Name: Dr. Md.Towhidul Islam
Designation: Professor
Degree: PhD in Intellectual Property Law (Macq, Sydney) LLM (UEL, London) LLM, LLB (Hons) (Dhaka)
Phone: +880 -2-9661900 Ext 6835/6811
Email: towhid@du.ac.bd
PhD in Intellectual Property Law (Macquarie, Sydney)
UN/UNITAR Fellowship in International Law (Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague)
LLM in International Human Rights Law (UEL, London)
LLM (University of Dhaka)
LLB (Honours) (University of Dhaka)
Professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Former Associate Professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Former Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Former Lecturer, Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Member, Curriculum Development Committee for LLB (Honours)in the Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Member, Curriculum Development Committee forLLM in the Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh and
Member, Curriculum Development Committee for MPhil at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
Coordinator, Dhaka University Law Clinic, Department of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
Associate Editor, Dhaka University Law Journal, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
Former Assistant House Tutor, Zia Hall (students’ dormitory), University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Former Lecturer, Department of Law, Queen’s University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Advocate, Haque and Associates, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 1999 to 2000
Books and Monographs
M T Islam , TRIPS Agreement of the WTO: Implications and Challenges for Bangladesh (Cambridge Scholars Publishers, New Castle upon Tyne, UK, 2013)
M T Islam,Lectures on Land Law (NUB, Dhaka, 2013)
Peer Reviewed (Refereed) Articles
M T Islam, ‘Protection of Public Interests through a Human Rights Framework in the TRIPS Agreement: Realities and Challenges’ (2009) 4(8) Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (Oxford) 573-582
M T Islam, ‘Implications of the TRIPS Agreement for Bangladesh: Prospects and Concerns’(2009) 6 Macquarie Journal of Business Law 1-19
M T Islam, ‘Problems and Politics of IPRs Protection from WIPO to WTO: The Case Study of Bangladesh’(2009) 21(2) Sri Lanka Journal of International Law 1-59
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Protection of IPRs as Private Rights: Implications on the Right to Health’(2009) 13(1) Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights (University of Malta and University of Ena, Italy) 55–79
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Economic Development: Implications and Challenges for Least-Developed Countries like Bangladesh ’[2010] (2) Nordic Journal of Commercial Law 1–48
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Public Health: Implications and Challenges for Bangladesh’(2011) 17(1) International Trade Law and Regulation (Sweet & Maxwell: London) 10–39
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Agriculture: Implications and Challenges for Bangladesh’(2011) 8(2) Manchester Journal of International Economic Law 38-84
M T Islam, ‘Linking Intellectual Property Rights with Plant Genetic Resources: Myths and Realities for Food Security in Least Developed Countries such as Bangladesh’ [2012] WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers 11-30
M T Islam, ‘Cross-Border GI Protection Challenges and Ramifications for Bangladesh’ [2017] [Special Edition] WIPO-WTO Colloquium Papers (accepted for publication) (with co-author).
Reviewed (Refereed) Articles
M T Islam, ‘Mandating Corporate Directorship for Women in Bangladesh: Options and Challenges’ (2015 published in 2017) 26(1) Dhaka University Law Journal (with co-author) 47-72
M T Islam, ‘TICFA and Intellectual Property Rights: Implications and Challenges for Subsistence Needs in Bangladesh’ (2013 published in 2016) 24(2) Dhaka University Law Journal 49-66 (with co-author)
M T Islam, ‘Introducing Geographical Indications in Bangladesh’ (2013 published in 2016) 24(1) Dhaka University Law Journal 51-82 (with co-author)
M T Islam, ‘Corporate Governance in the Stock Market of Bangladesh: Justification for a Viable Legal Framework’ (2012) 23(2) Dhaka University Law Journal 57-78 (with co-author)
M T Islam, ‘Shareholders’ Right to Distribution: A Misnomer’ (2012) 23(1) Dhaka University Law Journal 19-44 (with co-author)
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Bangladesh: Implications and Challenges’(2007) 18(2) Dhaka University Law Journal 57-80
M T Islam, ‘The Modus Operandi of International Trade Law Rules: A Critical Overview’ (2007) 18(1) Dhaka University Law Journal 43-78.
M T Islam, ‘The Legal Regime of Management and Settlement of Khas Land in Bangladesh’ (2007) 4 Rajshahi University Law Journal 117- 138 (with co-author)
M T Islam, ‘Death Penalty under Different National Legal Systems and Assessing Its Compatibility with International Human Rights’ (2006) 17(2) Dhaka University Studies Part-F (Journal of the Faculty of Law) 147-192
M T Islam, ‘Trademark Licensing: Bangladesh Perspective’ (2006) 17(1) Dhaka University Studies Part-F (Journal of the Faculty of Law) 87-112
M T Islam, ‘Development of Land Laws and Land Administration in Bangladesh: Ancient Period to Modern Times’ (2005) 16(2) Dhaka University Studies Part-F (Journal of the Faculty of Law) 203-246
M T Islam, ‘Non-Muslims’ Rights in Islam and Its Compatibility with International Human Rights’ (2005) 16(1) Dhaka University Studies Part-F (Journal of the Faculty of Law) 123-149
M T Islam, ‘Equality between Men and Women in Islam Especially in Respect of Inheritance and Its Compatibility with International Human Rights’ (2004) 15(2) Dhaka University Studies Part-F (Journal of the Faculty of Law) 163-207
M T Islam, ‘Protection of Refugees against Refoulement’ (2004) 15(1) Dhaka University Studies Part-F (Journal of the Faculty of Law) 215 – 238
Select Post-Editorials, Columns and Interviews (Newspaper)
M T Islam, ‘Need for Protecting IPR’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) (Anniversary Supplement) 25 February 2017 <http://www.thedailystar.net/education-employment/need-protecting-ipr-1366612>
M T Islam, ‘Patenting Globally with a Single Application’ The New Age, Dhaka (Dhaka) 23 September 2016 <http://archive.newagebd.net/252866/patenting-globally-single-application/>
M T Islam, ‘Accession of Bangladesh to the Patent Co-operation Treaty’ The Daily Observer (Dhaka) 23 September 2016 <http://www.observerbd.com/details.php?id=34567>
M T Islam, ‘The future of Bangladesh to be an IPRs-owner country’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) 26 April 2016 <http://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/law-interview/the-future-bangladesh-be-iprs-owner-country-1214773>
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Bangladesh’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) 02 February 2016 <http://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/trips-agreement-and-bangladesh-210949>
M T Islam, ‘Integrating intellectual property office in Bangladesh’ The Daily Observer (Dhaka) 01 July 2015 <http://www.observerbd.com/2015/07/01/97256.php>
M T Islam, ‘Royalties for Music’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) 28 April 2015 <http://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/royalties-music-79417>
M T Islam, ‘Protecting Jamdani with Geographical Indications’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) 06 November 2014 <http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/protecting-jamdani-with-geographical-indications-48901>
M T Islam, ‘Universally accessible pension system’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) 10 July 2014 <http://www.thedailystar.net/print_post/universally-accessible-pension-system-32596>
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS transition for pharmaceutical patents’ The Daily Star (Dhaka) 15 May 2014 <http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/trips-transition-for-pharmaceutical-patents-24100>
M T Islam, ‘Taking Intellectual Property Rights Seriously’ The Daily Star (Dhaka), 29 April 2014 <http://www.thedailystar.net/newsarchive/taking-intellectual-property-rights-seriously-22024>
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement: Concern for DCs and LDCs’ The Daily Star (Dhaka), 1 March 2008 <http://thedailystar.net/law/2008/03/01/index.htm>
M T Islam, ‘Death Penalty: Is It in Violation of Human Rights?’ The Daily Star (Dhaka), 29 June 2003 <http://archive.thedailystar.net/law/200306/05/rcorner.htm>
Select Conference Papers
M T Islam, ‘Intellectual Property Issues in Scientific Innovation and Communication’ (Handholding Workshop for Swedish International Development Agency Young Investigators and Co-investigators at the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 02 May 2017)
M T Islam, ‘Cross-border GI Protection: Challenges and Ramifications for Bangladesh’ (WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Intellectual Property Teachers in Asia held at Singapore Management University, Singapore in 2017)
M T Islam, ‘Incentivizing Women’s Traditional Ingenuity through Intellectual Property Rights: Options and Challenges for Bangladesh’ (IPScholars Asia Conference 2017 held at Singapore Management University, Singapore in 2017
M T Islam, ‘Patent and Sui Generis Plant Varieties Protection under the TRIPS Agreement: Options for Bangladesh in the South Asian Landscape’ (SAWTEE Regional meeting on Conservation, Use and Exchange of Crop Genetic Resources: Promoting Regional Cooperation for a Food-Secure, Climate- Resilient South Asia, Kathmandu in 26-27 August 2015)
M T Islam, ‘BITS and Intellectual Property: Implications and Challenges for LDCs like Bangladesh’ (Asian Society of International Law Regional Conference, Dhaka in 2014)
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Food Security: Implications and Challenges for Bangladesh’ (WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Intellectual Property Teachers held at WIPO and WTO, Geneva in 2012)
M T Islam, ‘Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Bangladesh: Problems and Prospects’ (Conference on Intellectual Property held at IONA College, New York in 2010)
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Human Rights: Protecting Public Interests in Developing Countries at the Cross-roads’ (Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Society of International Law held at the Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi in 2009)
M T Islam, ‘TRIPS Agreement and Human Rights’ (Postgraduate Colloquium for law students held at Macquarie Law School in 2008)
M T Islam, ‘Human Rights in the Constitution of Bangladesh and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Comparative Study’ (UN/UNITAR Fellowship in International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague in 2006)
LLB 203: Land Law,
LLM 517: Intellectual Property Law
MQRES, Merit Scholarship (Academic)
Intellectual Property Law
International Trade Law
International Human Rights Law
International Refugee Law
Property Law
Business Law
Corporate Law
Clinical Legal Education
Training and Courses
WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Intellectual Property Teachers in Asia held at Singapore Management University, Singapore in February 20-22, 2017
WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Intellectual Property Teachers held at WIPO and WTO, Geneva in June 2012
Teachers’ Training Program on International Humanitarian Law organized by the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross, 2006.
Advanced Research Workshop for the university teachers organized by the Department of Law, University of Dhaka, 2006
Teachers’ Training Program organized by University of Dhaka, 2004
Training Program on Environmental Law at the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association 04 March 2000 to 08 March 2000
Internship in Human Rights at Ain O Salish Kendra (Non-Government Organization working for Human Rights in Bangladesh) from September 1999 to December 1999
Intensive Trial Advocacy Course at the Bangladesh Bar Council conducted jointly by the Bangladesh Bar Council and the Australian Bar Association, December 1999
Bar Vocational Course at the Bangladesh Bar Council from September 1999 to November 1999
Experience as a Resource Person
Resource person (Legal Environment of Business), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka
Resource person (Intellectual Property Law), Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM), Ministry of Industries, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Resource person (Corporate Law, Right to Information Law), Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) Training Institute, Dhaka
Resource person (Land Law) at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI), Dhaka
Resource person at the national celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, Dhaka 2015
Key note paper presenter at the national celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, Dhaka 2014
Resource person at the national celebration of the World Intellectual Property Day, Dhaka 2013
Resource person (Intellectual Property Law), LLM Programme, Macquarie University, Sydney.
Professional License/Affiliations
Member, International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property
Member, Society of International Economic Law
Member, Asian Society of International Law
Member, Amnesty International
Member, Bangladesh Bar Council
Member, Intellectual Property Association of Bangladesh
Life Member, Transparency International Bangladesh