Golam Sarwar (1 April 1943 – 13 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He served as the founding editor of ''

Samakal ''Samakal'' ( bn, সমকাল ''samakal'', "current time, contemporary") is a Bengali-language daily newspaper published in Dhaka, Bangladesh. ''Samakal'' started publishing on 31 May 2005. As of 2007, the circulation of ''Samakal'' is aroun ...

'' and ''

Jugantor ''Daily Jugantor'' ( bn, দৈনিক যুগান্তর) is a Bengali daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The newspaper is printed and published by Jamuna Printing and Publishing Ltd. established in 1999, and administrative operations are o ...

''. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

by the

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in 2014.

Early life and education

Sarwar obtained his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

In his student life in 1962, Sarwar started his career as a university correspondent at ''

The Azadi ''Daily Azadi'' ( bn, ডেইলি আজাদী) is a Bangladeshi newspaper published in Bangladesh. History ''The Azadi'' was first published on 5 September 1960. The paper was pro-democracy and supported various autonomy movements in East ...

''. He also joined ''

The Sangbad ''The Sangbad'' ( bn, সংবাদ) is a Bengali-language daily newspaper, founded in 1951 and published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest newspaper in Bangladesh. History The Sangbad was founded in 1951 and published from Dhaka, B ...

'' as a sub-editor. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he served as the headmaster of Banaripara Union Institution. Later in 1972, he joined ''

The Daily Ittefaq ''The Daily Ittefaq'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক, translit. ''Doinik Ittefak'') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest newspaper, and one of the most circulated newspapers in Bangladesh. Thi ...

'' as a senior sub-editor and worked at the newspaper until 1999. In 1999, Sarwar became the editor of ''

'' and in 2005, he joined ''

'' as the founding editor and served as the editor at the newspaper until his death. Sarwar had served as the chairman of the board of directors of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) since August 2015 and a member of board of directors of

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) is Bangladesh's national news agency and was established on January 1, 1972, by government order soon after its independence from Pakistan. Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddi ...

(BSS). He was a member of the

Bangladesh Film Censor Board Bangladesh Film Censor Board is a regulatory agency that is responsible for the censorship of movies and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History The censor board was set up in 1977 following the framing of Bangladesh Censorship of Film Rules. ...

's Appellate Division and had worked as a senior vice-president of the

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several times.

Published books

* ''Rongin Balloon'' * ''Sompadoker Jobanbondi'' * ''Omiyo Gorol'' * ''Amar Joto Kotha'' * ''Swapna Benche Thak''

Awards

, 2014 * Cultural Journalist forum of Bangladesh (CJFB) lifetime achievement award, 2016 * Ataus Samad Memorial Trust lifetime award, 2017

Personal life

Sarwar was married to Saleha Sarwar. Together they had two sons and a daughter.

Death

Sarwar died on 13 August 2018 while being treated at a hospital in Singapore. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung complications.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarwar, Golam 1943 births 2018 deaths People from Barisal District University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi journalists Bangladeshi newspaper editors Bangladeshi male writers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak