History of the Department Department of English

Department of English is one of the earliest and vibrant departments at BUBT. The journey started with the launching of B.A. (Hons.) in English program in Summer Trimester of 2004 (June 2004 – September 2004) with fourteen students in the 1^st intake. It happened with the dynamic leadership of the then Chairman, Prof. Abu Taher Mojumder, a former Professor of Jahangirnagar University. During this time, the other faculty members of this department were Shaila Sultana (recently working as an Associate Professor of English, IML, University of Dhaka) and Mushfeka Deeba, now an Assistant Professor at BUBT. Later on, other faculty members from different public and private universities enriched the department with their valuable contributions.

From then on, the department grew bit by bit in quality and quantity and the growth still continues. Now it has become a full-fledged department with sufficient number of faculty members.  Among other renowned teachers who taught the students of Department of English at different times were, Dr. M. Maniruzzaman, Prof. of English, JU, Dr. Sayeedur Rahman of Dept. of English, IML, DU, Dr. Syed Anwar Hossain, Dept. of History, DU, Dr. Mokaddem Hossain, Dept. of Sociology, DU, Dr. Enamul Haque, Dept. of History, JU and many other scholarly personalities.

Professor Abu Taher Mojumder contributed to the progress of this department as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and of Social Sciences till his death. After him, Professor Syed Anwarul Huq, a fulbrighter, former Professor of English, University of Dhaka, joined as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and since then the department has been thriving with his vibrant guidance.

On the other hand, English department has remained dynamic under the leaderships of the chairmen Professor Abu Taher Mojumder (founder chairman), Ms. Bipasha Binte Huq, Ms. Mushfeka Deeba, Mr. Md. Abdullah Al Azad, Mr. Shawkat Ali, Mr. Monirul Huq, Dr. Mohoshin Reza, Ms. Amanee Khandker, and Mr. Md Sabbir Ahmed.

The syllabus of MA in English program was approved by the UGC on June 06, 2006. This program was introduced in Summer Semester, 2007. A year later, the UGC approved MA in ELT program on July 10, 2008. The syllabus of MA in English Literature has recently been approved by the UGC.

Since its very inception the department has been organizing various seminars, workshops and literary sessions along with cultural programs. Some of the remarkable events were: Seminar on Shakespeare, Seminar on Jibanananda Das, Seminar on Saul Bellow, Staging of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the Dramatic Adaptation of Tagore’s Shesher Kabita.  Renowned academicians and literary personnel gave talks in the seminars organized in the university on different occasions. The students of the department have participated in various entertaining events.

The journey continues and the history is being recorded in a never ending pace.