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Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam
1. Early life
Jamal Nazrul Islam was born February 24, 1939 in Jhenaidah.It's notable that originally his fore-fathers hailed from Narayanhat union of fatickchari Upazilla in Chittagong district [1] .He was a student of Chittagong Collegiate School and got double promotion for his outstanding performance. He received his BSc (Honors) degree from the historic University of Calcutta. He further studied at the Trinity College, Cambridge.
2. Life and career
Jamal Nazrul Islam obtained his PhD from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of University of Cambridge in 1964. He obtained his DSc from University of Cambridge in 1982. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Maryland from 1963-1965. He was a Staff Member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy of University of Cambridge from 1967-1971. He was a Visiting Associate in Physics at California Institute of Technology from 1971-1972. He was a Senior Research Associate of the Department of Astronomy at University of Washington from 1972-1973. He was also a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at King’s College London from 1973-1974. He was a Science Research Council Fellow at University College, Cardiff, UK from 1975-1978. He was a Lecturer and Reader of the Department of Mathematics at The City University, London from 1978-1984. Now he is a Professor at University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
3. Professional Positions
A post-doctoral fellow of the University of Maryland from 1963-1965.
Worked in Cambridge Institute of Theoretical Astronomy from 1967-1971.
Visiting associate at the California Institute of Technology from 1971-1972.
Senior research associate at the University of Washington from 1972-1973.
Lecturer at Kings College in London from 1973-1974.
Fellow of science research council at Cardiff, University College from 1975-1978.
Lecturer and reader at City University, London from 1978-1984.
Professor at Chittagong University in Bangladesh.
4. Selected Publications
Rotating Fields in General Relativity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521260825. ,1985.
Classical General Relativity: Proceedings of the Conference on Classical (Non-Quantum) General Relativity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521267471. , 1983.
An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521373859. , 1992.
The Ultimate Fate of the Universe. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521248140. ,1983.
Sky and Telescope.
The Far Future of the Universe.
5. Accomplishments
Received Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Award in 1985.
Received National Science and Technology Medal in 1994.
Awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001.
Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences [2]
Dr. Mohammad Younus
Muhammad Yunus (Bangla: মুহাম্মদ ইউনুস, pronounced Muhammôd Iunus) (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He previously was a professor of economics where he developed the concept of microcredit. Professor Yunus picked up the idea of microcredit from Akhtar Hameed Khan, a world-renowned Pakistani social scientist. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus is also the founder of Grameen Bank. In 2006, Yunus and the bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below." [1] Yunus himself has received several other national and international honors. He is the author of Banker to the Poor and a founding board member of Grameen America and Grameen Foundation. In early 2007 Yunus showed interest in launching a political party in Bangladesh named Nagorik Shakti (Citizen Power), but later discarded the plan. He is one of the founding members of Global Elders. Yunus also serves on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation, a public charity created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support United Nations causes. The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN. [2]
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