Dr. A. S. M. Abu Dayen
Dr. A. S. M. Abu Dayen Professor, Department of Bangla

PROFILE

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Research Expertise on Bioethics Environmental Ethics

RESEARCH INTEREST

History of Bangla Literature, Bangla Grammar, Bangla Poetry, Poetics and Literary Theory, Comparative Literature, Rabindranath Tagore, Cultural Studies and Folklore, Language and Society, River and Livelihood, Religion and Society, Ethnic Minority Groups.

JOURNAL PAPER

Publications in Journals,

1. Abu Dayen. 2000. "Anavidhanik Jonopriyo Shobdomala" (Popular Non-lexical Items of Bengali Language). J. Bangla Academy Patrika. Bangladesh. 44 (1): 94-105.

2. Abu Dayen. 2002. "Hasan Hafizur Rahman-er BimukhPrantor" (Apathetic Field by Hasan Hafizur Rahman). J. Department of Bangla. Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 28: 113-128.

3. Abu Dayen. 2005. "Bangladesh-er Kobita: Ponchasher Manobotabadi Dhara"( The Poetry of Bangladesh: The 50s Humanitarian Trend). J. Department of Bangla.Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 31: 69-79.

4. Abu Dayen. 2006. "Shoishob-er Chhora: Sohojotar Sutro, Sorol Jiboner Akhyan"( The Childhood Rhymes: The EasyTale of Life's Simplicity). J. Department of Bangla.Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 32: 47-60.

5. Abu Dayen. 2008. "Bangladesh-er Chakma Nrigoshthir Bhasha-Poristhiti: Ekti
Porjobekshon"
( The Language situation of ethnic Chakma’s in Bangladesh: An Observation). J. Department of Bangla.Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 34: 33-41.

6. Abu Dayen. 2008. "Bhushonhin Swadipto Nagnota: Buddhodeb Basur Shilpochoitonyo" (The Rigid and
unveiled nakedness: Poetics Reflected in the Prose by Buddhodeb Bose).
P. Uttoradhikar, Bangla Academy, Bangladesh. 36 (4): 26-33.

7. Abu Dayen. 2010. Chakma Nrigoshthir Bhasha-yogayog-prosongo: Poriprekshit O Bastobota ( The Language
Communication of Ethnic Chakmas: Context and Reality).
J. Department of Bangla. Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 36: 41-46.

8. Abu Dayen. 2010 (January-June 2009 Issue).Lalon Shai-erSohojia Darshon (The easy way philosophy of Lalon Shah, the message delineated in the folksongs of Lalon Shah). J. Bangla Academy Patrika, Bangla Academy,
Bangladesh
. 53 (1-2): 142-'46.

9. Abu Dayen. 2010. Bangladesh-er Prantik Nrigoshthir Jibonpath: Prosongo Santal (Study of Ethnic Minority Life in Bangladesh: A Context of the Group Santal). Bangladesher Hridoy Hotey, A Quarterly by Chayanaut Cultural and Literary Organization, Bangladesh. 3 (3): 35-55.

10. Abu Dayen. 2010. The Idea of Justice: Prayogik Tatwo (The Idea of Justice: Pragmatic Theory). Bangladesher Hridoy Hotey, A Quarterly by Chayanaut Cultural and Literary Organization, Bangladesh. 3 (4): 150-'58.

11. Abu Dayen. 2010. "Buddhobed Basur Shilpovabna: Bhasha-prosongo" (Poetics Reflected in the Prose by Buddhodeb Bose: The Language Context) in Aami Ke Ta maney Rekho, Hundred Years Birth Anniversary Collection of Buddhodeb Bose (Edited by Safiqunnabi Samadi), Bengali Research Society, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. 47-50.
12. Abu Dayen. 2010. "Buddhobed Basur Shilpochoitoyno"
(Poetics Reflected in the Prose by Buddhodeb Bose) in Buddhodeb Bose Hundred Years Memory Collection (Edited by BishwajitGhose). Dhaka, Suchipatro.

13. Abu Dayen. 2010. "Bishnu Dey-r Shilpochoitoyno" (Poetics Reflected in the Prose by Bishnu Dey) in Bishnu Dey Hundred Years Memory Collection (Edited by Abul Hasnat and Bishwajit Ghose).. Dhaka, Ittadi.

14. Abu Dayen. 2011. “The Crises of Hindu Minority as Depicted in the Fictions of Contemporary Bangladesh” in Minorities and the State: Changing Social and Political 3 Landscape of Bengal (edited by Abhijit Dashgupta, Abul Barakat and Masahiko Togawa). Delhi. Sage. 184-206.

15. Abu Dayen. 2011. Amiya Chakrobarti-r Shilpodrishti ( Poetics reflected in the prose by AmiyaChakrobarti). J. Sahitya Patrika, Department of Bangla, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. 49 (1): 61-80.

16. Abu Dayen. 2011. Rabindra-Sahityotatwo: Kotipoy Probonota (Poetics of Rabindranath Tagore: Some Trends). J. Department of Bangla. Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. Rabindranath Tagore 150 Years Birth
Anniversary Special Issue: 09-22.

17. Abu Dayen. 2011. "Bangladesh-er ZillanamerItibritto" (An Etymological Study of the District Names of Bangladesh). J. Department of Bangla. Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 39: 9-29.

18. Abu Dayen. 2011. Bangladesh-er Prantik Nrigoshthir Jibonpath: Prosongo Manipuri ( Study of Ethnic Minority Life in Bangladesh: A Context of the Group Manipuri). J. Sahityiki. Department of Bangla, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. 41: 26-47.

19.Abu Dayen. 2011. "Bangladesher Prantik Nrigoshthir Lokokatha: Somajtattwik Samiksha" (The folktale of the ethnic minorities in Bangladesh: A sociological study) in Lokokathar Saatkahon (edited by Barunkumar Chakrobarti). Kolkata. Aparna Book Distributors.

20. Abu Dayen. 2012. "Rabindra Kobichaitonyey Manobotar Sankot-Prosongo" (The crises of human kind reflected in the poems of Rabindranath Tagore) in RabindraBiksha(edited by Barunkumar Chakrobarti). Kolkata. Aparna Book Distributors.

21. Abu Dayen. 2013. "Baul Matobader Kromobikash O Shah Abdul Karim" (The Evolution of Baulism and Shah Abdul Karim), J. Sahityiki.Department of Bangla, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. 43: 22-36.

22. Abu Dayen. 2015. "Netrokonar Sufi Baul O BaulGaan" (The Sufi Baul of Netrokona and Baul Songs). J. Department of Bangla, Rangpur Begum RokeyaUniversity, Bangladesh. 2: 58-76.

23. Abu Dayen.. 2016. "The Problems and Prospects of Non-Formal English Learning in Bangladesh". J. Bangla Academy. Bangladesh. Submitted.

24.Abu Dayen. 2016. Shishur Byaktitwo-bikashey Schoolpathyo Sahityogronther Bhumika Introduction of Literary Textbooks to develop the personality of School Going Children in Bangladesh).J.
Jahangirnagar Review, Part-C, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
Submitted


CONFERENCE PAPER

Selected Conference Presentations/Others,

 

Participated in many National and International Seminars/Workshops/Conferences as a delegate, key note speaker, paper presenter and session chair in Bangladesh, India, Germany and USA, like

  • ·         Annual Meeting, American Folklore Society, Hyatt Regency Buffalo, New York, USA, October 2018, Presented a Paper titled “Neo-Baul Movement in Bangladesh”.
  • ·         Annual Meeting, American Folklore Society, Marriot City Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, October 2017, Presented a Paper titled “Naming the Rivers in Bangladesh: The Struggle and Co-Existence of Human Being with the Nature”.
  • ·         Academic Visit as an Invited Guest Professor, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, Chicago University. USA. Program Evaluation.
  • ·         Annual Meeting, American Folklore Society, Hyatt Regency Miami, Florida, USA, October 2016, Special Guest.
  • ·         “Political Upheaval in South Asia” titled conference at South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany, September, 2013. Attendee.
  • ·         Celebration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore., Patna University, Patna, Bihar, India. February 2011. Key Note Speaker in Conference Part.
  • ·         Conference on Ethnic Minority Issues in Contemporary World. Presented a paper on “The State of Ethnic Minority in Bangladesh”, Department of Odia, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. March 2017. Presenter and Session Chair..
  • ·         Conference on Post Partition Bengali Literature. Sidhu Kanho University, Purulia, West Bengal, India. February 2019. Key Note Speaker and Chief Guest.

 


BOOK

Books,

Research Books

1. Abu Dayen. 2011. Bangladesher Lokochhora ( Folk Rhymes of Bangladesh). Dhaka. Mowla Brothers.

2. Abu Dayen. 2012. Nandonik Tirish: KobirShilpochoitonyo (The Artistic Thirties: Poetics of the Poets). Dhaka. DibyoProkash.

3. Abu Dayen. 2012. Andhokobi Deensharot O Tnar Gaan ( The Blind Poet Deensharot and His Songs). Dhaka. Books Fair.

4. Abu Dayen. 2013. Dictionary of Rivers in Bangladesh. Dhaka. Kakoli Prokashoni.

5. Abu Dayen. 2013. Ostad Rashiduddin O Tnar Gaan (Preceptor Rashiduddin and His Songs). Dhaka. Samachar.

6. Abu Dayen. 2015. Little Magazine Movement in Bangladesh. Dhaka. Kakoli Prokashoni.

7. Abu Dayen. 2015. Aporotar Jibon O Sangskriti ( The Life and Culture of Otherness). Dhaka. Afsar Brothers.

8. Abu Dayen. 2015. Literature in Feeling and Contemplation ( Sahitya: Anuvobey-Anudhyaney). Dhaka. Afsar Brothers.

Edited Books

1. Abu Dayen. 2011. The novel Jogayog by Rabindranath Tagore. Dhaka. Books Fair.

2. Abu Dayen. 2011. The Play Jamindardarpon by Mir Mosharrof Hossain Dhaka. Books Fair.

3. Abu Dayen. 2012. MeghnadbadhKabyo by Michael Madhusudan Dutt (The Epic on the killing of Meghanad). Dhaka. KakoliProkashoni (to be published soon).


OTHER

Other Research Projects,

 

1.    

  1. “Searching for the Colonial Impact on Bangla Place Names, an ongoing research project funded by “the Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2020-21.
  2. “Literary Criticism by Buddhadeb Bose: Attempts to evaluate Rabindranath Tagoe’s Poems and Fictions”, an accomplished research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2019-20
  3. “Bengal Studies Conducted by the Foreigners: Searching for a diachronic Overview”, an accomplished research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2018-19.     
  4. “Shrine Based Folksongs in Bangladesh: Sylhet Region and its Inter-Religious Cultural Entanglements”, an accomplished research project funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2017-18.
  5. “The Problems and Prospects of the Creative Question Method (the Bloom's Texonomy, such named in Bangladesh) implemented in School Level Examinations in Bangladesh, An accomplished research project funded by the Social Science Research Council, The Planning Commission, The Ministry of Finance and Planning, The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, 2017.
  1. “An overview on Halhed's A Grammar of the Bengali Language”, a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2014-15
  2. ''Form and content of Para-text in Bangladeshi books'', a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2013-14.
  3. ''Exploring the style and reasons of popularity of some Bangla poems'', a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2012-13.
  4. “The role of textbook to develop the creativity of children: A field level study on the primary education in Bangladesh” a research project funded by FREPD, Dhaka University, 2011.
  5. “The role of little magazines in development of Bangla literature: Upto 2000”, a research project funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2011-12.
  6. “The Sufi Baul and Baul Songs of Netrokona”, a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2011-12.
  7. “Shah Abdul Karim: Life and his Baul Songs”, a research project funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2010-11.
  8. “An Ethnographic study on Madhupur Garos: A field level attempt to assess origin and transformation of their life pattern”, a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2010-11.
  9. “The role of literary school textbook to develop the personality of Bangladeshi children”, a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2009-10.
  10. Bangladesher Lokochhora Songroho” (Folk Rhymes Collection of Bangladesh), a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2008-09.
  11. “A Dictionary of Rivers in Bangladesh”, a research project funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2007-08.
  12. “Naming the Rivers in Bangladesh: A Quest for the Anecdotes and Mythical Concern”, a research project funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2006-07.
  13. “Sikder Aminul Huq’s Poem: The Form and the Content” a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2007-08.
  14. “The Life, Culture and Language of Manipuri Ethnic People in Bangladesh” _ a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2006-07.
  15. “The Life, Culture and Language of Santal Ethnic People in Bangladesh”_ a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2005-06.
  16. “Acquisition of Bangla by the Ethnic Chakmas in Bangladesh and their Bi-Lingualism” a research project funded by Bangladesh University Grants Commission, 2004-05.
  17. “The Problems and Prospects of Non-Formal English Learning in Bangladesh” a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2003-04.
  18. “The Folk Tradition of Sonargaon” a research project funded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Jahangirnagar University, 2002-03.

Publications as Popular & Creative Writings,

 

1. Abu Dayen. 2007Jol O Jhinuker Galpo (The Tale of Water and Cockle, A Collection of Poems). Dhaka. Banglayan.

2. Abu Dayen. 2010. Bhubonbittanto (Detailing the Earth, A Collection of Poems). Dhaka. Shuddhaswar.

3. Abu Dayen. 2011. Jol Hobe Jolobondi (Water will be water-logged, A collection of poems). Dhaka. Books Fair.

4. Abu Dayen. 2013. Amar Nei Durer Ahanker (Your Detachment Agonizes Me). Dhaka. Kakoli Prokashoni


Academic Info

Education and Other

Name of Degree/Visit

 

Year of Passing

Educational Institute

Subject/Group

Result

Visiting Research Scholar in Post Doctoral Level

13 Sept.

to

15 Nov. 2013

 

Heidelberg University

Germany

Department of Modern South Asian Languages and Literatures, South Asia Institute

 

Completed

PhD

2008

Jahangirnagar University

Bangladesh

Poetics reflected in the prose written by the major poets of 1930s Bangla Literature

Awarded

MA

1994

Jahangirnagar University Bangladesh

Bangla

1st Class 1st

BA (Honors)

1993

Jahangirnagar University Bangladesh

Bangla

1st Class 1st

Experience

Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Professor, Department of Bangla

Teaching Experiences

Positions Attained


Professor, Department of Bangla
Jahangirnagar University

2013 onwards
   
Visiting Research Scholar (Post Doctoral level)
Southasia Institute, Heidelberg University
Germany
13 Sept. - 14 Nov. 2013

Associate Professor, Department of Bangla
Jahangirnagar University

 

30 May 2009 - 29 Aug. 2013

Assistant Professor, Department of Bangla
Jahangirnagar University

 

22 May 2004 - 29 May 2009

Lecturer, Department of Bangla
Jahangirnagar University

 

06 Sept. 2000 - 21 May 2004
Lecturer, Department of Bangla
New Model University College
Dhaka
10 Aug. 1997 - 05 Sept. 2000




Activity

 

Courses Taught to the Students

1. Bangla Language and Literature, Folklore, Bankimchandra Chatterjee and Rabindranath Tagore’s Literature, Cultural Studies and Research Methodology Courses are currently taught to the Students.

2. Supervised 07 successful PhD and 04 MPhil researchers within the discipline. 10 researchers are now conducting their researches under his supervision.

 

Research Work Supervised

PhD                 07 Accomplished

10 Ongoing

MPhil               04 Accomplished

Administrative Responsibilities/Community Services

1. Chairman, Department of Bengali, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh, 30 January 2016 to 29 January 2019.

2. Provost, Shaheed Rafique-Jabbar Hall, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh. 5 July 2014 to 11 April 2018.

3. Provost, A F M Kamaluddin Hall, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh. 5 June 2011 to 11 May 2013.

Contact

Dr. A. S. M. Abu Dayen

Professor
Department of Bangla
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: abu.dayen@juniv.edu , abudayenju@gmail.com