Talk:SM Sultan

Man of Asia?
Pending additional verification, I've removed the statement, "He was declared the Man of Asia in 1982 by University of Cambridge."

The earliest source I've found for this is a 2005 bdnews24 article, which states "Cambridge University conferred him on [sic] the 'Man of Asia' in 1982." A 2008 article in The Daily Star gives a different name for the honor, "In 1982, he was conferred the 'Man of Achievement' award by the Cambridge University." 

I'm concerned that these sources may not be reliable on this point. Tertiary sources like Banglapedia and the Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis that list his other awards don't mention this one. I've not found any source at the University of Cambridge, or in the United Kingdom, or any more contemporaneous source from anywhere that says Cambridge awarded SM Sultan anything or that they ever conferred "Man of Asia" or "Man of Achievement" on anyone. There is a company, International Biographical Center, that bills itself as being "of Cambridge" and that issues "Man of Achievement" awards. Could they have issued one to SM Sultan, and could the newspapers have misunderstood that?

Can anyone provide a more reliable reference, especially one that predates the 2005 article and the "Man of Asia" statement being published in Wikipedia? Worldbruce (talk) 18:03, 27 July 2014 (UTC)