Education
He studied public administration at the Dhaka University for his Bachelors and Masters. Later he obtained M. Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the same university for his research on the Rakhaine aborigines of Bangladesh.
He studied public administration at the Dhaka University for his Bachelors and Masters. Later he obtained M. Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the same university for his research on the Rakhaine aborigines of Bangladesh.
He is best known for his work on aboriginal tribes of the country. Currently a senior executive in Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, he worked as a journalists in different newspapers including the weekly Kishore Bangla. In addition to research, he writes poetry and has published a number of anthologies.
In 1971, he took part in the liberation war of Bangladesh.
Doctor Mustafa Majid is the General Manager of the Department of Public Relations and, of Bangladesh Bank. In 2005, the Doctor of Philosophy thesis of Mustafa Majid was published under the title He worked on the Rakhaines for over twenty years. of inhabiting in the coastal areas of Patuakhali, Borguna and Cox"s Bazaar migrated to what is now Bangladesh from Burma about two hundred years ago and turned the uncultivable deep forests of the coastal belt into a habitable area.
Mustafa Majid informs that the Rakhaines are a small Mongoloid who have many probelsm including tyranny by the mainstarem population, but being peace-loving they never choose to go for a protest or struggle. However, some have left the country in search of security.
The book has seven chapters in which the author deals with theories of administration, identities of the Rakhaines and a chronicle of Patuakhali district, the anthropological identity of the Rakhaines, their land problems and the unsympathetic role played by the llocal administration in relation to their persistent problems.
He suggested for planned governmental effort for their inclusion in the mainstream.
Mustafa Majid is known for his scientific positivism, imbibed with the ideals of Marxism, Leninism and thoughts of Mao Zedong.
He is an organizer of children"s organisation "Kanchi-Kanchar Mela", a life member of Bangla Academy and an executive member of National Poetry Council of Bangladesh. He is also a member of the National Press Club.