Draft:Mohammed Nasser (statistician)

Mohammed Nasser (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ নাসের) (01 January 1960– 28 January 2016) was a Bangladeshi statistician, mathematician, researcher, and columnist. He was a professor of the department of statistics in Rajshahi University.

Personal life
Nasser was born in 1960 at Baitpur, Bagerhat, Bengal Presidency, British India, (now Bangladesh). His brother was Mohammad Rafiq (poet), a poe. Nasser spent his childhood in Bagerhat.

Education
Nasser completed his honors and master's degree in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University. He completed his Phd from Chittagong University

Career
Nasser's work in academia spanned more than two decades. He joined as a lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Rajshahi University. Nasser spent a year as a visiting fellow Malayasia.

Professional affiliations
In 2000, Nasser formed the Statistical Learning Group to set up a world-renowned platform for Statistical Learning.

Death
Nasser died on 28 January 2016, at the age of 56.