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|name=Golam Sarwar<br />
|image= Golam_Sarwar.jpg<br />
|birth_date={{birth date|1943|04|01|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place=[[Barisal District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|alma_mater=[[University of Dhaka]]<br />
|awards=[[Ekushey Padak]] (2014)<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|2018|08|13|1943|04|01|df=y}}<br />
|death_place=[[Singapore]]<br />
|nationality=Bangladeshi<br />
}}<br />
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'''Golam Sarwar''' (1 April 1943 – 13 August 2018)<ref name=bss>{{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}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He served as the founding editor of ''[[Samakal]]'' and ''[[Jugantor]]''. He was awarded [[Ekushey Padak]] by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] in 2014.<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Sarwar obtained his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature from the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name=pib>{{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}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In his student life in 1962, Sarwar started his career as a university correspondent at ''[[The Azadi]]''.<ref name=bss/> He also joined ''[[The Sangbad]]'' as a sub-editor.<ref name=bss/> After the [[Independence of Bangladesh]] in 1971, he served as the headmaster of Banaripara Union Institution.<ref name=bss/> Later in 1972, he joined ''[[The Daily Ittefaq]]'' as a senior sub-editor and worked at the newspaper until 1999.<ref name=bss/><br />
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In 1999, Sarwar became the editor of ''[[Jugantor]]'' and in 2005, he joined ''[[Samakal]]'' as the founding editor and served as the editor at the newspaper until his death.<ref name=bss/><br />
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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).<ref name=pib/><ref name=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 (Bangladesh)|National Press Club]] several times.<ref name=bdnews/><br />
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==Published books==<br />
* ''Rongin Balloon''<br />
* ''Sompadoker Jobanbondi''<br />
* ''Omiyo Gorol''<br />
* ''Amar Joto Kotha''<br />
* ''Swapna Benche Thak'' <ref name=bdnews>{{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}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* [[List of Ekushey Padak award recipients (2010–19)|Ekushey Padak]], 2014<br />
* Cultural Journalist forum of Bangladesh (CJFB) lifetime achievement award, 2016<br />
* Ataus Samad Memorial Trust lifetime award, 2017<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Sarwar was married to Saleha Sarwar.<ref name=pass>{{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}}</ref> Together they had two sons and a daughter.<ref name=pass/><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Sarwar died on 13 August 2018 while being treated at a hospital in Singapore. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung complications.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://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}}</ref><br />
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