[4] Islam passed his matriculation in 1952 from Kushtia Muslim High School and intermediate exam in 1954 from Jagannath College, Dhaka.
[6][7] Awami League president Sheikh Mujib immediately called for non-cooperation by his people, effectively taking control of East Pakistan.
Amir-ul Islam, along with Tajuddin Ahmad, the general secretary of Awami League, and Kamal Hossain, were put in charge of drafting the directives.
There, on the night of 30 March and the next day, Islam and Tajuddin had discussions with BSF chief Rustamji, who had come from Delhi after learning of their arrival.
After the ceremony, Barrister Amir-ul-Islam showed the document to Subrata Roy Chowdhury, an Indian jurist of international law.
Chowdhury found the document to be perfect and flawless, commenting that not a single word, comma or semi-colon needs to be changed and that the content of the proclamation was consistent with the recognized principles of international law.