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A. T. M. Zahurul Huq
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A. T. M. Zahurul Huq (d. 2017) was a Bangladeshi academic, professor of economics of the University of Dhaka, and former chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.[1][2] He is a former chairman of Dhaka WASA.[3] He was the Dean of the faculty of Social Science at Stamford University, Bangladesh.[4][5]
Career
Huq completed a study on Sources of Statistics on Bangladesh in 1978 for the Bureau of Economic Research at the University of Dhaka.[6]
In 1991, Huq wrote the chapter on Transport Planning in Bangladesh in the Thoughts on Economics Vol 1 in 1991.[7]
Huq wrote chapters for the Addressing the Urban Poverty Agenda in Bangladesh book published in 1997.[8]
Huq was the chairman of the department of economics at the University of Dhaka.[9] Huq retired from the University of Dhaka in 1997.[9] He was then appointed chairman of Dhaka WASA.[9] He served in that position till 1998.[10]
From 1999 to 2003, Huq was the chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.[9] He was the Dean of the faculty of Social Science at Stamford University, Bangladesh.[9] He was the founder of the department of economics at Stamford University.[5] He was a life member of the Bangladesh Economic Association.[11]
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Death
Huq died on 7 February 2017.[9] He was buried in the Mirpur intellectuals' graveyard.[9] He was posthumously awarded the Bangladesh Economics Teachers Association.[12]
References
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