Amir Ali, a Language Movement veteran, journalist, teacher, and researcher, passed away in London on November 28, said a press release.

Born on May 26, 1936, in Mymensingh, Amir Ali's ancestral home was in Kathuria village under Sharsha upazila in Jashore.

He received his BA and MA in English Language and Literature from Dhaka University, and later earned an LLB degree. He was imprisoned for participating in the Language Movement. He was among the founders of the then East Pakistan Chhatra Union.

He began his career as a columnist for the then Pakistan Observer newspaper. He later served as the head of the Department of English Language and Literature and as an associate professor at Jagannath College.

On March 27, 1964, he travelled to Britain for higher education. He went on to obtain a postgraduate degree from the University of Surrey, London, and an MSc in Sociology from Birkbeck College, University of London.

As a leading figure during the Liberation War, Amir Ali worked closely with Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury.