Golam Sarwar
Introduction '''Golam Sarwar''' (1 April 1943 – 13 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi journalist and writer. He served as the founding editor of ''Samakal'' and  ''Jugantor''. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2014.
Early life and education Sarwar obtained his bachelor's and master's in Bengali Literature from the University of Dhaka.
Career In his student life in 1962, Sarwar started his career as a university correspondent at ''The Azadi''. He also joined ''The Sangbad'' as a sub-editor. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he served as the headmaster of Banaripara Union Institution. Later in 1972, he joined ''The Daily Ittefaq'' as a senior sub-editor and worked at the newspaper until 1999.In 1999, Sarwar became the editor of ''Jugantor'' and in 2005, he joined ''Samakal'' as the founding editor and served as the editor at the newspaper until his death.Sarwar had served as the chairman of the board of directors of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) since August 2015 and a member of board of directors of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He was a member of the Bangladesh Film Censor Board's Appellate Division and had worked as a senior vice-president of the National Press Club several times.
Published books * ''Rongin Balloon''* ''Sompadoker Jobanbondi''* ''Omiyo Gorol''* ''Amar Joto Kotha''* ''Swapna Benche Thak''
Awards * Ekushey Padak, 2014* Cultural Journalist forum of Bangladesh (CJFB) lifetime achievement award, 2016* Ataus Samad Memorial Trust lifetime award, 2017
Personal life Sarwar was married to Saleha Sarwar. Together they had two sons and a daughter.
Death Sarwar died on 13 August 2018 while being treated at a hospital in Singapore. He was suffering from pneumonia and lung complications.
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