Mohammad Sadat Ali was a Bengali intellectual, an academic, who was killed by the

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during the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

and is considered a "Martyr" in Bangladesh.

Early life

Ali was born in Rasulpur, Narsingdi Sadar Thana,

Narsingdi District Narsingdi District ( bn, নরসিংদী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital (political), capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. The district is fa ...

on 28 January 1942. He graduated from Gazipur Gachha High School in 1958 and from

Narsingdi College Narsingdi /Narsingdi Sadar ( bn, নরসিংদী) is a city and headquarters of Narsingdi District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Dhaka-Sylhet highway connects Narsingdi with the capital and other major cities. The district is ...

in 1960. He completed Bcom in 1963 and Mcom in 1964 from Dhaka University.

Career

He joined Narsingdi College as a lecturer. He joined

Institute of Education and Research The Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka( bn, শিক্ষা ও গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), (also known as IER, University of Dhaka or simply ...

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

as a lecturer in 1968. In 1969, he completed his PhD on education from Northern Colorado University. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1969. From 1969 to 1971 he was the chairman of the department of business administration at the institute. He was the house tutor of Masterda Surya Sen Hall (then Jinnah Hall) of Dhaka University.

Death and legacy

He was arrested by Pakistan Army near his official residence on 26 April 1971. He was never seen again. On 14 December 1971

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issued stamps with his name on

Martyred Intellectuals Day Martyred Intellectuals Day ( bn, শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবী দিবস, Shaheed Buddhijibi Dibôsh) is observed on 14 December in Bangladesh to commemorate those intellectuals who were killed by Pakistani forces and their coll ...

References

{{reflist 1942 births 1971 deaths Martyred intellectuals of the Bangladesh Liberation War People from Narsingdi District Academic staff of the University of Dhaka