BNC 2026 is an international academic conference titled “Beyond Nature and Culture: Planetary Precarity in Literary-Cultural-Linguistic Representations.” It brings together scholars working in literature, cultural studies, ecology, posthumanism, environmental justice, linguistics, and pedagogy.

The conference will take place on 4–5 December 2026 in Bangladesh, hosted by Daffodil International University (DIU). All official scheduling will follow Asia/Dhaka (UTC+6).

Yes. BNC 2026 will be held in hybrid mode, so participants may join onsite or online.

The conference welcomes submissions from academics, researchers, teachers, postgraduate students, and interdisciplinary scholars whose work connects with the conference themes and tracks.

The conference has four tracks: Track 1: Colonial Modernity, Biopolitics, and Precarity; Track 2: More-than-Human Agency, Posthuman Ecologies, and the Uncanny; Track 3: Eco-cultural Rifts, Water/Landscapes, and Environmental Justice; Track 4: Linguistics, ELT Pedagogy, and Sustainability Literacy.

The deadline for abstract submission is 15 June 2026.

The abstract should be 150–200 words.

Each abstract should include the paper title, author name(s), affiliation(s), country, corresponding author’s email, selected track, 4–6 keywords, and preferred mode of participation (onsite or online). Authors may also include an SDG relevance/impact line where relevant.

Authors may submit abstracts in DOCX or PDF format.

Abstracts will go through an editorial screening and review process under the conference’s academic review structure. The conference planning documents also indicate a blind review policy and a workflow involving track editors, screening editors, and reviewers.

Acceptance notifications are scheduled to be sent between 17 July and 30 July 2026.

The current registration fees are: Regular Registration: 5,000 BDT / 50 USD / 40 EUR / 4,000 INR; Early Bird Registration: 3,500 BDT / 35 USD / 30 EUR / 3,000 INR.

The registration fee covers conference access, conference kit, food and certificate.

Yes. Participant-only registration will be available for those who wish to attend the conference without presenting a paper.

Yes. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to submit full papers. The announced full paper submission window is 1 August to 30 October 2026.

No. Abstract acceptance or conference presentation does not automatically guarantee publication. Full papers will go through editorial screening and, where applicable, further review and revision before final publication decisions are made.

Yes. Selected papers will be considered for edited-volumes publication with Springer Nature and Star Scholars Network (Scopus). The publication pathway is planned for inclusion in a Scopus-indexed series, subject to the publisher’s final indexing status.

Yes. Since the conference is hybrid, presenters may participate online or onsite. Authors should mention their preferred mode of participation at the time of abstract submission.

Yes. Invitation or supporting letters may be issued to accepted and registered international participants upon request, according to the conference office’s policy and timeline.

For conference-related queries, please contact events.eng@diu.edu.bd. Participants should also follow the official conference website at https://engconference.diu.edu.bd/ for updates on submission, registration, schedule, and announcements.

No. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. But if you book accommodation from our suggested hotels or guest houses, we will provided transportation to and from.

Yes. The DIU conference team will suggest and help participants find suitable accommodation options. However, the cost of accommodation must be borne by the registered participants themselves.

No. The registration fee covers conference access, kit, food and certificate only. Accommodation is not included.

At present, no special accommodation rate has been formally announced. Participants will be informed later if any partner hotel or negotiated rate becomes available.

No. There will be no TA/DA.

No. Travel expenses will not be reimbursed by the conference. Participants will need to bear their own travel costs.

Any local hospitality arrangements for officially invited speakers or special guests will be communicated separately by the organizers as applicable.

Participants should be prepared to bear their own travel, accommodation, visa-related expenses, and other personal costs unless separately informed otherwise by the organizers. The announced registration fee covers only conference access, kit, food and certificate.

Yes, the corresponding author must make payments on behalf of all the authors.