A. Q. M. Bazlul Karim | |
|---|---|
| এ. কিউ. এম. বজলুল করিম | |
| 1st Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission | |
| In office 15 May 1972 – 14 December 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mohiuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1920 Kalma village, Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | July 6, 1998 (aged 78) |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater |
Aligarh Muslim University Imperial College London |
AQM Bazlul Karim (1920–1998) was a Bangladeshi educationist and soil scientist.
Karim was born on 1 February 1920 in Kalma village in Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [1] He passed SSC, and HSC in1936 and 1938 respectively. [1] He completed his BSc examinations in 1940. [1] He did his MSc degree in 1942 from Aligarh Muslim University in Chemistry. [1]
In 1945, he started his PhD in agricultural chemistry at Imperial College London and finished in 1948. [1] His thesis was Residual effect of fertilisers on the growth and yield of potatoes. [1]
Karim became a civil servant in Calcutta under the Bengal Ministry of Food. [1] He joined Jadabpur College as a lecturer. [1] He was appointed a gazetted officer in the chemical standardization laboratory of the Bengal Ministry of Food and Drug. [1]
In 1949, Karim joined the Department of Soil Science in University of Dhaka as senior Lecturer. [1] He worked with M Osman Ghani and Abdul Karim. In 1952, he was appointed reader. [1] He joined the Department of Soil Science and Botany in Davis Campus of the University of California, Barkley as a visiting faculty following an offer by American Academy of Sciences. [1]
In 1961, Karim returned from the United States and was appointed head of Soil Science Department of the University of Dhaka. [1] In 1962, he was promoted to Professor. From 1967 to 1969, he worked as Director General Soil Survey of Pakistan project. [1]
Karim was appointed the first chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission after the Independence of Bangladesh in July 1972. [1] [2] He served a five year term after which he returned to the University of Dhaka. He retired from the university on 30 June 1982. [1]
- President's Gold Medal (1974) [1]
- Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal (1982) [1]
- Atish Dipankar Gold Medal (1984) [1]
- Ekushey Padak (1999), posthumously. [1] [2]
Karim died on 6 September 1998. [1]
A. Q. M. Bazlul Karim | |
|---|---|
| এ. কিউ. এম. বজলুল করিম | |
| 1st Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission | |
| In office 15 May 1972 – 14 December 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Mohiuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1920 Kalma village, Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | July 6, 1998 (aged 78) |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater |
Aligarh Muslim University Imperial College London |
AQM Bazlul Karim (1920–1998) was a Bangladeshi educationist and soil scientist.
Karim was born on 1 February 1920 in Kalma village in Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India. [1] He passed SSC, and HSC in1936 and 1938 respectively. [1] He completed his BSc examinations in 1940. [1] He did his MSc degree in 1942 from Aligarh Muslim University in Chemistry. [1]
In 1945, he started his PhD in agricultural chemistry at Imperial College London and finished in 1948. [1] His thesis was Residual effect of fertilisers on the growth and yield of potatoes. [1]
Karim became a civil servant in Calcutta under the Bengal Ministry of Food. [1] He joined Jadabpur College as a lecturer. [1] He was appointed a gazetted officer in the chemical standardization laboratory of the Bengal Ministry of Food and Drug. [1]
In 1949, Karim joined the Department of Soil Science in University of Dhaka as senior Lecturer. [1] He worked with M Osman Ghani and Abdul Karim. In 1952, he was appointed reader. [1] He joined the Department of Soil Science and Botany in Davis Campus of the University of California, Barkley as a visiting faculty following an offer by American Academy of Sciences. [1]
In 1961, Karim returned from the United States and was appointed head of Soil Science Department of the University of Dhaka. [1] In 1962, he was promoted to Professor. From 1967 to 1969, he worked as Director General Soil Survey of Pakistan project. [1]
Karim was appointed the first chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission after the Independence of Bangladesh in July 1972. [1] [2] He served a five year term after which he returned to the University of Dhaka. He retired from the university on 30 June 1982. [1]
- President's Gold Medal (1974) [1]
- Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal (1982) [1]
- Atish Dipankar Gold Medal (1984) [1]
- Ekushey Padak (1999), posthumously. [1] [2]
Karim died on 6 September 1998. [1]