Department of English, GSTU, Gopalganj 8105

Congratulations to Mr. Liton Chakraborty Mithun, Assistant Professor, on the publication of his article titled "Of Memory, Trauma, and Embodiment: Exploring Sexual Violence in Shaheen Akhtar's The Search," published with Praxis: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of the Department of English, University of Rajshashi (Vol. 15: December 2025).

Here's the link:

(PDF) Of Memory, Trauma, and Embodiment: Exploring Sexual Violence in Shaheen Akhtar's The Search https://share.google/74Oicc4St1NniVHxP

We are happy to have hosted two reputed academicians, Prof. Maswood Akhter (Department of English, Rajshashi University) and Mr. Md Harun (Associate Professor, Department of English, Comilla University) at our department today. They came to join us as external expert members on two different semester-end viva boards. We're also lucky to have amidst us, Mr. Habibur Rahaman, Associate Professor, who has recently returned for a short break from studying abroad. Faculty members are happy to interact with the distinguished scholars. Department Chair, Mr. Md Zubair Al Mahmud (Associate Professor) thanks them for their valuable time and contribution.

Massive congratulations to our undergrad student, Ratan Dev Baroi, on standing first in the English Speaking contest in the Regional Youth Forum-2026 organized by Bangladesh Scouts Rover Region in Gazipur on 15-16th May. Our department chair, Mr. Md Zubair Al Mahmud, attended the event as a Gopalganj District representative.

A heartfelt felicitation program was held this evening to celebrate a significant transition in leadership within the Faculty of Humanities. Organized by the newly appointed Dean, Sukanta Biswas (Associate Professor, Department of English), the event honored the successful tenure and dedicated service of the outgoing Dean, Dr. Abdur Rahman Sagor (Associate Professor, Department of Bangla).

The occasion brought together faculty members and staff from the Departments of Bangla, English, and History in a spirit of warmth and professional camaraderie. Colleagues expressed their sincere gratitude to Dr. Abdur Rahman for his contributions, presenting him with a memento and a flower bouquet as tokens of appreciation. Simultaneously, faculty members heartily congratulated the new Dean, sharing their visions and ideas for the future growth of the faculty. It was an evening of reflection and shared commitment to academic excellence.

Here's Habibur Rahaman sir's take on normalization of killing:

অবহেলার ক্ষমতা ও অসহায়ের নিরন্তর মৃত্যুযাত্রা বাংলাদেশে জন্মের পর বড় হয়ে আমাদের নানান অপঘাতে মৃত্যুর জন্য প্রস্তুত হতে হয়। নিরাপদে নিজের শতচেষ্টার পরও বেঁ....

Heartiest congratulations to our beloved Habibur Rahaman sir, Associate Professor, on presenting his paper in the 44th International Society for Teacher Education conference at Adelaide University, Australia. We believe the knowledge and insight he's gathered from the conference will enrich his research endeavors and benefit us in numerous ways. We wish him continued success and well-being.

Congratulations to our very own SM Tamal sir, Lecturer, on attending as a discussant in the discussion event today on the recently published book "Text, Translation, Culture: South Asian Contexts," edited by Dr. Maswood Akhter. Kudos to Mr. Md. Md Zubair Al Mahmud as well for participating in the event held at Rajshashi University.

Colleagues from the Department of English have congratulated Mr. Sukanta Biswas, Associate Professor, today on his assumption of deanship of the Faculty of Humanities effective from 25th April for 2 years. They greeted him with a bouquet of flowers and expressed their expectations from the dean and wished him all success in his new role.

Kudos to our very own Habibur Rahaman sir, Associate Professor, on the publication of his paper in Sanskriti Journal. While we celebrate his achievement, we wish him further success in his academic and research endeavors.

The link is in the comment below.

Congratulations to Liton Chakraborty Mithun, Assistant Professor, on the publication of his research article titled "Waste in the Ecosystem and the Ecosystem Wasted: An Ecocritical Exploration of Imran Khan's Besati o Basati" in the journal "Resistance: A Journal of Radical Environmental Humanities" published by University of Nebraska Press, USA. We wish him good luck with his future endeavors.

Link to a pre-print version: (PDF) Waste in the Ecosystem and the Ecosystem Wasted: An Ecocritical Exploration of Imran Khan's Besati o Basati https://share.google/F5kkKA5wiCDspA249

(DOI link to published content: https://doi.org/10.1353/res.2025.a988448 )

Kudos Layeba Tasnim!