public class DataGridTemplateColumn : System.Web.UI.Page, ITemplate
{
    ListItemType templateType;
    string columnName;

    public DataGridTemplateColumn(ListItemType templateType, string columnName)
    {
        this.templateType = templateType;
        this.columnName = columnName;
    }

    public void InstantiateIn(System.Web.UI.Control container)
    {
        Literal lc = new Literal();
        CheckBox chkb = new CheckBox();
        //LinkButton lb = new LinkButton(); 

        switch (templateType)
        {
            case ListItemType.Header:
                lc.Text = "<B>" + columnName + "</B>";
                container.Controls.Add(chkb);
                container.Controls.Add(lc);
                break;
            case ListItemType.Item:
                chkb.ID = columnName;
                container.Controls.Add(chkb);
                container.Controls.Add(lc);
                break;
            case ListItemType.EditItem:
                TextBox tb = new TextBox();
                tb.Text = "";
                container.Controls.Add(tb);
                break;
            case ListItemType.Footer:
                lc.Text = "<I>" + columnName + "</I>";
                container.Controls.Add(lc);
                break;
        }
    }
}

TemplateColumn CreateTemplateColumn(string identifier, string headerText, string dataField, bool isSortable, int isVisible)
{
    TemplateColumn column = new TemplateColumn();

    column.HeaderTemplate = new DataGridTemplateColumn(ListItemType.Header, column.HeaderText);
    column.ItemTemplate = new DataGridTemplateColumn(ListItemType.Item, "Select1");

    return column;
}

protected void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    dgInbox.Columns.Add(CreateTemplateColumn("namr", "Short Name", "short_name", true, 1));
}

<asp:TemplateColumn>
    <HeaderTemplate>
        <asp:LinkButton Text="Отправитель" runat="server" CommandName="sender" ID="lbSender" CssClass="simple_link" Width="20">
        </asp:LinkButton>
        <img id="img_sender" runat="server">
    </HeaderTemplate>
    <ItemTemplate>
            <a href='view_mail.aspx?id=<%# ((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["ID"]%>'>
                    <% ((System.Data.DataRowView)Container.DataItem)["sender_name"] %>
            </a>                                                                                                                  
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateColumn>