AKM Nurul Islam (27 October 1928 – 1 July 2006) was a Bangladeshi botanist and academician. He was selected as the

National Professor National Professor () is a prestigious teaching award given by the government of Bangladesh for outstanding contribution in the field of education. It is awarded by the President of Bangladesh according to ''Bangladesh National Professor Resolutio ...

of Bangladesh in 2006. He was a Fellow of

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since 1980 and Bangladesh Botanical Society since 1997.

Education

Nurul 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 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 ...

in 1951. He then completed his Ph.D. in physiology from

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Career

Nurul 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). Nurul Islam served as the president of the

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during 1992-94 and the Bangladesh Botanical Society during 1985–1986.

Works

Nurul Islam had 194 publications on phycology. * Study of the Marine Algae of Bangladesh (1976) * Centuries of planned studies in Bangladesh and Adjacent Regions (1991) * Gachgachali (1976) * Anaya Kano Sur (1991) * Quraner Gachpala

Awards

* Academy Gold Medal by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (1993)

References

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