His area of interest includes Victorianism/Neo-Victorianism, American Literature, Commonwealth/Postcolonial Studies, Shakespeare, Media & Adaptation, Gender & Race, and Education. He was the Chair of the Department from June 2012 to June 2015. Dr. Sattar also happens to be the first ever Bangladeshi scholar to receive the Japanese Government Scholarships (Monbukagakusho) in the field of English Literature from Bangladesh.