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Syed Ashraf Ali
Syed Ashraf Ali (1939 – March 19, 2024) was a Bangladeshi writer, Islamic scholar, and broadcaster. He is a former Director General of the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. He was known for his contributions to Islamic studies, his role in Bangladesh Liberation War, and his work with various media outlets, including Bangladesh Television and ATN Bangla. Early life and education Ali was born in 1939 to Syed Badrudduja, a former mayor of Kolkata and a member of India's Lok Sabha, and Rakia Badrudduja. He pursued his early education at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and later attended the University of Calcutta. Career In 1964, Ali moved to the then East Pakistan and joined Radio Pakistan. During the early stages of the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Ali worked to establish the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra (Independent Bengal Radio Station) in Chittagong. This station played a vital role in broadcasting pro-independence messages and creating sentiment against the Pakistani occupat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. Kolkata is the seventh most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore) while its metropolitan region Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the third most populous metropolitan region of India with a metro population of over 15 million (1.5 crore). Kolkata is regarded by many sources as the cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal.————— The three villages that predated Calcutta were ruled by the Nawab of Bengal under Mughal suzerainty. After the Nawab granted the East India Company a trading license in 1690, the area was developed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
