Golam Sarwar
{{Short description|Bangladeshi journalist and writer}}
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|birth_date={{birth date|1943|04|01|df=y}}
|birth_place=Banaripara, Bengal, British India
|alma_mater=University of Dhaka
|awards=30px Ekushey Padak (2014)
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|death_place=Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
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Golam Sarwar (1 April 1943 – 13 August 2018){{Cite web|url=http://www.bssnews.net/?p=71154|title=Eminent journalist Golam Sarwar no more|publisher=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|language=en-US|date=2018-08-13|access-date=2018-08-13}} was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He is considered the “LightHouse of journalism” in Bangladesh.He served as the founding editor of Samakal and Jugantor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/15-get-ekushey-padak-12218|title=15 get Ekushey Padak|date=2014-02-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}}
Early life and education
Sarwar obtained his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature from the University of Dhaka.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/golam-sarwar-new-pib-chairman-128767|title=Golam Sarwar new PIB chairman|date=2015-08-18|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}}
Career
In his student life in 1962, Sarwar started his career as a university correspondent at The Azadi. He also joined The Sangbad 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 as a senior sub-editor and worked at the newspaper until 1999.
In 1999, Sarwar became the founding editor of Jugantor and in 2005, he joined Samakal as the founding editor/publisher 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 (BSS). He was a member of the Bangladesh Film Censor Board's Appellate Division and had worked as a senior vice-president of the National Press Club several times.
Published books
- Rongin Balloon
- Sompadoker Jobanbondi
- Omiyo Gorol
- Amar Joto Kotha
- Swapna Benche Thak {{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/media-en/2018/08/13/daily-samakal-editor-golam-sarwar-dies-in-singapore|title=Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar dies in Singapore|access-date=2018-08-13}}
Awards
- Ekushey Padak, 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/city/samakal-editor-golam-sarwar-dies-1620253|title=Golam Sarwar passes away|date=2018-08-14|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}} Together they had two sons and a daughter.His eldest grandson is married to the youngest daughter of Major General Rezanur Rahman Khan
Death
Sarwar died on 13 August 2018 while being treated at a hospital in Singapore. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung complications.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/city/samakal-editor-golam-sarwar-dies-1620253|title=Golam Sarwar passes away|date=2018-08-14|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://en.banglatribune.com/others/news/10197/Samakal-Editor-Golam-Sarwar-dies|title=Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar passes away {{!}} banglatribune.com|work=Bangla Tribune|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/media-en/2018/08/13/daily-samakal-editor-golam-sarwar-dies-in-singapore|title=Daily Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar dies in Singapore|access-date=2018-08-14}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2018/aug/14/eminent-journalist-of-bangladesh-golam-sarwar-is-no-more-1857433.html|title=Eminent journalist of Bangladesh Golam Sarwar is no more|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-08-14}}
References
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{{Ekushey Padak Winners 2014}}
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Category:People from Banaripara Upazila
Category:University of Dhaka alumni
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi journalists
Category:Bangladeshi newspaper editors
Category:20th-century Bangladeshi male writers
Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in Journalism