795/ijiis.vol4.iss2.2021.755.

6. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Basic Understanding of Shari’ah The Foundation of Islamic Banking”, Waikato Islamic Studies Review, The University of Waikato, New Zealand, Volume 7, Number 2, September 2021, pp. 18-35. ISSN 2463-2686. Available at https//www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/UWISG/review.

7. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Impact of Hajj on The Society of Bangladesh”, Hamdard Islamicus, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Volume 42, Number 1 & 2, January-June 2019, pp. 123-156. ISSN 0250-7196, SCOPUS indexed. https//hamdardfoundation.org/hamdard-islamicus/.

8. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Historical Development of Waqf Governance in Bangladesh Challenges and Prospects”, Intellectual Discourse, International Islamic University Malaysia IIUM, Vol. 26, Special Issue, December 2018, pp. 1129-1165. ISSN - 0128-4878 Print; 2289-5639 Online, SCOPUS indexed. Available at www.http//jurnals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/issue/view/81.

9. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Peaceful Co-Existence of Various Religious Groups in Islam Some Examples from the History of Muslim Societies”, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, University of Management and Technology, Pakistan, Vol. 8, No. 2, December Fall, 2018, pp. 183-203. ISSN - 2075-0943 Print and 2520-0313 Online. DOI https//doi.org/10.32350/jitc.82.11, SCOPUS indexed. Available at https//www.umt.edu.pk/jitc/Home.aspx.

10. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Social justice The rural development scheme RDS in Bangladesh”, International Journal of Islamic Thoughts IJITs, Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought BIIT, Vol. 7, No. 1, July 2018, pp. 53-78. ISSN - 2306-7012, Available at http//ijits.net/oj/index.php/ijits.

11. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “An Outline of Educational System Developed in Muslim Bengal under the Turko-Afghan Sultanate 1204-1576 A.D.”, UMRAN International Journal of Islamic and Civilizational Studies, Faculty of Islamic Civilization, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM, Vol. 4, No. 2, July 2017, pp. 10-23. EISSN -2289-8204, DOI https//doi.org/10.11113/umran2017.4n2.107, Available at www.http//jurnalumran.utm.my/index.php/umran.

12. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Turkey’s AKP Foreign Policy Toward Syria Shifting Policy During the Arab Spring”, International Journal on World Peace, The Professors World Peace Academy, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55110-4144, U.S.A. Vol. 33, No. 1, March 2016, pp. 7-41, ISSN 0742-3640. Available at http//ijwp.org/.

13. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Nuclearization of Iran and the Policy of Russia”, Asian and African Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia. Vol. 22, No. 2, November 2013, pp. 248-278, ISSN 1335-1257, SCOPUS indexed. Available at http//orient.sav.sk/asian-and-african-studies/.

14. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Advent of Islam in Bengal; An Economic Perspective”, IIUC Studies, International Islamic University Chittagong IIUC, Bangladesh, Vol. 7, December 2010 printed in December 2011, pp. 91-106, ISSN 1813-7733, DOI https//doi.org/10.3329/iiucs.v7i0.12262.

15. Md. Thowhidul Islam & Shamsul Kabir, “The Role of Migration in the Formation of Early Muslim Community of Bengal 1204-1757”, Journal of History and Culture Itihas o Sanskriti, Department of Islamic History and Culture, Islamic University Kushtia, Bangladesh, Vol. 1, 2010, pp. 237-261, ISSN 2224-9664.

16. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Impact of Helmand Water Dispute on the Bilateral Relations between Iran and Afghanistan; an Evaluation”, International Journal of Central Asian Studies IJCAS, International Association of Central Asian Studies IACAS and Korea University of International Studies KUIS, Seoul, Korea, Vol. 15, 2011 November 2011, pp. 115-143, ISSN 1226-4490, Available at http//www.iacd.or.kr/sub13.htm.

17. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Nuclearization of Iran; the Policy of China”, Mediterranean Journal of Social Science MJSS, Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research MCSER, Rome, Italy, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 389-402, September-2011, Print ISSN 2039-9340, Online ISSN 2039-2117, SCOPUS indexed. DOI https//doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2011.v2n3p389, Available at http//www.mcser.org.

18. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Logic Behind Iran’s Uncompromising Nuclear Policy," Asia Journal of Global Studies AJGS, Asia Association for Global Studies AAGS, Japan, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 68-78, 2010-11 July-2011, Print ISSN 1884-0337, Online ISSN 1884-0284, Available at http//www.aags.org/journal.

1. Dr. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Development and Freedom in Bangladesh through the Lens of Amartya Sen’s ‘Development as Freedom’ Paradigm” presented at The 10th Islam & Liberty International Conference on Peace and Prosperity in Muslim-Majority Countries and Beyond, held on 5-6 September, 2023 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized by the Islam & Liberty Network Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2.Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Islamic Ethics towards Refugee Reflections on the Responses of GCC Countries” presented at The Faculty of Arts and Humanities International Conference on Envisioning the Future Teaching Language and Literature, held on 20-21 January, 2023 at International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh, organized by the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, IIUC.

3. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Islamic Ethics towards Refugee Reflections on the Responses of Muslim-Majority Countries” presented at the 9th Islam & Liberty International Conference on Pluralism, Democracy, and Economic Development in Muslim-Majority Countries, held on 27-28 October, 2022 at Mardin Artuklu University, Turkey, organized by the Islam & Liberty Network Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Mardin Artuklu University.

4. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Prison Radicalization in Bangladesh A Critical Evaluation,” presented at the 2nd International Conference on Countering Violent Extremism entitled “Collective Intelligence in Facing Terrorism and Building CVE/PVE Strategies," held on June 8–10, 2022, at ICESCO Headquarters, Rabat, Morocco organized by the Moroccan Observatory on Extremism and Violence, Policy Center for the New South, and Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO).

5. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Attitude of Muslim Ummah towards Non-Muslims Theory and Practice” presented at the 7th International Islam & Liberty Conference entitled “The Islamic Case for Religious Freedom," held on November 11–12, 2019 at Jakarta, Indonesia organized by Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia and Islam & Liberty Network, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

6. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Waqf Development in Bangladesh”, presented at the 6th International Islam & Liberty Conference entitled “Building an Islamic Case for Open Markets”, held on November 14–15, 2018 at the International Islamic University Islamabad IIUI, Pakistan organized by Iqbal International Institute for Research & Dialogue IRD, Islam & Liberty Network, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and International Institute of Islamic Economics IIIE, Islamabad, Pakistan.

7. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Historical Development of Waqf Governance in Bangladesh; Challenges and Prospects”, presented at The International Conference on History and Governance of Awqaf in South and Southeast Asia ICHGA 2018, held on 04-05 July 2018 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized by International Islamic University Malaysia IIUM and OIC Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture IRCICA.

8. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Development of Sociological Study in Bangladesh; A Review with Special Reference to the Muslim Contributors”, presented at the International Conference entitled “Sociology in Islamic Geography," held on May 12–13, 2017 at Istanbul, Turkey, organized by the Sociological Association of Turkey Sosyologlar Derneği and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Büyükşehir Belediyesi.

9. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Role of Rural Development Scheme RDS of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited in Developing Social Justice in the Economy of Bangladesh”, presented at The 4th Humanities Conference entitled “A Nation in Transition," held on March 29–30, 2017 at Doha, Qatar, organized by the Community College of Qatar CQC.

10. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Religious Philosophy of Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al-Habashi Al-Harari and the Doctrines and Politics of Al-Ahbash; An Evaluation”, presented at The 8th Al-Jami’ah International Conference on “Revisiting Sunni and Shi’ah; Thoughts, Spirituality and New Movements”, held on 6-8 November 2015 at Yogyakarta, Indonesia, jointly organized by Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Kyoto University, Japan.

11. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Contributions of Ghaznavid Dynasty to the Islamic Civilization of Central Asia 977–1186 An Evaluation," presented at the 2nd International Symposium on “Islamic Civilization in Central Asia”, held on October 12–15, 2012 at Turkey-Kyrgyzstan Manas University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, jointly organized by OIC Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture IRCICA and Turkey-Kyrgyzstan Manas University.

12. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Fasting in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam A Comparative Study”, presented at the Ramadan Symposium entitled “Fasting and Beyond-Ramadan as a Multidimensional Phenomenon”, held on July 13–15, 2012, at Istanbul, Turkey, organized by Ümraniye Municipality, Istanbul, Turkey.

1. Md. Thowhidul Islam, Dr. Enayet Ullah Patwary & Md. Cholem Ullah, “Bangladesh Studies”, Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought BIIT, Dhaka. ISBN- 978-984-8471-59-3, Number of pages – 355, Web http//www.iiitbd.org/

2. Dr. Nazmul Hoque Nadwi; Md. Thowhidul Islam & Others “Pilgrimage and Pilgrims of Bangladesh Accepted for Publication”, Encyclopedia of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques, An International Encyclopedia Project of King Abdul Aziz Foundation, K.S.A., web http//hajjandharamin.net/

3. Md. Thowhidul Islam & A.K.M. Iftekharul Islam, “Globalization The Muslim World and South Asia”, LAMBERT Academic Publishing LAP, Germany, ISBN-13 – 978-3-8484-8782-0, EAN – 9783848487820, Number of pages – 124, Publishing date – 23 February 2014, https//www.lap-publishing.com.

4. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “The Theological Foundations of Islamic Banking A Critical Review”, In Zulkhibri, M. & Abdul Manap, T. eds, Islamic Finance, Risk-Sharing and Macroeconomic Stability, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 41-59, Print ISBN 978-3-030-05224-9, Online ISBN 978-3-030-05225-6, DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-05225-6, Palgrave link https//www.palgrave.com/in/book/9783030052249, Springer Link https//link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-05225-6, Number of pages – 268, Publishing date – 21 February 2019.

5. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Historical Development of Waqf Governance in Bangladesh Challenges and Prospects”, In Salman, A. & Amin, H. eds, Building an Islamic Case for Open Markets History, Theory & Practice, Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue, International Islamic University Islamabad and Islam & Liberty Network, Malaysia, pp. 307-356, ISBN 978-969-7576-78-4, Number of pages – 462, Publishing year – 2019.

1. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Islamic Microfinance in Alleviating Poverty The Model of the Rural Development Scheme (RDS) of Islamic Bank Bangladesh Limited,” Islam and Liberty Network, Malaysia, Newsletter July 2020. Available at https//islamandlibertynetwork.org/blog/2020/07/03/the-iln-post-islamic-microfinance-in-alleviating-poverty-the-model-of-the-rural-development-scheme-rds-of-islamic-bank-bangladesh-limited/.

2. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “mvgvwRK wecøe avibv I wgk‡ii gymwjg eªvviûo- (1g ce©)” (Concept of Social Revolution and the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt-1st part) in Bangla, Quarterly Protodhoni, October-December-2015, IIUC, pages – 26-28.

3. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Biv‡bi cvigvbweK Kg©m~Pxi †hŠw³KZv” (Advisability of Iran’s Nuclear Program) in Bangla, Monthly Samakal Digest, November 2013, Year 10, Volume 20, pages – 11-12.

4. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Pxb-fviZ m¤úK© I wÿY-wÿY-c~e© Gwkqvi AvÂwjK wbivcËvi fwel¨r” (India-China relations and the future of regional security of South and South-East Asia) in Bangla, Monthly Samakal Digest, June 2013, Year 10, Volume 19, pages – 10-12.

5. Md. Thowhidul Islam, Birth of the Nation State Bangladesh in the Waves of History, IIUC Voice The Annual Publication of IIUC Students Forum (April 2012).

6. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “XvKv wek¦we¨vjq cÖwZôvi †cª¶vcU I AvR‡Ki cÖZ¨vkv” (Background of the establishment of Dhaka University and today’s expectation) in Bangla, Monthly Akkhorik, 1st year, 1st issue, Falgun 1418 (February 2012), Pages – 5-6.

7. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “ga¨ Gwkqvq civkw³mgy‡ni ÔwbD †MÖU †MgÕ GKwU ch©v‡jvPbv” (The Super Powers Rivalry ‘New Great Game’ in Central Asia; an Evaluation) in Bangla, ARONI- the annual publication of the Alumni Association of the Department of Islamic History and Culture, University of Dhaka, December 2011, Pages- 72-74.

8. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Biv‡bi cvigvbweK Kg©m~Px” (Iran’s Nuclear Program) in Bangla, The Daily Nayadiganta, Dhaka, dated on 14 March 2011. Available at www.dailynayadiganta.com

9. Md. Thowhidul Islam, Òevsjv‡‡k Bmjv‡gi AvMgbÓ (Early Advent of Islam in Bengal) in Bangla, Weekly Manush Manusher Jonno, Dhaka, 25 February 2009, Vol- 16

10. Md. Thowhidul Islam, “Muslim Contribution to Chemistry”, The souvenir of OYTIJYA a Dhaka University based socio-cultural organization on its 1st anniversary, Dhaka, 2006.