A two-day long 1^st Institute of Modern Languages  International Conference on “Language Teaching and Learning” has begun on November 24, 2017 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU). Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the conference as the chief guest.

Presided over by Director of the Institute of Modern Languages Prof.  Iffat Ara Nasreen Majid the inaugural function was addressed, among others, by Russian MGIMO University Professor Dr. Irina Prokofyeva and USA Professor Dr. B. Kumaravadivelu as the special guests. 

DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman thanked the authorities of DU Institute of Modern Languages for organizing this 1^st International Conference which is an excellent initiative to bring scholars together from home and abroad. He said in this era of globalization language has become an essential tool for development.

Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman stressed the need for learning different languages to equip oneself with various cultures. Interdisciplinary research is a must for development. He hoped that participants specially DU teachers and students would be highly benefitted by exchanging and sharing ideas and thoughts about language teaching  in this conference.

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(Mahmood Alam)

Deputy Director

Public Relations Office

University of Dhaka

A two-day long 1^st Institute of Modern Languages  International Conference on “Language Teaching and Learning” has begun on November 24, 2017 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU). Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. Presided over by Director of the Institute of Modern Languages Prof.  Iffat Ara Nasreen Majid the inaugural function was addressed, among others, by Russian MGIMO University Professor Dr. Irina Prokofyeva and USA Professor Dr. B. Kumaravadivelu as special guests. (Picture: DU PR Office)