Shaikh Abdus Salam (Dr.)

Born in 1955, Professor (Dr.) Shaikh Abdus Salam passed SSC Examination in 1970 from Jessore Board and stood 8th in order of merit. He passed HSC in 1972. He did B.A (Hons.) in Economics from Govt. B. L. College, Khulna under Rajshahi University in 1975 and stood 2nd in order of merit. Dr. Salam did his M.A. in Economics from the University of Dhaka in 1976. He studied Mass Communication & Journalism and earned M.A. Degree in 1980 (stood 2nd). Dr. Salam has his Law Degree (LL B) from Dhaka University (1981). He earned his Ph.D Degree in Communication & Journalism from Poona University, India (1986).

Dr. Salam has 3 books and 27 research articles published home and abroad in his credit.

He has diversified work experiences. Dr. Salam served as: (i) Social Worker, TDH(Netherlands), Dhaka (ii) Research Officer, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Bangladesh; (iii) Director (Program and IE&C), BAVS-Dhaka and (iv) Director General, Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB).

Professor Salam served as the Chairman of the Dept. of Mass Communication & Journalism (2006-09). He was the Visiting Professor at Oslo University College, Norway in 2008. Professor Salam visited 26 countries and participated/ presented papers in numbers of training workshops and seminars. Dr. Salam is now a senior member of the Social Science Faculty and the Academic Council of the University of Dhaka. He has been the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka since January 2009.