Abstract
Obituary - National Professor A.K.M. Nurul Islam
Highlights
Nurul Islam, popularly known as ‘DNI Sir’ (Dr Nurul Islam Sir) among his students, was a superb combination of academic and scientist - an excellent example for the aspiring academics. He and his coworkers published 195 original research articles in reputed national and international journals including the latest one published in this current issue of Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy
He described the algal genus Kirchneriellosaccus Islam along with about 300 new algal species and varieties, many of which have been included in the world monographs
Nurul Islam was elected a Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (1980), Bangladesh Botanical Society (1997) and Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (2003)
Summary
Dr A.K.M. Nurul Islam, the National Professor, Department of Botany, University of Dhaka passed away on 1 July 2006 at the age of 78 at a private hospital in Dhaka. Nurul Islam was the Founder Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka in 1975 and served the Department of Botany as its Head and Chairman on several occasions (1964-1975). Nurul Islam was elected a Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (1980), Bangladesh Botanical Society (1997) and Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (2003).
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