About Zahir Raihan

Zahir Raihan was Bangladeshi novelist,writer,and filmmaker.He is perhaps best known for his documentary Stop Genocide made during the Bangladesh Liberation War.He disappeared on December 30,1971 trying to locate his brother,the famous writer Shahidullah Kaiser,who was captured and killed by the Pakistan army and local collaborators during the last days of the war.Evidences have been found that he was killed among many others when some armed Bihari collaborators and disguised soldiers of Pakistan army fired on them when they went to Mirpur,a distant place from the main city of Dhaka that was still being held by Pakistani or Bihari collaborators.

Zahir Raihan was born on 19 August 1935,as Mohammad Zahirullah,in the village Majupur,now in Feni District,Bangladesh.After the partition of Bangal in 1947,he,along with his parents,returned to his village from Calcutta.He obtained Bachelor of arts(Honours)in Bangla from Dhaka University.He had been married twice,to Sumita Devi in 1961and Shuchonda in 1968,both of whom were film actresses.
Books
Surya Grahan(The eclipse),1954
Sesh Bikeler Meye(The Girl from the Afternoon)
Hajar Bachhar Dhare(Trough Thousand Years)
Arek Falgun(Another Falgun Day),based on the language movement of 1952
Baraf Gala Nadi9The Rivers of Icy Waters)
Ar Kata Din(For How long)
Koyekti Mrittu(A Few Deaths)
Trishna(Thirst)