Faculty Profile

Mafruza Akter

Lecturer

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Bangla, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801721322932
  • Email: [email protected]

Research Profile Links

Biography

I was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and currently serve as a Lecturer in the Department of Bangla at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet-3114, a position I have held since May 2023. My academic interests include comparative literature, comparative linguistics, and cultural studies. I am particularly drawn to interdisciplinary research that explores the intersection of language, literature, and culture across different regions and traditions.

Education

  • 2016: M.A., Dept. of Bangla at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology(SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2015: B.A., Dept. of Bangla at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2022: B.Ed from National University, Bangladesh.
  • 2023: Elementary Certificate in French from the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 2024: Certificate Program in French from the Institute of Modern Languages, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2024: DELF A2 (According to CEFR), Alliance Française de Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 2023: Certificate Program in English from the Institute of Modern Languages, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2025: Training on SPSS from SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2023: Training on Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo from Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2022 : Workshop on Phonetics and Aesthetics from District Shilpakala Academy, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Modern Literature and Comparative Literature.
  • Comparative Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Phonetics, and Phonology.

Active Research Project

  • 1. Impacts of French Music on French as a foreign language learners in Bangladesh. ( I'm working as Co-Investigator.)
  • 2. কায়েস আহমেদের ''অন্ধ তীরন্দাজ'': মধ্যবিত্ত জীবনের রূপায়ণ।

Teaching

  • May, 2023 to Present : Lecturer, Department of Bangla, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114; Bangladesh.
  • February, 2022 to May,2023: Assistant Teacher, Rasamay Memorial High School, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • January 2019 to December 2021, Lecturer, Department of Bangla, Sylhet Women's Model College, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Awards & Recognition

  • University Merit Scholarship (2012-2016), Shahjalal University of Science Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
  • Marcantile Bank PLC Merit Scholarship (2012 and 2015).
  • Student of the Year Award (2011), Gowainghat Govt. College, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • Board Scholarship ( 2019 and 2011), Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Sylhet.
  • Zila Parishad Student Scholarship ( 2010 and 2012), Sylhet.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. শাহীন আখতারের ‘তালাশ’: নারীর অর্ন্তবেদনার স্বরূপ (৭ নভেম্বর ২০২৩) (স্নাতকোত্তর দ্বিতীয় সেমিস্টার)
  • 2. কায়েস আহমেদের ‘লাশকাটা ঘর’: স্বকাল ও স্বসমাজ (২৮ এপ্রিল ২০২৫) (স্নাতকোত্তর দ্বিতীয় সেমিস্টার)
  • 3. আহমদ ছফা: প্রসঙ্গ ‘অলাতচক্র’ (৭ নভেম্বর ২০২৩) (চতুর্থ বর্ষ দ্বিতীয় সেমিস্টার)
  • 4. হরিশংকর জলদাসের ছোটোগল্প: জীবন ও সমাজ ( ২৩ মার্চ ২০২৫) (চতুর্থ বর্ষ দ্বিতীয় সেমিস্টার)
  • 5. সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলীর রম্য গল্প: কৌতুকময় জীবনভাষ্য (৮ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৪) (দ্বিতীয় বর্ষ দ্বিতীয় সেমিস্টার)
  • 6. আহামাদ মোস্তফা কামালের ‘ঘরভরতি মানুষ অথবা নৈঃশব্দ্য’: সমাজবাস্তবতা ( ১৬ এপ্রিল ২০২৫) (দ্বিতীয় বর্ষ দ্বিতীয় সেমিস্টার)