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	\|birth_place= Kalma village, [[Lohajang Upazila]], [[Munshiganj District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]		\| office = 1st Chairman of [[Bangladesh Public Service Commission]]
	\|nationality=		\| termstart = 15 May 1972
	\|education=Ph.D.		\| termend = 14 December 1977
	\|alma_mater=[[Aligarh Muslim University]] <br/> [[Imperial College London]]		\| predecessor = ''Office established''
	\|death_date={{death date and age\|1998\|7\|6\|1920\|2\|1}}		\| successor = Mohiuddin Ahmed
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			\| birth_place = Kalma village, [[Lohajang Upazila]], [[Munshiganj District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
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			\| education = Ph.D.
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			\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1998\|7\|6\|1920\|2\|1}}
			\| occupation =
			\| president = {{ubl\|Abu Sayeed Chowdhury\|[[Mohammad Mohammadullah]]\|[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]\|[[Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad]]\|[[Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem]]\|[[Ziaur Rahman]]}}
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	'''AQM Bazlul Karim''' (1920–1998) was a Bangladeshi [[educationist]] and [[Soil science\|soil scientist]].		'''AQM Bazlul Karim''' (1920–1998) was a Bangladeshi [[educationist]] and [[Soil science\|soil scientist]].

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Karim was born on 1 February 1920 in Kalma village in [[Lohajang Upazila]] of [[Munshiganj District]]. He passed SSC, HSC and BSc examinations in ~~1936, 1938 and~~ 1940 ~~respectively~~. He ~~obtained~~ MSc degree ~~in chemistry~~ in 1942 from [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. In 1945, he ~~left for [[London]] and got admitted as a~~ PhD~~. student~~ in [[agricultural chemistry]] at [[Imperial College London]]~~. He received his Ph.D.~~ in 1948 ~~with a~~ thesis ~~titled "~~Residual effect of ~~fertilizers~~ on the growth and yield of potatoes".		Karim was born on 1 February 1920 in Kalma village in [[Lohajang Upazila]], [[Munshiganj District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], British India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Munni \|first=Tanzina Khan \|date=3 August 2014 \|title=Karim, AQM Bazlul \|url=https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Karim,_AQM_Bazlul \|access-date=30 September 2023 \|website=[[Banglapedia]] \|language=en}}</ref> He passed SSC, and HSC in1936 and 1938 respectively.<ref name=":0" /> He completed his BSc examinations in 1940.<ref name=":0" /> He did his MSc degree in 1942 from [[Aligarh Muslim University]] in Chemistry.<ref name=":0" />

			In 1945, he started his PhD in [[agricultural chemistry]] at [[Imperial College London]] and finished in 1948.<ref name=":0" /> His thesis was Residual effect of fertilisers on the growth and yield of potatoes.<ref name=":0" />

	==Career==		==Career==
	Karim ~~started his career as~~ a civil servant in [[Calcutta]] under Food ~~Ministry, later~~ joined ~~as Junior Lecturer in~~ Jadabpur College ~~and finally~~ as a gazetted officer in chemical standardization laboratory ~~under~~ Food and Drug ~~Ministry~~.		Karim became a civil servant in [[Calcutta]] under the Bengal Ministry of Food.<ref name=":0" /> He joined Jadabpur College as a lecturer.<ref name=":0" /> He was appointed a gazetted officer in the chemical standardization laboratory of the Bengal Ministry of Food and Drug.<ref name=":0" />

	~~After returning from London~~, Karim joined the ~~newly established~~ Department of Soil Science in [[University of Dhaka]] as senior Lecturer ~~in 1949~~ with [[M Osman Ghani]]~~, AKMF Huq,~~ Abdul Karim ~~and Hatem Ali as his colleagues in the department~~. ~~He became a Reader in~~ 1952. He ~~received an offer as visiting scientist by the American Academy of Sciences and~~ joined the Department of Soil Science and [[Botany]] in [[University of California, Davis\|Davis Campus of the University of California]], Barkley~~. He worked there until 1961. After coming back from USA, he became the head of Soil Science Department of DU and~~ by ~~the end~~ of ~~1962 he became Professor. In 1967, he accepted the post of Director General of a project entitled Soil Survey of Pakistan and again returned to his original post of Professor of DU at the end of 1969~~.		In 1949, Karim joined the Department of Soil Science in [[University of Dhaka]] as senior Lecturer.<ref name=":0" /> He worked with [[M Osman Ghani]] and [[Abdul Karim (historian)\|Abdul Karim]]. In 1952, he was appointed reader.<ref name=":0" /> He joined the Department of Soil Science and [[Botany]] in [[University of California, Davis\|Davis Campus of the University of California]], Barkley as a visiting faculty following an offer by American Academy of Sciences.<ref name=":0" />

	~~He continued in this post until he~~ was appointed as the ~~chairman~~ of ~~the Bangladesh public service commission~~ of ~~independent Bangladesh in July 1972 and stayed there for five years~~.		In 1961, Karim returned from the United States and was appointed head of Soil Science Department of the University of Dhaka.<ref name=":0" /> In 1962, he was promoted to Professor. From 1967 to 1969, he worked as Director General Soil Survey of Pakistan project.<ref name=":0" />

	~~In 1978,~~ he ~~again joined~~ Dhaka ~~University and continued until his retirement~~ on 30 June 1982. Karim, in addition to his teaching assignment, had been presidents of Dhaka University Teachers Association, Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association and soil science society of Bangladesh.		Karim was appointed the first chairman of the [[Bangladesh Public Service Commission]] after the [[Independence of Bangladesh]] in July 1972.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Bhattacharjee \|first=Partha Pratim \|date=2021-06-14 \|title=The republic of BUREAUCRATS! \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/the-republic-bureaucrats-2110361 \|access-date=2023-09-30 \|website=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref> He served a five year term after which he returned to the University of Dhaka. He retired from the university on 30 June 1982.<ref name=":0" />

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	* President's Gold Medal (1974)		* President's Gold Medal (1974)<ref name=":0" />
	* Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal (1982) ~~for education~~		* Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal (1982)<ref name=":0" />
	* Atish Dipankar Gold Medal (1984)		* Atish Dipankar Gold Medal (1984)<ref name=":0" />
	* Ekushey Padak (~~2000~~), posthumously.		* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1999), posthumously.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	~~Karim had two sons, Yusuf Mahbubul Karim and Ahmed Karim and two daughters Niloufer Karim and Priti Karim.~~ Karim died on 6 September 1998.		Karim died on 6 September 1998.<ref name=":0" />

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'''AQM Bazlul Karim''' (1920–1998) was a Bangladeshi [[educationist]] and [[Soil science|soil scientist]].

==Early life and education==
Karim was born on 1 February 1920 in Kalma village in [[Lohajang Upazila]] of [[Munshiganj District]]. He passed SSC, HSC and BSc examinations in 1936, 1938 and 1940 respectively. He obtained MSc degree in chemistry in 1942 from [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. In 1945, he left for [[London]] and got admitted as a PhD. student in [[agricultural chemistry]] at [[Imperial College London]]. He received his Ph.D. in 1948 with a thesis titled "Residual effect of fertilizers on the growth and yield of potatoes".

==Career==
Karim started his career as a civil servant in [[Calcutta]] under Food Ministry, later joined as Junior Lecturer in Jadabpur College and finally as a gazetted officer in chemical standardization laboratory under Food and Drug Ministry.

After returning from London, Karim joined the newly established Department of Soil Science in [[University of Dhaka]] as senior Lecturer in 1949 with [[M Osman Ghani]], AKMF Huq, Abdul Karim and Hatem Ali as his colleagues in the department. He became a Reader in 1952. He received an offer as visiting scientist by the American Academy of Sciences and joined the Department of Soil Science and [[Botany]] in [[University of California, Davis|Davis Campus of the University of California]], Barkley. He worked there until 1961. After coming back from USA, he became the head of Soil Science Department of DU and by the end of 1962 he became Professor. In 1967, he accepted the post of Director General of a project entitled Soil Survey of Pakistan and again returned to his original post of Professor of DU at the end of 1969.

He continued in this post until he was appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh public service commission of independent Bangladesh in July 1972 and stayed there for five years.

In 1978, he again joined Dhaka University and continued until his retirement on 30 June 1982. Karim, in addition to his teaching assignment, had been presidents of Dhaka University Teachers Association, Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association and soil science society of Bangladesh.

==Awards==
* President's Gold Medal (1974)
* Sher-e-Bangla Gold Medal (1982) for education
* Atish Dipankar Gold Medal (1984)
* Ekushey Padak (2000), posthumously.

==Personal life and death==
Karim had two sons, Yusuf Mahbubul Karim and Ahmed Karim and two daughters Niloufer Karim and Priti Karim. Karim died on 6 September 1998.

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