Shawkat Ali (12 February 1936 – 25 January 2018) was a Bangladeshi writer.

[2][3] Ali was born in Raiganj in West Dinajpur district in British India.

He started his career at the news desk of Dainik Millat in the same year.

[4] Ali's notable novels include Prodoshe Prakritojon (1984), Opekkha (1984) and Dakkhinyaoner Din (1985).

[4] Prodoshe Prakritojon is his most notable – which tells the story of the oppression faced by the lower-caste people in the Sena Empire that ruled the Bengal through 11th and 12th centuries.