Dhaka, April 10 -- The Department of Media and Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has organised a two-day international conference titled "The Nation & Its Imaginations".

The conference concluded on Friday at its Dhaka campus.

The opening session on Thursday was attended by Vice-Chancellor Prof M Tamim, Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Daniel W Lund, and SLASS Dean Prof Bokhtiar Ahmed.

According to a media statement, the first day keynote was delivered by Prof Craig Batty from the University of Adelaide, focusing on creative practice and research innovation.

On the second day, Prof Lund spoke on media, audience perception and cognitive dissonance.

The conference featured four parallel sessions with 36 research presenta...