Vice Chancellor of International Islami University Chittagong Prof. Dr. AKM Azharul Islam obtains ‘United Group Research Award-2016’ for his research in Highter Impact Factor on Physics . Prof. Dr. AKM Azharul Islam is expected to receive the Award alongwith cash money of Tk.1 lakh from the Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on April 22 next in a formal ceremony. Earlier he also received the UGC award from Education Minister as a high profile writer . Mentionable that Prof. Dr. AKM Azharul Islam achieved International Isesco Science Award in 2001 for his extra ordinary research in other subjects. He is the first Bangladeshi who attains this type of international award. In 1997, he has also been awarded with UGC Award-97 for his research work. In 2008, he gets Bangladesh Academy of Science Gold Medal Award from the President of Bangladesh and obtained Atlanta International CSE award from US govt in 2010 as a Editor of Academic Research Journal . Dr.AKM Azharul Islam hails from Sariakandi upazila of Bogra district.
He passed the Matriculation Exam from erstwhile East Pakistan Secondary Education Board, Dhaka with merit list in 1961 and HSC(science) from Rajshahi Govt college in 1963. Mentionable that Dr. Azharul Islam occupied first class first in BSc(Hons) and MSc(physics) from Rajshahi University in 1966 & 1967 resepectively. He also obtained DIC degree from London Imperial College of science & Technology in 1969 and Ph.D degree from London University in 1972. Prof. Azharul Islam joined as lecturer in Rajshahi University as Lecturer in Physics deptt. in 1968 and promoted as professor in 1984. He also discharged the responsibilities as Dean of Science Faculty, Departmental Chairman, Senate member, Academic councilor in that university.
Besides, Prof. AKM Azharul Islam rendered responsility as member of the different higher committees of Dhaka University, Chittagong Universtiy, Jahangirnagar University, Sylhet Science & Technology university and Kushtia Islsmi university , a IIUC release said.
