Qazi Anwar Hussain

Qazi Anwar Hussain (19 July 1936 – 19 January 2022) was a Bangladeshi writer who mainly penned spy thriller, detective and adventure based novels, most of which are adaptations translated from or heavily influenced by foreign literature. Hussain was born on 19 July 1936. His father was scientist and writer, Qazi Motahar Hossain. Hussain grew up in a literary environment. Some of the more famous members of his family included his late brother Qazi Mahbub Husain, sister Zobaida Mirza (professor and author), his older sister Sanjida Khatun (singer and author), his younger sister Fahmida Khatun (singer and author), and sister Mahmuda Khatun (singer). He received his master's in Bengali literature and language from the University of Dhaka. As a graduation gift, he requested a printing press of his father. Hussain would often lock himself in his room for hours at length when writing. He created the spy-thriller series Masud Rana, modeled after James Bond. As of 2008, there were more than 400 books in this series.