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Dr Qudrat-I-Khuda

Dr Qudrat-I-Khuda 
Qudrat-I-Khuda, Muhammad (1900-1977) researcher, educationist and author. Conceived in town Margram of Birbhum region in West Bengal, Qudrat-I-Khuda got his initial training from the Margram ME High School and Calcutta Woodburn ME School. He passed the Matriculation examination from Calcutta Madrasa in 1918 in the First Division. In 1924 he got the MSc degree in Chemistry standing First in First Class, from Presidency College, Calcutta, and was granted a gold award for his splendid outcome. Qudrat-I-Khuda likewise got a premchand roychand studentship for higher research in Chemistry at Calcutta University. He got the DSc in 1929 from London University for his exploration entitled 'Stainless Configuration of Multiplanmet Ring'. Qudrat-I-Khuda started his vocation as an instructor in Chemistry at Presidency College in 1931 and was soon elevated to Head of the Department in 1936. From 1942 to 1944, he filled in as the Principal of Islamia College in Calcutta. He again came back to Presidency College in 1946, turning into the Principal of the school. In the meantime, Dr Qudrat-I-Khuda was a Fellow and a Member of the Senate of Calcutta University. At the parcel of India, he came to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1947 and filled in as the main Director of Public Instruction of the Government of East Pakistan from 1947 to 1949. In 1949, he was designated Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defense of the Government of Pakistan. He progressed toward becoming Chairman of the Secondary Education Board and served from 1952 to 1955. He was selected the principal Director of the East Regional Laboratories of the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-PCSIR (now BCSIR) in 1955 and built up the labs in Dhaka. After retirement from Directorship in 1966, Muhammad Qudrat-I-Khuda was delegated Chairman of the 'Kendriya Bangla Unnayan Board' (Central Board for the Development of Bengali).

After the autonomy of Bangladesh, Qudrat-I-Khuda was made Chairman of the 'National Education Commission' framed in 1972. The report of the commission distributed in 1974 is generally known as 'Qudrat-I-Khuda Education Commission Report'. He was named Visiting Professor of Chemistry at Dhaka University in 1975 and served there till his demise.

Muhammad Qudrat-I-Khuda's field of specialization was natural science. He led investigate on herbals, jute, salt, charcoal, soil and minerals. He effectively removed biochemical components from neighborhood trees and plants for therapeutic utilize. Qudrat-I-Khuda and his partners licensed 18 logical innovations. Assembling of Partex from jute-stick was his most prominent logical accomplishment. Assembling malt vinegar from the juice of sugarcane and molasses, rayon from jute and jute-sticks, and paper from jute were his other huge logical developments.

Qudrat-I-Khuda assumed a critical part in advancing Bangla for logical practices. Thusly, he composed various books on science and innovation in Bangla including Vijnaner Saras Kahini (Interesting History of Science), Vijnaner Vichitra Kahini (Wonderful History of Science), Vijnaner Suchana (Origin of Science), Jaiba Rasayan (Organic Chemistry) in four volumes, Purba Pakistaner Shilpa Sambhabana (Industrial Potentiality of East Pakistan), Paramanu Parichiti (An Introduction to the Atom) and Vijnaner Pahela Katha (First Word of Science). Two Bangla science magazines 'Purogami Vijnan' (Pioneering Science; 1963) and 'Vijnaner Joyyatra' (The Victory of Science; 1972) were distributed under his protection. He likewise kept in touch with some religious books including Pabitra Quraner Puta Katha O Angari Jaoyara (The Holy Sayings of Quran and Angari Jaoyara). He assumed a dynamic part in the freedom development and aided in empowering Bengali patriotism.


The Government of Pakistan granted him the 'Tamgha-I-Pakistan' and 'Sitara-I-Imtiaz' in energy about his remarkable accomplishments. The Government of Bangladesh regarded him with 'Ekushe Padak' in 1976 and 'Swadhinata Dibas Puraskar' (Independence Day Award) in 1984 for his exceptional commitments in science and innovation. Dhaka University gave on him a privileged Doctorate degree for his exceptional commitment to science. Muhammad Qudrat-I-Khuda kicked the bucket in Dhaka on 3 November 1977
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