Syed Abul Kalam Azad

Bangladeshi academic

Syed Abul Kalam Azad

সৈয়দ আবুল কালাম আজাদ

Born|

Syed Abul Kalam Azad

(1951-10-01) 1 October 1951 (age 73)[1]
Nationality| Bangladeshi
Education| University of Dhaka
Occupation| Teaching
Years active| 1974 – present

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]

## Early life and education

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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

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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.[citation needed]

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

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* "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

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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

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* Mijanur Rahman, Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath University.

## References

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1. ^ a b 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. 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. 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. ^ a b "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. 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 4 May 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
18. ^ Azad, Syed Abul Kalam (1992). "Retail marketing of grocery products in Dhaka City". Bureau of Business Research, University of Dhaka. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
19. ^ Ali, Tawfique (29 October 2007). "High-rise, extension projects on without Rajuk's say". The Daily Star. 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. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

## External links

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* Ph.D thesis in PDF form.
* Book in hathitrust.org