Sheikh Reyazuddin Ahmed

In 1910, Reyazuddin Ahmed started his career as a teacher at Tushbander English Middle School. In 1918, he had become the Kazi i.e. the marriage registrar of his area, after that he had gone about participating in social activities in his region. He was the chairman of his union board for 12 years and was a member of the local board for 6 years. Sheikh Reyazuddin Ahmed had advocated for several social advancements in his region, he had established many educational institutions, charities, etc. He was also a skilled player of Lathi, a stick fighting game.^[1]

Sheikh Reyazuddin Ahmed gathered fame after authoring Arab Jatir Itihas, a book about the history of the Arabs in 3 volumes. The Bangla Academy republished the book in a single volume in 1964. He also authored other books such as Mahatma Sir Sayed (A book on Sayed Ahmed), Jib Hayater Korbani (A book on animal sacrifice), and Islam Procharer Itihas (A book on the spread of Islam).^[1]