Zahir Raihan
August 19, 1935 –January 30, 1972
Film director, Writer
Lived 36 years
- Born in
- Majupur
Mohammad Zahirullah (19 August 1935 – disappeared 30 January 1972), known as Zahir Raihan (Bengali pronunciation: [d͡ʒoɦiɾ rae̯ɦan]), was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary Stop Genocide (1971), made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was posthumously awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1992 by the government of Bangladesh.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahir_Raihan