The Department of English and Humanities (ENH) hosted a lively afternoon with poet Shamim Azad, who enthralled the audience with her "Interactive Story-telling and Poetry Performance" on September 26, 2006. Shamim Azad is a bilingual writer, poet and story-teller based in London. The session was chaired by Professor Firdous Azim, and attended by Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Pro-VC, BU and guests from Bishwa Shahittya Kendra, teachers and students of the English Department of BU.