Published Research Articles: (20 Articles)

1. Islam, Rama. “Desi Food Culture and Diasporic Identity: Mukherjee’s Jasmine, Lahiri’s The Namesake and Ali’s Brick Lane.” Critical Insights: A Journal of the Department of English Language and Literature, Vol. IV, Issue 1, 2025.

2. —. “Power Dynamics and Cultural Clashes in Doris Lessing’s The Grass Is Singing: Decolonising the Discourse of Differences.” The Outlook: Journal of English Studies. Department of English, Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara. Vol. 15, July 2024, 69-79. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ojes.v15i1.67761

3. —. “Ecosystem and the Change of Lifestyle: Adwaita Mallabarman’s A River Called Titash, Manik Bandyopadhya’s The Boatman of the Padma, and Syed Waliullah’s Cry, River, Cry.” Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts, and Humanities. Journal of the University of Birjand. Vol-4, Issue-1, (May, 2024): 61-78, DOI: 10.22077/ISLAH.2024.6814.1343

4. —. “Female Identity in Diaspora Society: Nilanjana in Taslima Nasrin’s French Lover and Nazneen in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane,” Journal of Comparative Studies, Daugavpils University Academic Press: “SAULE” 2023, NO 16 (45), (2024), 58-82, DOI: https://doi.org/10.59893/jcs.16(45).003

5. —. “Fluidity in Cultural Identity in Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories.” Dialogue: A Journal Devoted to Literary Appreciation. 18.2 (December 2, 2022): 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30949/dajdtla.v18i2.1

6. —. “Taslima Nasrin”. The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 24 February 2022 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14589, accessed 24 February 2022.] The Literary Dictionary Company Limited. ISSN 1747-678X

7. —. “Anjum Hasan’s The Cosmopolitans: A Critique of a Cosmopolitan Woman”. SCHOLARS: Journal of Arts & Humanities. 4.1 (2022): 87-98. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/sjah.v4i1.43058

8. —. “Political Prisoners: A Comparative Critical Reading of Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks, Rahman’s Prison Diaries, and Mandela’s Conversations with Myself”. Imbizo: International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies. Vol. 13 No. 2 (1 June, 2021): 1-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/2663-6565/11301

9. —. “Representation of Koibarta Women and the Titas in Adwaita Mallabarman’s A River Called Titas”. Panini. 8 (2017-2019), published in (2020), 28 December: 59-80.

10. —. “Lajja”. The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 December 2020 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39299, accessed 22 December 2020.]

11. —. “ Exploring Identity and Space of Hijra: Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.” Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities, (ISSN: 2413- 2748 ) Vol. 6, No. 1, (2020): 26-38

12. —. “Nation, Culture and International Relation in Rabindranath Tagore’s Letters to a Friend”.
Murarichad College Journal. Nagri. 1.1 (2019): 131-145.

13. Islam, Mohammad Shafiqul, and Rama Islam. “Representation of Postcolonial Indian Women: Bimla and Nanda Kaul in Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day and Fire on the Mountain”. South Asian Review. 40.1-2 (2019): 51-64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02759527.2019.1593754

14. Islam, Rama. “Romesh Gunesekera’s Monkfish Moon: Loneliness and Failure in Relationships
in War-torn Sri Lanka”. Dialogue 14.2 (2018): 17-29.

15. —. “Diaspora and Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth: A Feminist Analysis”. Crossings: A Journal of English Studies. 8.1 (2017): 91-100. DOI: https://doi.org/10.59817/cjes.v8i.125

16. —. “Ashima Ganguli and Gauri: A Diasporic Study of The Namesake and The Lowland”. Diasporas and Diversities: Selected Essays. Dhaka: Department of English, Independent University Bangladesh, 2016. 93-107.

17. —. “Cross-Cultural Issues in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake”. Contemporary Discourse, Pratik Graphics. 7.2 (July 2016). 122-128.

18. Islam, Mohammad Shafiqul, and Rama Islam. “Disintegration of Familial Bond and Beyond: Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day and Partition of 1947”. Chaos. Dhaka: Department of English,
Independent University Bangladesh. Vol. 2.1 (2014). 54-67.

19. Islam, Mohammad Shafiqul, and Rama Islam. “Emancipation of Women through Education and Economic Freedom: A Feminist Study of Begum Rokeya’s Utopias”. SUST Journal of Social Sciences. 18.4 (2012). 11-19.

20. Islam, Rama, and Mohammad Shafiqul Islam. “Harmony, Violence and Humanity: Reminiscing Partition 1947 in Light of Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan”. Metropolitan University Journal 3.1 (2011). 41-51.

Research Papers Presented in Conferences and Seminars (16 papers)

1. Islam, Rama. “Negotiating Identity, Belonging, and Voices from the Margins in Twelve Stories of Rohingya Men and Boys Living as Refugees in Bangladesh.” The Rohingya Crisis: Challenges and Prospects, Department of Anthropology, University of Chittagong, University College London (UCL), University of Dhaka (DU) and University of South Wales (USW), 25 August, 2025.

2. —. “South Asian Diasporic Women and Bengali Food Culture: A Study of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake and Monica Ali’s Brick Lane,” Mapping Gendered Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture, Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 4-5 May 2023.

3. —. “Migration, Cultural Flow, and Cross-border Mobility in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Whereabouts,” Issues and Discourses around Liberal Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Arts, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 13-14 November 2022.

4. —. “The River-Centric Identity in Bandyopadhyay’s The Boatman of the Padma and Waliullah’s Cry, River, Cry.” Natural and Cultural Heritage in South Asia, Tribhuban University Prithbi Narayan Campus and Pokhara University, Pokhara, Nepal, 16-17 June 2022.

5. —. “Diversity and Multiplicity in Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories.” Postcolonial Perspectives: Language, Literature and Culture and the Global South, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 14-15 February 2020.

6. —. “Nation, Culture and International Relations in Rabindranath Tagore’s Letters to a Friend.”
Rabindranath Tagore in South Asia, M.C. College, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 6 November 2019.

7. —. “Exploring Identity and Space of Hijra: Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.” Poetic Imagining (s) of Southasia: Borders and Nations, South Asian University, Delhi, India, 22-23 April 2019.

8. —. “Anjum Hasan’s The Cosmopolitans: A Critique of a Cosmopolitan Woman.” Redrawing Gender Boundaries in Literary Terrains, Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18-19 May 2017.

9. —. “Representation of Culture, Conflict and Rootedness: Selected Stories from North-East India.” (Re)envisaging India’s Northeast: Ethnicity, Identity, Culture, Literature, Department of English, Assam University, India, 08-09 September 2016.

10. —. “Culture and Identity in Rabindranath Tagore’s Home and the World.” Rabindranather Shikkha Bhabna. Uttara University (Bangladesh), Rabindracharcha Kendro, Rabindrabharati University (India), and Department of Bengali, Jahangirnagar University (Bangladesh), Bangladesh, 05-06 August 2016.

11. —. “Cross-Cultural Issues in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake.” Language & Its Influence on Society and Culture, Department of Indian Comparative Literature, Assam University, India, May 18, 2016.

12. —. “Diaspora and Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth: A Feminist Analysis.” Poetry: East and North-East India. Indian Comparative Literature Department, Assam University, India, 27-28 March 2016.

13. —. “Representations of Koibarta Women and the Titas in Adwaita Mallabarman’s A River Called Titas.” The River: Flows of Innovation and Exchange in the Global(i)zed English World. Department of English, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 3-4 March 2016.

14. —. “Ashima Ganguly and Gauri: A Diasporic Study of The Namesake and The Lowland.” Diasporas and Diversities: Teaching English in a Changing World. Department of English, Independent University Bangladesh, 5-7 November 2015.

15. —. “Romesh Gunesekera’s Monkfish Moon: Loneliness and Failure in Human Relationships in the War-torn Life in Sri Lanka.” The Machine in the Garden: Literature, Language and Technology in English Studies, Department of English, Daffodil International University, 19 September 2015.

16. —. “Fusion of Cultural and Generational Divergences and Tension: A Diasporic Study of Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth.” Women and Media: Challenges and Opportunities, Centre for Bangladesh Studies, Department of Bengali and Department of Mass Communication, Assam University, India, 3-4 March 2014.

Participation in Conferences

1. A one-day Webinar on Literature, Migration, Transnationalism and Us organized by ELT@1, South Assam Chapter, in collaboration with SKC School of English and Foreign Language Studies, Assam University, India, on 13 November 2021.

2. An international conference on English Studies and the Marketplace organized by the Department of English, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 19-20 February 2016.

3. An international conference on Language, Literature and Community organized by the Department of English, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh from 10-11 July 2015.

4. A research conference organized by Metropolitan University, Sylhet on 31 March 2012.

Workshops as a Trainer

1. Served as a trainer for the session “Digital Tools for Teaching and Research” on 13 February 2024, as part of an Induction Training Programme organised by the IQAC of Metropolitan University, Sylhet.
2. Performed as a selected master facilitator in the Training on Teaching Excellence Programme (TEP) organized in collaboration between the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh UGC and the British Council. The resource person is Kathy Wright. I participated in the online training programme that started on 9 December, 2024.
3. Served as a trainer on “Tools and Techniques for Excellence in Teaching-Learning” on 28 October 2024, during an Induction Training Programme organised by the IQAC of Metropolitan University.
4. Performed as a trainer on “Excellence in Teaching-Learning and Using Digital Tools in TLA (Teaching-Learning and Assessment) Process” on 22 April 2024 in an Induction Training Programme organised by IQAC of Metropolitan University
5. Presented on “Use of Digital Tools in TLA Process” on 8 February 2024, organized by the IQAC of Metropolitan University.
6. Served as a trainer on “Teaching and Research” on 1 October 2023 during an Induction Training Programme organised by the IQAC of Metropolitan University.
7. Performed as a trainer on “Excellence in Teaching and Learning” and “Teaching and Research” on 21 March 2023 in an Induction Training Programme organised by IQAC of Metropolitan University.
8. Presented on “Preparation of Course Outline and Lesson Plan” on January 12, 2023, at a workshop programme titled “Quality Teaching in Higher Education,” organized by the IQAC of Metropolitan University.
9. Performed as a trainer on “Research and Teaching” on 27 February, 2022 in an orientation programme held on 26 and 27 February, 2022 organised by IQAC of Metropolitan University.
10. Performed as a trainer on “Teaching Techniques in OBE” on 3 September, 2022 in an orientation programme held on 3 to 5 September, 2022 organised by IQAC of Metropolitan University.
11. Performed as a trainer on “Research and Teaching” on 5 September, 2022 in an orientation programme held on 3 to 5 September, 2022 organised by IQAC of Metropolitan University.

Workshops and Training Programmes as a Trainee

1. Training on Teaching Excellence Programme (TEP) as a selected master facilitator, organized in collaboration between University Grants Commission of Bangladesh UGC and The British Council. The resource person is Kathy Wright. The online training programme started on 9 December, 2024.
2. Training on Teaching Excellence Programme (TEP) at the British Council from 18 December 2023-6 March 2024, organized in collaboration between University Grants Commission of Bangladesh UGC) and The British Council. The resource person was Kathy Wright.
3. A workshop on “Introduction to ATF Sub-Project Proposal Writing” on January 9, 2025 organised by UGC. The resource person was Prof. Dr. Md. Mozahar Ali, ATF Management Specialist HEAT. 
4. A workshop on “Pathway to Accreditation: Understanding Accreditation Standards and Criteria for Academic Program” on 16 July 2024 organised by IQAC, Metropolitan University. The resource person was Professor Chowdhury Mukammel Wahid.
5. A two-day Workshop on “Excellence in Teaching Learning (ETL)” on 11-12 March, 2023, organized in collaboration between University Grants Commission of Bangladesh UGC) and The British Council. The resource person was Kathy Wright.
6. A workshop on “Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education” on 27 February, 2023, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet. The resource persons were Prof. Dr. S. M. Kabir and Prof. Dr. Sanjoy Kumar Adhikari.
7. A two-day training program on “Outcome-based Curriculum” on 15 and 16 February, 2023, organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC). On 15 February the resource person was Professor Mohammad Sayadur Rahman, PhD, Department of Chemistry, Comilla University and on 16 January the resource person was Prof. Dr. Md. Ashraful Alam, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SUST.
8. A training on “Teaching Learning and Assessment” on February 14, 2023, organized by the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC). The resource person was Prof. Dr. Farheen Hasan, American International University Bangladesh.
9. A training on “Compliance of Bangladesh National Qualifi cations Framework (BNQF)” on February 13, 2023, organized by the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC). The resource person was Dr. Ahmed Tazmeen, Registrar and Associate Professor of Economics, NSU.
10. A workshop on “Teaching Literature through Theory” on December 18, 2022 (Sunday), organized by the Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB). The resource person was Professor Dr. Fayeza Hasanat, Florida University, USA.
11. A one-day Training Workshop on “Pedagogy and Meta-Cognitive Tools and Techniques” organised by Metropolitan University IQAC on 2 December 2018. The resource person was Dr. Md. Mozahar Ali, Professor, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
12. A one-day training Workshop on “Team Building and SA Process” organised by Metropolitan University English Department and IQAC on 24 October 2017. The resource persons were prof. Dr. Nazrul Islam, Director, IQAC, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, prof. Dr. Taher Billal Khalifa, Director, IQAC, Metropolitan University and Dean School of Business and Economics and Prof Chaudhury M. Mukammel Wahid, Additional Director, IQAC, Metropolitan University, Bangladesh.
13. A two-day Training Workshop on “Curriculum Concept, Models and Development Strategy” organised by Metropolitan University IQAC (Institutional Quality Assurance Cell) on 04 and 05 October, 2017. The resource person was Professor S M Kabir, Former Quality Assurance Specialist, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.
14. A one-day training on “Inception Workshop” organized by Metropolitan University IQAC (Institutional Quality Assurance Cell) on 21 May, 2017. The resource person was Prof. Dr. Sanjay Adhikary, Head, QAU (Quality Assurance Unit), UGC Bangladesh.
15. An international workshop on Contemporary Bengali Literature of Bangladesh and India organized by the Department of Indian Comparative Literature, Assam University, Silchar, India during 12-14 February, 2017. As a discussant, I discussed “Representation of Culture: A Study of Syed Manzoorul Islam’s Bilingual Works” in the same programme. 
16. A workshop on Text and Theories organized by the Department of English, Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh on 18 April, 2016. The resource person was Professor Dr. Fakrul Alam.
17. An ESL Teacher Training Programme on “Classroom Strategies for Effective Teaching” jointly organized by BELTA and UKBET on 24 April 2009 at Sylhet, Bangladesh.