M. Shahinoor Rahman

M. Shahinoor Rahman[1]
মো: শাহিনুর রহমান
M. Shahinoor Rahman
Professor, English Department, Islamic University, Bangladesh
In office 7 September 1991 – Present
Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh
In office 20 February 2013 – 22 February 2021
Preceded by	Kamal Uddin
Succeeded by	Mahbubur Rahman
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-01) 1 July 1966 (age 55) Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Spouse(s)	Mossammad Salma Sultana, Professor of English at Islamic University, Bangladesh[1][2]
Alma mater	Indiana University Bloomington, USA University of Rajshahi
Occupation	Writer, author, columnist, academic, folklorist, media personality, singer, researcher and editor

M. Shahinoor Rahman is a writer, author, columnist, academic, folklorist and singer and editor in Bangladesh.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} He is the senior most professor of selection grade in the English Department and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the Islamic University, Bangladesh.^[8][9][10] He served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 20 February 2013 to 22 February 2021.^[11]

Early life and education[]

Dr. Rahman was born in Kushtia, but was raised in Dhaka and Khulna. His father Md. Abdur Rahman (Retired BCS Cadre, Admin) is a freedom fighter and his mother is late Diloara Rahman Jostna.^[1]

Dr. Rahman took his primary and secondary education from Dhaka and Khulna. He completed his HSC from Khulna Government City College. He graduated in English with Honors (1986), successfully completed M.A in English with first class first (1987) from the University of Rajshahi. He completed another M.A in Folklore with thesis (1999) equivalent to an M Phil Degree at the Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. Then he was done with his PhD Degree in English literature in 2002.^[12][13]

Career[]

He started career as a lecturer in the English Discipline at Khulna University at the age of 24.^[14][15] He served as Associate Instructor at the Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He had been the Chairman of the Department of English and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Islamic University, Bangladesh.^[16][17] He served as the Professor in the Department of English at Jagannath University and in the Department of English at Jahangirnagar University, chairing and attending different meetings related to research and academic matters. He worked as Syndicate Member at Islamic University and Jagannath University and Khulna University.^{[12][18][14][19]}

He served as the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Islamic University, Bangladesh from 20 February 2013 to 19 February 2017. He was again appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor on 22 February 2017 and he served as Pro Vice-Chancellor at the same university from 23 February 2017 to 22 February 2021.^[20][10][21]

He is also the Editor of Muktobarta online newspaper and Advisory Editor of The Daily Bangladesh Shomoy.^[22]

Bibliography[]

Publications[]

• 1991 A Perspective View of the Love Symbolism in T.S. Eliot’s "The Waste Land", The Islamic University Studies, VOL: 2, NO: 1
• 1996 The Hero and the Villain in Humanistic Literature, The Islamic University, Studies, VOL: 4, NO: 2
• 1997 Shakespeare’s Ophelia, in the journal of Shomaj Nirikhan Kendra, published by Shamaz Nirikhan Kendra, Dhaka University, NO: 63, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 1997 Shakespeare’s King Lear and Folkloric Perspective, The Islamic University Studies, VOL 5, NO: 2
• 1998 Colonial Bengal and the Study of English Language (written in English), The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 05, NO: 01
• 1999 Beyond the Canonical : Toward an Understanding of (Ethno) Poetry as Artful Speech, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 07, NO: 02
• 2000 Imagining Nation, Folklore, and Inventing "the Voice of the People: Tagore and Herder in Context, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 08, NO: 02
• 2001 Uttar Uapnibashik Shahitta Tatta, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 08, NO: 01
• 2003 Danielson’s Study of Umme Kulthum as a model to Study Lalon’s Oral Poetry and Tradition: A Theoretical Approach, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 09, NO: 3
• 2003 Study of Folklore: Theoretical Approach to the Issue of Exceptional Individuality as an Example of the Study of Folklore in the Modern World, Bangladesh Folklore Society
• 2003 Lalon’s Tradition and Its Construction, HARVEST, Jahangirnagar University Studies in Literature, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
• 2003 Rudyard Kipling: His Vision of Indo-British Brotherhood, The Central Islamic University Studies, Vol: 01, No. 01
• 2003 Value and Relevance of Literature to Life, CRITIQUE, The Islamic University Studies in Literature, Vol: 01, No. 01
• 2004 Rudyard Kipling's Attitude to British Empire, CRITIQUE, The Islamic University Studies in Literature, Vol: 02
• 2007 Mahatma Gandhi's Vision of Non-Violent Movement as Reflected in R.K. Narayan's "Waiting for the Mahatma", Journal of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology, Dhaka, Vol: 01
• 2010 Racial Superiority in Plain Tales from the Hills: A Study of "Lispeth", The Islamic University Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangladesh, Vol:12, No. 02
• 2010 Raju’s Metamorphosis in R K Narayan’s The Guide, The Jagannath University Studies, Faculty of Arts, Vol: 01, No. 01 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
• 2012 Women in Literature: A Critical Study in Relation to Society, The Jagannath University Studies, Faculty of Arts, Vol: 02, No. 02 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
• 2015 Belief in the Evil Eye: A Critical Study published in Folklore: New Challenges, The Proceedings of the International Folklore Conference, Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13-15 April 2013
• 2016 Modernizing Folklore Studies in Bangladesh: New Perceptions, published in Folklore in the Urban Context, Bangla Academy Dhaka
• 2017 Lalon Shah's Invention of Tradition and Social Change, published in Social Change and Folklore, Bangla Academy, Dhaka

Books Published[]

• 1991 Dhutara Fule: A Collection of Poems (written in Bengali), published by Shahita Parishad, Khulna.^[23]
• 1996 English Literature: Perspective and Criticism (written in Bengali), published by Open Studies, Dhaka.^[23]
• 1999 Bengali Poet Fakir Lalon Shah: Oral Poetry and Tradition in the Social Context of Contemporary Bangladesh, published by Indiana University, USA (Original from Indiana University and digitized in the Google library on 11 June 2009)^[23]
• 2003 A Collection of Literary Essays (written in English), published by Bangladesh Writers Association.
• 2019 Practicum published in Social Work and Social Development, Published by Center for Research and Knowledge & Humaun Resource Development, Royal University of Dhaka, Banani, Bangladesh.
• 2020 Immortal Mujib (Souvenir), (an Editor), On the occasion of Mujib's centenary, Published by Islamic University, Bangladesh.^[24]
• 2021 Bangabandhu's Dream and Sheikh Hasina's Success.^[24]
• 2021 বঙ্গবন্ধু ও শেখ হাসিনা: বিশ্ব নেতৃত্বের পথিকৃৎ (English: Bangabandhu and Sheikh Hasina: The Role Models of World Leadership)^[24]
• 2021 The Alchemist (Jointly translated)^[24]

Awards and membership[]

• Recognition as the best BNCC Officer from Bangladesh Military Academy in 2004
• Rector in Bangladesh debating society in 1991
• Life membership in Bangla Academy in 1996.
• Member of American Folklore Society in 1997.
• 2016 Member, BELTA
• 2017 Presidium Member, Bangiya Society for Literature and Culture

Personal life[]

He is married to Dr. Mossammad Salma Sultana who is also a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of English at the Islamic University, Kushtia. They have one daughter Sumaita Sadia Rahman and one son Shuhreed Manik Rahman.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• "Curriculum Vitae: M. Shahinoor Rahman" (PDF). Islamic University, Kushtia.
• "Personal website of M. Shahinoor Rahman".

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