Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai

Nowsher Ali Khan Yusufzai (c. 1864 – 9 May 1924) was a Bengali writer and philanthropist.

Early life and education

Yusufzai was born in the village of Charan in Tangail. He passed the Entrance examination in 1881 from Pogose School in Dhaka and FA in 1887 from Dhaka College. He studied for the BA examination but unsuccessfully. Nevertheless, it can be said that he was the first Muslim to qualify for FA in Tangail district. While studying for his BA he married Rahimunnesa, a daughter of the zamindar of Pakulla.

Career

Yusufzai was appointed to the post of Sub-Registrar of Pakulla in 1889 and was upgraded to Sub-Deputy Registrar in 1891. He was the first Muslim in this post in Tangail. He retired from his job in 1919.

Yusufzai was associated with different social and educational institutions of his locality and of Calcutta. He wrote books in prose and verse. Some of notable works are Bangiya Mussalman (1891), Shaishab Kusum (Poem, 1895), Dalil Registrari Shiksa (1897), Uchcha Bangala Shiksabidhi (1901), Notes on Mohammedan Education in Bengal (1903), Mussalman Jatiya Sangit (1909), Sahitya Pratibha (1914), Sahitya Shiksa (1915). Bangiya Mussalman and Notes on Mohammedan Education in Bengal reflect his social consciousness, national feeling, humanity, educational interests, economic and political sense, and earned his a place in society.

Personal life

Yusufzai had four sons. His third son, Ataur Rahman Khan Yusufzai, was a food inspector. He lived in Pakulla. He was a notable football player in his young life. He graduated from Sadat college. After his retire from service, he was appointed as an English teacher at Satiachora Sibnath Girls High School.

Yusufzai died on 9 May 1924.