Publications: Department of English

Teaching Grammar to the Undergraduate Bangladeshi EFL Learners

• Shanta, S.A. (2016, October). “Empowering ELT Teachers of Bangladesh through Digital Platform” presented paper  in  BELTA national conference at DSHE, Chittagong, Bangladesh
• Shanta, S.A. (2016, June).  “Study of Linguistics can Act as Catalyst for Language Awareness: an observation in the context of Bangladesh” presented paper in the 25th MELTA International Conference, held in Perak, Malaysia.
•  Mahmud, S.S., & Shanta,S.A. (2017, February)."A Comparative Study on Flipped Classroom as Performance Enhancer". Presented at the 22nd International Conference of NELTA, Lalitpur,Nepal.
•  Shanta,S.A., & Begum, T. (2017, February)."Effectiveness of Home-grown Material in Non-native Speaking Countries". Presented at the 22nd International Conference of NELTA, Lalitpur,Nepal.
  3. Shanta,S.A., & Haque, S. (2017, January). 'What in News in Forming/Deforming Identity" presented at the East West National Conference 2017.

International

1. Rashid, M. M. (2016). Do I Dare..Disturb the Fan(atic)? – A Socio Psychological study of Sports Fanaticism, Identity Formation and the making of a Fan. Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies, 7 (1), 107-116.
2. Rashid, M. M. (2015). (T)Roll, Camera, Action – Negative Publicity in the Countries of South Asia: (T/S)elling Ads or (S/T)elling Fables. Creative Discourse, 1(2), 205-210.
3. Rashid, M. M. (2014). Trol(Po)litics – An Explanation to Internet Trolls: Virtual Consumerism vs Cyber Marxism. Wizcraft Journal of Language and Literature, 2(4), 89-96.
4. Rashid, M. M. (2013). (Fe)Mal(e)icious Representation of Women in Cyberspace. Visualization of Women in Literature, Media and Science, 1(1), 28-35.

• Shrestha, S., Haque, S., Dawadi, S., & Giri, R. A.(2021). Preparations for and practices of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic: A study of Bangladesh and Nepal. Educ Inf Technol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10659-0
• Haque, S. (2014). Expectation of Tertiary Students of Bangladesh from ELT Classrooms. Journal of NELTA, 19(1-2), 56-64.
• Haque,S. (2013).Using Cartoons for English Language Teaching in Bangladesh: Progress, Problems and Possibilities. Journal of the Institute of Modern Languages,24,85-94.
• Haque, S. (2013-14).Composition Courses in Private Universities of Bangladesh: Expectation and Reality.Stamford Journal of English, 8, 81-93.

• Haque, S. (2021). Preparing students through webinar presentations during emergency situations. Paper presented at the Meisei University International Studies Center Professional Development Forum, Japan. 
• Haque, S. (2020). Stories from Bangladesh and Nepal: Transition to online education during pandemic. Paper presented at the STAR Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal. 
• Haque, S. (2017). To blend or not to blend. Paper presented at the National conference of BELTA, Daffodil International University, Dhaka.
• Haque, S. (2017). Factors influencing English language teacher motivation. Paper presented at the 51^st IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, UK.
• Haque, S. (2016). Teaching English in difficult circumstances: A Bangladeshi scenario. Paper presented at the 21^st International Conference of NELTA, Lalitpur, Nepal.
• Haque, S. & Shanta, S. (2016). Empowering ELT Teachers of Bangladesh through Digital Platform. Paper presented at the national conferencetitled Empowering the English Language Teacher, BELTA, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2016). Shakespeare in ELT: What Do the Students Say? Paper presented at the national conference on Shakespeare titled Shakespeare: Larger than Life, Hamdard University Bangladesh, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2016). Learner Autonomy in ELT: The Case of Bangladesh. Paper presented at the international conference titled The River:Flows of Innovation and Exchange in the Global(i)zed English World, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2016). Blended Learning in ELT: A Bangladeshi Scenario. Paper presented at the 4th international conference titled English Studies and the Marketplace, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2015). Storytelling in the ELT Classroom for Oral Proficiency. Paper presented at the International Conference titled Diasporas and Diversities: Teaching English in a Changing World, Independent University, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2015). Attitudes and Motivation of Bangladeshi Tertiary Students towards Learning English. Paper presented at the International Conference on Language, Literature and Community, ULAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2015). Expectations of Tertiary Students from ELT Classrooms. Paper presented at the 7^th BELTA International Conference, NAEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2014). Using World War Literature as ELT Material in Tertiary Language Classroom. Paper presented at the International Conference on The Great War and English Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2014). Use of Technology by the Tertiary Teachers for ELT in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the 2^nd International ELT Conference, ULAB, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2014). Continuous Professional Development of the ELT Teachers of Bangladesh. Paper presented at the National ELT Conference of Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Haque, S. (2014). Have You Ever Thought What We Want? Paper presented at the 19^th International Conference of NELTA, Lalitpur, Nepal.
• Haque, S. (2014). Formative Assessment in Large Classrooms. Paper presented at the 19^th International Conference of NELTA, Lalitpur, Nepal.

• Haque, S. (2017). Factors influencing English language teacher motivation. In the 50^th IATEFL Conference selections. Kent: UK.
• Haque, S. (2016). Teaching English in difficult circumstances: A Bangladeshi scenario. In the NELTA Conference Proceedings 2016. Kathmandu: Nepal.
• Haque, S. (2014). Formative assessment in large classes. In the NELTA Conference Proceedings 2014. Kathmandu: Nepal.
• Haque, S. (2014). Have you ever thought what we want? In the  NELTA Conference Proceedings 2014. Kathmandu: Nepal.

• Hornby Trust Alumni Project Award, 2020-2021- https://successstoryforum.wordpress.com/

Rahman, Syed Mahmudur. “Essence of Conflict in African Poetry.” Labyrinth, vol. 4, no. 1, 2013, pp. 5-13.

---. “Hyper-Elitism in Writing Literary Criticisms: Theories and References.” Advances in Language and Literary Studies, vol. 9, no. 6, 2018, pp. 153-57.

---. “Film Adaptation from Tagore’s “Shasti”: A Critical Comparative Study.” International Journal of English and Education, vol. 2, no. 4, 2013, pp. 128-134.

---. “Humayun Ahmed’s Road to Popularity with Himu and Misir Ali.” Labyrinth, vol. 4, no. 2, 2013, pp. 27-37.

---. “Interplay of Loss and Gain in the Realm of African Poetry.” Dialogue, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 6-13.

---. “Salman Rushdie’s Dealing with the Children of Midnight.” Wizcraft Journal of Language and Literature, vol. 2, no. 4, 2013, pp. 85-88.

Islam, N.N. (2020). Implementation of Postmethod Pedagogy as an Alternative to Communicative Language Teaching at the Tertiary Level Education. Indonesian Journal of Language Teaching and Linguistics, 5 (3), 135-154. 

Islam, N.N., & Ahmed, I. (2018). Thinking Unconventional: Alternative Assessment at Tertiary Level Education in Bangladesh. International Journal of New Technology and Research (IJNTR), 4 (1), 18-23.

Islam, N.N. (2017).  A Study of the Pragmatic Language Impairments of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  Language in India, 17 (5), 133-212.

Ahmed, S. & Islam, N. N. (2016). Role of Word Association in a Bangladeshi Child’s First Language Acquisition. Spectrum, 12, 165-181.

Rethinking Disciplinary Diversity: Challenges of Teaching English in the 21st Century: Presented a paper titled “Method or Postmethod: Implementing Postmethod Pedagogy as an Alternative to Communicative Language Teaching at Tertiary Level Education” at the International Conference organized by the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University (November 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

15th Asia TEFL International Conference-64th TEFLIN International Conference: Presented a paper titled “Digitalizing Bangladesh: Changing ESL Teachers’ Roles at Tertiary Level Education” (July 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

22nd International Conference of NELTA: Presented a paper titled “Alternative Assessment in Bangladesh: Thinking beyond the Traditional Examination Hall” with a Lecturer in English of the Department of English, American International University-Bangladesh (February 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal)

National Conference on New Media and Identity: Presented a paper titled “How Educators Can Best Utilize the Resources of New Media for Professional Developments: An Exploratory Study” with an Assistant Professor in English of the Department of English, East West University at the National Conference organized by the Department of English, East West University (January 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

International Conference on Language Assessment, Impairments, and Intervention: Presented a paper titled “Linguistic Impairments of Children with Classic Autism” at the international conference arranged by the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University (March 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh

International Conference on Language, Literature and Community: Presented a paper titled “Role of Word Association in a Bangladeshi Child’s First Language Acquisition” with a Senior Lecturer in English of the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University at the international conference organized by the Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (July 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Training Workshop on Online Platform: Attended a training workshop on the use of online tools to facilitate online teaching organized by East West University Center for Research and Training (June 2020)

Learning Workshop of Building Capacity to Prevent Violence Against Women: Attended the workshop on “Building Capacity to Prevent Violence Against Women” as one of the representatives from East West University (2018)

Workshop on Cooperative Learning and Classroom Management: Attended the workshop on “Cooperative Learning and Classroom Management” organized by the IQAC of East West University (2017)

English Language Teaching Professional Development: Attended the “English Language Teacher Development Programme” organized by BELTA in collaboration with the English Department of Southeast University and sponsored by the American Center, US Embassy (December 2016)

Use of Technology in the ESL Classroom: Attended the “English Language Teacher Development Programme” organized by BELTA in collaboration with the English Department of Southeast University and sponsored by the American Center, US Embassy (May 2016)

Assessment for Learning: Attended the workshop organized by the British Council (February 2016)

How to Get Published: Attended the workshop conducted by Professor Joya Chattreji and organized by the Department of Economics and Social Science, BRAC University (2015)

Highest Distinction: Achieved the Highest Distinction in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs for obtaining CGPA 3.91 and 3.98 respectively

Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal: Awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for obtaining the highest CGPA of 3.91 out of 4.0 among students who received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English (9^th convocation batch, 2014)

Vice Chancellor’s Certificate: Awarded six Vice Chancellor’s certificates (those who achieved the GPA of 3.9 and above) for academic excellence in 2010, 2011, 2012

Dean’s Certificate: Awarded two Dean’s certificates (those who achieved the GPA of 3.7 to 3.89) for academic excellence in 2011 and 2012

Scholarship: Awarded Performance-Based Scholarship during undergraduate and postgraduate programs (those who achieved the CGPA of 3.7 and above)

1. Title: Variation in Process Writing Practice: A Comparative Study on the Portfolios of Bangladeshi tertiary Level Writing Courses

 Journal: Southeast university Journal of English Department, Volume 2, Issue 1, December 2017

2. Title: Learning English as a Second Language: Bangladeshi English-major learners within intra-cultural power relationship

Journal: East West Journal of Humanities, Volume 6 &7, 2016-2017

• 10^th BELTA International Conference (November 18-19, 2022); Topic: Transition in Teaching Writing Skills: A Shift to Online Platform
• BELTA National Conference (October 20-21, 2017) ;Topic: Teaching Speaking through Google Classroom in EFL Context
• BELTA International Conference (January 12-14, 2018); Topic: Comparing Process Writing through Portfolios in Tertiary Essay Writing Courses
• ENH Conference, 2018 at BRAC University (November 16, 2018); Topic: Fossilized L1 Skills among Bangladeshi English Medium Students and Its Consequences
• 5^th International Conference on Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation at East West University; Topic: A Comparative Study on Bengali to English Poetry Translation through Machine Translators

1. Biswas, M (2022). "English as a Status Marker on Facebook: The Case of Bangladeshi University Students." Crossings: A Journal of English Studies, vol.13 (1), pp.23-35. https://deh.ulab.edu.bd/publications/crossings/crossings-archive/2021-vol-13-no-1/biswas 

2. Biswas, M. (2021). Board Examinations in Bangladesh: Some Social Stereotypes and Their Negative Effects on Students. IDEAS: A Journal of Literature Arts and Culture, 6 (1), pp.123-138. https://www.academia.edu/44840357/Ideas_Journal_Vol_

3. Biswas, M. (2020). Written Feedback on Midterm Scripts: Students’ Expectations, Problems and Preferences. BELTA Journal, 4 (1), pp. 20-31. Doi: https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2020.0401.02

• Biswas, M. (2023, December 8). Examining University Student's Disconnection between Acquisition and Application of Academic Writing Skills in Bangladesh. National Symposium: English Connects, Department of English and Humanities,  University of Liberal Arts (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 
• Biswas, M. (2023, November 25). Listening: An Unheard Skill in Bangladeshi EFL Classrooms. BELTA National Conference 2023 in partnership with Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, Bangladesh.  
• Biswas, M. & Fatema, K. (2023, July 28-29). Students' Psychology in Applying Composition Writing Skills in Tertiary Level Literature Courses in Bangladesh. Teaching Literature and Interdisciplinarity, Department of English,  EWU and Association of Teachers of Literatures in English,  Bangladesh (ATLEB). 
• Biswas, M. (2023, May 4-5). Indirectness as a Politeness Strategy: A Comparative Study of Male and Female University Students of Bangladesh. Mapping Gendered Spaces in Language,  Literature and Culture, Department of English,  University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 
• Biswas, M. (2021, September 2-4). English as a Status Marker on Facebook: The Case of Bangladeshi University students. Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces, Department of English, University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh.
• Biswas, M. (2020, January 27-29). Board examinations in Bangladesh: Some Social Stereotypes and Their Negative Effects on Students. First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences (ICSL), East West University, Bangladesh.

Abir. (2022). “Integrative” or “Instrumental”?: Motivation that works closely during the adolescence days of Female English Language Learners of Different Universities of Bangladesh. THE JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, LITERATURE, AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS (JELA), 4(2), 89–97. https://jela.stkippasundan.ac.id/index.php/jela/article/view/84

• Biswas, A., & Kabir, T.S. (2020). Assessing the Mentoring Service in Department of English: A Case from Bangladeshi Public University. BELTA Journal, 4(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2020.0401.03
• Kabir, T.S. (2020) “Teachers’ and Students’ Perception of Using Translation (L1) for Developing Reading Skill.” Shanlax International Journal of English, 8(4), 1-11.

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1. Kabir, T. S. (2020). Developing Language Skills Outside the Classroom: Students' Perspective. Paper accepted for presentation at 10th BELTA International Conference 2020. 
2. Kabir, T. S. (2020). Exploring Common Errors in English Composition of Undergrad Level Students’. Paper presented in 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences Gender, Health, Information and the Environment, East West University, 27-29 February 2020. 
3. Kabir, T.S. (2019). Assessing Student Awareness on Global Education: A Comparative Study on Attitudes of Undergraduate Students of University of Dhaka and East West University. Presented paper in 2nd Assembly on Futures of Higher Education, organized by Center for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), University of Dhaka, 29-30 March 2019.
4. Kabir, T. S. (2019). A case study of using translation as a tool for teaching English as a L2 for 1st year students of University of Asia Pacific. Paper presented in Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation, 5th International Conference, Department of English, East West University, 25-26 January 2019.
5. Kabir, T. S. (2018). A Case Study of the Condition and Factors Influencing the Professional Development in Training of English Language Teachers. Paper presented in "Rethinking Disciplinary Diversity: Challenges of Teaching English in the 21st Century" International Conference on English Language and Literature hosted by Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University on 15-16 November 2018.
6. Kabir, T. S. (2018). Teaching in a Digital Age: Facilitating Language Learning through Technology. Paper presented in 8th BELTA International Conference hosted by Independent University, Bangladesh on 12-14th January 2018.
7. Kabir, T. S. (2017). The Effects of Social Networking Sites on the Academic Language Usage of the Tertiary Level Students of Bangladesh. Paper presented in National Conference New Media and Identity Formation organized by East West University, Dhaka. 21 January 2017.

• Biswas, A., & Kabir, T. S. 2020. Assessing the Mentoring Service in Department of English: A Case from Bangladeshi Public University. BELTA Journal, 1(4), 32- 43. https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2020.0401.03  
• Hasan, M.U., & Biswas, A. 2018. Mobile Apps in Self- Directed Language Learning: Attitudes of Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students. Green University Review of Social Sciences, 4(1), 83- 99.  
• Biswas, A. 2018. Self-Access Learning Centers in developing learner autonomy: attitudes of students from the Department of English, University of Dhaka. The Warwick ELT, 1(2), 65- 76.
• Biswas, A. 2018. Self-Access Learning Centers in developing learner autonomy: attitudes of students from the Department of English, University of Dhaka. The Warwick ELT, 13. URL: https://thewarwickeltezine.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/715/

• Biswas, A. (2020, February). Cultural Fluency: An Assessment of Tertiary Level Learners’ Usage of English in Speaking. IML Regional Conference on Foreign Language Education for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Institute of Modern Languages (IML), University of Dhaka. 
• Kabir, T, S. & Biswas, A. (2019, March). Assessing Student Awareness on Global Education: A Comparative Study on Attitudes of Undergraduate Students of University of Dhaka and East West University. 2^nd Assembly on Futures of Higher Education, jointly organized by the Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka and Friedrich- Ebert- Stiftung (FES). 
• Hasan, M.U. & Biswas, A. (2017, November). Mobile Apps in Self-directed Language Learning: Attitudes of Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students. 1^st IML Conference 2017, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka.

• Biswas, A. 2020. Asthma. Ten Square Hundred- Word Stories From Bangladesh. Skylark Printers, Dhaka.

Mahmud, S.S. (2017) “Using Songs as a Prompt for Writing an Academic Response Paper:   A Comparative Analysis with the Traditional Reading Based Prompt”. Language In   India, 17 (4). P. 190-202.

Faruk, G.F. & Mahmud, S.S. (2014) “Comprehending a Culturally Unfamiliar Text: The Role of Pre-Reading Activities”. International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (IJHCS), 1(3), P.146-154

22nd International Conference of NELTA:  Presented a paper titled “A Comparative Analysis of Flipped Classroom as Performance Enhancer” in 22nd International Conference (24th-26th February, 2017) of NELTA.

• Kaminy, Khadijatul. “Gun Island: An Experiment with Fictional Time.” Spectrum vol.14 and 15, January 2018-2019, pp.126-133.

Kaminy, Khadijatul. “Decoding the Sundarbans: ‘Other’ Space in The Hungry Tide.” Dialogics, vol. 1, January 2021, pp.137-146.

• Kaminy, Khadijatul. “Translating Humayun Ahmed: Exploring the Strategies.” Exposure: The Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol. 7, no.1, June 2021, pp.68-76.

• Kaminy, Khadijatul. “Julius Caesar: The Essence and Illusion of Democracy.” Erothanatos, vol.3, no.1, 2018, https://www.erothanatos.com/vol3issue1. Accessed 23 December 2022.

• Kaminy, Khadijatul. “Engaging with the Environment: Non-western Food Practices.” IN: Non-western Approaches in Environmental Humanities. 11-13 July 2022, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

Kaminy, Khadijatul. “গন্তব্য.” My City My Home, Birmingham, 2021, pp. 430-433.

Kaminy, Khadijatul. “Where Reality Meets Fiction.” The Daily Star, 21 April 2018, p.11.

Kaminy, Khadijatul. Reconstructing Feminist Ecocriticism: A Critical Study of Amitav Ghosh's Selected Novels. Women's Link vol. 30, no. 01, January 2023. pp 41.

1.International Conference on Magic and Literature, 27-28 May 2016: The following paper was presented at the conference, hosted by Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB): 

-"Wingardium Laviosa: Levitation of Witchcraft From Macbeth To Harry Potter."

2.International Conference on Literature, 27-29 May2020: The following paper was accepted at the conference, hosted by Universiti Sains Malaysia:

 -"The Complexities of Diasporic Existence- Redifining Identities and Questioning the stability of Relationships In Jhumpa Lahiri's Interepreter Of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth."

3. The Salerno Conference on Bangladeshi English Novels: From Emergence to Efflorescence. It was an online conference which took place on the 24^th and 25^th of June,2021. The following paper was presented at the conference:

 -"The Complexities of Transnational Identity and Nazneen’s Concept of Agency in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. "

4. International Conference on Borders, Diasporas, and Multilingualism in English Studies, on 7-8 January,2022. The following paper was presented at the conference organized by the Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology:

   -"The Complexities of Diasporic Existence – Redefining Identities and Questioning the stability of Relationships in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth." 

5.International Conference on In Retrospect: 50 Years of Bangladesh in Literature and Culture organized by ATLEB’s (Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh). It was an online conference and  was held on 14-15 January,2022. The following paper was presented at the conference:

 -“Redefining Women’s Identity and the Representation of the New Age Women in Nasiruddin Yousuff’s Guerrilla.” 

Afreen, Sadia. “The Complexities of Diasporic Existence- Redefining Identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Mr’s Sen’s’ from Interpreter of Maladies.” Erothanatos, vol. 6, no. 2.

Afreen, Sadia "The Diasporic Dilemma in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Hell-Heaven” from Unaccustomed Earth.” The Changing World Order and the Postmodernism Theory and Practice. Notion Press.

1.  Attended ATLEB’s first in-person workshop on “Writing and Publishing in Literary Studies” on August 5, 2022. The Workshop was conducted by Professor Fakrul Alam and Professor Rezaul Haque. She also worked on the organizing committee of the Workshop. 

2. Attended a workshop on "Sustainable Teaching: Engagement Beyond Classroom" organized by The Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) for the faculty members of the Department of English, East West University, by the English language specialist from the American Center, Dr. Wendy Ashby. It was held on Thursday 17 Nov, 2:00 – 4:30 pm

• Triple Marginalization of Afghan Women in Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, From Kabuliwala to the Fall of Kabul: Afghanistan in Popular Imagination, ULAB, 2021

• Pride and Prejudice and Fifty Shades of Grey: Wealthy Heroes and Smitten Heroines, 200th Jane Austen’s Commemoration, ULAB, 2017

•  Ameer, Shahnaz. “Manifestation of Remix Culture in Bollywood Songs: A Postmodern Analysis.” Erothanatos, vol. , no. 1, 2022, pp. 69-82

•  Ameer, Shahnaz. “Pride and Prejudice and Fifty Shades of Grey: Wealthy Heroes and Smitten Heroines. ”Erothanatos, vol. 2, no. 4, 2018, pp. 88-97

Professional Development Workshop, BELTA, East West University, 2022

International

Tabassum, Mehnaz. “Signing in the Global Classroom: The Millennials’ March towards Post-Culture and Institution, and a World that is Same (?).” International Conference on Teaching and Learning (ICTL) by Center for Pedagogy at Independent University, Dhaka, April 22-23, 2016, Alam, Mahbub; Asaduzzaman, A.S.M.; Al Marjuk, Obydullah, Center for Pedagogy, IUB, September 1, 2016.

• August 16-18, 2016: 9th Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures and Cultures, organized by Universiti Putra Malaysia at Penang, Malaysia

Paper Title: Life in a cocoon: A study of over-Surveillance and over-documentation in a panoptical world

• May 27-28, 2016: International Conference on Magic and Literature, School of Arts and Humanities (SAH), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Paper Title: The death of magic and drought (or overfeeding?) of imagination: A study of a world at its wits end and the future of literature

• April 22-23, 2016: International Conference on Teaching and Learning – Education in the Current World: Pedagogy, Research and Social Change, Center for Pedagogy, Independent University, Bangladesh

Paper Title: Signing in the Global Classroom: The Millennials’ March towards Post-Culture and Institution, and a World that is Same (?)

• March 3-4, 2016: International Conference – The River: Flows of Innovation and Exchange in the Global(i)zed English World, Department of English and Modern Languages, North South University, Bangladesh

Paper Title: Written on the Walls: A Study of Literary Expressions of the Mass across Cults to Creeds, Benches to Streets and Timelines to Tweets

• February 19-20, 2016: 4^th International Conference on “English Studies and the Marketplace”, Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh

Paper Title: Literature in the pieces: Keeping calm in a world of quote cards, quick facts and one-liners

• September 16, 2016: “The last train home“, From Daily Observer Weekend Editorial
• September 5, 2016: “Is blaming your game?“, From personal column “Thinking out loud” in Daily Observer Editorial Page
• August 29, 2016: “19 to 24: The invisible years“, From personal column “Thinking out loud” in Daily Observer Editorial Page
• August 11, 2016: “Songs of the soul”, From personal column “Thinking out loud” in Daily Observer Editorial Page
• June 19, 2016: “The craftsman and his unfinished art”, Father’s Day special OP-ED in Daily Observer
• May 8, 2016: “Mother’s Day: Tohura’s Story”, Daily Observer Editorial on Mother’s Day
• March 6, 2016: “Of humans and mothers”, Daily Observer OP-ED on Women’s Day
• October 11, 2015: “The heirloom”, Final part of Short Story series in Daily Observer
• October 4, 2015: “The precious praying mat”, Second part of Short Story series in Daily Observer
• September 20, 2015: “The Wardrobe”, First part of Short Story series in Daily Observer
• May 12, 2014: “Mothers, daughters and dreams”, Book Review in The Daily Star
• May 10, 2014: “The perfect ending?”, Short fiction in The Daily Star
• March 8, 2014: “The unsung questions”, Short story in The Daily Star