Humayun Ahmed was born on 13 November 1948 in Kutubpur village of Kendua Upazila, Netrokona. His nickname was Kajal. He was the first child of father Shaheed Faizur Rahman Ahmed and mother Ayesha Faiz. His father was a police officer and his mother was a homemaker.

Among three brothers and two sisters, Humayun Ahmed was the eldest. His younger brother is the popular fiction writer and academician Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, and his youngest brother is the cartoonist Ahsan Habib.

This legendary writer of Bengali literature died on 19 July 2012 while undergoing treatment in the United States. However, even after more than a decade since his death, his creations, stories, novels, and characters remain equally alive in readers' hearts.

Happy birthday, Humayun Ahmed. Your contribution to Bengali literature will remain forever memorable.