Second Announcement
Dear Colleagues,Greetings from the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)!
The 8th SSEASR Conference Organizing Committee wishes you all well from Dhaka, Bangladesh!
We are delighted to receive quite a good number of paper proposals so far from as many as 20countries. As we go now busy to give final touch to the logistics, the following information would
facilitate your plan to be here:

Submission ofAbstracts/Papers
If you have not submitted your abstract (300 wordsmaximum) yet please visit our website:www.sseasr.org

Online Registration Form:

www.sseasr.org/registration-form-wsc.php
If you find difficult in submitting ONLINE, you can send us by email
attachment with all the requisites as per the ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM.

Email us at:

SSEASRBangladesh@gmail.com

Please adhere to the following dates
Early Registration Deadline

March 15, 2019
Panel Submission Closes

March 1, 2019
Last Submission of Abstract

April 15, 2019
Submission of Full paper

May 30, 2019

Travel Plan
Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh covering a total area of 306.38 square km. It
is one of the fastest growing megacities in the world with a population of 18.89 million people
in the Greater Dhaka Area. As part of the Bengal plain, the city is bounded by the BurigangaRiver, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Sitalakshya River. The city's culture is known for its
cycle-rickshaws, cuisine, art festivals and religious diversity.
Dhaka City is well connected by all major airlines in the world. More than 20 airlines in
Bangladesh operate their business including the national carrier in the Hazrat ShahjalalInternational Airport, Dhaka (DAC).You would find very good deal at the web portals of several
airlines such as Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG), Air India (AI), Jet Airways (9W), Thai Airways(TG), Malaysia Airlines (MH), Singapore Airlines (SIA), Emirates (EK), Qatar Airlines (QR),
Turkish Airlines (TK), China Southern Airlines (CZ).

Important Dates
Inauguration of the Conference |Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 09:00 AM (BST)

Conference Closes|

Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 10.00 AM (BST)

Pre-Conference Tour|

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Post-Conference Tour|

Sunday, June 16, 2019 – Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Please make your travel plan accordingly. Those planning to join thePost-Conference Tour, please see the details below.

VisaAs a sovereign state, Bangladesh requires all foreigners to obtain permission to enter its territory.
Visa is issued by Bangladesh Mission located throughout the world or on arrival to Bangladesh.
However, Visa Fees vary by country. Make sure your passport is valid till 15th of December
2019 when applying for visa. You can apply for visa by submitting a copy of the invitation letter ofour conference. For details, please visit the links below:
BANGLADESH MISSIONS ABROAD

bit.ly/2R9pOIC

ON ARRIVAL VISA

visitbangladesh.gov.bd

www.visa.gov.bd

Registration Fees
Please understand, we are running on a shoe-string budget and hence, the transaction fee forboth ends in sending/receiving the amount has to be borne by sender. Furthermore, payment
for the venue and meal during the conference will be made in advance, thus, there shall be norefund of fee whatsoever after May 10, 2019. Please email all details of transfer to us at:
SSEASRBangladesh@gmail.com

RegistrationFees

Local
Participants

Early registration BDT 3000
Late registration BDT 3500
Full time students BDT 2000
US$ 200(Overseas persons living in Bangladesh)

ForeignParticipants
US $300
US $350
US $200
US$ 250(Retired academicians)

Developing countries
Participants

US $250
US $300
US $150
US$ 200(Retired academicians)

The registration amount covers conference day meals, dinners, coffee/tea, conference publications,pickup service at the airport and entry to cultural and heritage sites and cultural evenings.

It does not include air tickets, hotels and other personal expenses.

Accommodation
For the convenience of the Registered Participants, we have identified following hotels inDhaka that offer a special price for our conference. This special price would remain valid fromJune 11 to June 20, 2019 for our Conference Guests.

Room Category | Deluxe
Single Occupancy

US$ 85
Double Occupancy/ Twin share

US$ 95
Hotel Purbani

Room Category | Exe. Suite
Single Occupancy

US$ 55
Double Occupancy/ Twin share

US$ 60
Room Category | Deluxe
Single Occupancy

US$ 35
Double Occupancy/ Twin share

US$ 40Hotel SEL Nibash

Room Tariff mentioned above are inclusive of all taxes & buffet breakfastNote: Hotel Payments are required to be paid to us only (Not to the Hotel) at the bankaccount details provided below. As this special price has been secured through prepayment
made by us last week, we would solicit your entire stay payment in advance along with yourother payments. In the event of cancellation of your attendance of the 8th SSEASR
Conference, total accommodation amount will be refunded except one night deposit andtransfer cost. Such refund request must reach us before May 10, 2019. All receipts will beissued by the 8th SSEASR Secretariat, Dhaka and will be given to you on arrival. If you require
any invoice, let us know in advance. No card payment facility is available.

Pre and Post-Conference TourPre and Post-Conference Tours are now finalized. However, it should be noted here that theSundarbans World Heritage Tour could not be arranged because the Government ofBangladesh has introduced a new policy this year that does not allow visitors to enter theSundarbans between June and August, as the months are the wild animals’ breeding season.
Therefore, we have now arranged a Pre-Conference Tour in Dhaka City including NationalMuseum, Museum of Independence, Lalbagh Fort, Dhakeswari Temple etc. on 12 June2019 and 4Days 3Nights Post-Conference Tours from the afternoon of 16 June to theafternoon of 19 June 2019 to visit World Heritage Somapura Mahavihara, Paharpur
archaeological site and Museum, Mahasthangarh archaeological site and Museum,
Mainamati Archaeological Sites and Museum, 11th longest bridge of the world:
Bangabandhu Bridge on the river Jamuna, Kherua Mosque, The largest Navaratna
Temple of Bangladesh etc.

Bangladesh National Museum

Lalbagh Fort

Dhakeshwari Temple

Gokul Medh, Mahasthangarh

Somapura Mahavihara, Paharpur

Kherua Mosque

Rupbanmura, Mainamati

Navaratna Temple

The total amount including 2 nights stay in Bogra, 1 night stay in Dhaka, tickets for AC mini bus withEnglish speaking driver, entry fees for monuments and museums, meals, tea/coffee and snacks, mineralwater during tour & guide service is as follows:
US$ 350 per person (twin share) & US$ 450 per person (single)

Mode of Payment
for Registration Fee, Accommodation, Pre & Post-Conference TourFor Scholars of UK, USA, Europe and Canada
Account Name: SSEASRAccount Number 586133-52-1
Bank Name: CREDIT SUISSE (Switzerland) Ltd.
IBAN: CH57 0483 5058 6133 5200 1
Clearing Number: 4835 BIC / SWIFT CRESCHZZ80A
Responsible Person: Simona Chaudhry, Lenzburg

For Scholars of other Countries
Account Name: UNIVERSITY OF LIBERAL ARTS BANGLADESH
Account Number: 12711040000064
Bank Name: PRIME BANK LIMITED
Branch: Sat masjid Road; Branch code: 403
Routing No: 170264039; SWIFT Code: PRBLBDDH023
Branch Address and Phone: House # 99, Road # 11/A, Dhanmondi, R/A,Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh; +88-02-58151936, +88-02-9135982

For Bangladeshi Scholars
bKash Merchant Name: UNIVERSITY OF LIBERAL ARTS BANGLADESH
bKash MerchantNumber: 01787697588

You can scan this QR code
to pay directly from your bKash app

International Committee
Prof. Rosalind I. J. Hackett, Vice President, CIPSH, University of Tennessee, USA
Prof Tim Jensen, President, IAHR, University of Southern Denmark, DenmarkProf. Satoko Fujiwara, Acting Secreatary General, IAHR, University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Abrahim H. Khan, University of Toronto, CanadaDr. Simona Chaudhry-Ferraro, Universität Basel, Switzerland

Prof. Amarjiva Lochan, Ph.D
President, SSEASR

Prof. Shahnaj Husne Jahan, Ph.D

Chair, 8th SSEASR Conference