Naomi Hossain

Naomi Hossain is a political sociologist based at the Accountability Research Center at American University. She writes about the politics of development, often about Bangladesh. Her work can be found at https://nomhossain.com/ and https://www.becomingbangladesh.net/.

“Nobody is interested in Bangladesh”

Bangladesh’s global reputation requires not bigger and better statistics, but a new narrative.

Dec 15, 2021

The perfect storm and the final famine

Natural disasters have shaped political consensus on development in Bangladesh.

Jul 24, 2015

Latest Articles

Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast

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Crisis in India’s bread basket

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