AQM Bazlul Karim (1920–1998) was a Bangladeshi educationist and soil scientist.
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 | 1 February 1920 Kalma village, Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 6 July 1998 (aged 78) |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University Imperial College London |
Early life and education
editKarim 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]
Career
editKarim 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]
Awards
editPersonal life and death
editKarim died on 6 September 1998.[1]