Ahsan Habib () is a Bangladeshi cartoonist, writer and editor of ''

Unmad ''Unmad'', the Sanskrit word for ''mad'' or ''insane'', has been used as the name of a monthly satire magazine in Bangladesh. The magazine was founded by Ishtiaq Hossain and Kazi Khaleed Ashraf in 1978 and tries to ape ''MAD'' Magazine. Bangl ...

'', a satire magazine.

Early life

Habib was the third son of Faizur Rahman Ahmed and Ayesha Foyez. His father, a police officer, was killed by the Pakistani army during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. His elder brother,

Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel '' Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 20 ...

, was a writer and film-maker. Another brother,

Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Muhammed Zafar Iqbal ( bn, মুহম্মদ জাফর ইকবাল; ; born 23 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi science fiction author, physicist, academic, activist & former professor of computer science and engineering and former he ...

, is also a writer and educationist. Habib is married to Afroza Amin and they are parents to only child Shabnam Ahsan. Due to his father's occupation, Habib spent his childhood in different parts of Bangladesh - Jagdal,

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, Bandarban, Chittagong,

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and

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Education

Habib studied in more than eight schools before the SSC exam. He earned MSc degree in geography from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Habib started career as a cartoonist and writer. He is the editor of ''

'', a satire magazine running since the early 1980s. He was the editor of the

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

science fiction magazines, ''Moulik'', ''Autoline'', and ''Ghuddi''. He is an adviser of Bangladesh Cartoonist Association. As a cartoonist, Habib designed many covers. He also worked on writing ''

Sher Sher can refer to: People * Sher, a Baloch tribe in Pakistan * Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), a popular title of 20th century Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq * Sher-e-Punjab (''Lion of Punjab''), a popular title of Maharaja Ranjit Sing ...

'', a short witty 3/4 lined satiric poem, mainly found in the Indian Subcontinent. In 2015 he joined as a professor of

Daffodil International University Daffodil International University ( bn, ড্যাফোডিল আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) (DIU) is a private research university located in Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia, Dhaka, Bangladesh. ...

in department of Multimedia and Creative Technology (MCT). His area of teaching is Graphic Novel.

Books

* ''Ira namer horin''

Jokes

* ''Rat Barotar Porer Jokes'' * ''Four Twenty Four Hour Jokes'' * ''Jokes Somogro'' * ''999 Ta Jokes Ekta Fao'' * ''1001 Ta Jokes 1ta Missing'' * ''Valentine Jokes'' * ''Jini Jokes'' * ''Big and Small Jokes''

Non-fiction

* Abjab * Likhte Likhte Lekhok * Baba Jokhon Akkebare Coto * Eshkul Time * Office Time * Jaha Bolibo Mittha Boilobo * Voot Jokhon Ghost

Science fiction

* ''Paowel Broonskir Bichar''

References

Living people Bangladeshi cartoonists Bangladeshi non-fiction writers Bangladeshi science fiction writers Bengali writers Bengali-language writers Family of Humayun Ahmed University of Dhaka alumni People from Netrokona District 1957 births {{Bangladesh-writer-stub