Humayun Ahmed`s 3rd death anniversary today

Staff Correspondent: Today (July 19) is the 3rd death anniversary of Humayun Ahmed, the iconic writer, script writer, director and filmmaker.

Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day.

Channel i has scheduled different categories of programmes such as music show, films, talk show, teleplays to remember Humayun Ahmed.

Born in November 13 1948 in Mymensingh, Humayun Ahmed died on July 19, 2012 at Bellevue Hospital, New York, at the age of 64 after a nine-month battle against colon cancer, bringing the curtain down on an illustrious career of nearly four decades.

His father, Foyzur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer and writer, was killed by Pakistani military force during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. 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.

Another brother, Ahsan Habib, is a painter and the editor of Unmad, a cartoon magazine.

The legendary writer was married to Gultekin, granddaughter of Principal Ibrahim Khan, in 1973. The couple got divorced in 2003. He later married his long time affair, a TV actress, Meher Afroz Shaon; who was friend of his 2nd daughter, Shila.

The writer of about 200 fictions, Humayun influenced the readers and publishing industry in Bangladesh. He was also a trendsetter TV playwright and a successful filmmaker.

During his fantastic career, he was awarded with 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 Award (Best Story 1993, Best Film 1994, Best Dialogue 1994), Ekushe Podok (1994) and ShellTec Award (2007).

risingbd/Dhaka/July 19, 2015/Tapash Roy/Nasim