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Humayun ahmed was a Bangladeshi author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker. Dawn referred to him as the cultural legend of Bangladesh Humayun reached peak of his fame with the publication of his novel Nondito Noroke (In Blissful Hell) in 1972, which remains one of his most famous works . winning admiration from literary critics, including Dr. Ahmed Sarif. He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, all of which were bestsellers in Bangladesh. 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 Ganguly 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 the 1990s and 2000s.[

Early life

Humayun Ahmed was born in 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012 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 is Ayesha Foyez. Humayun '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.

Marriages and Personal Life

In 1973, Humayun Ahmed married Gultekin, granddaughter of Principal Ibrahim Khan[citation needed]. They had three daughters — Nova, Sheela, Bipasha and one son — Nuhash. Humayun started to have an affair with Meher Afroz Shaon from middle of 1990s. Shaon is a TV actress and then friend of his second



References: ^ a b "Humayun Ahmed dies". Bdnews24.com. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07- 19.– ^ priyodesk (13). "Humayun Ahmed turns 63- Absence makes the heart grow fonder" (in English). priyo.com. Priyo. Retrieved 23 March 2012.– ^ a b c d The writer has posted comments on this article. "Tears for Humayun Ahmed: The Shakespeare of Bangladesh - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.– ^ Annexoid (1990-2012). "Biography for Humayun Ahmed". imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc.. Retrieved 23 March 2012.– ^ Faizul Latif Chowdhury (2007), Review of Lilaboti, Prothom Alo, Dhaka.– ^ Mustafa, Sabir (2012-07-20). "BBC News - Bangladeshs most enduring storyteller". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-25.– ^ "‘End of a new era in Bengali literature’". Theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2012-07-2s5. • 39. Do you have any question?? PLEASE ASK ME FRANKLY • 40. THANKS TO ALL

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