Session Details (October 04, 2023)

Paper Presentation

Theme: Media
Parallel Session 01
October 04, 2023
Time: 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Venue: Room no. 417, New Arts Building

Session Chair
Dr. Md. Mofizur Rhaman, Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka

Discussant
Rawshon Akter, Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Chittagong

Paper 01
Popularity of Korean Pop Music: A qualitative Study on Bangladeshi Young Adults
Author(s): Nigar Sultana and Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim Nibir
Affiliation: Khulna University

Paper 02
Preferences and perceptions of watching movies on online streaming platform: A study on university students
Author(s): Mazidul Islam and Shown Shaik Suvo
Affiliation: Khulna University and Prothom Alo

Paper 03
পুঁজির চক্রব্যুহে আঘাত ও চলচ্চিত্রে জনমানুষের স্থান: মার্কসবাী সমালোচনা সাহিত্যতত্ত্বের আলোকে কামার আহমা সাইমনের ‘শুনতে কি পাও!’
Author(s): Shiblul Haque Shovon
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 04
Impacts of slang language in Bangladeshi drama; An overview of viewers’ perspective
Author(s): Shohel Rana, Emran Hossain, Shibbir Ahmad Reza and Faria Jahan
Affiliation: University of Barishal

Paper Presentation

Theme: Media
Parallel Session 02
October 04, 2023
Time: 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Venue: Room no. 416, New Arts Building

Session Chair
Dr. Gitiara Nasreen, Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka

Discussant
Dr. Md. Mozammel Hossain Bokul, Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Rajshahi

Paper 01
Female sexuality and its repression in a postcolonial situation: A critical analysis of the portrayal of women’s position within patriarchy in Deepa Mehta’s Fire (1996)
Author(s): Jeba Tahsin
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 02
Motherhood in Bollywood: A critical analysis on changing portrayal of motherhood in Hindi cinemas in last ten years (2013-2023)
Author(s): Ankita Bhattacharyya
Affiliation: Rabindra Bharati University

Paper 03
বেদের মেয়ে জোছনা; একটি চিহ্নায়নের রাজনীতি: সমালোচনামূলক পর্যালোচনা
Author(s): Samiha Tahsin
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 04
সাম্প্রতিক বাংলা চলচ্চিত্রে পুলিশ চরিত্র নির্মাণ
Author(s): Nowshin Jahan Etee
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 05
Determining the legality of the approach to censorship of films on the grounds of obscenity in Bangladesh
Author(s): Prashanta Kumar Shill and Arafat Ibnul Bashar
Affiliation: Port City International University


Paper Presentation

Theme: Communication
Parallel Session 01
October 04, 2023
Time: 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
Venue: Room no. 417, New Arts Building

Session Chair
Dr. Kaberi Gayen, Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka

Discussant
Dr. A. S. M. Asaduzzaman, Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka

Paper 01
ভারতীয় দর্শনের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে ‘কমিউনিকেশন’ তথা ‘যোগাযোগ’ প্রত্যয়টির পুনঃপাঠ
Author(s): Saima Alam
Affiliation: University of Chittagong

Paper 02
The influence of social media on public opinion and decision making in Bangladesh: Analyzing netizen behavioral patterns
Author(s): Sayed Ibrahim Rifat and Ahmed Bin Qader Oni
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 03
বাংলাদেশের সমকালীন বিজ্ঞাপনে সামাজিক ট্যাবু ভাঙার প্রয়াস
Author(s): Salma Sabiha
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 04
Breaking the silence: Exploring communication barriers faced by adolescent girls and women in Bangladesh when accessing menstrual hygiene products
Author(s): Md. Asikur Rahman
Affiliation: Comilla University

Paper 05
Preparing the disaster: Investigating how coastal teens use digital media for cyclone preparedness in the south-western part of Bangladesh
Author(s): Besu Das; Md. Shariful Islam
Affiliation: Khulna University

Paper Presentation

Theme: Communication
Parallel Session 02
October 04, 2023
Time: 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
Venue: Room no. 416, New Arts Building

Session Chair
Dr. Mohammad Sahid Ullah, Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Chittagong

Discussant
Dr. Saiful Hoque, Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka

Paper 01
Communication patterns of government agency in Bangladesh: A content analysis of Directorate General of Health Services’ Facebook account
Author(s): Md. Rakibur Rahman Tamim and Md. Mahdi-Al-Muhtasim Nibir
Affiliation: Khulna University

Paper 02
Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Unravelling popular discourse and corporate influence
Author(s): Arjun Mukherjee
Affiliation: Rabindra Bharati University

Paper 03
Meme-marketing in the strategic communication field of Bangladesh
Author(s): Tasnuva Alam Ahona
Affiliation: Jahangirnagar University

Paper 04
Challenges of women entrepreneurship in F-commerce: A study on Rangpur region
Author(s): Umme Kulsum
Affiliation: BRAC 


Special Session

Journalism Practices in Bangladesh: Challenges and Prospects

October 04, 2023
Time: 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
Venue: Wazed Miah Science Research Center 

Discussants from Academia
Dr. Gitiara Nasreen, Professor, University of Dhaka
Dr. Kaberi Gayen, Professor, University of Dhaka
Dr. Mohammad Sahid Ullah, Professor, University of Chittagong
Dr. Mohammad Ali Asgar Chowdhury, Professor, University of Chittagong
Dr. Pradip Kumar Panday, Professor, University of Rajshahi
Dr. Md. Mozammel Hossain Bokul, Professor, University of Rajshahi
Saiful Alam Chowdhury, Associate Professor, University of Dhaka
Rakib Ahmed, Associate Professor, Jahangirnagar University
Kazi M. Anisul Islam, Assistant Professor, Comilla University
Emran Hossain, Assistant Professor, University of Barishal
Shariful Islam, Assistant Professor, University of Khulna
Minhaz Uddin, Assistant Professor, Jagannath University
AKM Ziaur Rahman Khan, Associate Professor, University of Chittagong

Discussants from Industry
Syed Ashfaqul Haque, Executive Editor, The Daily Star
Zayadul Ahsan Pintu, Editor, DBC News
Zahid Newaz Khan, Editor, Channel i Online
Talat Mamun, Executive Director, Channel 24
Fahim Ahmed, CEO, Jamuna Television
Rejoanul Haq, Editor-in-Chief, Maasranga Television
Lazzat Mohsi, Chief News Editor, Prothom Alo
Dip Azad, Head of News, Nagorik Television
Riaz Ahmad, Executive Editor, Dhaka Tribune
Ashish Saikat, Chief News Editor, Independent Television
Shahnaz Munni, Chief News Editor, News24

Moderator
Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI