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 Hmayun Ahmed :

Born: 13 November 1948 

Birth place: Mohongonj, Netrokona
Died: 19 July 2012 (aged 63), Bellevue Hospital, New York City
Buried: Nohash pally, Gazipur
Occupation: Writer, film director, professor
Genres: Novel, short story, drama, autobiography
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Alma mater: University of Dhaka
Notable award(s): Ekushey Padak

Relative(s): Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Ahsan Habib (brother)

Humayon Ahmed

Hmayun Ahmed emerged as a powerful voice in Bangaladesh’s literary world in the early 1970s, eventually becoming clearly the most popular writer of the country.

Nick named Kajol, the writer was born in Kutubpur village of Netrakona on 13 November, 1948, to Fayzur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer, and Ayesha Fayzur. His father, who was also a writer, was murdered by the Pakistan occupation army during the liberation War in 1971.

Humayun married Gultekin in 1973. The couple divorced in 2003, with the subsequently marrying television actress shaon.

Humayun had his Schooling in Sylhet, Comilla, Chittagong, Dinajpur and Bogra due to his father’s postings in these towns. He passed the School Certificate examination as a student of Bogra Zilla School.

Humayun retired as a Dhaka University teacher to devote himself in the mid 1990s to writing and making films and television dramas.

His first film,” Aguner Parashmoni’,based on the Liberation War won the national film award in eight categories ,including Best Picture and Best Director.

Humayun won the  Bangla Academy award in1981 and the Ekushey padak in1994.His first award was Lekhak Shibir Prize in 1973. Humayun Ahmed died in19 july,2012 New York