life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Ziaur Rahman after the period of Bangladesh Liberation War. In January 2012, he was appointed as a senior special adviser of the Bangladesh Mission to the United Nations. On 12 May 2012, Ahmed returned to Bangladesh for two weeks. He died on 19 July 2012 at 11:20 PM BST at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. There was some tension in the family over the selection of his burial site, but eventually his estate, Nuhash Palli was selected. Nuhash Palli In 1987, Ahmed founded an estate, Nuhash Palli, named after his son Nuhash, near Pirujali village, 25 km from Gazipur City, in Gazipur District, which grew to cover 40 bigha (approximately 14 acres). He would spend much of his time at the estate when he was in Bangladesh. He formed a collection of statues there by local artist Asaduzzaman Khan and another of plants from around the world, particularly medicinal and fruit-bearing trees. Legacy Exim Bank, a commercial bank and Anyadin, an entertainment magazine jointly introduced an award program, Humayun Ahmed Sahitya Puruskar, which would be conferred to two writers every year on Ahmed's birth anniversary – 12 November. Several cinematographic adaptations of Ahmed's stories are made after his death. Anil Bagchir Ekdin (2015), directed by Morshedul Islam, won six Bangladesh National Film Awards. Krishnopokkho (2016) was directed by Meher Afroz Shaon. In October 2016, she announced the production of her next film based on Nokkhotrer Raat. Debi (2018) is produced by a grant from the Government of Bangladesh. Filmography Bibliography In Bengali In English 1971: A Novel In Blissful Hell Flowers of Flame Gouripur Junction Awards Lekhak Shibir Prize (1973) Bangla Academy Literary Award (1981) Shishu Academy Award Zainul Abedin Gold Medal Michael Madhusudan Medal (1987) Bachsas Award for Best Story (1988) Humayun Qadir Memorial Prize (1990) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Story (1994) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Film (1994) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Dialogue (1994) Ekushey Padak (1994) Sheltech Award (2007) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay (2007) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director (2012) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay (2012) Meril-Prothom Alo Award for best director (2013) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Dialogue (2015) References Footnotes Citations Further reading External links Family of Humayun Ahmed 1948 births 2012 deaths People from Netrokona District People from Mymensingh District Dhaka College alumni University