Abney Golam Samad

Bangladeshi writer and collumnist

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
Abney Golam Samad in 2016
Born(1929-12-29)December 29, 1929
Rajshahi rail station quarter
DiedAugust 15, 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 91)
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationShiksa Sango Bishnupur
Rajshahi College
Occupation(s)Teacher, writer
Years active1965
EmployerUniversity of Rajshahi
Known forColumnist
Parents
  • Md Yasin (father)
  • Nosiron Nesa (mother)

Education

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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

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Samad came back to Bangladesh in 1963. He was a professor of Rajshahi University on 11th November 1965.

Personal life

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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

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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:

  1. Bangladesh: Society Culture Politics Reaction; Publisher: Jhingefool
  2. Human and his Art; Publisher: Magnum Opus
  3. First Part of Anthropology; Publisher: Ononya
  4. Primary Virology; Publisher: Ononya

References

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  1. "writing about culture". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. "Abney Golam Samad". Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. "Abney Golam Samad". New Dhaka Digest. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.