Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 1127 Wed. August 01, 2007  
   
Letters to Editor


We mourn
Faculty members, Dept. of English Language & Literature (DELL). Premier University, Chittagong

We are deeply shocked at the demise of renowned historian and former vice chancellor of Chittagong University Professor Dr Abdul Karim. Late Prof Abdul Karim was an internationally renowned historian, researcher and Professor Emeritus. He had his post graduation in history from Dhaka University, and Doctorate degree from University of London on his thesis " Murshid Kuli Khan and his times" -- he had his first Doctorate Degree from the University of Dhaka as well. He worked at the department of history in Dhaka and Chittagong universities before his taking on the office of the vice chancellor of Chittagong University in 1975.

Prof Karim was a pioneering personality in terms of studying history and searching for its diverse intricacies. He brought in, in his indomitable search for novelties, quite an immense degree of innovative ideas in his favourite research field " Middle age of the history of Bengal"

We all, here at DELL Department of English Language & Literature, Premier University, Chittagong, deeply mourn the demise of this visionary man and pray to the Almighty for the salvation of his departed soul.