Zahir Raihan

Zahir Raihan was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is most notable for his documentary Stop Genocide, made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1992 by the Government of Bangladesh. Raihan was born Mohammad Zahirullah on 19 August 1935 in Majupur village, in Feni District.

After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, he, along with his parents, returned to his village from Calcutta. He obtained his bachelor's in Bengali from the University of Dhaka. joined Juger Alo in 1950. Later he also worked in newspapers, namely Khapchhara, Jantrik, and Cinema. He also worked as the editor of Probaho in 1956.[5] His first collection of short stories, titled Suryagrahan, was published in 1955. He worked as an assistant director on the Urdu film Jago Hua Savera in 1957.