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Published : 10 Apr 2026, 07:11 PM
The Department of Media and Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has organised a two-day international conference titled “The Nation & Its Imaginations”.
The conference concluded on Friday at its Dhaka campus.
The opening session on Thursday was attended by Vice-Chancellor Prof M Tamim, Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Daniel W Lund, and SLASS Dean Prof Bokhtiar Ahmed.
According to a media statement, the first day keynote was delivered by Prof Craig Batty from the University of Adelaide, focusing on creative practice and research innovation.
On the second day, Prof Lund spoke on media, audience perception and cognitive dissonance.
The conference featured four parallel sessions with 36 research presentations by scholars from different institutions, covering topics such as the digital economy, media globalisation, gender, youth identity, folk culture, film, urban subcultures and political communication.
Three panel discussions were also held on technology and creativity, changes in cultural industries, and the future of Bangladeshi cinema, the statement said.
A workshop on creative practice research and a screening of the film “Delupi” (2025) were part of the itinerary.
A conference dinner was held on the first evening, where the Bangladesh Cultural and Creative Industries Research Group was launched as a new academic network.
In the media statement, organisers said the conference aimed to promote academic discussion and collaboration on media and cultural developments in Bangladesh.
