Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan – Professor – Department of Television, Film and Photography

“Bangabandhu and Dhaka University” by Dr A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan won National Film Awards 2022

December 2, 2023

The documentary film titled "Bangabandhu and Dhaka University," produced and directed by Professor A. J. M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Ph.D., received the National Film Award 2022 as the best documentary. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information unveiled...

The relevance of Bangabandhu’s philosophy on education

June 13, 2022

What is Bangabandhu’s philosophy of education? What kind of education system did he envision for the newly independent Bangladesh? My purpose in this article is to shed some light on the education thoughts of the Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh...

Peripheral View: Conceptualizing the Information Society as a Postcolonial Subject

December 21, 2021

This article looks into the information society from a postcolonial subject position. It uses concepts from a postcolonial perspective and critical political economy of communication to investigate the information society. It perceives the information society as a discourse of social...

Universal Access in Developing Countries: A Particular Focus on Bangladesh

December 21, 2021

The concept of universal access, which originated in the United States, is now part of the telecommunications policy frameworks of many developing countries. This article uses the case of Bangladesh as a vehicle for examining the transferability of the universal...

Achievements, Slide PostDecember 2, 2023December 2, 2023

“Bangabandhu and Dhaka University” by Dr A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan won National Film Awards 2022

The documentary film titled “Bangabandhu and Dhaka University,” produced and directed by Professor A. J. M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, Ph.D., received the National Film Award 2022 as the best documentary. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the Ministry of Information unveiled the distinguished recipients of the 2022 National Film Awards, a highly regarded recognition in the […]

BlogJune 13, 2022June 13, 2022

Assassination of Bangabandhu and Impunity for Killing

The 15th of August is here again to haunt our national conscience and remind us that the assassination of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with his family members initiated a culture of impunity for killing Bangladesh which is yet to be seized. Bangabandhu was assassinated along with his family members, […]

Blog, Slide PostJune 13, 2022June 13, 2022

The relevance of Bangabandhu’s philosophy on education

BlogJune 13, 2022

A Personal Tribute to Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru

My maternal uncle former Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, MP started his eternal journey Wednesday afternoon (April 14). I have been shattered by his death as he and I were very close. He was always proud of me that I became a teacher at Dhaka University and got my Ph.D. […]

PublicationsDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Television Journalism as a Field ; Analyses the prospects of the industry in Bangladesh

Television journalism has been gradually emerging as a distinct field in Bangladesh. As there has been no systematic effort to define the contour of this emerging area, my objective in this article is to initiate this work. Television has been a key focus in media and communication studies at the university level across the world. […]

PublicationsDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021

The political economy of mass communication in Bangladesh

This article deals with the political economy of mass communication in Bangladesh, a small South Asian country. As in many developing countries, media industries in Bangladesh are now in a transition involving a shift from state control and direction to forms of market organisation. This article looks at this transition and analyses how and why […]

PublicationsDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021

RTIA and People’s Right to Know

Can or will the Right to Information Act (RTIA) ensure people’s right to know? Answer to this question requires an analysis of the law and the context of its creation. The military-backed non-party caretaker government of Fakhruddin Ahmed promulgated this act in 2008 as an ordinance. The incumbent Awami League (AL) led government got it […]

Publications, Slide PostDecember 21, 2021February 14, 2022

Peripheral View: Conceptualizing the Information Society as a Postcolonial Subject

Short Bio

Dr. Abu Jafar Md. Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan is a Professor of film and media studies at the University of Dhaka. He is the founder of the Department of Television, Film and Photography, a vibrant and ever-expanding academic Department at the University of Dhaka. He is also the first Provost of the Bijoy Ekattor Hall, the most magnificent student dormitory on the Dhaka University campus. He taught at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada for several years.