Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Researcher specialising in environmental justice, energy transitions, and diplomacy with over ten years’ experience at leading South Asian policy research institutes. Previously, I have worked on energy cooperation, the blue economy and SDG implementation. Currently, my work explores the political economy of renewable energy and the socio-environmental dimensions of climate change. I am particularly interested in how government policy interacts with climate adaptation and mitigation to shape equity and resilience in marginalised communities.
- Paper Presenter, “Diversification and Diplomacy: Energy Security through Regional Cooperation in South Asia”, at the 1st CFS International Conference, hosted by the Centre for Future Studies (CFS), Faculty of Security and Strategic Studies (FSSS), Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), 19 May 2026.
- Panellist, “The Youth in Shaping Bangladesh’s Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Security: Response to Regional and Global Geopolitics”, at the seminar “Harnessing the Youth Dividend: Strategic Imperatives for Bangladesh in a Changing World”, jointly organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) and the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka (DU), 14 August 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Keynote Presenter, Roundtable on “Bangladesh in the Nuclear Age: Policies, Challenges and Prospects”, organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).
- Panellist, “Empowering Women Leaders in Think Tanks”, at the Regional Think Tank Capacity Building Conference, “Adversity and Opportunity: Elevating Voices in the Think Tank Sector”, 30 July 2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Joint Presenter, “Populism in the 21st Century: Foreign Policy and Global Politics”, at the International Conference “Revisiting International Relations: Critical Reflections on 100 Years (1919–2019)”, organised by the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, 19–20 January 2020.
- Joint Paper Presenter, “Energy Cooperation in South Asia”, at the “Policy Dialogue on Regional Cooperation for Sustainable Development in South Asia”, 10 December 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Keynote Speaker, NDC–BIISS–BEI Joint Seminar, presenting the paper “Energy Connectivity in South Asia: Bangladesh Context”, 3 September 2018.
- Paper Presenter, “Trans-boundary Cooperation in North East: Opportunities in Energy Sector”, at the International Conference “The Age of Multilateralism and Connecting India’s North East: Opportunities and Challenges”, 19–20 March 2018, New Delhi, India.
- Paper Presenter, “Climate Change-Induced Migration: Influence of Slumaisation”, at the International Conference “Culture, Adaptation and Resilience: Climate Change Regime in South Asia”, organised by the Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, 2017.
• Environment and Climate Change: Legal Perspectives, BELA, 2018
• Preventing Violent Extremism (PVC), Centre for Genocide Studies, Dhaka University, 2018
• Financing for Development, World Bank & Coursera (with Distinction), 2016
• Qualitative Research Workshop, BIGD–University of Manchester, 2016
● Australia Award Alumni Women in Leadership Network Working Group
● Climate Tracker Asia
● Ambassador at One Young World
● Represented Bangladesh in “One Young World Summit” held on 18-21 November 2015 at Bangkok, Thailand. Delivered a speech as a young leader representing Bangladesh at the “Call on COP” event. Link to speech: http://y2u.be/oBIub8_LZB0
● Member of the Bangladesh Official Youth Delegation to China, 26-29 June 2015.
• Mostaque, Lam-ya. “Why Bangladesh needs more ambition.” The Daily Star, 22 Oct 2017.
• Mostaque, Lam-ya. “Taking the clean energy road.” Dhaka Tribune, 29 Jul 2017.
• Mostaque, Lam-ya. “Yes, #MeToo.” The Daily Star, 5 Jul 2015.
• Mostaque, Lam-ya. “‘No one killed Felani.’” The Daily Star, 2014.
• Assistant Editor, BIISS Journal, Vol 46. No. 1, 2026 (forthcoming) • Assistant Editor, BIISS Paper 32
• Internal Reviewer, BIISS Journal, Vol 45. No. 3, 2025 • Assistant Editor, BIISS Journal, Vol 45. No. 2, 2025
• Internal reviewer, BIISS Journal, Vol 44. No. 4, 2024
• Assistant Editor, BIISS Journal, Vol 42. No 4, 2021
• Assistant Editor, BIISS Journal, Vol 41. No 1, 2020 • Reviewer, Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, ISSN Online: 2581-8422, 2020.