Today is the third anniversary of the death of writer and former director of Bangla Academy Farhad Khan.
Farhad Khan was born at Amla in Kushtia on December 23, 1944. He studied Bangla at Rajshahi University.
He joined the Bangla Academy in 1973 and retired as a director in 2002.
Besides writing, he also anchored programmes on television.
Farhad Khan鈥檚 works include 鈥楶ratichya Puran鈥�, 鈥楤angla Shabder Utsa Abhidhan鈥�, 鈥楥hitra O Bichitra鈥�, 鈥楬ariye Jaowa Harapher Kahini鈥�, 鈥楽habder Chalchitra鈥�, 鈥楴il Bidroha鈥�, and 鈥楤angalir Bibidha Bilas鈥�.
For his contribution to Bangla essay, he was awarded Mohammad Barkatullah Prabandha Sahitya Puraskar in 2019.聽
Farhad Khan passed away on October 1 in 2021.