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Ashfaqul Chowdhury

Ashfaqul Chowdhury

Ashfaqul Chowdhury is a Master of Public Policy candidate at The Humphrey School, University of Minnesota, with a focus on data analysis. His interests are food security and energy, focusing on how expansion of renewable energy and distributed grid may impact the livelihood of small farmers in South Asia. Before graduate school, he worked on research projects examining food and nutrition in Bangladesh.

Latest from Ashfaqul Chowdhury

Political and Economic Controversies Surround Bangladesh’s IMF Loan Economy & Development

Political and Economic Controversies Surround Bangladesh’s IMF Loan

Rumors that Dhaka was seeking a $4.5 billion loan from…

China, India, and Bangladesh’s Contentious Water Politics Geopolitics & Diplomacy

China, India, and Bangladesh’s Contentious Water Politics

In 2016, Ashfaqul Chowdhury examined China, India, and Bangladesh's disparate priorities…

Managing the Brahmaputra: Water Politics in South Asia Domestic Politics, Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Managing the Brahmaputra: Water Politics in South Asia

The Brahmaputra River is an enormous transnational river spanning more…