Research

The department is enriched with rich academic, research, and technical resources to support students and faculty. As reading, writing, and critical inquiry form the core of literary studies, we embrace dedicated study and offer computer facilities to assist with research and writing. We have a computer laboratory which provides students with ample access to computers, essential software, and high-speed internet connectivity.

The department also has a rich seminar library that houses an extensive collection of literary texts, critical editions, reference works, and both national and international academic journals. The library staff is always available to assist students with general inquiries, research guidance, and access to materials.

International Conferences:

The department organizes yearly international conferences, where faculty members, students, and invited scholars present their ongoing work. These seminars create a vibrant academic environment and encourage intellectual exchange, critical discussion, and scholarly development.


Ongoing Projects

1.      National Consciousness in Pre-Independence (1965-70) Bengali Cinema

·       Co-Investigator: Dr Mohammad Shafiqul Islam

·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2024–25

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

2 . Assessing the Outcomes of the Workshops and Trainings on Outcome-Based Education (OBE) provided by the IQAC for the Departments and Institutes at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

 ·       Principal Investigator: Md Ishrat Ibne Ismail

  ·        Co-Investigator: Susmita Roy

   ·  Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

    ·      Funding Year: 2024–25

·       Funding Source: SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

Completed Projects

1.      Undergraduate English Syllabus at SUST: Expectations and Achievements

·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2014–15

·       Funding Source: SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

2   .     Indigenous Students at SUST: Opportunities and Challenges

·       Principal Investigator: Professor Dr Himadri Sekhar Roy

·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2016–17

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

3.The Development of English Language Skills of SUST Students: A Case Study” 

·       Principal Investigator: Professor Dr Himadri Sekhar Roy

·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT      

·       Funding Year: 2018–19

·       Funding Source: SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

4.     Students’ Use of Off-Class Hours in Campus and its Effectiveness: A Case Study on the Department of English Students at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)

·          Principal Investigator:  · Dr. Hossain Al Mamun

·       Co-Investigator: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Alamgir Toimoor

          Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·          Funding Year: 2018–20

·          Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

5.     ‘Slave of the System’: A Trauma Study among Tea Workers in Bangladesh in the Light of Mulk Raj Anand’s Novel Two Leaves and A Bud"

·       Principal Investigator: · Dr. Hossain Al Mamun ·    

   Field/ Area: Literature/Interdisciplinary

·       Funding Year: 2021–22

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

6.     Difficulties in Academic Writing: An Investigation for Developing Writing Skills of English Department Students at SUST

·       Principal Investigator: Dr. Hossain Al Mamun

·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2022–23

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

7.     Language learning and other motivations to study English literature: An exploration of public universities in Bangladesh

·       Principal Investigator: Dr Mohammad Shafiqul Islam

         Co-Investigator: Tasnia Mizan Chowdhury

·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2021–22

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

8.  Rizia Rahman’s Surjo Sabuj Rokto (Sun Green Blood): A Literary Perspective on the Human Rights Crisis of the Tea Garden Workers and their Real-time Status

·       Principal Investigator: Md Ishrat Ibne Ismail

 ·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2021–22

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

9.      Implementation of Blended Learning in Bangladeshi Universities: A Qualitative Study on Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions

·       Principal Investigator: Md Ishrat Ibne Ismail

 ·       Field/ Area: Linguistics/ELT

·       Funding Year: 2022–23

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

10.  Socio-economic Effects of Micro-credit on Women in Bangladesh: A study on Sylhet

·       Co Investigator: Sahelee Parveen Dipa

·       Field/ Area: Interdisciplinary

 ·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

11.       Sustainable solid waste management: An Ecocritical approach

·       Principal Investigator: Md Abu Hena Pohil

·       Field/ Area: Interdisciplinary

·       Funding Year: 2017–2018

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

12.       Patra: An ethnic group marginalized to the boundary of extinction,

·       Principal Investigator: Md Abu Hena Pohil

·       Field/ Area: Interdisciplinary

·       Funding Year: 2014–15

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet

 

13.       Low-Born Life in the Fiction of Mahasweta Debi

·       Principal Investigator: Sabbir Ahmed Dibbo

·       Field/ Area: Literature

·       Funding Year: 2024–25

·       Funding Source: Public SUST Research Center, Sylhet