A. T. M. Zahurul Huq

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A. T. M. Zahurul Huq (d. 2017) was a Bangladeshi academic, professor of economics of the University of Dhaka, and former chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. [1] [2] He is a former chairman of Dhaka WASA. [3] He was the Dean of the faculty of Social Science at Stamford University, Bangladesh. [4] [5]

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Career

Huq completed a study on Sources of Statistics on Bangladesh in 1978 for the Bureau of Economic Research at the University of Dhaka. [6]

In 1991, Huq wrote the chapter on Transport Planning in Bangladesh in the Thoughts on Economics Vol 1 in 1991. [7]

Huq wrote chapters for the Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh book published in 1997. [8]

Huq was the chairman of the department of economics at the University of Dhaka. [9] Huq retired from the University of Dhaka in 1997. [9] He was then appointed chairman of Dhaka WASA. [9] He served in that position till 1998. [10]

From 1999 to 2003, Huq was the chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. [9] He was the Dean of the faculty of Social Science at Stamford University, Bangladesh. [9] He was the founder of the department of economics at Stamford University. [5] He was a life member of the Bangladesh Economic Association. [11]

Death

Huq died on 7 February 2017. [9] He was buried in the Mirpur intellectuals' graveyard. [9] He was posthumously awarded the Bangladesh Economics Teachers Association. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. ATM Zahurul Huq". www.tfhe.net. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. ↑ El-Kholy, O. (2012-12-06). The World Environment 1972–1992: Two decades of challenge. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   978-94-011-2280-1.
  3. ↑ "35 pc city dwellers face water crisis". The Daily Star. 1998-01-18. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  4. ↑ Hassan, Mainul. "Orientation at Stamford University Bangladesh". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  5. 1 2 "Stamford University Bangladesh". dsse.stamforduniversity.edu.bd. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Bureau of Economic Research" (PDF). Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Thoughts on Economics. Islamic Economics Research Bureau. 1991. p. 13.
  8. ↑ Islam, Nazrul; Huda, Nurul; Narayan, Francis B.; Asian Development Bank, eds. (1997). Addressing the urban poverty agenda in Bangladesh: critical issues and the 1995 survey findings. Dhaka: University Press. ISBN   978-984-05-1396-3.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Former UGC chairman ATM Zahurul Huq passes away at 80". Bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  10. ↑ "Annual Report" (PDF). Dhaka WASA . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  11. ↑ hrsoftbd. "Life Member". bea-bd.org (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  12. ↑ "Four professors get BETA awards". The Daily Star. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
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