Golam Sarwar (1 April 1943 – 13 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He is considered the “LightHouse of journalism” in Bangladesh.He served as the founding editor of ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was awarded

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by the

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in 2014.

Early life and education

Sarwar obtained his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

Career

In his student life in 1962, Sarwar started his career as a university correspondent at ''

The Azadi ''Daily Azadi'' () is a Bangladeshi newspaper published in Bangladesh. History ''The Azadi'' was first published on 5 September 1960. The paper was pro-democracy and supported various autonomy movements in East Pakistan. It was blacklisted by the ...

''. He also joined ''

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'' as a sub-editor. After the

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in 1971, he served as the headmaster of Banaripara Union Institution. Later in 1972, he joined ''

The Daily Ittefaq ''The Daily Ittefaq'' (, Bangla pronunciation: ) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1949 by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and Yar Mohammad Khan, it is the oldest and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. The newspape ...

'' as a senior sub-editor and worked at the newspaper until 1999. In 1999, Sarwar became the founding editor of ''

'' and in 2005, he joined ''

'' as the founding editor/publisher and served as the editor at the newspaper until his death. Sarwar had served as the chairman of the board of directors of

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(PIB) since August 2015 and a member of board of directors of

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(BSS). He was a member of the

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's Appellate Division and had worked as a senior vice-president of the

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several times.

Published books

* ''Rongin Balloon'' * ''Sompadoker Jobanbondi'' * ''Omiyo Gorol'' * ''Amar Joto Kotha'' * ''Swapna Benche Thak''

Awards

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

Personal life

Sarwar was married to Saleha Sarwar. Together they had two sons and a daughter.His eldest grandson is married to the youngest daughter of Major General Rezanur Rahman Khan

Death

Sarwar died on 13 August 2018 while being treated at a hospital in Singapore. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung complications.

References

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