Khandkar Manwar Hossain
Khandkar Manwar Hossain | |
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খোন্দকার মনোয়ার হোসেন | |
Rajshahi University | |
| Spouse | Hosneara Begum Jharna |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Khandaker Delwar Hossain |
Khandkar Manwar Hossain (30 April 1930 – 27 June 1999) was a Bangladeshi statistician. In 1950, he was among the students graduating from the first statistics course at the
Rajshahi University.[1]
Personal life
Hossain was born in 1930 at the police station of Pachuria village,
Bangladesh National Party
. Hossain spent his childhood in Manikganj.
On 25 June 1964, Hossain married Hosneara Begum Jharna (born 1942). Jharna served as a professor in the Department of Statistics in
Rajshahi University
. Together they had four sons and two daughters.
Education
In 1944, Hossain matriculated from Victoria School, Manikgonj where he excelled in mathematics and Arabic studies. He went on to study at
Cambridge University and London School of Economics (LSE). Sir Maurice Kendall
, (Maurice George Kendall) was Hossain's supervisor.
Career
Hossain's work in academia spanned more than two decades. His first position was lecturer of mathematics at
Birmingham University, United Kingdom
.
Professional affiliations
Hossain was a member of the 'Inter-University Social Science Research Council' of the
Pakistan Government. He held the position of president in the Rajshahi and Bangladesh University Teachers' Associations. In 1977, Hossain was president of the 'Bangladesh Statistical Association'. Hossain was an elected member of the Senate, Finance Committee, and Academic Council of Rajshahi University. Hossain also attended a number of seminars and workshops in both Europe and Asia
.
References
- ^ "Chairman - Department of Statistics". Department of Statistics. University of Rajshahi. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- Khandkar Manwar Hossain Commemorative Volume, published August 2000, edited by Rahmatullah Imon PhD published by Professor Hosneara Hossain, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.