DHAKA: The 66th birthday of Humayun Ahmed, the most popular author, writer, dramatist and film maker of the country, is being marked across the country on Thursday.

Humayun Ahmed was born in Mymensingh on November 13, 1948 and died on May 19, 2012 for cancer in a Hospital of the USA.

The legendary writer had a meteoric rise in Bangla literature. His first novel, Nondito Noroke had published while he was still a student of Dhaka University and the novel got very popularity to the thousands of readers of Bangladesh.

His second novel, Shankhanil Karagar, was equally successful novel.

He was also a good dramatist, drama maker and film maker. His first television drama was Ei Shob Din Ratri, followed by Bohubrihi, Ayomoy, Kothao Keu Nei.

Shonkhonil Karagar is the first film made by him. Later, he also filmed Aguner Parashmoni, Srabon megher din, Dui Duari, Shyamol Chhaya and other notable films.

Ghetuputra Kamola was the last film directed by Humayun Ahmed.

Humayun Ahmed went on to become one of the most prolific writers in Bengali literature, with around 150 novels to his credit.

Different organizations have chalked out different events marking the occasion.

BDST: 0905 HRS, NOV 13, 2014