একলা রাজা I want to start with a story.When Dr. Ataul karim was a student of faujdarhat cadet college, his father used to send him money every month. After few months his father suddenly noticed that karim writing him letter after letter for money. his decided to go there and see whats going on. but he found out his sons room in cadet college is filled with lots of books. his father delighted with joy and declared that his son will become one day a real star. And today karim is consider as one of the most shining star in the universe of science. he is a real inspiration.karim was ranked 1st in hsc 1972. Born on May 4, 1953 in Sylhet, Bangladesh, he grew up in Barlekha, a border town in Moulvibazar. Attended Shatma Primary for his elementary education and Patharia Chotolekha High for a year after which he left home to be schooled at Faujdarhat Cadet College (1965–1969), Sylhet MC College (1969–1972), and the University of Dhaka (1972–1976) wherefrom he received his bachelors' honors degree in physics. His years at Faujdarhat is documented in a book titled A Steeplechase Story, a memoir published in 2008 to celebrate 50 years of Cadet College movement in Bangladesh. He moved to the United States in 1976 and earned his masters' degrees in physics (1978) and electrical engineering (1979), and a doctor of philosophy in electrical engineering (1982) from the University of Alabama. Karim got his start with creative writing early in his college years. Over thirty of his popular science writings in Bangla appeared in Bigyan Shamoeeki and Bangla Academy Bigyan Patrika during 1972-1976. Of these, the most significant were Biborthon Kahinee, a series of articles on cosmic and biological evolution, and Shamproteek, a monthly feature of current affairs in science, both of which appeared in Bigyan Shamoeeki. During his undergraduate years, he submitted to Bangla Academy a popular science book manuscript for publication. He waited for two years and felt rebuffed when he could not extract any reviewer feedback from the Academy. Fortunately, this personal disappointment coincided with his plan to depart for US marking an abrupt end to his creative writing in Bangla. All his books on science and engineering as well as research works appeared from outside of Bangladesh. A 2004 Government of Bangladesh and a number of books in Bangla including Bangladesher Shera Bigyani (Hitler A. Halim, Shikor, 2004) and Medhabi Manusher Golpo (Mohammad Kaykobad, Annyaprokash, 2005) as well as Star Insight cite him as an example of outstanding success of the Bangladeshi diaspora. He was featured also in "Hidden Costs of Brain Gain" (David Wessel; Wall Street Journal, 2001) and in turn by David Heenan who explored the economic, cultural and political factors driving a return of many back to their homelands in his book Flight Capital: The Alarming Exodus of America’s Best and Brightest.