As an expert he has also provided expertise in cases relating to issues such as land disputes, gender discrimination and human trafficking, perceptions of homosexuality, the treatment of religious minorities, and social responses to apostasy. In addition to substantive country reports, Dr Hoque has also produced document verification reports and given oral evidence in immigration tribunals.
MA, Phd Social Anthropology (SOAS) Country Expert on Bangladesh and UK Muslims (approx 150 reports written for tribunals to date) This expert has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in a peri-urban setting in Bangladesh as well as with Bangladeshi diaspora communities in Tower Hamlets, London. Dr Hoque's research in Bangladesh focuses on local politics, working closely with representatives of the major political parties, assessing political participation among an agricultural community with profound transnational migratory links to the UK and the Gulf states. In London, expert also explore local politics, in particular the relationships between British-Bangladeshi politicians and their constituents, and the distinct history and style of political engagement in the borough. Previously, Dr Hoque has conducted research in the UK, investigating the tensions and conflicts that exist between the UK's various religious communities and secular law, as part of an EU-funded research initiative. Prior to that, their doctoral thesis provided an account of the everyday lives of a South Asian Muslim community in Luton, Bedfordshire, in particular, among its British-born contingent. The study sought to shed insight on new articulations of religiosity and citizenship among distinct, and often alienated, late-modern diaspora communities.
Expert has provided in excess of over a 100 expert reports to date, primarily in immigration and human rights cases and has provided analysis of the political situation in Bangladesh, in particular the role of mainstream political parties and their operatives.
