Mokarram Hussain Khundker

Mokarram Hussain Khundker (c. 1922 – 30 November 1972) was a Bangladeshi scientist and educationist.[1] He served as a professor at the Department of Chemistry of University of Dhaka. He was one of the founding fellows of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.[2]

Mokarram Hussain Khundker
মোকাররম হোসেন খোন্দকার
Bornc. 1922
Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died30 November 1972(1972-11-30) (aged 49–50)
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPhD (Chemistry)
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Durham
EmployerUniversity of Dhaka

Education

Khundker passed the matriculation examination from Barisal Zilla School and intermediate from Jagannath College.[1] He completed his bachelors and masters in chemistry from the University of Dhaka.[1] He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Durham.[3]

Career

Khundker joined the department as a Reader in chemistry in 1949.[1] He became a professor in 1960.[1] His contributions to various fields of chemistry included modification of cellulose and jute, electrochemistry, metal sulphides, non-metallic sulphur compounds, inorganic borates, organo-boron compounds, mineral processing, and analytical chemistry.

Khundker was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRIC) of Great Britain and Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), London.[1]

Khundker was a member of the sub-committee for Science and Technology of the Bangla Academy and chairman of the Paribhasa Committee for Chemistry of the Central Board for the development of Bengali.[1]

Awards
  • Pakistan Academy of Sciences Gold Medal for research in the Physical Sciences
  • University Gold Medal of Dhaka University[1]
  • Independence Day Award (1977)[4]

Legacy

University of Dhaka holds a memorial lecture every year named as Khundker Memorial Lecture in Khundker's memory.[5] A science building of the university is named as Mukarram Hussain Biggyan Bhaban. One of the main buildings of the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) is named as Khundkar Smriti Bhaban. The university also hosts a research chair in memory of him.[6]

References
  1. Maliha Afrin (2010-05-04). "Prof M. H. Khundkar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  2. "List of Fellows". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  3. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Khundkar, Mukarram Hussain". In Islam, Sirajul; Murshed, Md (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. "Department of Chemistry". University of Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  6. "Research chairs at DU out of use". The New Age. bdnews24.com. 2007-04-21. Archived from the original on 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-03-11.


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