Abdul Karim

Abdul Karim ( – 24 July 2007) was a Bangladeshi historian. He served as the 5th vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1995 by the government of Bangladesh. He was best known for his works on medieval and early modern Bangladeshi and South Asian history.

Career Abdul Karim joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in 1951. He was mentored by Ahmad Hasan Dani. He later went to the UK to earn his Ph.D. and finished it in 1958. His dissertation topic was Social History of the Muslims in Bengal. He completed a second PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. In 1966, he joined Chittagong University as chairman of the Department of History. He retired from the university in 1986. He joined the Institute for Bangladesh Studies of the University of Rajshahi as a senior fellow and in 2001 was made professor emeritus. The Rohingyas: A Short Account of their History and Culture Banglar Itihas Social History of the Muslims in Bengal (Down to A.D. 1538)