MTC Global Mobasher Ali Literary Award-2022 has been conferred upon Dr Shoaib Ahmed, a former advisor to the caretaker government, in recognition of his contribution to the literary arena.
India-based MTC Global Trust, a global think tank in higher education, recently gave the award named after famed educationist Prof Mobasher Ali as part of its MTC Global Award for Excellence. Dr Shoaib was a finance, planning, commerce, posts and telecoms affairs adviser to the caretaker government in 2007 and before that, he was a secretary to the government.
Educationist Mobasher Ali traversed the field of language and literature throughout his life. He excelled in many branches of language and literature with distinction. He was a prolific writer and an introspective researcher besides being a multi-pronged litterateur of immense reputation.
A proponent of the Bengalis’ language rights, he actively participated in the Language Movement from 1948 to 1952.
Mobasher Ali's personal contribution to Bangla literature commenced in 1958 when his illuminating article on the Nobel Prize Winner Boris Pasternak of Russia was published in a Bangla newspaper, Samakal founded and edited by noted poet and litterateur Sikandar Abu Jafar. He evinced a keen interest in Greek, Latin and English literature parallel with Bengali.
Mobasher Ali obtained his Master’s degree in Bangla from Dhaka University. Having opted for the teaching profession, he took employment with Netrokona College, Mymensingh in 1953. He shifted to MM College, Jessore in 1954 where he stayed for four years. Later he joined Comilla Victoria College where he worked until 1979 and was then transferred to BL University College, Khulna as its acting principal. He was with Haji Mohd Mohsin College in 1980 as the principal and worked there until his retirement in 1987.
Professor Monsoor Musa, former director general of Bangla Academy observed that Prof Ali worked hard to enrich Bengali research work and his contribution to the nation will be remembered even after his death.
