Metropolitan University

Golam Rabbani

Assistant Professor and Head

Biography

Golam Rabbani is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the department of English in Metropolitan University, Sylhet. He joined as a teaching assistant at the department of English on 10 January 2017. He received a B.A (Honours) degree in 2015 and an M.A degree in 2016 from department of English of Metropolitan University, Sylhet. His research interest focuses on Postcolonial Literature and Contemporary writings. He enjoys cultural and voluntary activities.

Education

M.A. in English, Metropolitan University, Sylhet

B.A. (Hons.) in English, Metropolitan University, Sylhet

Award & Achievements

Research Activities

Research Paper (Published):
1. Araundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Marginalized People and Shattered Lives.
NUB Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol. 2, no.1, 2021, pp. 41-54.
2. Individual Sufferings and Exploration of Untold Historical Events in Stories from the Edge:
Personal Narratives of Liberation War. Exposure: The Journal of Social Sciences and
Humanities, vol. 8, no. 1, 2022, pp.139-145.
 
Research Paper (On Going):
1. Speaking the Subaltern: A Study on Amitav Ghosh's The Hungry Tide
2. Voices of Women in Eliza Griswold’s I Am the Beggar of the World

Conferences / Seminars Attended

1. A Dialogic Imagination of Bangladesh: Literary-Linguistic-Cultural Representations, Non-representations, and Misrepresentations, Dept. of English, Bangladesh University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh(Online Platform),2022.
2. From Kabuliwala to the Fall of Kabul: Afghanistan in Popular Imagination Dept. of English, Bangladesh University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh(Online Platform), 2021.
3. Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) IQAC, Metropolitan University(Online Platform) , 2021.
4. Seminar on Continuous Assessment IQAC, Metropolitan University, 2019.
5. An Eternal Triangle: Rabindranath Tagore, D. H Lawrence and the PostTagore Writers of the 1930s Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2019.
6. Birth and Death (?) of Postmodernism/Postmodernism(s) Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2018.
7. Symbiosis of Text and Music in Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2018.
8. Ethical considerations in Academic Research and Publication Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2018.
9. William Blake’s Creative Vision Dept. of English, Metropolitan University,2016.
10. The Ongoing Debate on Teaching Humanities Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2014.
11. Agunpakhi: A Tale of War, Famine and Partition through a Strong Female Voice Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2014.
12. Voice of God and the Spirit of One’s Own in Chetan Bhagat’s One Night at the Call Center Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2014.
13. Approaches to Teaching: StudentCentered Teaching’ Dept. of English, MU Bangladesh Metropolitan University 2011 14. Modernism in Literature Dept. of English, MU Bangladesh Metropolitan University

Training and Workshops

1. Student-centredness: Making English Language Learning More Involving for Adult Learners Dept. of English, Metropolitan University (Online Platform), 2021.
2. Are Your Online Students Engaged? IDOL Bangladesh Institute for the Development of Online Learning, 2021.
3. Modern Pedagogies of University Teaching IQAC, Metropolitan University, 2018
4. How to Make Best Use of Experiences Learnt from HEQEP SAC, Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2018.
5. Post Self-Assessment Improvement Plan SAC, Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2018.
6. Team Building Workshop SAC, Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2017.
7. Role, Responsibility and Ethical Principles for University Teachers Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Metropolitan University, 2017.
8. Curriculum Concept, Models & Development Strategy Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Metropolitan University, 2017.
9. Text and Theories Dept. of English, Metropolitan University, 2016.

Leadership Experiences

English Society, January 2022 to present
Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Supervising and accelerating graduate and undergraduate students’ extracurricular and
co-curricular activities
Monitoring the fund and helping the students properly utilize it
Directing and amplifying the involvement of the students in working for society

Sports Coordinator, Dept. of English March 2019 to Present
Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Serving as an Advisor and Team Manager
Electing team members
Motivating to participate in different sports

Speakers’ Club of English January 2019 to 2021
Metropolitan University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Serving as President of the club
Monitoring all the arranged activities
Monitoring the fund and helping the students properly utilize it
Directing and amplifying the involvement of the students in developing commutative
skills

Interests

Postcolonial Literature

African and South Asian Literature

American Literature

University

Leadership and Management

Faculty Members

Office Administration

Honours Programmes

Masters Programmes

Short Programmes

Departments

Academic Information

Admission

Facilities

Club & Organisations

Department of English