Maulana Mohammad Ali College

Maulana Mohammad Ali College is a state college in Kagmari, Tangail, Bangladesh.[1][2] It is often referred to as M. M. Ali College.[3] The college is located at Kagmari near Tangail city. This is a government college affiliated with National University of Bangladesh.

History

Maulana Mohammad Ali College was established in 1957 by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and was named after Mohammad Ali Jouhar, an important leader of the Khilafat movement of British India. The school was initially located at an used government office. During Bangladesh Liberation war, a former professor of the college, Abdul Khaleque, was in the local pro-Pakistan militia, the Razakars. He is responsible for war crimes and forcibly converting Hindus into Muslims.[4] In 1975 the government of Bangladesh nationalised the college.[1] The nationalization ceremony was presided over by President of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[5]


References
  1. Hasan, Syed Mehedi. "Maulana Mohammad Ali College". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Ali College lift Souhardo Cup". The Daily Star. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. https://govmmalicollege.edu.bd/
  4. "My family's close encounter with death in 1971". The Daily Star. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. Foundation, Bhashani (2012). Moulana Bhashani Leader of the Toiling Masses: Leader of the Toiling Masses. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781469137902. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

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