The convention was held at Ahsan Manzil, the official residence of the Dhaka Nawab Family. Sir Salimullah was a key patron of education for the Eastern Bengal. He was one of the founders of the University of Dhaka and the prestigious Ahsanullah School of Engineering (now the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology).[1][2] Sir Salimullah was a staunch supporter of the Partition of Bengal and was a member of East Bengal and Assam Legislative Council from 1906 to 1907.[1] He was also a member of Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1913 till his death in Calcutta in 1915 at the age of 43.[1] He was the founder President of Bengal Muslim League in 1907.