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Born in 1953 in Khulna City, Bangladesh, Khoundkar Alamgir passed BA (Hons) in 1975 and MA in 1976 in Islamic History & Culture, Dhaka University, Specializing in Islamic Art & Archaeology. He started research about Muslim Architecture of Gaur (Bangladesh) area in 1979 under the supervision of late Professor Muhammad Sirajul Islam. He started his career as a college teacher. Afterwards he joined the Directorate of Archaeology, Government of Bangladesh, in 1981 and worked there for 23 years. As a former officer of that department he has experience of Archaeological Survey and Excavation. He left the department and joined Bangladesh National University, Gazipur-1704 in February, 2005 and since then he has been working there. His post-PhD publications, seminar and conference papers, both at home and abroad are worth noting. Alamgir’s comparative studies of Central Asian and Bangladeshi medieval architecture will remain as standard sources for future scholars and students in the discipline. He is constantly engaged in unfolding some mysteries surrounding Muslim Architecture of Bengal. He is a life member of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Bangladesh itihas Parishad (National History Council of Bangladesh), itihas Academy, Dhaka and Islamic Arts Organization, Dhaka. He is also a Registered Graduate (life) of Dhaka University.