Native name একেএম নুরুল ইসলাম Occupation Botanist | Nationality Bangladeshi Died 1 July 2006 | |
Born October 27, 1928 ( 1928-10-27 ) Natore, Bengal Presidency, British India Alma maters University of Dhaka, Michigan State University | ||
AKM Nurul Islam (October 27, 1928 – July 1, 2006) was a Bangladeshi botanist and academician. He was selected as the National Professor of Bangladesh in 2006. He was a Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences since 1980 and Bangladesh Botanical Society since 1997.
Contents
Education
Islam passed matriculation and intermediate Science examinations from KD High School and Rajshahi Government College in 1945 and 1947 respectively. He earned his bachelor's from Rajshahi Government College in 1949 and master's from University of Dhaka in 1951. He then completed his Ph.D. in Physiology from Michigan State University.
Career
Islam joined the Kushtia College as a lecturer in Biology and then served in the Biology and Botany departments of the University of Dhaka as lecturer (1952-1962), reader (1962-1972), professor (1972-1990), supernumerary professor (1991-2000) and honorary professor (2001-2006).
Islam served as the president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh during 1992-94 and Bangladesh Botanical Society during 1985-1986.
Works
Islam had 194 Publications on Phycology.