Golam Sarwar
Born	(1943-04-01)1 April 1943 Banaripara, Bengal, British India
Died	13 August 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 75) Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Awards	Ekushey Padak (2014)

Golam Sarwar (1 April 1943 – 13 August 2018) ^[1] was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He served as the founding editor of Samakal and Jugantor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2014. ^[2]

Sarwar obtained his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature from the University of Dhaka. ^[3]

In his student life in 1962, Sarwar started his career as a university correspondent at The Azadi. ^[1] He also joined The Sangbad as a sub-editor. ^[1] After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he served as the headmaster of Banaripara Union Institution. ^[1] Later in 1972, he joined The Daily Ittefaq as a senior sub-editor and worked at the newspaper until 1999. ^[1]

In 1999, Sarwar became the editor of Jugantor and in 2005, he joined Samakal as the founding editor and served as the editor at the newspaper until his death. ^[1]

Sarwar had served as the chairman of the board of directors of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) since August 2015 and a member of board of directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). ^{[3] [1]} He was a member of the Bangladesh Film Censor Board's Appellate Division and had worked as a senior vice-president of the National Press Club several times. ^[4]

• Rongin Balloon
• Sompadoker Jobanbondi
• Omiyo Gorol
• Amar Joto Kotha
• Swapna Benche Thak ^[4]

• Ekushey Padak, 2014
• Cultural Journalist forum of Bangladesh (CJFB) lifetime achievement award, 2016
• Ataus Samad Memorial Trust lifetime award, 2017

Sarwar was married to Saleha Sarwar. ^[5] Together they had two sons and a daughter. ^[5]

Sarwar died on 13 August 2018 while being treated at a hospital in Singapore. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung complications. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}