Abney Golam Samad
Abney Golam Samad (Bengali: এবনে গোলাম সামাদ) was a Bangladeshi famous sociologist, writer and columnist.[1] He was a professor of Rajshahi University.
Abney Golam Samad | |
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 Abney Golam Samad in 2016 | |
| Born | December 29, 1929 Rajshahi rail station quarter |
| Died | August 15, 2021 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Shiksa Sango Bishnupur Rajshahi College |
| Occupation | Teacher, writer |
| Years active | 1965 |
| Employer | University of Rajshahi |
| Known for | Columnist |
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Education
In 1948, Samad passed B. Course from Shiksa Sango Bishnupur which was equivalent to Secondary at that time. Then he passed higher secondary in 1949 from Rajshahi College. Taking an honors degree in Agriculture from Tejgaon, he went to England for his research work on plant disease. He had been doing research on plant viruses in France for four years.[2]
Professional life
Samad came back to Bangladesh in 1963. He was a professor of Rajshahi University on 11th November 1965.
Personal life
Abney Golam Samad's father Md Yasin, was a station master. His mother's name is Nosiron Nesa. He is the father of 4 sons and 2 daughters.
Writing work
He is well-known as Columnist in Bangladesh. He is very fond of writing about politics and society.[3] He acted as a columnist for many years in The Daily Inkilab, The Daily Noya Digonta, and The Daily Amar Desh newspaper. Besides he has many curriculum-based books as well as many extra-curriculum publications.
Some of his books and the publishers are as follows:
- Bangladesh: Society Culture Politics Reaction; Publisher: Jhingefool
- Human and his Art; Publisher: Magnum Opus
- First Part of Anthropology; Publisher: Ononya
- Primary Virology; Publisher: Ononya
References
- ↑ "writing about culture". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Abney Golam Samad". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ "Abney Golam Samad". New Dhaka Digest. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.