AI Center
BU AI CENTER
AI Lecture Series & Technology Roadmap
About the Program
The BU AI Lecture Series 2026 is a structured monthly initiative to integrate Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, and Robotics across all academic departments of Bangladesh University. Each month, a different department hosts a live webinar featuring expert speakers from academia and industry.
Program Structure
Department Schedule
Monthly Sessions
Webinar Series
🕗 8:00 PM
📹 Zoom
Role of Artificial Intelligence in Bangladesh
Current Insights and Future Prospects
Speakers
Safiul Haque Chowdhury
Bangladesh University
Shafqat Ahmed
CTO, Orion Informatics Ltd.
🕒 3:30–4:30 PM
Application of AI in Business
Applications across Marketing, Accounting, Finance, and HRM
How AI enhances insights, automation, decision-making, and learning outcomes across core business disciplines.
Speakers & Anchor
Md. Mokshud Ali
Associate Professor
Dept. of Business Administration
Bangladesh University
Monika Mehjabeen Tisha
Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Business Administration
Bangladesh University
Dr. Asif Naimur Rashid
Chief Business Officer, Grameenphone
Brings more than two decades of dynamic leadership. Leads B2B transformation at Grameenphone. Independent Director on the Board of Sonali Bank PLC. Former CIO at Robi Axiata Ltd. and founding MD of Red. Digital Ltd. Doctoral degree in AI from California Southern University (summa cum laude). MBA from Royal Roads University, Canada. Has attended INSEAD, MIT Sloan, Harvard Executive Education, and NUS.
🕖 7:00 PM
📹 Zoom
AI in Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy
Speakers
Professor Abul Kalam Azad
Head, Dept. of Pharmacy — Bangladesh University
Distinguished pharmaceutical scientist with 20+ years spanning industry and academia. Graduate & post-graduate from Jahangirnagar University. Served at Square Pharmaceuticals and BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals. Author of research papers in Ethnomedicine, Ethnopharmacology, Functional Foods, and Pharmaceutical Market Research.
Mr. Khondkar Khaled Alhossainy
Director, Marketing & Sales — IQVIA Solutions Limited
Renowned pharmaceutical marketing professional with 26+ years. At IQVIA (formerly IMS Health), led strategic projects for Pfizer, MSD, Bayer, AbbVie, Novo Nordisk, and Eli Lilly. Former roles at Popular Pharmaceuticals, BEXIMCO, and Julphar Bangladesh. Adjunct faculty at BRAC University & IUB. Consultant at Asian Development Bank. MBA, M.Pharm. & B.Pharm. from University of Dhaka.
