My Father

My Father (Abbu as we call him), Engr. S. M. Golam Mostofa, was born on 7^th January 1951 in Pirganj thana under the Rangpur disrict. The village in which his childhood life was passed is named ‘Adorsho Kashimpur’.

He passed SSC (Secondary School Certificate) Examination in 1966 from Raipur High School, Pirganj, Rangpur and HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) Examination in 1969 from Government Carmichael College, Rangpur, the later being a renowned academic institution of the North Bengal. He obtained his B. Sc. Engineering degree in Civil Engineering in 1974 from Rajshahi Engineering College (REC).

On 14^th June 1975, he joined the Public Works Department (P. W. D.) of Bangladesh as assistant engineer and was posted in Dinajpur. He has been successfully discharging his duties and responsibilities as a Government Officer and currently holds the post of an executive engineer. He will retire from service by 2008.

My Mother

My Mother (Ma as we call her), Parvin Akhter Zahan, was born on 25^th December 1955 in Munshipara under the Gaibandha district, at her grandfather’s house. Her childhood memories are full with events and incidents in the Rangpur city, famous in heritage from the gone-by British Empire in undivided India.

She passed SSC (Secondary School Certificate) Examination in 1970 from Rangpur Government Girls’ High School and HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) Examination in 1972 from Government Carmichael College, Rangpur.

In 1975, she earned a B. A. (Hon's) degree in Economics from Rajshahi University. A year later, she completed her M. A. degree in Economics in the same institution.

Her career began in 1985 when she joined Munshiganj Government Girls’ College in Munshiganj district as a lecturer in Economics. In 1992, she was transferred to Begum Badrunnesa Government Girls’ College at Dhaka and served there until 2002. This was a lucky year for her since she received her first promotion and joined Brahmanbaria Government College as an assistant professor. In 2003, she was transferred to Kabi Nazrul Government College at Dhaka and is currently serving there. Year 2004 added another success to her career as she was nominated one of the Head Examiners under Dhaka Education Board.