Sohel Rana is a graduate student studying Comparative Politics and Political Methodology. He earned his Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Political Science from Illinois State University. His research interests include democratic and authoritarian politics, South Asian politics, and religion and politics. His recent publications include “Democracy Deficit in the D-8” (with Ali Riaz) in Ahmed M Khalid et al. eds. Economic Integration Among D-8 Muslim Countries (World Scientific, 2023), Securitization of the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh (with Ali Riaz, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Sage, 2022), “The God Gap? Public Perception on Religion-Politics Mix in South Asia” in Ali Riaz ed. Religion and Politics in South Asia (2nd Ed., 2021, Routledge), and Transformation of Indo-Bangladesh Relations: From Insecurity to Cooperation (Strategic Analysis, Routledge, 2019).