Faculty Members Publications

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

• S.M. Masudur Rahman, Mohammad Shakil Mahmud, Abu Naser Mohammad Said, Rehnuma Mostafa, Bushra Humyra Esha, “Time series projection of COVID-19 pandemic using  ARIMA model and machine learning”. Wroclaw University science and technology, FAC computer science management, Poland, ISSN: 2081-8858

• Unmad: Can leadership help survive the satirical magazine? - a case from Bangladesh, Bloomsbury, Case study on leading and strategizing for organization across context, December 2023, Kohinoor Biswas, M Sayeed Alam, Bushra Humyra Esha

• Consumer buying behavior towards online shopping: An empirical study on Dhaka city, Bangladesh, October 2018, Cogent Business & Management, Mohammad Anisur Rahman, Md. Aminul Islam, Bushra Humyra Esha, Nahida Sultana

• Rahman, Mohammad Anisur, Sultana, Rabeya and Esha, Bushra Humyra : ICT Access For the Smallholder Farmers: Adoption and Strategies for Rural Areas of Bangladesh, Journal of Business Administration , vol.39 , no.1 , pp.101-128 , 2018

• Mostofa Rafid Uddin, Sazan Mahbub, Md Saifur Rahman, and Md Shamsuzzoha Bayzid. SAINT: Self-Attention Augmented Inception-Inside-Inception Network Improves Protein Secondary Structure Prediction. Bioinformatics, Oxford University Press. [Link]
• Md Jakaria, Kowshika Sarker, Mostofa Rafid Uddin, Md. Mohaiminul Islam, Trisha Das, Md Shamsuzzoha Bayzid, Rameen Shakur. eMED-DNA: An in silico operating system for clinical medical data storage within the human genome. Preprint available at:  bioRxiv (2019): 814830.

Rahaman, A., & Saha, S. (2020). Negative emotions in fieldwork: A narrative inquiry of three EFL researchers’ lived experiences. The Qualitative Report, 25(12), 4128-4208.

Saha, S. (2017). EFL students’ ‘unmotivation’ toward writing classroom: Bangladeshi university teachers’ narrative reflections. BELTA Journal, 1(1), 46-63. doi: https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2017.0101.03

Saha, S. (2016). Haggling encounters in Dhaka’s local-service buses: The uncharted discourse. New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, 18(1), 1-19.

Saha, S. (2014). Addressing the Unaddressed: Considering Specific Teaching Context to Teach Language to EFL Learners through Literature. Language in India, 14(7), 546-563.

Saha, S. (2013). A critical analysis of English language learning guidebooks in Bangladesh. Journal of NELTA, 18(1-2), 133-147.

*Rahaman, A. & Saha, S. (2019). The narrative machinery and the ideology of text: Essentials for effective translation process. Paper presented in the 5th International Conference on Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 25-26, 2019.

+Saha, S. (2018). Theories of Interpretation and Positioning ELT Researcher.  Seminar talk delivered at English Language Resource Center, Independent University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 22, 2018.

*Rahaman, A. & Saha, S. (2018). Storying the experience: A narrative inquiry of senior teachers’ identity formation trajectory. Paper presented in “Beyond Pedagogy: New Dimensions in Teaching and Learning”— 2nd International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 28, 2018.

*Rahaman, A. & Saha, S. (2018). English Language Education (ELE) research in Bangladesh: The state of the art. Paper presented in: National Conference on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh: Educational Responses, Challenges and Possibilities; 2018 March 31-April 1; Dhaka, Bangladesh.

*Saha, S. (2013). Jawmadar or Cleaner— Who signifies ‘Development’? Ethno-linguistic resistance in Shankhari community. Paper presented at: Multiple Realities of English. 6th BELTA International Conference; 2013 January 18-20; Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1. Tabassum, N., Deea. B. J., Rizwan, F., Islam, S. (2023).  “Behavioral alterations caused by pain and inflammation in rodent models”, 5th International Conference on Biotechnology in Health and Agriculture 2023.

2. Tabassum, N., Ahmed, N., Rashid, P. T. (2024). Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms of Vanda Roxburghii (Family: Orchidaceae) in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Utilizing Network Pharmacological Analysis, The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024103010 

3. Ahmed, N., Rashid, P. T., Tabassum, N., Deea, B.J. (2024). Role of Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea) Flower in Endometriosis and Related Pain: a Network Pharmacology Based Investigation and Experimental Validation. The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2024103006

4. Tabassum, N., Munny, F. A., Mahdi, S. F. A. (2024). Current Scenario of Health Care Practices Provided by Dispensers Among Bangladeshi Population. International Public Health Conference (2024).

5. Hoque, N., Sohrab, H. S., Rashid, P. T., Tabassum, N., Begum, N., Alam, M., Islam, S.  (2024). Isolation, identification and bioactivity of endophytic fungi associated with the medicinal plant Clausena excavata Burm (2024). International Conference on Biology, Ecology and Life Sciences.

1. Tabassum, M., Ahmed, N., Majumder, J., Tabassum, N., & Islam, M. A. (2024). Anthelmintic and analgesic activities of different solvent fractions of crude methanolic extract of Baccaurea ramiflora (Lour.) fruit peels and seeds with molecular docking analysis. Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, 13(3), 450-460.

2. Tabassum, N., Deea, B. J., Rizwan, F., & Islam, S. (2024). Behavioral Alterations Caused by Pain and Inflammation in Rodent Models. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 27(2), 201-206. https://doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v27i2.75189

3. Tabassum, N., Ferdousi, M., Mahadi, S. F. A., Fairuj, A., & Shahriar, S. (2024). The Effect of Covid-19 Vaccines on Menstrual Cycle in Selected Bangladeshi Female Population. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 27(2), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v27i2.75183 

4. Hossain, M. S., Tabassum, N., Bary, M. A., Shipa, S. J., & Sarkar, M. R. (2024). Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Bangladeshi Young Adults and Evaluation of the Associated Factors after COVID-19 Pandemic: a Cross-Sectional Study. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal, 27(2), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.3329/bpj.v27i2.75187

5. Das, S.C., Hossain, M.S., Tabassum, N., Rahman, M. S., Bachar, S. C., Islam, M.S./ (2024). Phytochemical and Preliminary Pharmacological Evaluation of Diospyros blancoi Fruits. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
   
   

International

1. Kabir, T., Popy, N. N., & Alam, M. S. (2022). What factors influence consumer overconsumption of food an investigation from Dhaka during the covid19 pandemic. International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 8(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijbhr.2022.10050751
2. Haq, M. R., Alam, S. M. K. U., Mollick, M. A., & Kabir, T. (2022). Testing SERVQUAL Scale Items in Vaccination Management System: A Case Study in Bangladeshi Hospitals. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6(7), 1035–1047.
3. Chowdhury, T. A., Kabir, T., & Chowdhury, T. A. (2022). Performance evaluation of selected Islamic banks in Bangladesh. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 12(6), 397–419. https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v12i6.4507
4. Kabir, T., & Popy, N. (2019). Consumer behavior in outbound tourism: A Bangladeshi perspective. International Journal of Management and Development Studies, 8(1). Retrieved from www.ijmds.in/.
5. Huda, S.S., Kabir, T., & Siddiq, T.A. (2019). Civic Engagement of Students: Perspectives of Bangladesh. IGI Global.

1. Kabir, T., Alam, M. S., & Arafat, S. (2017). Study on “Ek Cup Cha” ‘(A Cup of Tea): A Triumphant Case from Dhaka on Street Food Branding. Atlantic Marketing Conference 2017. Georgia, United States: Atlantic Marketing Association.

1. Case Study: Haq, M.R., Kader, D.M.A., Kabir, T., 2023. Padma Bridge: Highway to Bengal Heaven. In: Kotler, P., Kibria, S., Abdullah, A.Y.M., Essentials of Modern Marketing: Bangladesh Edition, 1st ed., Kotler Impact, ISBN-13: 9798394983412
2. Kabir, T. and Alam, S. M. K. U, 2021. Bongo: Assessing Strategic Position Against Covid-19 for Over-the-Top Platform. In: M. Rahman, R. Haq, S. Rubayat Ul Islam and M. Rahman, ed., Bangladesh Business Cases, 1st ed. Dhaka: Bangladesh MBA Association, pp.116-127.

Journal Papers

1. Biswas, R.K., Arusha, A.R., Ananna, N., Kabir, E., Bhowmik, J. (2022) Interaction with adults and Book-reading habit of Children in Bangladesh: A District-wise Distribution. Children & Society.
2. Arusha, A.R. (2022) Affective Factors and the Role of Teachers in Developing Learning Autonomy. Critical Insights, 1(1), 114-124.
3. Afiaz, A., Arusha, A.R., Ananna, N., Kabir, E., Biswas, R.K. (2021) A national assessment of elective cesarean sections in Bangladesh and the need for health literacy and accessibility. Scientific reports. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96337-0
4. Arusha, A.R., & Biswas, R.K. (2020) Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety and Depression due to Examination in Bangladeshi Youths: A Pilot Study. Children and Youth Services Review. Vol. 116https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105254

Book Chapters

1. Ahsanuzzaman, A., Arusha, A.R. (2022) Teacher Student Relationship Through Generations. Dhaka University's English Department: Centenary Perspectives. 

Media Articles

1. Arusha, A.R. (2020) YPF dialogue: What Bangladesh can learn from the East Asian Miracle.Dhaka Tribune. Date published: July 15, 2020
2. Arusha, A.R. (2019) Jamal Khashoggi- Shattered freedom of speech. Centre for Policy Dialogue Blog. Date published: January 3, 2019
3. Arusha, A.R. (2018) Invading your DNA. Centre for Policy Dialogue Blog. Date published: April 26, 2018

Conferences

1. Arusha, A.R., Shefa, N.P & Oishee, R. Z. (2023). Global Englishes in Classrooms: A Systematic Review and Critical Study. International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity. East West University, Bangladesh in collaboration with Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB).
2. Arusha. A.R., Shefa, N.P. (2023, May). Representation of Gender and Social Class in Bangladeshi ELT Textbooks: A Critical Study [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Mapping Gendered Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture, Department of English, University of Dhaka.
3. Arusha, A.R. (2021, December). Affective Factors and the Role of Teachers in Developing Learner Autonomy [Paper presentation]. 7^th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
4. Arusha, A.R. (2020, February). Effects of Examination on the Mental Health of Students [Paper presentation]. 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences, East West University, Dhaka.

Oishee, Rohini Zakaria. "The Second Sex Fights Back: Re-examining Jasmeet K. Reen's Darlings from Feminist Lenses." 3^rd International Conference on Environmental Hazards and Gender Issues: (Re)imagining Literature, Language, and Culture of the Global South. The Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. 16-17 February, 2024.

Arusha, Anowara Rayhan. Shefa, Nazia Parvin & Oishee, Rohini Zakaria. "Global Englishes in Classrooms: A Systematic Review and Critical Study." International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity. East West University, Bangladesh in collaboration with Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB). 28-29 July, 2023.

Oishee, Rohini Zakaria. "Displacement and Struggle for Recognition in Monica Ali's Brick Lane." 2^nd International Conference on Refugee, Resistance, and Recognition: Global Literary Representations in [Post]post-colonial Perspectives. The Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. 24-25 February, 2023. 

Instagram is very popular worldwide, however, a few studies have been conducted regarding the impact of Instagram on academic results. These studies are based on self-reported data which may provide inaccurate findings. Using actual usage data of 7 days, this paper presents a quantitative study [N=71] to examine the impact of Instagram on academic results. We also present how much Instagram is used in different time ranges (e.g. morning) and what is the impact of that on CGPA. We found that Instagram usage behaviour varies by time range. Students used it maximum in the evening and minimum in the morning. However, our correlational analysis shows that there is no correlation between Instagram usage data and CGPA. Supporting this, our comparative study also shows that high and low Instagram users have indifferent CGPA. These findings highlight the possibility that negative impact of social media can be mitigated through proper use.

Mobile Edge Cloud (MEC) provides computation ability close proximate of user compared to Internet Cloud (IC), which ensures flexibility and reliability in executing codes on mobile devices. Offloading resource hungry mobile application to MEC by mobile devices for computation is challenging. On the other hand, maintaining task provisioning within delay constraint is important too. This assignment policy still requires improvement in decreasing completion time of task and thus providing better Quality of Experience (QoE) for users. In this paper, we formulated a delay-aware task assignment as an optimization problem. The optimal assignment of task is Integer Linear Problem (ILP) and NP-Complete. As optimal solution is time costly, hence we proposed a heuristic algorithm, which is done by cooperating the MEC and IC servers to provide feasible task assignment within delay constraint. Extensive performance evaluation of the proposed algorithm indicates significant improvement in successful tasks execution and better QoE can be achieved compared to existing state-of-the-art works.

International

Nandi, B. K., Hasan, G. Q. and Kabir, M. H. (2021), "A tale of the financial inclusion-growth nexus and the degree of financial inclusion: a dynamic panel approach on selected developing countries", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFEP-03-2021-0071.

Huda, S. S., Saha, S., & Kabir, M. H. (2021). Influence of eCRM on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty: a study on Bangladesh's fast food industry. International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management, 13(1), 30-44.

Kabir, M. H., Huda, S. S., & Faruq, O. (2020). Mobile Financial Services in the Context of Bangladesh. Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting, 9(3), 83-98.

Huda, S. S., Kabir, M. H., Popy, N. N., & Saha, S. (2020). Innovation in Financial Services: The Case of Bangladesh. Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting, 9(1), 31-56.

Huda, S. S., Kabir, M. H., Siddiq. T. (2020). E-Assessment in Higher Education: Students’ Perspective. International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 16(2), 250-258.

Shareef, M. A., Raman, R., Baabdullah, A. M., Mahmud, R., Ahmed, J. U., Kabir, M. H., Kumar, V., Kumar, U., Akram, M.S., Kabir, A., & Mukerji, B. (2019). Public service reformation: Relationship building by mobile technology. International Journal of Information Management, 49, 217-227.

Nandi, B. K., Kabir, M. H., & Roy, N. (2021). Automation of VAT System: A Pathway of Domestic Resource Mobilization. In Global Challenges and Strategic Disruptors in Asian Businesses and Economies (pp. 224-246). IGI Global. Release Date: September, 2020. 

Kabir, M. H. (2021). Financial Innovation: Accelerating Financial Inclusion in South Asia. In Fostering Innovation and Competitiveness With FinTech, RegTech, and SupTech (pp. 186-209). IGI Global. Release Date: September, 2020. 

Huda, S. S., Akhtar, A., Kabir, M. H., & Faruq, O. (2021). Advertisement Practices in Bangladesh: Agency Perspectives. In Handbook of Research on New Media Applications in Public Relations and Advertising (pp. 63-100). IGI Global. Release Date: August, 2020.

Apr 2023Informatics in Medicine Unlocked 39(2):101242

DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2023.101242

Rashmia Nargis Reyda; Maliha Momtaj; Md. Samiul Islam; Dilshad Noor Lira

Shanta, S., Sakib, M.N., (2024, May 24-25). 'Affective Pedagogy: Prospects Amidst Neoliberal Curricula, Practices and Policies' [Conference presentation]. National Conference 2024 on Critical-Affective Pedagogy for Bangladesh: Teaching Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and Communication in English Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  

Rahman, D. Sakib, M. N., Siddiqui, S.A., Modina, R.R, (2024, February 9-10). 'Exploring Students’ Attitudes Towards Using ChatGPT in English for Academic Writing' [Conference presentation]. 2nd TESOL BD International Conference 2024- TESOL in Transition:4th Industrial Revolution and Beyond, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

Sakib, M.N., Modina, R.R., (2023, July 28-29) 'In Search of Belonging: Fluctuating Emotions at The Tertiary Level English Speaking Classrooms' [Conference presentation]. International Conference- 2023 on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

International

1. Journal article on Factors Affecting the Adoption of Fintech: a Study Based on the Financial Institutions in Bangladesh

Journal Name: Copernican Journal of Finance & Accounting (Vol 9, Issue 4, 2020)

Link: https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/CJFA/article/view/CJFA.2020.021

2. Journal article on Factors Affecting Equity Return during Corporate Declaration

Journal Name: Research Journal of Finance and Accounting (Vol 10, No16, 2019)

Link: https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/49344

3. Journal article on Performance Assessment of Demutualization of Bangladesh Stock Market

Journal Name: European Journal of Business and Management (Vol 10, No 12, 2018)

Link:http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/EJBM/article/view/42161/43406http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/EJBM/issue/view/3490

National

1. The causes of forex reserve buildup. (The Financial Express. Date: March 02 , 2014)

Link:http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/03/02/21233

2. Investment Stability: Increasing Reserve. (The Daily News Today. Date: February 18, 2014)

Link:http://www.newstoday.com.bd/index.phpoption=details&news_id=2370488&date=2014-02-18

Arusha, A.R. and Shefa, N.P. (4-5 May, 2023) ‘Representation of Gender and Social Class in Bangladeshi ELT Textbooks: A Critical Study,’ International Conference on Mapping Gendered Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture. The Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Arusha, A.R., Shefa, N.P. and Oishee, R.Z. (28-29 July, 2023) ‘Global Englishes in Classrooms: A Systematic Review and Critical  Study’, International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity. The Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh in collaboration with Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB).

Shanta, S. A., Arusha, A.R. and Shefa, N.P. (November 28-30, 2024) ‘Artificial Intelligence in Teaching English Reading Skills: A systematic review’, International Conference on Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts. BRAC Institute of Languages, BRAC University, Bangladesh.

Shefa, N.P. (2024) ‘Bangladeshi ESL Students’ Attitude Towards Learner Autonomy in Pronunciation Learning’, Erothanatos, 8(1), pp. 9–28.

Arusha, A.R., Shefa, N.P. and Oishee, R.Z. (to be published in February 2025) ‘Global Englishes in Classrooms: A Systematic Review and Critical  Study’, in M.A.S. Abdullah (ed.) Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity: Exploring the Unexplored/Broadening the Horizon. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.