▁of ▁East ▁Pakistan ▁( now ▁Bang l adesh ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Shah id ul lah ▁was ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁BBC ' s ▁poll ▁of ▁the ▁Great est ▁Beng ali ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Shah id ul lah ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁P ey ara ▁village , ▁ 2 4 ▁P arg ana , ▁West ▁Beng al ▁( now ▁in ▁India ) ▁to ▁a ▁dev out ly ▁religious ▁family . ▁ ▁His ▁father , ▁M af iz ud din ▁Ah med , ▁was ▁a ▁w arden ▁of ▁a ▁shr ine . ▁Shah id ul lah ▁passed ▁his ▁school ▁final ▁En tr ance ▁exam ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁from ▁How rah ▁Z illa ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁FA ▁exam ▁from ▁Pres iden cy ▁College ▁in ▁Kol k ata . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁with ▁Hon ors ▁in ▁S ansk rit ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁from ▁City ▁College , ▁Kol k ata , ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁in ▁compar ative ▁phil ology ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal cut ta . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁from ▁Sor bon ne ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁dialect s ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ary ap ada . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁Muslim ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁doctor ate ▁degree . ▁ ▁Shah id ul lah ▁began ▁teaching ▁in ▁Jess ore