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M. Shahinoor Rahman (born 01 July 1966), known as Shahinoor Rahman, is a Bengali-English Writer, columnist, academic, folklorist, media personality, singer and a researcher in Bangladesh. He is the current Pro-vice-chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh in Kushtia.

Early life and education
Born on 01 July 1966 in Kushtia, Dr M Shahinoor Rahman was raised both in Dhaka and Khulna, Bangladesh. He started taking elementary and primary education from Dhaka and then secondary education from Khulna. He completed his higher secondary certificate examination from Khulna Government City College. Graduated in English with Honours (1986) and 1st class 1st position in MA (1987) from the University of Rajshahi. He completed another MA in Folklore with thesis (1999) equivalent to an M Phil Degree at the Indiana University, Bloomington, USA under the supervision of Professor Dr. [[Henry Glassie[[, a renowned folklorist recognized as a celebrity among the academics around the world. Then he was done with his PhD Degree in English literature (2002).

Career
Professor Dr. M. Shahinoor Rahman is currently serving as Pro-Vice Chancellor of Islamic University, Bangladesh for second consecutive term after successfully completing the first tenure as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the same university. Has been the senior most Professor with selection grade in the Department of English, Islamic University, Bangladesh. He has been working as member of Recruitment Boards for teachers at all levels from Lecturer to Professor at different public and private universities.

He started career as a lecturer in the English Discipline at Khulna University at the age of 24. He served as Associate Instructor at the Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. He had been the Chairman of the Department of English and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Islamic University, Bangladesh. He served as the senior most Professor in the Department of English at Jagannath University, Dhaka and in the Department of English at Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, chairing and attending different meetings related to research and academic matters. He worked as Syndicate Member at Islamic University, Bangladesh and Jagannath University, Dhaka and at other universities.

Has been involved in active teaching and research for over 29 years. Involved with different research oriented and knowledge generating bodies, conducting research activities and giving training sessions to teachers at the National University and different private and public universities as well as at other institutes.

Writings and Contributions
He has a considerable number of research articles and books to his credit, of which Dhutura Phool (Dhaka, 1991), English Literature: Perspective and Criticism (Dhaka, 1996), Bengali Poet Fakir Lalon Shah: Oral Poet and Tradition in the Social Context of Contemporary Bangladesh (Indiana University, USA,1997), A Collection of Literary Essays (Dhaka, 2003) and Practicum in Social Work and Social Development: Practice Learning Process (Dhaka, 2019) deserve a special mention.

Personal Life

 * Professor Rahman is the elder son of late Diloara Rahman Jostna and Md. Abdur Rahman. His father is a freedom fighter (certificate no. Ma 164094). He is married to Dr. Mossammad Salma Sultana, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of English at Islamic University, Bangladesh. He has two children – one daughter and one son. His daughter Sumaita Sadia Rahman (American by birth) is currently studying at the University of North Carolina, USA in Computer Science at the undergraduate level and his son Shuhreed Manik Rahman is studying in the Islamic University Laboratory School and College at Islamic University campus, Bangladesh. He has three sisters graduated in different disciplines and one of them Dr. Fatimatuz Johura Rahman did her PhD from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has two graduate brothers
 * Currently presidium member of Bangabandhu Shikkha O Gabeshana Parishad
 * Had been active Chatra League activist throughout student life (widely known to all for cultural activities at college and university)
 * Founding member of Bangabandhu Parishad, Islamic University Branch
 * Had been an advisor-member of the Neel Dal (Blue Group) of teachers at Jagannath University
 * Working as vice-president of the Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, Kushtia
 * Member of the sub-committee for arranging seminar, workshop and round-table discussions on the occasion of the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Researches

 * 1991 A Perspective View of the Love Symbolism in T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land”, The Islamic University Studies, VOL: 2, NO: 1
 * 1996 The Hero and the Villain in Humanistic Literature, The Islamic University, Studies, VOL: 4, NO: 2
 * 1997 Shakespeare’s Ophelia, in the journal of Shomaj Nirikhan Kendra, published by Shamaz Nirikhan Kendra, Dhaka University, NO: 63, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 * 1997 Shakespeare’s King Lear and Folkloric Perspective, The Islamic University Studies, VOL 5, NO: 2
 * 1998 Colonial Bengal and the Study of English Language (written in English), The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 05, NO: 01
 * 1999 Beyond the Canonical : Toward an Understanding of (Ethno) Poetry as Artful Speech, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 07, NO: 02
 * 2000 Imagining Nation, Folklore, and Inventing “the Voice of the People: Tagore and Herder in Context, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 08, NO: 02
 * 2001 Uttar Uapnibashik Shahitta Tatta, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 08, NO: 01
 * 2003 Danielson’s Study of Umme Kulthum as a model to Study Lalon’s Oral Poetry and Tradition: A Theoretical Approach, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 09, NO: 3
 * 2003 Study of Folklore: Theoretical Approach to the Issue of Exceptional Individuality as an Example of the Study of Folklore in the Modern World, Bangladesh Folklore Society
 * 2003 Lalon’s Tradition and Its Construction, HARVEST, Jahangirnagar University Studies in Literature, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka
 * 2003 Rudyard Kipling: His Vision of Indo-British Brotherhood, The Central Islamic University Studies, Vol: 01, No. 01
 * 2003 Value and Relevance of Literature to Life, CRITIQUE, The Islamic University Studies in Literature, Vol: 01, No. 01
 * 2004 Rudyard Kipling’s Attitude to British Empire, CRITIQUE, The Islamic University Studies in Literature, Vol: 02
 * 2007 Mahatma Gandhi’s Vision of Non-Violent Movement as Reflected in R.K. Narayan’s “Waiting for the Mahatma“, Journal of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology, Dhaka, Vol: 01
 * 2010 Racial Superiority in Plain Tales from the Hills: A Study of “Lispeth”, The Islamic University Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangladesh, Vol:12, No. 02
 * 2010 Raju’s Metamorphosis in R K Narayan’s The Guide, The Jagannath University Studies, Faculty of Arts, Vol: 01, No. 01 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
 * 2012 Women in Literature: A Critical Study in Relation to Society, The Jagannath University Studies, Faculty of Arts, Vol: 02, No. 02 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
 * 2015 Belief in the Evil Eye: A Critical Study published in Folklore: New Challenges The Proceedings of the International Folklore Conference, Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13-15 April, 2013
 * 2016 Modernizing Folklore Studies in Bangladesh: New Perceptions, published in Folklore in the Urban Context, Bangla Academy Dhaka
 * 2017 Lalon Shah’s Invention of Tradition and Social Change published in Social Change and Folklore, Bangla Academy Dhaka

Conference Paper and Participation

 * 1997 Ninth International Conference on Higher Education, Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA, Fate of Distance Learning: Bangladesh Context
 * 2002 Participation in the 6th International Conference on The Study of Modern Folklorein the Modern World held on November 01- 02, 2002 in the Auditorium of ICMAB, Nilkhet, Dhaka: “Theoretical Approach to the Issue of Exceptional Individuality as an Example of the Study of Folklore in the Modern World”
 * 2007 Participation in the Seminar on Folklore arranged by the Department of Folklore, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
 * 2011 Participation in the Seminar with a paper on Language Teaching arranged by English Department, Islamic University, Bangladesh
 * 2012 Participation in WIPO Conference arranged by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on 11 February – 26 February 2012
 * 2014 Faculty, International Summer School arranged by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh held on 17-26 June, 2014
 * 2015 Faculty, International Summer School arranged by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh held on 13-19 April, 2015
 * 2016 Faculty, International Summer School arranged by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh held in April, 2016

Books Published

 * 1991 Dhutara Fule: A Collection of Poems (written in Bengali), published by Shahita Parishad, Khulna, Bangladesh (Out of Print)
 * 1996 English Literature: Perspective and Criticism (written in Bengali), published by Open Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 * 1999 Bengali Poet Fakir Lalon Shah: Oral Poetry and Tradition in the Social Context of Contemporary Bangladesh, published by Indiana University, USA (Original from Indiana University and digitized in the Google library on 11 June 2009)
 * 2003 A Collection of Literary Essays (written in English), published by Bangladesh Writers Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 * 2019 PRACTICUM In Social Work and Social Development

Awards

 * Award achieved for achieving the 1st position with first class in Master of Arts Degree in English
 * Award and Recognition as the best BNCC Officer achieved from Bangladesh Military Academy in 2004
 * Award for the 1st Position achieved in the Pre-commission Training (BNCC Officer) from Bangladesh Military Academy in the Year 2004