Humayun Ahmed (Bengali: 唳灌唳唳唰傕Θ 唳嗋唳唳�; 13 November 1948 鈥� 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker. He was the most famous and popular author, dramatist and filmmaker ever to grace the cultural world of Bangladesh since its independence in 1971. Dawn referred to him as the cultural legend of Bangladesh. Humayun started his journey to reach fame with the publication of his novel Nondito Noroke (In Blissful Hell) in 1972, which remains one of his most famous works. He wrote over 250 fiction and non-fiction books, all of which were bestsellers in Bangladesh, most of them were number one bestsellers of their respective years by a wide margin. In recognition to the works of Humayun, Times of India wrote, "Humayun was a custodian of the Bangladeshi literary culture whose contribution single-handedly shifted the capital of Bengali literature from Kolkata to Dhaka without any war or revolution." Ahmed's writing style was characterized as "Magic Realism." Sunil Gangopadhyay described him as the most popular writer in the Bengali language for a century and according to him, Ahmed was even more popular than Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Ahmed's books have been the top sellers at the Ekushey Book Fair during every years of the 1990s and 2000s.
Early life: Humayun Ahmed was born in Mohongonj, Netrokona, but his village home is Kutubpur, Mymensingh, 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 is Ayesha Foyez. Humayun's younger brother, Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, a university professor, is also a very popular author of mostly science fiction genre and Children's Literature. Another brother, Ahsan Habib, the editor of Unmad, a cartoon magazine, and one of the most famous Cartoonist in the country.
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. Ahmed passed SSC exam from Bogra Zilla School in 1965. He stood second in the merit list in Rajshahi Education Board. He passed HSC exam from Dhaka College in 1967. He studied Chemistry in Dhaka University and earned BSc (Honors) and MSc with First Class distinction.
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 mid 1990s he left the faculty job to devote all his time to writing, playwright and film production.
Marriages and Personal Life: In 1973, Humayun Ahmed married Gultekin. They had three daughters 鈥� Nova, Sheela, Bipasha and one son 鈥� Nuhash. In 2003 Humayun divorced Gultekin and married Meher Afroj Shaon in 2005. From the second marriage he had two sons 鈥� Nishad and Ninit.
Death: In 2011 Ahmed had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. He died on 19 July 2012 at 11.20 PM BST at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. He was buried in Nuhash Palli, his farm house.
A novella lightly based on the pre-independence days. It shows how general people thought about the possibility of the war and how it affected people from different background. With an unfinished and uncertain ending, the story becomes much more appealing and emotional to the readers.
A highly recommended book for the younger readers which will help them to get attached to our nation's heart breaking and blood stained history.
"唳忇唳熰 唳膏唳班唳唳� 唳︵唳ㄠ唳� 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ο 唳忇Ζ唰囙Χ唰囙Π 唳む唳班唳� 唳侧唰嵿Ψ 唳唳ㄠ唳粪唰� 唳唳班唳� 唳︵唳� 唳曕Π唳む 唳灌Σ" When people from Science background comes to storytelling they do the job with utmost care, justice and dignity, Humayun Ahmed, PhD (Polymer Chemistry from North Dakota University) is an impeccable example of this. This novel is based on the pre-independence period (1971) of East Pakistan rather Bangladesh. Therein it draws the abstract and material possiblities of war, how people react to war and its effect on people, their lifestyle, livelihood etc. The story becomes much more appealing because of Dr. Ahmed's funny bone and the charm of his characters. A part of the book which stirred thoughts in me was when a young boy asks his father, "I believe there are two types of people, the exploiters and the victims. Today, the politicians and millitary of West Pakistan are heavy on us (exploiters). They are exploiting us, the poor, frugal & helpless and we (victims) are fighting against these odd atrocities, voicing for democracy at the cost of our lives. But when we emerge victorious of these sufferings, will we switch places, to become exploiters?" "唳呧Ω唳傕 唳多唳多 唳溹唳ㄠΣ唰� 唳ㄠ 唳Α唳� 唳灌Ο唳监 唳撪唳� 唳曕唳曕 唳Σ唰�" 唰оН唰Ё-唳忇Π 唳曕唳苦Θ 唳嗋Π 唳呧Ω唰嵿Ε唳苦Π 唳︵唳ㄠ唰佮Σ唰嬥Π 唳囙Δ唳苦唳距Ω, 唳唳曕唳む唳唳︵唳о唳� 唳唳班唳曕唳粪唳唰� 唳侧唳栢 唳忇 唳夃Κ唳ㄠ唳唳膏唳� 唳Α唳监 唳唳Θ 唳︵唳冟 唳嗋Π唰� 唳曕Ψ唰嵿 唳呧Θ唰佮Ν唳� 唳灌Ο唳监唳涏 唳む唳Θ 唳唳� 唳唳熰唳ㄠ 唳灌唳膏唳� 唳膏唳Π唰嵿Χ 唳曕Π唰囙唰囙イ