Sheikh Ibrahim Mohammed Dupley, a resident of Surat, formed Anjuman Mufidul Islam in Kolkata in 1905.

Khawaja Nazimuddin, A. K. Fazlul Huq, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy successfully directed the activities of this organisation as presidents.

Salahuddin along with officials such as Abdul Haque Faridi managed to set up a branch in SK Das Road, Gandaria, Dhaka in September 1947.

[1] The Anjuman organised a movement for the education of poor Muslims, and established public libraries and organized debates.

In addition to these activities, its important work was to bury unclaimed dead bodies of Muslims.