An article by Ahmad Sabbir, published in Amar Desh on July 25, 2026, portrays Syed Ali Ahsan as a multidisciplinary figure in Bengali literature. It says literature and teaching remained his central interests despite administrative and institutional responsibilities. His first printed work was the English poem “The Rose,” published in a school magazine while he was in class ten. He later developed a literary profile through poetry, fiction, essays and criticism.

In 1938, Azad published his essays “Hindu-Muslim Problem” and “Democracy and Dictatorship.” Mohammadi later published “On the Way to Mecca Muazzama” and the long poem “Chahar Darbesh.” As editor of Purbo Pakistan Sahitya Sangsad in 1943, he advocated Bengali as the literary language of East Pakistan and opposed the imposition of Urdu. After moving to Dhaka in 1947, he wrote “Our Heritage” and the “Steps to English” textbooks while working at radio.

The article highlights his teaching, literary history, translation and research, including “Bangla Sahityer Itibritta,” “Kabi Madhusudan,” “Madhumalati,” and “Rabindranath: Kabya Bicharer Bhumika.” He also taught art history, wrote books on art, and later produced “He Prabhu Ami Upasthit” and “Mahanabi.”