Department of Television, Film and Photography

Faculty Profile

Dr. Abu Jafar Md. Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan
Professor

Dr. Abu Jafar Md. Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan

Department of Television, Film and Photography
Faculty of Social Sciences
abhuiyan@du.ac.bd 8801731803632
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Social
Degree Name Group/Major Subject Board/Institute Country Passing Year
Ph.D. Communication School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Canada
Masters Communication Carleton University Canada
Masters Mass Communication and Journalism Dhaka University Bangladesh
Bachelor Mass Communication and Journalism Dhaka University Bangladesh
H.S.C Science Dhaka Board Bangladesh
S.S.C Science Dhaka Board Bangladesh
Title Organization Location From Date To Date
Member, Governing Board Addin's Women's Medical College Dhaka Jul 2018 Present
Executive Director Governance and Policy Research Foundation (GPRF), a non-profit civil society think tank. Dhaka Jan 2018 Present
Dean (Acting) Faculty of Social Sciences, DU Dhaka Jul 2017 Oct 2017
Founder and Head Dhaka University Campus Television Dhaka Jan 2017 Present
Joint Secretary Dhaka University Teachers' Association Dhaka Jan 2017 Dec 2017
Advisor Department Of Media and Mass Communication, American International University-Bangladesh Dhaka Oct 2015 Present
Member National Broadcast Law Formulation Committee, Ministry of Information, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka Mar 2015 Nov 2017
Founding Provost Bijoy Ekattor Hall, DU Dhaka Jan 2014 Present
Executive Committee Member Dhaka University Teachers' Association Dhaka Jan 2014 Dec 2016
Member, Governing Board Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute, Bangladesh Dhaka Nov 2013 Present
Professor Department of Television, Film and Photography, DU Dhaka Nov 2013 Present
Senate Member (Elected Teachers’ Representative) Dhaka University Dhaka Jul 2013 Present
Member National Film Policy Formulation CommitteeMinistry of Information, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka Apr 2013 Apr 2015
Member National Broadcast Policy Formulation Committee, Ministry of Information, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka Apr 2013 Oct 2016
Member Committee for Selecting the Recipients of Feature Film Production Funds, Ministry of Information, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Dhaka Mar 2013 Present
Founder Chair Department of Television, Film and Photography, DU Dhaka Jan 2012 Oct 2017
Associate Professor Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, DU Dhaka May 2010 Oct 2013
Sessional Lecturer Simon Fraser University BC, Canada Sep 2005 Apr 2010
Assistant Professor Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, DU Dhaka May 2001 Apr 2010
Lecturer Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, DU Dhaka Sep 1997 Apr 2001
Staff Reporter Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Dhaka Jul 1996 Aug 1997
Staff Reporter The Financial Express Dhaka Jul 1994 Jun 1996
Junior Reporter The New Nation Dhaka Jan 1992 Jun 1994
Moderator Dhaka University Information Technology Society Dhaka Jan 1970 Present
Executive Editor Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute Journal Dhaka Present
Review Editor Sage Open Journal UK Present
Member, Jury Board National Film Award 2017 Dhaka
Member, Jury Board National Film Award 2016 Dhaka
Member, Jury Board National Film Award 2015 Dhaka
Member, Jury Board National Film Award 2014 Dhaka
Member, Jury Board National Film Award 2013 Dhaka
Member, Jury Board National Film Award, 2012 Dhaka

Research Interest

Subject Description Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
South Asian Film and Media
Media and Geopolitics
Internet Governance
Political Economy of Media and Cultural Production
Political Economy of New Media

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study Title Supervisor Co-Supervisor(s) Name of Student(s) Area of Research Current Completion
Masters Ab/uses of Brechtian Techniques in Subcontinental Films Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Gopa Biswas Caesar 2013
Research Project Report/Other Commercialization of Television in Bangladesh Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Khandakar Rubyat Mursalin 2018
Research Project Report/Other Television and New Media Convergence in Bangladesh: Causes and Consequences Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Upendro Nath Roy 2018
Research Project Report/Other Conflict Between Traditionalism and Modernity in Satyajit Ray's Cinema Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Tasnim Rahman 2018
Research Project Report/Other Changes in Women's Representation in Bangladeshi Television Advertisements from 2000 to 2018 Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Kazi Kamrun Nahar Tania 2018
Research Project Report/Other The Representation of Women in Bangladeshi Folk Cinema Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Nafisa Hossain 2017
Research Project Report/Other New Media in Film Distribution in Bangladesh: Bane or Boon? Abu J M S A Bhuiyan Saiyeed Shahjada Al Kareem 2017

Project/Research Work

Subject Project Name Source of Fund From Date To Date Collaboration
Principal Investigator Assessing the Effects Indian Satellite Television Channels on Bangladeshi Culture and Cultural Industries BANBEIS 01-07-2018
Team Leader Human Rights Exposition on Gender and Ethnic Minority Issues in Educational Institutes UNDP 01-06-2017 31-12-2017
Principal Investigagtor • Assessing Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh UNESCO 01-02-2016 01-11-2017
Team Leader Assessing the Means of Disseminating Agricultural Information in Bangladesh. SwissContact and Samaste 01-07-2015 31-12-2016
Principal Investigator • Ideological Orientation of TV Talk Shows UGC 01-12-2014 31-07-2016
Principal Investigator The Political Economy of Mass Communication in Bangladesh UGC 01-06-1999 31-08-2000

Invited Talk

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SL Collaboration & Membership Name Type Membership Year Expire Year
1 International Communication Association (ICA) Professional 2022
2 Global Internet Governance Academic Network General 2021-
3 Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) General 2021-
4 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) General 2021-
Book
1
Abu J M S A Bhuiyan (ed.) Agriculture Journalism. Dhaka: Chandrabati Academy, 2017 .
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Abu Bhuiyan Internet Governance and the Global South: Demand for a New Framework. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014 .
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Book Section
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "'Digital Bangladesh’: Technology, Inequality and Social Change.." Bangladesh’s Changing Mediascape: From State Control to Market Forces. B. Shoesmith and Jude Genilo (Eds.) Intellect, UK, 2013 193-214 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan and Rumana Siddique "Habitat." Bangladesh Environment: Facing the 21st Century. Philip Gain (ed.) Dhaka: SEHD, 1998 246-260 .
Journal Article
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : Television Journalism as a Field, Forum , vol.6 , no.5 , 2012 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : American Century in World Communication.” [This article was published in Chinese Language, Chinese Journalist , vol.9 , pp.102-104 , 2011 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : RTIA and People’s Right to Know, Forum , vol.5 , no.8 , 2011 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : Press Freedom: Still a Far Cry, Forum , vol.5 , no.5 , 2011 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : Peripheral view: Conceptualizing the Information Society as a Postcolonial Subject, International Communication Gazette: Sage (impact factor:1.197) , vol.70 , no.2 , pp.99-116 , 2008 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : Review of the book Floating Lives: The Media and Asian Diasporas, Journal of International Communication: Taylor and Francis , vol.12 , no.1 , pp.95-97 , 2006 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : Universal Access in Developing Countries: A Particular Focus on Bangladesh, The Information Society--Taylor Francis (impact factor:1.889; Ranking: 28/88 (Information Science & Library Science)) , vol.20 , no.4 , pp.269-278 , 2004 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : The Political Economy of Mass Communication in Bangladesh, Journal of International Communication: Taylor and Francis , vol.8 , no.2 , pp.118-136 , 2002 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan : Bangladeshe sangbadikder kormosontusti-o-songbadpotre kazer poribesh [Journalists’ job situation and satisfaction in Bangladesh], Dhaka Biswabiddaloy Potrika [Dhaka University Studies] , vol.66 , pp.99-112 , 2000 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan and Farhana Begum : Media Policy and Social Development: Bangladesh Perspective, Social Science Review , vol.16 , no.2 , pp.247-254 , 1999 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan and Sheikh Abdus Salam : Putra Sontaner Pradhanno, Adhunik Projukty-o-Mullabudh: Proshongo-Bangladesh [Preference of male child, modern technology, and moral values in Bangladesh], Lokproshashon Samoeeky [The Journal of Public Administration] , vol.8 , pp.43-52 , 1997 .
Conference Proceedings
1
Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "New Actors, New Space, Yet Brutish Consequences. Keynote Paper presented at Seminar 4." Contentious Politics and Democracy in the Digital Arena of the ESRC Seminar Series: Exploring Civil Society Strategies for Democratic Renewal London: City, University of London, London, UK, 2017 .
2
Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "Media Governance: Bangladeshi Approach." Paper presented at the Australia-Bangladesh Business Forum Conference Melbourne, Australia: 2016 .
3
Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "Bangladeshi Media in Transition: Implications for Media Education." International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference Hyderabad, India.: 2014 .
4
Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "Transformation of newspaper Journalism in Bangladesh: Political to Commercial.." 2nd International Congress of Bengal Studies Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2011 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "Intellectual property rights, the state and global governance." Union for Democratic Communication (UDC) Conference Vancouver, BC: 2007 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "Internet: A global public good or an enabler of digital divides." Canadian Communication Association (CCA) Conference Saskatoon, SK.: 2007 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "The ‘Information Society’ meets the South: A narrative of capital, class, and development." International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference Cairo, Egypt: 2006 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "The Politics of Development Paradigms: The Relevance of Community Driven Development Model in the Wake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution." The First International Communication Conference, EFL University, India 2019 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "The Politics of Internet Governance: Solidarity in the Global South.." Transcultural Solidarities Across Global Divides: Histories, Institutions and Agents, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. 2019 .
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Abu J M S A Bhuiyan "Digital Imperialism and the Global South: Inequality, Neo-dependency, and Distorted Transnationalism." The Third Biennial Conference on Communication, Media, and Governance in the Age of Globalization, Co-sponsored by the National Communication Association (NCA) and the Communication University of China (CUC) 2021 .
Award Type Title Year Country Description
International President’s Research Stipend 2008 Canada It was awarded by Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
International CanWest Global Graduate Fellowship 2006 Canada This prestigious fellowship was awarded by CanWest Global Corporation, Canada.
International Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship 2000 Canada It was awarded by the Canadian commonwealth organization for doing a Master's.
Local Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Memorial Award 1993 Bangladesh

The award was given by the Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Foundation for securing the First First Postion in the Master's examination in Mass Communication and Journalism.
Local Moswud Khan Gold Medal 1993 Bangladesh University of Dhaka Awarded this medal for obtaining first class first position in MA.
Local Abul Mansur Ahmed Gold Medal 1992 Bangladesh University of Dhaka Awarded this medal for obtaining first class first position in BA (H).
Local Dilnoshin Khanam Gold Medal 1992 Bangladesh University of Dhaka Awarded this medal for obtaining first class first position in BA (H).
Name & designation Dr. Abu Jafar Md. Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan Professor
Department Department of Television, Film and Photography Faculty of Social Sciences
Email abhuiyan@du.ac.bd
Phone 8801731803632