The Department of English at Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB) organized a panel discussion titled “Spirituality in Literature” on August 11, 2026, at the university auditorium.
The program began with insights from Prof. Dr. Fr. Patrick Daniel Gaffney, CSC, Vice Chancellor of NDUB and keynote speaker, on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s A Psalm of Life and John Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn. He concisely explored the essence of the poems and their relevance to life and spirituality.
Prof. Dr. Fr. Charles B. Gordon, CSC, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Dr. Br. Subal Lawrence Rozario, CSC, Registrar, and Dr. Md. Jamir Hossain, Associate Professor of the department, participated as discussants. Prof. Golam Sarwar Chowdhury, Chairman of the department, delivered the closing remarks following a question-and-answer session.
In the second segment, Assistant Professors Sami Hossain Chisty and Nazia Forhin Shifat, and Lecturer Fr. Babu Paschal Sarker, CSC, took the stage to share their feelings and reflections.
