If anybody wants to know about him, where they get the information as his name and contribution have not been mentioned also in any history book as well as textbook, questioned his family members.
Sultan’s nephew Quamruzzaman Rubel said his uncle was a dedicated language hero.
He was also imprisoned by Pakistani rulers for publishing a book during the Language Movement. But his contribution remains out of the sight, he said.
The present generation has no information about his contribution as there is still no recognition from the state, Quamruzzaman said. “If the government takes an initiative to install mural or memorial in recognition of his contribution, this will be a matter of great pleasure for the family.”
Halima Akhter Sampa, a student of Majhgram village, said they have only heard about Sultan’s name but did not know anything about him although he is a pride of the district. “It would have been easier to know about him had there been anything about him in the textbook.”
Sultan’s heath started falling following the death of his wife Nurjahan Sultan Nora in 1978.
Also the lifetime member of Bangla Academy and Vice-chairman of Bangladesh Book Publishers Committee, the Language Hero breathed his last at the DMCH on December 31, 1983.
He was buried by his wife’s grave at Jurain Graveyard in the capital. After his death, his students managed money for buying the land at the graveyard as there was no money of his own.