Death anniv of Dr AR Mallick today

Today is the 25th death anniversary of Dr AR Mallick, an eminent educationist and the first technocrat finance minister of the country.

He was a professor of South Asian Regional Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, in the early 1960s, and was the founding vice-chancellor of Chittagong University.

He was also president of the Liberation Council of Intelligentsia, the first education secretary and the first high commissioner to India. 

He was elected chairman of ADB.

His publications include "British Policy and the Muslims in Bengal" and "Amar Jibon Kotha O Bangladesher Mukti Sangram". Bangla Academy published "Dr AR Mallick Sharak Grontho", comprising articles by renowned personalities from home and abroad.

Besides, Dr AR Mallick Lecture Hall has been established in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jahangirnagar universities.

On the occasion, a milad will be held at his ancestral home in Rajapur.