Md. Rizwanul Islam

Professor of Law & Dean, School of Humanities & Social Social Sciences, North South University (tweeting in a personal capacity; retweets are not endorsements)

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

#ASIL #AJIL_Unbound #Extraterritoriality Thrilled to see it published. Many thanks to Hanna of @UCDavisLaw, @IngridBrunk & all contributing colleagues. Thanks also to Evan's excellent AJIL article, from which the Symposium was conceived.

[ASIL @asilorg]

The latest #AJILUnbound symposium has arrived!

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

#NSU #nsu_shss Looking forward to this talk, 'Gross National Happiness', by HE Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee, the Ambassador of Bhutan to Bangladesh, as part of the NSU SHSS Distinguished Lecture Series on 18 June @ 10 am.

[ASIL @asilorg]

The latest #AJILUnbound symposium has arrived!

[Reuters @Reuters]

UN warns funding cuts could worsen Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh https://t.co/lcL8in0SYa https://t.co/lcL8in0SYa

[Valerio Capraro @ValerioCapraro]

The Pope is making exactly our point. LLMs “may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand.”

This is the core epistemic fault line.

Most AI evaluation is still based on one assumption: if a system statistically approximates human behaviour, then it is close to human intelligence.

But approximation is not intelligence.
Simulation is not understanding.

LLMs can produce the right answer without knowing why it is right. They can simulate empathy without feeling. They can imitate judgment without responsibility. They can generate coherent explanations without having a world to which those explanations are accountable.

Stop confusing behavioural similarity with cognitive equivalence.

Human understanding is embodied, affective, relational, motivational, and normative. It is not just the production of plausible text.

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[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

China’s Zero-Tariff Policy for Africa: Stretching the Enabling Clause? https://t.co/1hs6KQKU7h

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

@mariooyarzabal Thank you so much for generously accepting our invitation. Looking forward to your talk.

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

@mariooyarzabal Many congratulations!

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

https://t.co/tFhfHsBInz নর্থ সাউথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে আন্ডারগ্র্যাজুয়েট ল’ সিম্পোজিয়াম অনুষ্ঠিত ১৭ মে ২০২৬

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

Eagerly waiting for this talk 'Diplomacy and International Law', by @mariooyarzabal, Member, ILC; on 17 June @ 9 pm (Dhaka time) as part of the NSU SHSS Distinguished Webinar Series. Honourable VC Sir will grace the webinar as the session chair. Dr Soumik Pal of NSU MCJ Dept. will moderate it.
The Zoom link is here: https://t.co/d58zuxeilk

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

#NSU #NSU_SHSS #PAEDIA Call for papers for the 2nd issue of our PAEDIA: NSU Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law. Looking forward to the pleasure of reading a diverse range of papers. https://t.co/XGpxOK91dZ

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

#NSU #NSU_SHSS #China looking forward to this Talk 'Approaches to Explaining the International Relations of China' on 11 June @ 6 pm Dhaka time, by Prof Todd Hall, Professor of International Relations & Director, @ox_chinacentre, as part of the NSU SHSS Distinguished Webinar Series. Zoom link:
https://t.co/hRF4wPNFHR

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

https://t.co/yaw5IVcjam Thanks to Sheriff Al Shire Al Sire of Alap for reaching out to me for his report 'War Change of Nationality of Children: How Remote Are Remedies and Justice?' (In Bengali)

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

#NSU #NSU_SHSS [changed schedule] Looking forward to this talk, 'The Pedigree of Legal Principles’ by Nafiz Ahmed on Sunday, 17 May, from 2.30 pm in the SHSS Conference Room (NAC 1024) as part of our NSU SHSS Faculty Seminar Series. Thanks to Lokman, Khadiza, & TAs for their support.

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

#NSU #NSU_SHSS It was fascinating to host the talk 'Memories of Indigo Rebellion: Retained, Erased, Transmuted’ by Prof. Syed Jamil Ahmed as part of the NSU SHSS Distinguished Lecture Series. Many thanks to Prof. Ahmed, Treasurer Sir, colleagues, & students.

[William Whyte @william_whyte]

I have a lovely cover!

[Md. Rizwanul Islam @rizwanuli]

It was a pleasure to listen to the talk 'Rabindranath Thakur’s Unfinished Project - Letters from Russia: Key to Nation-building' by Prof. Halimur R Khan, Director IQAC, as part of our NSU Faculty Seminar Series. Thanks to colleagues & students. Glad that the paper will be a part of our NSU SHSS Working Paper Series.