Dr. Md Sohel Rana

1. Rana, M. S., Mia, M. T., & Billah, M. (2025). Justice, Human Rights, And Legal Reform: A Progressive Criminal Justice Model For Bangladesh. Isagoge - Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(1), 302–330. https://doi.org/10.59079/isagoge.v5i1.267
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2. Rana, M. S. (2025). CRIMINAL MIND OR CRIMINAL SITUATION? RE-CONCEPTUALIZING RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY IN LAW. Lex Humana (ISSN 2175-0947), 17(3), 63–88. Retrieved from https://seer.ucp.br/seer/index.php/LexHumana/article/view/3382
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3. Dr. Md Sohel Rana, (2025) "Criminal Law Responses to Sexual Offences: A Comparative Study of Consent and Coercion Doctrines in Bangladesh, Sweden, and India." Published by the International Journal of Law Management & Humanities -IJLMH; ISSN 2581-5369; ISO 9001-2015 Certified Research Journal; Volume 8 Issue 3; Page 3831 - 3851 (2025), DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.1110293
Double Blind Peer Reviewed Journal Indexed in HEINONLINE, Manupatra, Google Scholar, ROAD. Also, available at libraries of 8 Global Universities including HARVARD and STANFORD Library.
4. Md Sohel Rana, Dr. Saroja Dhanapal, (2020). “Arrest Without Warrant in Bangladesh: Law in Books versus Law in Action”. Published by International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, IJCJS ISSN: 0973-5089; July – December 2020. Vol. 15 (1): 298–311. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4741534 Double Blind Peer-Reviewed Journal
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5. Md Sohel Rana, Dr. Saroja Dhanapal and Dr. Nadhratul Wardah (2021). “Legal Framework of Arrest and Post-Arrest Safeguards: A Comparative Analysis as to the Laws of Bangladesh, India, and the United Kingdom.” Published by International Islamic University Malaysia- IIUM LAW JOURNAL; VOL. 29 NO. 2 (2021): 363-386; ISSN: 0128-2530 (Print) ISSN: 2289-7852 (Online); DOI: https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumlj.v29i2.645 Double-Blind Peer-Reviewed Journal
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6. Md Sohel Rana, and Dr. Nadhratul Wardah (2021), “Arrest without Warrant: A Comparative Analysis of Laws and Legal Framework of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.” Published by Current Law Journal (Malaysia) CLJ Law, Legal Network Series [2021] 1 LNS (A) xci. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10738.00962
Double Blind Peer Reviewed Journal

A. Selected Participant

Selected Participant- Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Future of Human Rights Workshop, Sweden
Fully Funded International Participation- Future of Human Rights Writing Workshop
Lund University, Sweden | September 11–15, 2023
Participated in the Future of Human Rights Writing Workshop, held at Lund University, Sweden, from September 11 to 15, 2023. This prestigious workshop was organized by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) in collaboration with the Faculty of Law at Lund University, as part of the broader Future of Human Rights project. The initiative was generously funded by the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation.
All travel, accommodation, and participation expenses were fully funded by the workshop organizers.

B. Seminars

1. International Colloquium on Implication of Climate Change on Human Rights.
2. Workshop on “Development of Legal Education in Bangladesh.”
3. Regional Conclave on “Justice Education in Asia- Building Networks for Social Justice” Organized by the Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) in collaboration with Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), New Law College, Pune, India Date: September 27, 2022.
4. Seminar On: Funded Research Proposal and Grant Document Preparation.

C. Conference:

Oral Presentation at the 37th CANADA International Conference on Economics, Management, Social Sciences & Humanities (EMSSH-24); Organized by the Eminent Association of Researchers in Humanities & Management Sciences (EARHM)
Presentation Title: "The Principles of the UDHR and the Socio-Cultural Orientation of Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis of 'Human Rights as Given' and 'Human Rights as Fought For"
Location: Montreal, Canada
Dr. Rana delivered an oral presentation on the above topic, receiving formal recognition and appreciation for his research contribution during the EMSSH-24 conference, held under the auspices of EARHM. The paper critically examined the intersection between universal human rights principles, as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and the specific socio-cultural context of Bangladesh, exploring the conceptual distinctions between inherent and hard-won human rights.

D. Workshops:

1. National Workshop with Academics on Teaching Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
Theme: International Criminal Law – Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Date: March 2023
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Participated in a national academic workshop focused on enhancing the teaching of International Criminal Law, with a specific emphasis on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM).
The workshop was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and was led by the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh. The initiative was funded by the European Union (EU) as part of broader efforts to strengthen academic and institutional responses to human trafficking and migrant smuggling in line with international legal frameworks.
2. Teaching International Environmental Law in Asia (TRILA-IEL) Workshop
Focus Area: International Environmental Law
Organizer: Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) Location: Singapore
Year: 2025
Participated in the TRILA-IEL workshop aimed at strengthening the teaching and scholarship of international environmental law across Asian academic institutions. The program focused on pedagogy, curriculum development, and regional legal challenges in environmental governance.
3. Teaching and Researching International Human Rights Law in Asia (TRILA-HR) Workshop
Focus Area: International Human Rights Law
Organizer: Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) Location: Singapore
Year: 2023
Engaged in a specialized workshop on the teaching and research of international human rights law within Asian contexts. The program emphasized pedagogical innovation, contextual legal analysis, and regional collaboration among human rights scholars and educators.
4. Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia (TRILA) Workshop Focus Area: International Law
Organizers: Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) & Faculty of Law, University of Malaya (UM)
Location: Malaysia
Year: 2021
Participated in the TRILA workshop designed to advance the pedagogy and research of international law in Asia. The workshop brought together legal academics from across the region to explore challenges and best practices in teaching international law in diverse legal and cultural settings.