Md. Sekul Islam (1949 – 21 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi educationist. He was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
and former Vice Chancellor of
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Early life
Md. Sekul Islam was born in 1949 into an aristocratic ''
Dewan
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'' family in the village of West Baishpur in
Matlab South Upazila
Matlab Dakshin ( Bengali: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: ''Motlob Dakshin'', lit. 'Matlab South') is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 200 ...
of
Chandpur District
Chandpur District () is a district located in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It was a part of the Cumilla District until 15 February 1984.Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria,1998.
History
During the r ...
, Bangladesh.
Education
Sekul Islam was a student of Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering. He holds a master's degree from Dhaka University. He received his PhD in 1994 from
Vienna University of Technology
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.
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Career
Sekul Islam joined Dhaka University in 1974 as a Lecturer. In addition to being assistant professor, Associate Professor and Selection Grade Professor in the department, he participated on behalf of the blue team in the 2012 DU Syndicate election. Since retiring from Dhaka University in 2016, he has been teaching at ADUST.
During his career he held various important positions including Director of Energy Institute of Dhaka University, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Head of department, Member of Professors Recruitment Board of several Universities, Member of Syndicate and Academic Council.
Sekul Islam joined ADUST on 1 August 2017 as the Vice Chancellor
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Research work and publications
He has published a significant number of research articles in national and international journals. He is also the author of three textbooks.[
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Death
Sekul Islam died on 21 July 2021 at BSMMU in Dhaka due to cardiac arrest.
References
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1949 births
2021 deaths
People from Chandpur District
University of Dhaka alumni
TU Wien alumni
Bangladeshi educators
Vice-Chancellors of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology