Syed Abul Kalam Azad

Syed Abul Kalam Azad (born 1 October 1951) is a professor[2] and former treasurer of University of Dhaka.[3] He was also the treasurer of the National University, Bangladesh.[4][5]

Syed Abul Kalam Azad
সৈয়দ আবুল কালাম আজাদ
Born
Syed Abul Kalam Azad

(1951-10-01) 1 October 1951[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationTeaching
Years active1974 – Present
ParentSyed Amin Ullah (father)

Early life and education

Azad is from Lakshmipur District of Bangladesh.[5] He was born in 1951 and his father's name is Syed Amin Ullah.[1] He completed his master's degree from University of Dhaka in 1973.[6] He was the student of 1st batch in Department of Marketing.

He completed Master of Business Administration from Western Illinois University, USA.[7] Azad did his Ph.D. in 2015 under the supervision of Professor M.A. Quddus.[8] His topic is "High-Value Agriculture Products in Bangladesh : An Empirical Study on Agro-Business Opportunities and Constraints".[9]

Academic career

Syed Abul Kalam Azad is a professor of Department of Marketing in University of Dhaka. He was treasurer of the Dhaka University from 4 February 2006 to 23 January 2009[10] and National University from 24 March 2002 to 3 February 2006.[11] Azad was the first house tutor of the Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall.[12] He was the Dean of faculty of Business Studies.[13] He also served as a chairperson of Marketing department from 1989 to 1992.

Azad is currently an academic council member of Jagannath University[14] and former academic council member of East West University[15] and Presidency University, Bangladesh. Azad was the former convenor of Jatiyatabadi Oikya Parishad.[16]

He visited Greenwich University, Karachi in Pakistan as a Dean of faculty of Business Studies with a Bangladeshi delegation on 13 June 2001.[17]

Publications
  • "Retail marketing of grocery products in Dhaka City", was written with Md. Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan, published by Bureau of Business Research, University of Dhaka in 1992.[18]

Controversies

In 2007, RAJUK, development authority of Dhaka, accused Dhaka University authorities to violate the building laws, rules and codes in construction of buildings without approval from RAJUK.[19] Responding to legal obligation of obtaining building approval, Azad said,

"I have never seen that the university authorities took permission from any authority for any construction work."[20]

See also

References
  1. RAJUK. "Purbachal-Autonomous-10 Katha" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. "Faculty Members List: Department of Marketing". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. "Prof Harun new DU pro-VC, Prof Mizan treasurer". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. Earlier, on January 14, outgoing DU Treasurer Prof Syed Abul Kalam Azad submitted his resignation letter to education secretary.
  4. "Diploma course on journalism begins". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 14 October 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. Prof Syed Abul Kalam Azad, Treasurer, National University, inaugurated the course as chief guest on October 11 at the Institute.
  5. "Education". greaternoakhali.net.bd. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. DUAA. "Alumni Directory". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. "Convocation 2003" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  8. ঢাবি থেকে ১২ জন গবেষকের পি.এইচ.ডি এবং ১৬ জনের এম.ফিল. ডিগ্রী লাভ [12 researchers get Ph.D. and 16 get MPhil degree from DU]. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. "High-value agriculture products in Bangladesh: an empirical study on agro-business opportunities and constraints". Dhaka University Institutional Repository. Dhaka University Library. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. "Message from the Treasurer". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. 12. Prof. Syed Abul Kalam Azad - 04.02.2006 - 23.01.2009
  11. বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ট্রেজারার মহোদয়গণের তালিকা ও কার্যকাল [List of University's treasurer and their tenure]. National University of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  12. "Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016. Besides, the current Treasurer of the university Professor Dr. Syed Abul Kalam Azad acted as the first senior most House Tutor of the Hall.
  13. "Reunion 2001" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  14. "Jagannath University" জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে একাডেমিক কাউন্সিল সদস্যদের তালিকা (১২/০৫/২০১৫ তারিখ অনুযায়ী) [List of members of the Academic Council of the Jagannath University (as of 12052015)] (in Bengali). Jagannath University. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  15. "Convocation 2003" (PDF). p. 9. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  16. "Bid to arrest Prof Abul Kalam Azad foiled". The New Nation (Bangladesh). 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
  17. "VISIT BY ACADEMICS FROM BANGLADESH". 24 June 2001. Archived from the original on May 4, 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  18. Azad, Syed Abul Kalam (1992). "Retail marketing of grocery products in Dhaka City". Google Books. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  19. Ali, Tawfique (29 October 2007). "High-rise, extension projects on without Rajuk's say". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  20. Ali, Tawfique (18 February 2007). "DU violates building laws, construction rules". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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