Muhammad Nurul Islam

Muhammad Nurul Islam
Man with a mouth organ
Nurul Islam at 12th Anniversary of Bengali Wikipedia celebration in Chittagong.
Honorary consul general of Japan in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Assumed office
1990
President Nippon Academy, Chittagong
Personal details
Born 1943
Chittagong, British Raj (now Bangladesh)
Nationality
  • British Indian (1943-1947)
  • Pakistani (1947-1971)
  • Bangladeshi (1971–present)
Children 1
Alma mater
Profession Diplomat

Muhammad Nurul Islam (Bengali: মুহম্মদ নূরুল ইসলাম, born 1943) is a Bangladeshi diplomat from Chittagong.[1] He currently serves as an honorary consul general of Japan in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[2][3] He is one of the consulate general among 102 foreign representations in Bangladesh, and one of 15 foreign representations in Chittagong.[4]

On November 3, 2012, the Government of Japan honored him as 2012 Fall Imperial Decorations on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh, where he received "the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon".[5][6][7][8] Nurul Islam is the fifth Bangladeshi who received the honor.[7]

Early life and Education

Islam was born in 1943 in Chittagong, British Raj (now Bangladesh) and passed his childhood in the city.

In 1963, he was graduated from the Chittagong College under the University of Dhaka. In 1968, he completes a degree in the Japanese language at University of Tokyo under the Japan Foundation’s scholarship scheme.

Career

Islam at Nippon Academy, Chittagong in 2013.

In 1987, he has founded Nippon Academy in Chittagong for the proposed to facilitate learning of the Japanese language and Japan studies in Bangladesh.[5] Alongside in 1989 he founded AOTS (The Association for Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association) Alumni Society[9] to introduce Japanese-style business management in Bangladesh.[5] In 1990, he was responsible as the Honorary Consul of Japan in Chittagong and served until 2000 and then he was responsible for the second time.[5] He is the vice president of the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC).[1]

Honor

References

  1. 1 2 "Hon. Mr. Muhaammad Nurul Islam". ficacworld.org. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Honorary Consuls General in Bangladesh". www.hellobangladesh.biz. hellobangladesh.biz. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Mohammad Moniruzzaman (October 6, 2016). "Seminar on SDGs at Chittagong Independent University". unicdhaka.org. United Nations International Centre. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Honorary Consul General of Japan in Chittagong, Bangladesh". www.embassypages.com. embassypages.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Conferral of "the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon" upon Mr. Muhammad Nurul Islam, Honorary Consul General of Japan in Chittagong" (PDF) (Press release). Embassy of Japan. November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Japan awards Hon Consul Gen in Ctg". Financial Express. November 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Bangladeshi honoured for promoting Japan-Bangla ties". The Daily Star. November 4, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "জাপান সরকারের অ্যাওয়ার্ড পাচ্ছেন চট্টগ্রামের নুরুল ইসলাম". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2012-11-05. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Member List". baas.org.bd. Bangladesh AOTS-HIDA Alumni Society. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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