'MR9' Creator Qazi Anwar Hussain Is No More

Bangladesh's spy-thriller pioneer and the creator of 'Masud Rana (Code Name: MR9)' Qazi Anwar Hussain is no more. He died at BIRDEM General Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon.

Qazi Anwar Hussain was born on 19 July 1936. He is a well-known and very famous Bangladeshi writer who mainly writes spy thriller, detective, and adventure-based novels most of which are adaptation translations from or heavily influenced by foreign literature.

Hussain’s father, Qazi Motahar Hossain, was a scientist, writer, and national professor.

He got his post-graduation in Bengali literature and language from the University of Dhaka.

He established Sheba Prokashoni alone in 1960 and became a prominent publishing figure in Bangla literature.