Asaddor Ali
Adhyapak Mohammad Asaddor Ali | |
|---|---|
Bangladeshi | |
| Other names | মুহম্মদ আসাদ্দর আলী |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, researcher |
| Spouse | Nurunnisa Chowdhury |
Mohammad Asaddor Ali (
Bangladeshi writer, researcher and historian. His research primarily focused on the history of Sylhet. Due to his achievements, he was awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2004.[1] His research discovered unknown information about Sylheti folk literature, and he wrote 19 books relating to it.[2]
Early life
Ali was born into a
Bengali Muslim family in the village of Ludorpur in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj Subdivision in 1929. He was the third child of a family of five sons and one daughter. His mother, Mastura Khatun, was a teacher at the Ludorpur Ayaan Munshi Primary School. His father's name was Moulvi Muhammad Uthman Ullah.[2][3]
He studied in a pathshala in the nearby village of
Govt. Teachers' Training College, he completed a Bachelor of Education degree from a talent scholarship.[3] He was the first person in his village to graduate from a university.[4]
Career
After graduating, Ali became a teacher at the
Sylhet region. Ali was also of the opinion that Syed Sultan was a Sylheti.[2] He established a large personal library, which has benefited many future researchers. Ali was the president of the Jalalabad Lekhok Sahitya Sangsad as well as the founding chairman of the Sunamganj Samiti Sylhet.[4] In addition to these, he was a founding member of the Muinuddin Model Woman's College and Sylhet College. He was awarded the Ragib-Rabeya Literary Award in 2001. On 20 December 2004, he was awarded the KEMUSAS Literary Award
.
Research and publications
He wrote a total of 19 books. Some of these include:
- Mymensingh Gitika Bonam Sylhet Gitika (Mymensingh Gitikavs. Sylhet Gitika)
- Mohakobi Syed Sultan (The great poet Syed Sultan)
- Charyapade Sylheti Bhasha (The Sylheti language in the Charyapada)
- Lokshahitye Jalalabad (Jalalabad in folk literature)
- Sylheti Nagri Horofe Sylhet Bibhager Musolmander Shahitya Shongskriti Chorcha
- Sylheter Mohakobi Shaykh Chand (Sylhet's great poet Shaykh Chand)
- Sylhet Bibhag Shomporke Kichhu Kotha (Some words relating to the Sylhet Division)
- Sylheti Bhasha (Sylheti language)
- Sylheti Probad Probochon (Sylheti proverbs and adages)
References
- ^ "বাংলা একাডেমী সাহিত্য পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক (ফেলো)". Bangla Academy (in Bengali). 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b c Syed Mostafa Kamal (Feb 2011). Shaykh Faruq Ahmad (ed.). Silet Bibhager Bhaugolik Aithashik Ruprekha. Sylhet: Polash Seba Trust.
- ^ a b Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (2001). Bibhager Itibritto. Sawda Mumin, Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.
- ^ a b Muhammad Abdul Wadud (26 Jul 2018). "সত্যসন্ধানী গবেষক অধ্যাপক মুহম্মদ আসাদ্দর আলী". Sunamganjer Khobor (in Bengali).
- ^ Dr Muhammad Muminul Haq (Jul 2005). Nabil Mumin (ed.). Syed Mustafa Kamaler Itihas Aitihya, Sahitya Sangskriti Chinta. Centre for Bangladesh Research UK.