Press Release: In the syndicate meeting of the University of Dhaka held on October 28, 2021, Mohammad Abul Kalam was awarded Ph.D. degree in the Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka for his thesis on Planning and Development in Islam : Bangladesh Perspective. He worked under the supervision of Professor Dr. Abdur Rashid, Department Islamic, University of Dhaka. Dr. A.K.Azad is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Assistant Advisor, Students’ Welfare and Coordinator, Center of General Education, Manarat International University. He did his M.A. in Peace Education at the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Central America, Costa Rica. He was the first Bangladeshi student to be conferred such a degree at University for Peace till then. Dr. A.K. Azad completed his B.A. Honours in Islamic Studies in 2001 and M.A. in Islamic Studies in 2002 from the Department of Islamic Studies, the University of Dhaka. Dr. A.K. Azad participated in several international conferences, training programs and workshops in several countries Asia, Europe and America. He rendered voluntary services to different organizations. In his student life he held the position of president of several organizations. He has written three books, many research articles and so many newspaper articles. Dr.A.K.Azad would be glad to devote himself to work for the development of the country.  He hails from village fulzury, Mathbaria in the district of Pirojpur.