Moulvi Abdul Ali

</ref> Along with schools and other facilities, he is credited for establishing Moulavibazar, one of Dhaka's oldest and busiest bazaars.
Early life and education
Abdul Ali was born in 1786, to a wealthy Bengali Muslim family in Dacca. During this time, the country was under the Nawab of Bengal Mubarak Ali Khan, although the East India Company possessed true authority. His father, Moulvi Barkatullah, was from the village of Milik in Nayabari. Barkatullah expanded his zamindari extent across Pargana Nurullahpur, Hauli Jahanabad, Aurangabad, Shaistanagar, and some parts of Pargana Idrakpur.
Abdul Ali was one of the original students of the Dacca Collegiate School, and was a qualified moulvi. He maintained close relations with classmates Nawab of Dacca Khwaja Abdul Ghani and Brajasundara Mitra, founder of the Dacca Brahmo Samaj.
Career
Inheriting land from his father, Abdul Ali amassed a lot of wealth. He purchased the remaining parts of Pargana Idrakpur as well as the entirety of Pargana Barabadu. Abdul Ali often had lawsuits with him, and loved to file criminal cases. He used to earn sixty or seventy thousand rupees a year. Described to be a miser by nature, he had a lot of assets.
Death
In 1866, Abdul Ali died at the age of 80 years.

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