Day 1: 27 April 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Inaugural Session
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
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Inaugural Performance |
Featuring a Special 15-Minute Excerpt Performance from the Theatre ProductionPakhider Bidhansobha (Recreated from Fariduddin Attar’s Mantiq Ut Tair) Written by Dr Shahman Moishan Directed by Professor Dr. Ahmedul Kabir Performed by MA Second Semester 2023 Students Produced by Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka |
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Inauguration and Chief Guest |
Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, University of Dhaka |
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Keynote Speech |
Professor Dr Syed Jamil Ahmed Founding Chairman Department of Theatre and Performance Studies University of Dhaka |
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Discussants |
Professor Quazi Mostain Billah Former Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities University of Chittagong
Professor Dr Israfil Shaheen Department of Theatre and Performance Studies University of Dhaka |
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Special Guest Remarks |
Professor DrSayema Haque Bidisha Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration), University of Dhaka
Professor M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, PhD Treasurer, University of Dhaka
Professor Dr Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka |
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Welcome Speech
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Dr Shahman Moishan Convenor of the Conference Committee & Associate Professor Department of Theatre and Performance Studies University of Dhaka |
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Opening Remarks
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Shajada Syed IrfanulHouqe Managing Trustee Darul Irfan Research Institute Chottogram, Bangladesh |
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Vote of Thanks |
Kazi Tamanna Haque Sigma Chairperson, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka |
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Break: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Session 2 (Meet the Artist): Creating Mysticism into Performance: A Conversation on PakhiderBidhansobha
Session Lead: Professor DrAhmedul Kabir, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka
Time: 2:00 M - 2:45 PM
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
Break: 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 3: Sufism and Contemporary Social Thought
Session Chair: Professor Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
1. MejbaulAlam Bhuiyan –Exploring Vertical and Horizontal Integration of Spirituality in Maizbhandari Tariqa Through Wilber’s Integral Theory Framework
2. Jahid Siraz Chowdhury – The Self at the Crossroads of Social Chaos
3. Abdur Razzak – Re-imagining the Relationship Between God, Humans, and Nature Through the Lens of Eco-Sufism
Session 4: Ethics, Representation and Sufi Worldviews
Session Chair: Dr Sydur Rahman Lipon
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building
4. Md. Parvej Chowdhury – Love of Allah: Al-Ghazzali
5. Sirajuddin Shaikh – Sufi Philosophy as a Model for Spiritual Inclusivity and Social Harmony
6. Dr Zahid Azim –Sufi Philosophy of Majlishi Song: Commitment to Building a Humanistic Society through Song Lyrics and Melody
Session 5: Interfaith Narratives and Cultural Syncretism
Session Chair: Dr Md. Abdullah Al Mahmud......??????????
Venue: Room # 6007, 5th floor, Arts Building
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
7. Sirajul Arefin Chowdhury – Lalon and Gazi in Bangladeshi Sufi Narratives
8. Sarwar Kamal – Mystical Traditions of Sufism in Bangladeshi Media
Break: 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 6: Esotericism, Signification and Maizbhandari Tariqa
Session Chair: Professor Mohammad ShekhSadi
Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building
Time: 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
9. Imtiaz Pavel Neel –
10. MD. RabiulHossen, SubornoBarua&AklimaAkther - Exploring Unity and Harmony in Esotericism: A Study of the Principles of the Maizbhandari Sufi Order
Break: 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Session 7 (Performative Talk): In this world of binary values, "Shadhona" stand against defeat or win
Time: 7:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
Session Lead: Dr Sudip Chakraborty, Associat Professor, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka
Day 2: 28 April 2025
Session 8: Mystical Selfhood and Sufi Theatre
Session Chair: Dr Israfil Shaheen
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
11. Ashraful Islam Sayan – The Collective Simorgh: Self-Discovery and Annihilation in the theatre of Pakhider Bidhansabha
12. Rageeb Nayeem – Pakhider Bidhansobha: Transformative Aesthetics in Post-uprising Bangladesh
13. Rudra Sawjal– In Search of the Beloved: Sufi Philosophy and Contemporary Theatre Practices in Bangladesh
Break: 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 9: Visual Arts, Performance and Sufi Aesthetics
Session Chair: Dr Titas Zia
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
14. Santanu Halder - Embodiment of Sufism in Method Acting and the Possibility of Creating a New Theatrical Language
15. Dr Shahman Moishan - Unpacking the Interwoven Epistemic Notion of Niranjan: Revisiting Syed Jamil Ahmed’s Work on Islam, Theatre, and Bangladesh
Break: 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Session 10: Visual Arts, Performance and Sufi Aesthetics
Session Chair: Dr Shahman Moishan
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
16. Fatema Zohra Haque – Sufism in the Contemporary Context: Relevance, Resistance, and Spiritual Transformation
17. Preema Nazia Andaleeb – What I Am That I Am Not, What I Am Not That is Performance
18. Sharmillie Rahman – Ronni Ahmmed’s Body of Work and Religious Inspiration
Session 11: Regional Currents of Sufi Practices
Session Chair: Kazi Md. Siful Aspea
Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
19. Advocate Abdullah Md. Iqbal – Bangali Mindset-Culture and Maizbhandaria Tariqa
20. Md. SahajahanSk - Sufism in the 21st Century: Context and Its Relevance
Session 12: Sufism, Cultural Appropriation and Syncretic Traditions
Session Chair: Professor Dr Shah Kawthar Mustafa Abululayee
Venue: Room # 6007, 5th floor, Arts Building
Time: 2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
21. AklimaAkter - The 2025 Urs Sharif of HazratKabla through the Lens of Usul-e- Saba: A Study on Sufi Spirituality and Social Service
22. Md. Faruk Hossain – Sufism in the Hill Areas of Nepal Himalaya
23. Mubarara Siddique – Seeking the Ontology of Sufism in Bengali Folk Music
Break: 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Session 13: Music and Embodied Sufi Traditions
Session Chair: DrSayeem Rana
Venue: Shahid Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury Faculty of Arts Conference Room, 5th floor, Arts Building
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM
24. Sk. Makbul Islam (D. Litt.) - Indigenization and Theatricization of Sufism
With Reference of Maizbhandar
25. Muhammed Sinan NC – The Influence of Rumi’s Poetry on Sufi Music
26. Rabbiul Hasan Shanto – মওলানা আব্দুল হাদী কাঞ্চনপুরী : গান ও গায়েন
Session 14: Sufi Theatre and Poetic Transmission
Session Chair: Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir
Venue: Room # 6007, 5th floor, Arts Building
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:15 PM
27. Muhammad Ali Asgor - Empowerment through Spiritual Guidance: The Initiatives of Syed Emdadul Hoque Maizbhandari for the Maizbhandari Sufi Community
28. Mohammad ShekhSadi – Sufi Theatre and Maizbhandari Philosophy
29. DrSayeem Rana – The Bengali Muslim Society in Bhandari Philosophy and Qawwali Music
Break: 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM
Closing Session: Faith in Motion: Dance and Devotion in Sufi Practice
Venue: Natmandal Auditorium
Time: 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM
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Closing Performance |
Featuring a Special 15-Minute Excerpt Performance from the Dance Production Dilnawaz (Recreated from an Urdu Sufi Fable Written by Rahat Ara Begum) Choreographed by Sabbir Ahmed Khan Composed by Ratul Shangkar Ghosh Directed by Lubna Marium Produced by Shadhona |
Closing Banquet
Venue: Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences (CARS)
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM