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IDEAS – An International Journal of Literature, Arts, Science and Culture.

ISSN 2413-1814 (Print)E-ISSN 3005-8031 (Online)DOI: —Website: https://ibcfrd.org/ideas-journal
Sep 12, 2026

Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) As A Dynamic Ecosystem: Integrating South Asian Heritage with Ethical Artificial Intelligence - Professor Dr. Rahman M. Mahbub

Abstract: In the 21st century, there has been a renewed interest across the globe in indigenous knowledge systems, as societies face unprecedented techno...

Sep 12, 2026

The Canticle of the Creatures at 800: Franciscan Cosmology and Contemporary Environmental Ethics - Professor Simonetta Milli Konewko

Abstract: This article examines the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's Cantico delle Creature (1224) as a resource for rethinking contemporary ...

Sep 12, 2026

Generative AI in Peripheral University ELT: From Pedagogical Catalyst to Academic Shortcut - Md. Niaz Mahmud Sakib

Generative AI in Peripheral University ELT: From Pedagogical Catalyst to Academic Shortcut Md. Niaz Mahmud Sakib Abstract: Particularly in underfu...

Sep 12, 2026

Emotional Enmeshment and Substitute Characters in D. H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers: A Family System and Attachment Theory Perspectives - Rumana Chowdhury & Shahnaz Parvin

In many studies of D. H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers, Freudian interpretations, particularly the Oedipus Complex, are applied to the characters and their rel...

Sep 12, 2026

Reassessing the Need for English Writing Courses in the Generative AI Era: A Higher Education Case Study from Bangladesh = Shahidul Alam Chowdhury & Md. Mahadi Rahman

Abstract : The rapid expansion of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has created a significant pedagogical challenge for the teaching, assessment...

Sep 12, 2026

Linguistic and Socio-Cultural Challenges in English Learning: A Study on Indigenous Students in Bangladesh’s Higher Education - Abdulla-All-Mijan , Afsana Chowdhury & Md Rabiul Hasan

Abstract: Despite growing attention to educational equity in Bangladesh, empirical evidence on the English language learning challenges faced by Indigenou...

Sep 12, 2026

Jibanananda’s ‘Akashlina’: The Transformation of Suranjana, the Forest of Symbols, and World-Modernity - Professor Dr. Mostofa Sarwar

Abstract : This paper explores Jibanananda Das’s landmark poem "Akashlina" (first published in 1940) through the framework of Existential-Imagism. By trac...

Sep 12, 2026

Visual Culture, Folk Aesthetics, and Cultural Identity in Contemporary Rickshaw Art of Dhaka - Nabila Haque Mitu

Abstract : Dhaka’s rickshaw art is one of the most distinctive urban folk art forms in Bangladesh. It transforms an ordinary vehicle into a moving work of a...

Sep 12, 2026

Development and Standardization of Testing Systems for English Listening and Speaking: A Framework for Bangladeshi Higher Education - Md. Niaz Alamgir

Abstract : Listening and speaking are central to communicative competence but remain marginal in many tertiary English assessments in Bangladesh, which cont...

Sep 12, 2026

The Impact of ChatGPT and Gemini on Academic Writing among Bangladeshi Private University Students - Mohammad Abir Hossain Sawran & Purna Debi

Abstract : The extensive use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications like ChatGPT and Gemini is changing academic writing in higher educat...

Sep 12, 2026

Dangerous Silences: South Asian Immigrant Women and the Threat of Domestic Violence - Syeda Salma Akter

Abstract : South Asian immigrant women often experience domestic violence in silence, shaped by cultural expectations, language barriers, social stigma, f...

Sep 12, 2026

Glory, Disillusionment, and Exile: Re-evaluating War Ideals through Caruth’s Framework - Sadia Anjum & A S M Iftekarul Azam

Abstract : This paper intersects the changing ideals of war across time, from the glorifying martial valor of epic tradition to disillusionment of modern wa...

Sep 12, 2026

The Loss of Self in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot - Fahmida Akhter & Meria Nusrat Sarkar

Abstract : Beckett’s Waiting for Godot encapsulates man’s loss of the self after the Second World War in Europe. At that time people face so much terror tha...

Jun 25, 2026

Human Brain: Perspectives from Second Language (L2) Learning

Jun 10, 2026

Juvenile Gangs in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Their Impact on Civil Society - Dr. Zinnia Nasrin

Jun 10, 2026

Speaking in English Is an Attitude, Not a Mental Pressure: A Study on Speaking Skill at the Undergraduate Level in Private Universities in Bangladesh - Nasrin Alam Khan

Jun 10, 2026

Parents’ Perspectives on the National Curriculum in Bangladesh: Implications for Educational Reform - Shahnaz Parvin

Jun 10, 2026

Fragmented Truths of a Detective Mind: Memory and War in the novel When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro - Rumana Chowdhury

Jun 10, 2026

Urban Despair and Dark Tone in T. S. Eliot’s Poetry - Prodip Kumar Adhikari