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Humayun Ahmed (

Ahmed was born on 13 November 1948 in Mohongonj, Netrokona, but his village home is Kutubpur, Mymensingh,^[14] Bangladesh (then East Pakistan). His father, Faizur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer and writer, was killed by Pakistani military during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, and his mother was Ayesha Foyez. Ahmed's younger brother, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, a university professor, is also a writer of mostly science fiction genre and a newspaper columnist.^[15] Another brother, Ahsan Habib, is a painter and the editor of Unmad, a cartoon magazine.

Education and early career

Ahmed went to schools in Sylhet, Comilla, Chittagong, Dinajpur and Bogra as his father lived in different places upon official assignment. Memories of these places have often been depicted in his writings. Ahmed passed

Upon graduation Ahmed joined Bangladesh Agricultural University as a lecturer. After six months he joined Dhaka University as a faculty of the Department of Chemistry. Later he attended North Dakota State University for his PhD studies. He grew his interest in Polymer Chemistry and earned his PhD in that subject. He returned to Bangladesh and resumed his teaching career in Dhaka University. In the mid 1990s he left the faculty job to devote all his time to writing and film production.

Marriages and Personal life

In 1973, Ahmed married Gultekin, granddaughter of Principal Ibrahim Khan.^[16][17]

They had three daughters – Nova, Sheela, Bipasha and one son – Nuhash. Ahmed started to have an affair with Meher Afroz Shaon from the middle of the 1990s. Shaon is a TV actress and then friend of his second daughter.^[17] Later, in 2003, Ahmed divorced Gultekin and married Shaon in 2005. From the second marriage he had two sons – Nishad and Ninit.^[18]

Death

In 2011 Ahmed had been diagnosed with

Television and film

His first television drama was "Prothom Prohor" (first moment) in 1983, directed by Nawazesh Ali Khan.^[20] His first drama serial was Ei Shob Din Ratri (Tale of our daily lives). It was followed by the comedy series Bohubrihi, the historical drama series Ayomoy, and the urban drama series Kothao Keu Nei (There is no one in anywhere). The last one featured a fictional character of an idealistic gang leader named Baker Bhai, who was wrongly convicted and executed.

Ahmed directed films based on his own stories. His first film, "Aguner Poroshmoni", based on the liberation war, won the National Film Award in total eight categories, including Best Picture and Best Director.^[16][17] The theme of the Liberation War often came across in his stories, often drawing upon Ahmed's memories of that war and his father's execution during the war. Ahmed's film Shyamal Chhaya was based on the liberation war of 1971.^[21]

Ahmed also wrote songs for few of his own films and plays. Some of the notables are titled as Ami Aaj Bhejabo Chokh Somudrer Joley, Chadni Poshor Ratey and Amaaar Achey Jol.

His 2012 film

Other interests

In 1987 Ahmed founded an estate called Nuhash Polli near Pijulia village, in Gazipur Sadar Upazila of Gazipur District,^[23] which grew to cover 40 bigha^[23] (approximately 14 acres). He would spend much of his time at the estate when he was in Bangladesh, formed a collection of statues there by local artist Asaduzzaman Khan, and of plants from around the world, particularly medicinal and fruit-bearing trees.^[23]

In 2012 he was appointed as a special adviser to the Bangladesh Mission in the United Nations.^[24]

Bibliography

Novels

In Bengali

5

In English

• 1971: A Novel. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Mowla Bros. 1993.
  ISBN 9789844100138
  .
• In Blissfull Hell. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Somoi Prokashan. 1993.
  ISBN 9789844580459
  .
• Gouripur Junction. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Anyaprokash. 2007.
  ISBN 9789848684382
  .

Short stories

This book (Golpo Samagro ) were published in Victory Day 1991

5

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Writer
1992	Shankhanil Karagar		Yes
1994	Aguner Poroshmoni	Yes	Yes
1999	Srabon Megher Din	Yes	Yes
2000	Dui Duari	Yes	Yes
2003	Chandrokotha	Yes	Yes
2004	Shyamol Chhaya	Yes	Yes
2006	Duratto		Yes
2006	Nondito Noroke		Yes
2006	Nirontor		Yes
2006	Noy Number Bipod Sanket	Yes	Yes
2007	Daruchini Dip		Yes
2007	Saaj Ghor		Yes
2008	Amar Ache Jol	Yes	Yes
2009	Priotomeshu		Yes
2012	Ghetuputra Kamola	Yes	Yes

Awards

• Lekhak Shibir Prize (1973)
• Bangla Academy Award
  (1981)
• Shishu Academy Award
• Jainul Abedin Gold Medal
• Michael Madhusudan Medal (1987)
• Bacsas Prize (1988)
• Humayun Qadir Memorial Prize (1990)
• National Film Awards (Bangladesh) (Best Story 1993, Best Film 1994, Best Dialogue 1994) (Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Story Writer, 2012)
• Ekushey Padak (1994)
• Sheltech Award (2007)^[26]

References

1. ^ "Humayun Ahmed dies". Bdnews24.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Humayun Laid to Rest at Nuhash Polli". Taza Khobor. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "হুমায়ূনের কবরে স্বজনেরা". Prothom Alo. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
4. ^ priyodesk (13 November 2011). "Humayun Ahmed turns 63- Absence makes the heart grow fonder". priyo.com. Priyo. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. ^ AFP (20 July 2012). "Bangladesh mourns death of cultural legend Humayun Ahmed". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
6. ^ Hafez Ahmed @ http://www.daily-sun.com (4 September 2012). "education | Nondito Noroke". daily sun. Retrieved 20 July 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |author= (help)
7. ^ "Tears for Humayun Ahmed". Newagebd.com. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
8. ^ Rashidul Bari (16 August 2012). "Tears for Humayun Ahmed: The Shakespeare of Bangladesh – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
9. ^ Rashidul Bari (16 August 2012). "Tears for Humayun Ahmed: The Shakespeare of Bangladesh – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
10. ^ Faizul Latif Chowdhury (2007), Review of Lilaboti, Prothom Alo, Dhaka.
11. ^ Mustafa, Sabir (20 July 2012). "BBC News – Bangladesh's most enduring storyteller". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
12. ^ "'End of a new era in Bengali literature'". Web.archive.org. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
13. ^ Ahsan, Shamim (21 February 2004). "A Grand Convergence of Minds". The Daily Star. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
14. ^ Earlier Netrokona was a sub-division of Mymensingh district.
15. ^ Shamim Ahsan : Igniting Children's Imagination, The Daily Star, Vol. 1, No. 112, 2003, Dhaka
16. ^ ^{a b} Culture Desk. "Humayun Ahmed's first death anniversary today". The Daily Sun. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
17. ^ ^{a b c} New York Correspondent. "Humayun Ahmed passes away". BanglaNews24.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
18. ^ "Humayun Ahmed's life history | History of Famous people's lifestyles". Zahid.x10.mx. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
19. ^ "Tears for Humayun Ahmed". New Age. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
20. ^ <http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2012-07-26/news/276774>
21. ^ Shukla Mirza, 'Kudos to Humayun Ahmed', The Daily Star, 10 december 2004, Dhaka.
22. ^ "Humayun's 'Ghetuputra Kamola' to compete for Oscar". Daily Star. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
23. ^ ^{a b c} Shah Alam Shazu (25 July 2012). "Home was his heart: Humayun Ahmed and his Nuhash Polli". The Daily Star.
24. ^ The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 January, 2012.
25. ^ amarboi.com:nabiji – humayun ahmed (incomplete writing)
26. ^ "Humayun, Mainul receive 'Sheltech Award-2007'".

Further reading

• "Humayun Ahmed, 1948–". The South Asian Literary Recordings Project.
  The Library of Congress
  . 6 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
• Tamanna Khan (27 July 2012). "People's Writer". TheStar:Stories Behind the News. 11 (30).
• "Books of Humayun Ahmed".
• Mahmudul Hasan Hemal. "Humayun Ahmed: A tale of a trailblazer". DhakaCourier Vol=30—Issue=18—Date=November 15th, 2013.

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