শূন্য By Humayun Ahmed

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Title	:	শূন্য
Author	:	Humayun Ahmed
Format	:	Hardcover
Page	:	118 pages
ISBN	:	9844580838

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Humayun Ahmed Bengali 13 November 1948 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 Humayun Ahmed Bengali 13 November 1948 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 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 Nova, Sheela, Bipasha and one son Nuhash In 2003 Humayun divorced Gultekin and married Meher Afroj Shaon in 2005 From the second marriage he had two sons 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