Humayun Ahmed's 6th death anniversary observed

Yesterday, on the occasion of beloved writer-director Humayun Ahmed's sixth death anniversary, his wife Meher Afroz Shaon, sons Ninit and Nishad, and father-in-law Mohammad Ali remembered the writer in Nuhash Polli, Gazipur, where he was buried.

Different organisations including Himu Poribohon, Chetonaye Humayun Hridoye Bangladesh and his fans and admirers also paid tribute to him. Humayun Ahmed was conferred with the Ekushey Padak, Bangla Academy Award, Lekhak Shibir Award and Michael Madhusudan Padak for his outstanding contributions to Bangla literature. The cultural legend behind stories like Nondito Noroke, Debi, the Himu series, Moddhanho, Aguner Poroshmoni and Jochhna O Jononir Golpo, Humayun Ahmed had the ability to captivate and he did so by depicting endearing characters.