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101, 529/1 Kazla Campus (English Building)
Designation Office Department
Head English
Education Summary MA, BA Honors
Name of Degree Subject/Group Institution University Passing Year
MA English Rajshahi University Rajshahi University 1974
BA Honors English Rajshahi University Rajshahi University 1973
Duration Department/Office Organization Position
01 Aug 2017 - 15 Apr 2026 English Varendra University Head
31 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2017 English Rajshahi University Professor
01 Aug 1998 - 30 Aug 2014 English Rajshahi University Associate Professor
10 Jan 1985 - 31 Jul 1998 English Rajshahi University Assistant Professor
15 Feb 1983 - 09 Jan 1985 English Rajshahi University Lecturer
17 Apr 1980 - 14 Feb 1983 English Rajshahi College Lecturer
Conference Paper
# Title
1 Sutapa Saha, Md. Shahidur Rahman, "The Hairy Ape and Death of a Salesman: Quest for Identity, Disillusionment and Death" , published in International Conference on Revisiting the Canon: Reading British and American Literatures from Contemporary Perspectives organized by Department of English, Rajshahi University & ATLEB
Published date: Dec 2024
Book Chapter
# Title
1 Md. Shahidur Rahman, "Kongi's Harvest: An Evaluation of Soyinka's Ethics of Power" , published in Literature, History and Culture: Writings in Honour of Professor Aali Areefur Rehman, edited by Abdullah Al Mamun and Maswood Akhter, Department of English, University of Rajshahi, 2014, pp. 787-806.
Published date: Mar 2014
Research Paper
# Title
1 Md. Shahidur Rahman, "The Character of Lakunle in The Lion and the Jewel: A Study in Cultural Alienation" , published in Praxis, Journal of the Department of English, Rajshahi University, vol. 5, 2013, pp. 130-145.
Published date: Mar 2013
2 Md. Shahidur Rahman, "Character Writing in the Seventeenth Century, with Reference to Nicholas Breton" , published in Rajshahi University Studies, vol. 25, no. 89, 197,pp. 195-214.
Published date: Dec 1998
Book
# Title
1 Md. Shahidur Rahman, "Learning English" , published in Pustak Ghor
Published date: Jan 1991
COURSE OFFERED
Course Name Course Activity Course Materials
New Literatures in English, American Literature: Novel Active
New Literatures in English, American Literature, Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, Introduction to Poetry Inactive
RESEARCHES

Title: English for Community: Establishing Links between University and Society

Project Institute: Rajshahi University

Project Supervisor: Md. Shahidur Rahman

Title: English Studies in Bangladesh: Inception, Evolution and Prospect

Project Institute: Rajshahi University

Project Supervisor: Md. Shahidur Rahman

Other Information

1. Worked as acting Chairman of the Department of English, Rajshahi University from 6 November 2008 to 11 April 2009.

2. Worked as Chairman of the Department of English, Rajshahi University from 1 March 2010 to 28 February 2013.

3. Worked as Associate Editor of A Research Journal, Faculty of Arts, University of Rajshahi, 2012-2013, vol. 18, ISSN 1813-0402.

4. Acted as Session Chair, Academic Session : 10 (English) in 3rd International Conference on Issues Around Pedagogy: Teaching-Learning Strategies in Art and Humanities for the 21st Century Organized by Faculty of Arts, Rajshahi University , held on 25-26 June 2025

5.Acted as Session Chair, Academic Session : 02 (English) in 3rd International Conference on Issues Around Pedagogy: Teaching-Learning Strategies in Art and Humanities for the 21st Century Organized by Faculty of Arts, Rajshahi University, held on 25-26 June 2025