09/08/2026
๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
In an era where misinformation spreads faster than facts, how can language, media literacy, and critical thinking help us become more informed and responsible citizens?
BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) is organizing a panel discussion on "๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ on 13 August 2026 (Thursday) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the main campus of BRAC University.
The panel discussion will investigate how linguistic manipulation fuels misinformation and polarization, and how language education and critical literacy can serve as safeguards for informed civic participation.
The session will feature ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ง, Department of English, Jahangirnagar University; ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง, PhD, Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB); and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐, PhD, Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University. The discussion will be moderated by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ, Associate Professor, BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), BRAC University.
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๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ง is a Professor of English at Jahangirnagar University and a 2022 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence. His research spans critical pedagogy, decolonial studies, comparative literature, media and cultural studies, and q***r epistemology. He is widely recognized for convening Bangladesh's first online literary festival (English JUbilee Lit Fest 2021) and for leading Research Tours and Student Research Symposia that promote experiential learning and academic collaboration. He is currently working on projects on teaching World Literature in Bangladesh and co-editing a forthcoming volume on South Asian Comparative Literature.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง is a Professor in the Department of English and Humanities at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and Director of the Center for South Asian Studies. An interdisciplinary scholar with two PhDs, his research focuses on discourse analysis, language policy, linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, identity formation, and ideological contestations. He has published widely on medium of instruction, equity, and social justice, with contributions to Springer and Routledge, and is co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of English Language Education in Bangladesh (2021).
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ is a Professor in the Department of English and Humanities at BRAC University. She is currently involved in a range of research projects on child language development that connect Bangla child language data to the vast crosslinguistic body of work conducted in this area. Her work focuses on tracing the development of Bangla-speaking children with regard to morphology and syntax. She also works on the preservation of indigenous languages, with a particular focus on mother tongue-based education for children. Her works have appeared in prestigious journals, such as Asian Ethnicity, Current Issues in Language Planning, Journal of Language, Identity & Education.
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๐๐ซ. ๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ is an Associate Professor at BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), BRAC University. With over two decades of experience as a researcher and educator, Dr. Islam's research interests include self-regulated learning, second language acquisition, English language teaching (ELT) pedagogy, teacher education, and language assessment. His works have been published in leading Web of Science and Scopus-indexed journals, and he has presented at major international conferences across Asia and North America. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he received the โAILA Solidarity Award 2024โ.
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๐ Date: Thursday, 13 August 2026
๐ Time: 11:00 AM โ 1:00 PM
๐ Venue: 09G-31T, BRAC University
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Registration Fee
โข Professionals: BDT 300
โข Students: BDT 150
Kindly register by 11 August, 2026 (Tuesday) (11.59 PM)
The program is ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. However, registration through the designated form is required.
Payment
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Reference: BIL2026_RoundTable
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We look forward to welcoming you to an insightful conversation on one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
