Career
Qazi Motahar Hossain joined the newly established Dhaka University in 1921 as a demonstrator of Physics while he was a student of M A at Dhaka College. In 1923 he was promoted to assistant-lecturer. In 1948 Statistics M A was established with his own effort and he joined the department. He retired from Dhaka University in 1961. In 1964 he founded the Institute of Statistical Research and Training. From 1964-1966 he served as the founder-director of the institute. He retired from the position of director in 1966. Dhaka University appointed him as honorary Professor Emeritus in 1969.
Motahar Hossain also showed unusual skill in the game of chess. For seven times he was the all India chess champion. He is known as the chess-guru of Bangladesh as he has popularized the game to his generation. Many of his pupils later flourished in the game.
In 1920's and 1930s he became involved with "Buddhir Mukti Andolon" (Freedom of thought movement) with his intimate friend Kazi Abdul Odud and others as a convener and editor of the organizations official proceeding named Shikha.
In 1975 after the liberation of Bangladesh he became the national professor of Bangladesh. Until his death in 1981 he decorated the position. He was a founder fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
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