Md Istiak, a sub-editor at The Business Standard (TBS) and a law student at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), is representing Bangladesh as a junior scholar at the 2026 Asian Society of International Law Intersessional Conference in Doha, Qatar.

Istiak, 26, is the conference’s only Bangladeshi presenter and is among its youngest participants, according to the press release. He is presenting a research paper at the two-day event, which is being held on 10–11 November, 2026, at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU).

The conference, themed “Is a New Normative International Legal Order in the Making? The Asian Perspective”, brings together academics, legal practitioners, researchers and emerging scholars from several countries to discuss contemporary issues in international law.

The Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) organised the conference in collaboration with HBKU’s College of Law. Bangladeshi legal scholar Prof Borhan Uddin Khan serves as president of AsianSIL.