About the Author

M. Mohsin Ali is a patriotic son of Bangladesh and America. He was born in Bangladesh in 1952 in a remote village called Shikarpur of Gurudaspur Upazilla (subdistrict) in Natore District during the Pakistan period. He emigrated to America in January of 1986 in pursuit of higher education. He was admitted to a graduate program in professional studies in community services administration at the Alfred University, Alfred, New York, when he was thirty-four years old and completed the master's degree in 1987. He was then admitted to the doctor of social welfare program at the Hunter College School of Social Work of the City University of New York in 1988 and completed his doctorate degree while being employed as a full-time worker for people with disabilities. He also obtained a social-work license from New York State. Mohsin Ali studied undergraduate in economics at Rajshahi University in 1970-72. He obtained his MSS in economics in 1982 and bachelor of laws in 1981 both from Dhaka University.