Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Professor Dr. Israfeel Shaheen of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka, will represent Bangladesh at the 18th Asia-Pacific Bond of Theatre Schools Festival & Directors' Conference 2025. The event will be held at the Shanghai Theatre Academy in China from 28 November to 4 December 2025.

Prof Shaheen confirmed the news yesterday.

In addition to delivering a keynote speech, Professor Shaheen will conduct theatre-focused masterclasses, workshops, seminars, and symposium sessions throughout the weeklong festival. He will present his longstanding research and work on prison theatre, theatre in juvenile correction centres, and therapeutic theatre in mental health institutions.

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