Md. Thowhidul Islam came from a religious Muslim family of Panirchara village of Maheshkhali Upazila, the only mountainous island in Bangladesh, of Cox’sbazar district. He completed B.A. (Hon’s) and an M.A. in Islamic History and Culture with 1st class from Dhaka University and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. there. Since 2009, he has been teaching at International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh and now as an Assistant Professor of Bangladesh Studies under the Center for University Requirement Courses (CENURC). He has published a good number of articles in several local and international refereed journals. He has also presented a number of research papers in several international symposiums and conferences in Bangladesh, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, India, Malaysia, Qatar and Indonesia. He co-authored the book Globalization: The Muslim World and South Asia, published from the LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany.