Zahir Raihan | |
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জহির রায়হান | |
Born | |
Disappeared | 30 January 1972 (aged 36) Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Status | Missing for 52 years, 10 months and 19 days |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
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Notable work | Stop Genocide |
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Awards | full list |
Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan, was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary Stop Genocide (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] He was posthumously awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1992 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2][3]