Dr. Md. Abdul Awal
Associate Professor, Head Department of English and Proctor (In-Charge) Prime University, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
Dr Mohammad Abdul Awal achieves his M Phil leading to PhD degree on feminist and comparatist literature. Dr Awal was awarded his PhD degree in 2022 from Islamic University, Kushtia. He earns his Masters of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the Department of English, Prime University. He is currently working as Associate Professor, Head in the Department of English and Proctor (In-Charge) at Prime University, Dhaka1216, Bangladesh. Dr Awal has been teaching language and literature at Prime University since 2012. He has been working as the Executive Editors in Prime University Journal and different journals both home and abroad for long. He has published a good number of research articles in national and international journals. He has attended many international seminars, workshops and conferences across the globe. He also experiences as Session Chairs in the international conferences. His research interests include literary theories specialty feminism, Marxism and postmodernism.
M Phil leading to PhD degree on feminist and comparatist literature.
Research interests include literary theories specialty feminism, Marxism and postmodernism.
Teaching Experiences
• Associate Professor from March 1, 2023 to till date (Memo No. PU/Admin/Promotion-FM/2009/144 dated 28.02.23)
• Assistant Professor from January 1, 2017 to 28 February 2023(Memo No. PU/Admin/Promotion-FM/2009/144 dated 31.01.16)
• Senior Lecturer from April 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016 (Memo No. PU/Admin/Promotion-FM/2009/144 dated 31.03.15) and
• Lecturer for three years from 22nd March, 2012 (Memo No. PU/Admin/Appt-FM/11/54/161 dated 22.03.12).
Administrative Experiences
• Head In-Charge) at the Department of English, Prime University since 2024
• Proctor (In-Charge) at Prime University since 2025
• Assistant Proctor at Prime University since 2018
• Head of SAC, IQAC Project, Department of English, Prime University since its inception
• Program Coordinator at the Department of English for Long
• Examination Secretary at the Department of English for Long
• Academic Secretary at the Department of English for Long
Presenting Research Paper in the International Conference
1. In 2026 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, Charring of a session in the Planet LangLit 2026: International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies” organized by the Green University of Bangladesh on 15 and 16 January 2026.
2. In 2026 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, “Virmati in Difficult Daughters as a Portrayal of Forming the Lived Space for Women in the Authoritarian World”, Planet LangLit 2026: International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, organized by the Green University of Bangladesh on 15 and 16 January 2026.
3. In 2025 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, “Women in Ashapurna Devi’s The Distant Window as Portrayals of Disbanding Social Myths about Women”, “Arts and Humanities for Peacebuilding”, organized by the Arts and Humanities School of Khulna University Bangladesh on 2-3 August 2025
12. In 2024 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, “Two Epitomes of Susceptibility and Inaction: A Comparative Analysis of the Characters of Hamlet and Oblomov”, Journal of Nuzrul University (ISSN 2227- 5940) Vol.10, Number 1 and 2, PP 221-336, 2024
10. In 2023 Awal, Dr Md., Abdul, et al. Wanja in Petals of Blood and Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter as Symbols for Breaking Myths about Women” Prime University Journal, January-June: 2021, vol. 15, no. 2, (ISSN 1995-5332).
11. In 2024 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Ronny Heaslop in A Passage to India as a Representative of Bourgeois Oppression under Capitalism: A Study from the Marxist Perspective.” LangLit: An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal (ISSN 2349- 5189) Vol.11, Issue 2, India. Print, pg. 377-386, November: 2024.
Lecturer:
1. In 2013 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Nora in A Doll’s House As A Portrayal of Emancipation and Empowerment: A Feminist Perspective” Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-7, Number-2, July-December: 2013
2. In 2014 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Postmodern Per-excellence: Khondakar Ashraf Hossain’s Selected Poems” Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-8,Number-2, July-December: 2014
Senior Lecturer:
3. In 2015 Awal, Md., Abdul. “The Beggar in “The Blind Dog” An Ambassador of Domination and Selfishness: A Marxist Assessment” LangLit: An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal (ISSN 2349- 5189) Vol.2 Issue 2, India. Print,pg. 126-133, November: 2015
4. In 2015 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Gregor Samsa in Metamorphosis: A Representative of Alienation and Self-consciousness: A Marxist Perspective” Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-9, Number-2, July December: 2015.
5. In 2016 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Self-responsiveness, Self-criticism and Self-consciousness in Frank O’Connor’s “My Oedipus Complex”: A Psychoanalytical Perspective” LangLit: An International Peer Reviewed Open Access Journal (ISSN2349- 5189) Vol.2 Issue 4, India, pp. 106-112, May: 2016.
Assistant Professor
6. In 2017 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Antoinette in Wide Sargasso Sea: as a Representative of Women’s Liberation and Empowerment” Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-9, Number-2, December: 2018.
7. In 2018 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Self-Reflexivity, Playfulness and Magical Realism in Marquez’s “Light is Like Water”: “A Study from the Post-Modern Perspectives.” Green University Review of Social Sciences, ISSN 2313-237X (Print), ISSN 2409-7403 (Online) Volume- 04, Issue-2, January-June: 2018.
8. In 2019 Awal, Md., Abdul. etl. “Lucky’s Dumbness in Waiting for Godot as a Resistance against Misjudgments: A Marxist Study” Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-13, Number-1, January-June: 2019.
9. In 2021 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Jibananda Das and William Butler Yeats’s Poems: A Comparative Study” Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume-14, Number-1, January-June: 2020.
Presenting Research Paper in the International Conference
1. In 2026 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, Charring of a session in the Planet LangLit 2026: International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies” organized by the Green University of Bangladesh on 15 and 16 January 2026.
2. In 2026 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, “Virmati in Difficult Daughters as a Portrayal of Forming the Lived Space for Women in the Authoritarian World”, Planet LangLit 2026: International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies. organized by the Green University of Bangladesh on 15 and 16 January 2026.
3. In 2025 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, “Women in Ashapurna Devi’s The Distant Window as Portrayals of Disbanding Social Myths about Women”, “Arts and Humanities for Peacebuilding”, organized by the Arts and Humanities School of Khulna University Bangladesh on 2-3 August 2025
4. In 2024 Dr Md. Abdul Awal, Charring of a session in the 3rd International Conference on “Innovation and Transformation for Development” organized by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Green University of Bangladesh on 9 and 10 November 2024.
5. In 2022 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Ammu in The God of Small Things: Envoyage to Consolidating the Lived Spaces for Women in the Authoritarian World”, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Mymensing, Bangladesh on 14-15 June 2022.
Creative Writings
Publication of Short Stories:
1. In 2016 Awal, Md., Abdul. The World’s Loneliness”, The Ray, 1st Issue, Prime University Magazine
2. In 2017 Awal, Md., Abdul. “Returning Home to See The Spinster and The Sinister”, The Ray, 2nd, Issue, Prime University Magazine
3. In 2018 Awal, Md., Abdul. “The Tale of Tall Talks”, The Ray, 3rd, Issue, Prime University Magazine