Syed Murtaza Ali
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| সৈয়দ মুর্তাজা আলী | |
| Born | 1 July 1902 Presidency College, Calcutta |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
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Syed Murtaza Ali (1 July 1902 – 9 August 1981) was a Bangladeshi writer.[1] He was the elder brother of writer and linguist Syed Mujtaba Ali.[1] He is noted for his works relating to the histories of Chittagong, Sylhet and Jaintia.
Background and education
Ali's ancestral residence was at Uttarsur,
Syed dynasty.[2] Ali's mother, Amatul Mannan Khatun, belonged to the Chowdhuries of Kala and Bahadurpur, an Islamised branch of the Pal family of Panchakhanda.[3]
Ali passed his matriculation examination from Sylhet Government School in 1921 and passed his ISc from
Presidency College, Calcutta.[1]
Career
In 1926, he became the Magistrate of Maulvi Bazar subdivision. He was Sub-divisional Officer in 1940. Later he became the Under Secretary in the Education Department. He retired from civil service positions in 1959.[1]
He served as the President of the Bangla Academy during 1969-1971 and 1975-1977 and Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 1974.[1]
Works
- Pashchim Pakistan (1952)
- The History of Jaintia (1954)
- History of Chittagong (1964)
- Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sylheter Itihas (1965).
- Amader Kaler Katha (1968),
- Muztaba-Katha O Anyanya Prasanga (1976)
- Prabandha Bichitra (1967)
Awards
- Bangla Academy Literary Award (1973)[citation needed]
- Independence Day Award (1982)[citation needed]
References
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ISBN 978-984-31-0478-6
- ^ Ali, Syed Murtaza (1968). Amadera kalera katha (in Bengali). Baighara. p. 27.
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