Mahbuba Kamal

Mahbuba Kamal is a Chevening Scholar, an emerging legal researcher specialising in human rights. She is an LL.M. candidate at the University of Birmingham, UK. She holds an LL.B. (Hons.) with a distinction from BRAC University, Bangladesh. Her global academic exposure includes a fully funded exchange semester at Central European University (Austria) through the Open Society University Network (OSUN). She has also participated in international academic programs with full scholarships at institutions such as Tilburg University (Netherlands), the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (UK), Bard College (USA), and the American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan).

She co-founded the Bangladesh Society of International Law (BSIL). She is also an esteemed member of the Local Experts Advisory Committee of Dhaka North City Corporation, with a speciality in law. Previously, Mahbuba served as a Research Associate- Climate and Displacement at the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), where she contributed to research and advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting legal aid and human rights, with a focus on climate change and displacement.

Mahbuba’s professional journey spans diverse organisations, including the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Global Human Rights Defence (Netherlands), and SEEK Research Network (Netherlands), where she gained valuable experience in human rights and international law.

Mahbuba has been involved in numerous national and international research projects. She has also presented at multiple international conferences and earned recognitions for her contributions. Her research portfolio boasts book chapters published by leading academic publishers Routledge, Sage and Springer.