Mukarram Hussain Khundkar ( – 30 November 1972) was a Bangladeshi scientist and educationist. He served as a professor at the Department of Chemistry of

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. He was one of the founding fellows of

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Education

Khundkar passed the matriculation examination from Barisal Zilla School and intermediate from

Jagannath College Jagannath University (JnU) ( bn, জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ''Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa'', University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university at 9–10, Chittaranjan Avenue in Sa ...

. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from the

. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the

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Career

Khundkar joined the department as a

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in chemistry in 1949. He became a professor in 1960. His contributions to various fields of chemistry included modification of cellulose and jute, electrochemistry, metal sulphides, non-metallic sulphur compounds, inorganic borates, organo-boron compounds, mineral processing, and analytical chemistry. Khundkar was a

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(FRIC) of Great Britain and

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(FRSA), London. Khundkar was a member of the sub-committee for Science and Technology of the

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and chairman of the Paribhasa Committee for Chemistry of the Central Board for the development of

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Awards

* Pakistan Academy of Sciences Gold Medal for research in the Physical Sciences * University Gold Medal of Dhaka University *

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

(1977)

Legacy

University of Dhaka holds a memorial lecture every year named as ''Khundkar Memorial Lecture'' in Khundker's memory. A science building of the university is named as ''Mukarram Hussain Biggyan Bhaban''. One of the main buildings of the

Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিজ্ঞান ও শিল্প গবেষণা পরিষদ) is a scientific research organization and regulatory body of Bangladesh ...

(BCSIR) is named as ''Khundkar Smriti Bhaban''. The university also hosts a research chair in memory of him.

References

1920s births 1972 deaths People from Faridpur District University of Dhaka alumni Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Alumni of King's College, Newcastle Fellows of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Fellows of Pakistan Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Royal Institute of Chemistry Recipients of the Independence Day Award {{Bangladesh-bio-stub