Today, 3rd June (Friday) is the 51st martyrdom anniversary of the martyred intellectual Principal Mohsin Ali Dewan. On this day in 1971, Mohsin Ali Dewan was abducted from his Bogura residence by Pakistani invaders with the help of Razakars.
At the time of his martyrdom, he was the principal of Bogura Sherpur Degree College and the editor of the weekly Uttarbanga Bulletin.
Mohsin Ali Dewan started his teaching career as a lecturer in the Bangla Department of Naogaon College. He later became a professor and head of the Bangla department at Bogura Azizul Haque College. He is one of the founders of Joypurhat College, Bogura Law College and Shah Sultan College.
Journalist Mohsin Ali Dewan, a martyred intellectual, started his journalism through Dhaka's daily Ittehad and Insaf. He edited and published Literary magazine r ‘Atayeb’ from Bogura in 1960. He also edited and published Bangladesh's first evening daily Jonomot. He also was the founder president of Bogura Press Club.
The Bangladesh Postal Department issued a postage stamp in recognition of the sacrifice of the martyred intellectual Mohsin Ali Dewan. The present government named a street in Bogra after his name. TMSS, one of the largest development agency in the country, has introduced the Shaheed Mohsin Ali Dewan Award for journalism.
