Professor Manjur Karim Pius (1958 - 13 October 2014), better known as Pius Karim, was a researcher and political commentator on the features of political economy , political sociology , nationalism and social theory. After independence , he completed his bachelor's degree from Dhaka University and received his higher education from the United States. During his long career as a teacher, he taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Culver-Stockton College, and BRAC University. Karim authored several books and journals on nationalism and sociology.