Ekushey Padak<\/a>, the second-highest civilian award in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Syed Mujtaba Ali was born on this day in 1904. He was a Bengali author, journalist, scholar, polyglot and global citizen. He was born in Assam to a family of intellectuals. His brother Murtaza Ali also was a writer of great stature. Mujtaba Ali studied at Shantiniketan. 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His travel narrative Deshe Bideshe<\/a><\/em> captured a snapshot of the upheavals in South Asia<\/a> and it\u2019s a good idea to read the book right now if you are interested in the goings-on in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n