Sekul Islam
{{Short description|Bangladeshi educationist (1949–2021)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Sekul Islam
| image = Sekul Islam.jpeg
| caption = Sekul Islam
| office = Vice-Chancellor
| title = Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology
| termstart = 1 August 2017
| termend = 21 July 2021
| predecessor = Nazrul Islam Khan
| succeeded = Md Zahangir Alam
| birth_date = 1949
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|7|21|1949|df=yes}}
| birth_place= Chandpur, Tippera District, East Bengal, Pakistan
| death_place=Dhaka, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| alma_mater = University of Dhaka
TU Wien
| occupation = Academician, University Administrator
}}
Md. Sekul Islam ({{langx|bn|সেকুল ইসলাম}}; 1949 – 21 July 2021) was a Bangladeshi educationist. He was a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Dhaka and former Vice Chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.{{cite news|date=7 August 2017|title=উপাচার্য হিসেবে যোগ দিয়েছেন অধ্যাপক ড. মো. সেকুল ইসলাম|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/news/2017/08/07/528761/|newspaper=Daily Kaler Kantho|language=bn|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124172846/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/news/2017/08/07/528761/|url-status=live}}
Early life
Md. Sekul Islam was born in 1949 into an aristocratic Dewan family in the village of West Baishpur in Matlab South Upazila of Chandpur District, Bangladesh.{{cite web|date=22 July 2021|title=মতলব দক্ষিণের কৃতি সন্তান অধ্যাপক ডঃ সেকুল ইসলাম আর নেই|url=https://www.unanikantho.com/?p=11591|website=Weekly Unani Kantha|language=bn|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124174000/https://www.unanikantho.com/?p=11591|url-status=live}}adust>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728085413/https://adust.edu.bd/personnel/prof-dr-md-sekul-islam-2/|url=https://adust.edu.bd/personnel/prof-dr-md-sekul-islam-2/|date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|title=PROF. DR. MD. SEKUL ISLAM Vice Chancellor|website=Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology|language=en}}
Education
Sekul Islam was a student of Department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering. He holds a master's degree from Dhaka University. He received his PhD in 1994 from the Vienna University of Technology.adust/>
Career
Sekul Islam joined Dhaka University in 1974 as a lecturer. In addition to being assistant professor, associate professor and selection grade professor in the department, he participated on behalf of the blue team in the 2012 DU Syndicate election.{{cite web|url=https://m.bdnews24.com/bn/detail/campus/537410|title=ঢাবি সিন্ডিকেট নির্বাচনে নীল দলের ভরাডুবি|date=21 May 2012|website=bdnews24.com|language=bn|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124175336/https://m.bdnews24.com/bn/detail/campus/537410|url-status=live}} Since retiring from Dhaka University in 2016, he has been teaching at ADUST.
During his career he held various important positions including Director of Energy Institute of Dhaka University, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Head of department, Member of Professors Recruitment Board of several Universities, Member of Syndicate and Academic Council.
Sekul Islam joined ADUST on 1 August 2017 as the Vice Chancellor.adust/>{{cite web|date=26 January 2014|first=Abu Bakar|last=Yamin|title=শিক্ষার সর্বস্তরেই প্রযুক্তির ব্যবহার জরুরি : অধ্যাপক সেকুল ইসলাম|url=https://www.risingbd.com/interview/news/35366|website=risingbd.com|language=bn|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124174615/https://www.risingbd.com/interview/news/35366|url-status=live}}
Research work and publications
He has published a significant number of research articles in national and international journals. He is also the author of three textbooks.adust/>
Death
Sekul Islam died on 21 July 2021 at BSMMU in Dhaka due to cardiac arrest.{{cite news|date=22 July 2021|title=ঢাবির সাবেক অধ্যাপক সেকুল ইসলাম আর নেই|url=https://www.dainikshiksha.com/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87/212725/|newspaper=Daily Shikkha|language=bn|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124173514/https://www.dainikshiksha.com/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87/212725/|url-status=live}}