Maqbular Rahman Sarkar (; 1928–19 May 1985), popularly known as M. R. Sarkar, was a

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academic who served as the tenth

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of the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

Early life and education

Sarkar was born in 1928, to a

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family of Sarkars in the village of Khorddakomarpur in Sadullapur,

Gaibandha Gaibandha () is a town and district headquarters of Gaibandha District in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade of the Gaibandha District and is located under the Rangpur Division. The area of the city is approximately 10.54 ...

(formerly under

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), Bengal Province. After completing his primary education in his village, he enrolled at the Tulshighat Kashinath High School from where he passed his matriculation in 1944. He then moved on to study at the

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where he passed his intermediates in 1946. He completed his

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from

Rajshahi College Rajshahi College (Bengali language, Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজ) is a public college, public educational institution in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1873, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College a ...

in 1847, and graduated as

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from the

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in 1950.

Career

Sarkar joined the Department of Physics at the

as a lecturer in 1951. He received from the

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his

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qualification in that year. Under the East Pakistan Education Service, he joined the Rajshahi College Physics Department and served as professor until 1963. From 1969 to 1972, he was working as a visiting professor at the

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. He then returned to the

, and founded the department of Applied Physics and Electronics, becoming the department's founding head professor too. From 27 February 1981 to 22 February 1982, he served as the tenth

of the University of Rajshahi.

Death

Sarkar died on 19 May 1985.

References

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