MAC Reading Award

This award is dedicated to the memory of Professor Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury (1923-1978). He is popularly known as MAC in University. MAC was a teacher in the Department of Political Science in Dhaka University. Despite being the Proctor of the university, he was thrown into jail in 1952 due to his involvement with language movement. Then on, he was associated closely with every democratic movement of this country. Later on, he emerged as highly dedicated and committed political theorist of East Pakistan. There were hardly any movement for which he did not play the role of theorist and mentor.

All through his life, even after becoming a University teacher, MAC maintained a regular and serious reading habit, which was almost incomparable with any of his contemporaries. He used to read 16 to 17 hours per day. Through prolonged and consistent study, he accustomed himself to such a reading habit, which is considered as a sine qua non for any true, honest, and committed intellectual. Today’s young readers of Bangladesh have so much to learn from the example of reading habit he set. ‘reading-Associates’ of this club dream of and struggle for to become a reader like MAC. This award ceremony takes place every year in conjunction with NYIC. Vibrant, committed researchers and knowledge entrepreneurs are given this award.