Qazi Motahar Hossain | |
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Native name | কাজী মোতাহার হোসেন |
Born |
Lakshmipur, Kushtia, Bangladesh |
30 July 1897
Died | 9 October 1981 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
(aged 84)
Alma mater |
Presidency College, Calcutta Rajshahi College Dhaka College |
Organization | Muslim Shahitya Samaj |
Spouse(s) | Sajeda Khatun |
Children |
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Parent(s) | Qazi Gaohar Uddin Ahmed (father) Tasirunnesa (mother) |
Qazi Motahar Hossain (Bengali: কাজী মোতাহার হোসেন) was a Bangladeshi author, scientist, statistician, chess player, and journalist. He had intimate friendship with Kazi Nazrul Islam and Kazi Abdul Odud.
Qazi Motahar Hossain was born in his mother's village Lakshmipur in the district of Kushtia in 1897. His father was Qazi Gaohar Uddin Ahmed and mother was Tasirunnesa. He passed his childhood in his fathers village Bagmara in Faridpur. He received his earliest education from his father and from the village primary school.
He entered Kushtia High School for Secondary studies. Among the teachers he specially recalled of Jyotindranath Roy and Jatindra Mohan Biswas. Hossain learnt algebra, geometry, conic section and mechanics from Mr. Jyotindranath Roy. Mr. Roy introduced the mechanics course in the school solely for Hossain as he was the only student of mechanics. In 1915 he passed Entrance from there.
After passing entrance Hossain admitted himself at the Presidency College, Calcutta for I Sc course. There he was highly impressed by eminent teachers like Praphulla Chandra Ghosh (English), Mr. Sterling (English), Prafulla Chandra Roy (chemistry). But he transferred himself to Rajshahi College in the middle of academic year. Beside his studies Hossain showed considerable skill and interest in sports such as football, tennis etc. In 1917 he passed ISc from this college.
Hossain choose Dhaka College to take higher studies in mathematics and physics. In 1917 he arrived Dhaka and got admitted to Dhaka College. Here he found W A Jenkins (physics), Wrangler Bhupati Mohan Sen (Mathematics), Bankim Das Banerjee (Mathematics) and others as teachers. In 1919 he was awarded BA (honors) from this college.