IUB to host international conference on culture and creative industries

The two-day international event at the university’s Dhaka campus will bring together academics, researchers and practitioners on Apr 9-10

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is set to host a two-day international conference on culture and creative industries at its Dhaka campus on Apr 9-10.

Titled “The Nation and Its Imaginations: Culture and Creative Industries in Bangladesh”, the conference is being organised by the university’s Department of Media and Communication, IUB said in a statement.

According to IUB, the event will bring together academics, researchers and practitioners to discuss how culture and creative industries shape national narratives, identities and economies.

The programme will include keynote speeches, panel discussions and 12 parallel sessions on topics such as media, representation, storytelling, audience perception and the changing dynamics of creative industries.

Prof Craig Batty, pro vice-chancellor of the College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities at the University of Adelaide in Australia, is scheduled to deliver the opening day keynote.

On the second day, the keynote will be delivered by Prof Dr Daniel W Lund, pro vice-chancellor of IUB.

The university says the conference is intended to create a platform for critical engagement with the role of imagination in research, creative practice and policy, with a particular focus on Bangladesh.

Further information is available on the university’s website-(https://iub.ac.bd/page/media-comm-conference-Apr-2026).