09/06/2026
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก
The Department of English is pleased to welcome Mr. Sayed Salahuddin Ahmed, who joined Eastern University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English on 6 June 2026.
Mr. Sayed Salahuddin Ahmed's professional experience spans three areasโteaching, editing, and social work. He has taught at several universities in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and the United States for over twenty years. He completed his BA (Honours) and MA in English from Jahangirnagar University. He also earned a Diploma in TESOL from UNI-Prep, USA, and a Certificate in TESOL from Arizona State University. Sayed has taught English language and literature at BRAC University, BUBT, Stamford University, and Eastern University. He also served as a faculty member in the Department of English at King Khalid University in Saudi Arabia. His areas of interest include Academic Writing, Creative Writing, Business English, American Literature, Drama, Curriculum Studies, Error Analysis, TESOL, and TEFL. He has published 13 research articles and two books: Layout of a Sustainable EFL Department and Gum Rohosso (a Bangla crime thriller).
Mr. Sayed received the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Scholarship in 2008 and taught at the University of Georgia, USA. As an adjunct faculty member, he taught at the University of Dhaka, UIU, Southeast University, and Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology.
Mr. Sayed read English news for Bangladesh Betar for several years. He also worked as an Editorial Assistant at The Independent and as a Sub-Editor at The Business Standard. In addition, he has published more than forty articles in Bangla and English newspapers.
Mr. Sayed is an avid social worker. He founded Special Child Care, an online platform for people with physical, mental, and neurological disabilities, as well as their parents and professionals. He organizes and hosts webinars on various disability-related issues and also arranges training programs for parents. The platform provides necessary information and support to the community free of charge.
Mr. Sayed has a strong track record of involvement in co-curricular and extracurricular activities. He served as the General Secretary of the Jahangirnagar University Debating Society (JUDS) and won Best Speaker awards at the 4th Inter-University Debate Competition and the Democracywatch Debate Finals. He also served as the General Secretary of the English Association at Jahangirnagar University. Moreover, he moderated debating clubs at several universities. As a teacher, Sayed believes in cultivating students' individual talents and helping them develop skills and confidence.
The Department of English looks forward to the knowledge, skills, and passion he will bring to both educators and learners within our academic community.
