Nawab Abdul Latif
Nawab Bahadur Abdul Latif | |
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নবাব বাহাদুর আব্দুল লতীফ | |
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | |
Alma mater | Calcutta Madrassah (now Aliah University) |
Relatives | (great-granddaughter) |
Early life
Qazi Abdul Latif was born into an aristocratic
Career
Latif started his career as a teacher of Dhaka Collegiate School in 1846. By 1847, while still in his teens, he was appointed by the government as assistant to one of the [who?] Ameers of Sindh. He worked in this capacity for about a year. In 1847, an Anglo-Arabic class in the Calcutta Madrassa was opened for imparting instruction in English. In 1848, he was appointed Anglo-Arabic professor in-charge of this class.[6]
Latif joined government service in 1849 as a deputy magistrate and was promoted to the post of presidency magistrate in 1877. While serving as the deputy magistrate of Satkhira, he witnessed the economic exploitation of peasant farmers by European indigo planters and merchants. He encouraged the farmers there to become united and inform the government about their grievances. He himself took some initiative in this Indigo revolt. Finally, the British colonial government formed the Indigo Commission in 1860 due to his initiative with the goal of putting an end to the repressions of indigo planters.
Latif was nominated a member of the Bengal Management Council when it was constituted in 1862 during the rule of Lord Canning. In 1863, he was appointed a member of the examination board for civil and military services and a fellow of the
Mohammedan Literary Society
In 1863, Latif founded the Mohammedan Literary Society.[7]
The Society gave a remarkable impetus to the cause of Muslim advancement throughout India. It attracted the notice of successive administrations, the wants and grievances of the
Awards
The British government, in recognition of his meritorious services, honoured him with titles and decorations from time to time. In 1877, at the Imperial Assemblage, at Delhi, Viceroy
He received the title of 'Order of the Majedi of Third Class' from the Turkish government.[1]
Death and legacy
Latif died on 10 July 1893.
Latif's achievements include working to turn Hindu College into
Poet Nawab Syed Muhammad Azad was Latif's son-in-law.
References
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- ^ a b c Islam, K. Z. (11 July 2012). "Nawab Bahadur Abdul Latif". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-313-27331-5.
- JSTOR 44138412.
- ^ Bradley-Birt, Francis Bradley (1910). Twelve Men of Bengal in the Nineteenth Century. S. K. Lahiri & Company.
- ^ Mukhopadhay, Keshob. "An interview with prof. Ahmed sharif". News from Bangladesh. Daily News Monitoring Service. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Sarkar, Pabitra (27 February 2023). "Language Controversies in 19th Century Bengal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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- ^ Choudhury, Enam Ahmed (4 October 2021). "Syud Hossain and his times". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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